Ghostly reminder of the past on the Choctaw Route

[friscobob]

On my way home from Maine and after stopping to see my granddaughter in Arkansas, I drove on US270, paralleling the ex-Rock Island Choctaw Route, when I saw this bridge:

http://www.railimages.com/g2/d/13465-2/100_0507.JPG

SPanning the Little Fourche Maline Creek east of Wilburton, OK, this bridge carries the reminder of the long-gone CRI&P. The trac is now owned by the state of Oklahoma, and is leased to the Arkansas-Oklahoma RR, which runs between Red Oak and Oklahoma City, OK and switches the GM assembly plant in Okie City.

[wig-wag-trains.com]

The famous red x bridge?

[BoxcabE50]

An invisible bridge.......? tongue.gif

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Boxcab E50

[friscobob]

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

I can see the picture fine here...... graemlins/headscratch.gif graemlins/headscratch.gif graemlins/headscratch.gif graemlins/headscratch.gif

[MOPMAN]

I can see it too :rolleyes:

BTW: I thought the Santa Fe (BNSF) switched the GM plant.

[friscobob]

They did, but IIRC the AOK has that contract now, using rebuilt GE B23-7s painted red & yellow.

[BoxcabE50]

I think we caught this topic, when the server work was ongoing. Photos showing fine now.

:D

Boxcab E50

[friscobob]

That's good- for a minute, I thought y'all were trying to "gaslight" me graemlins/nono.gif

[MOPMAN]

Well that beats pumpkins :D