| OKARCHE OK June 17 1983 -- Katy GP40 3161 heads south on the Oklahoma Kansas Texas under mostly cloudy Oklahoma skies. This is the former north-south mainline of the Rock Island. The 3161 is patched MKT but not yet renumbered to 247. It was built (s/n 34338) in 1968 for Penn Central as PC 3161, became Conrail 3161,adcuired by Katy in 1983 as MKT 247, became UP 682 on Dec 27 1990 and then UP 9964 on April 12 2000. It was retired on JUne 20 2001. (Date of Photo approximate, roster information from http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/34300.htm, http://www.edisaurus.com/rr/mkt_roster.htm, http://utahrails.net/all-time/all-time-13.php#gp40-667 and http://utahrails.net/all-time/all-time-73.php) |