Railfan & Railroad, 6/5/24
Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad Trades Old GEs For Older EMDs
The Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad is trading in its GE B40-8W locomotives to Larry’s Truck & Electric for a pair of even older ex-Santa Fe GP35s, which will soon be painted in a Rock Island-inspired paint scheme. The black, red and white was used by the Rock Island in the 1940s and 1950s.
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As for the decision to swap 32-year-old Dash 8 units for 60-year-old Geeps, Donoley cited three reasons: the reliability of the GP35s; the lack of parts availability for the Dash 8s; and the high cost of a service call from a Wabtec technician.
