Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad
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The Arkansas–Oklahoma Railroad started operations on March 3, 1996 and operates on 73 miles of track owned by the U.S. state
of Oklahoma
between Howe and McAlester. The AOK is based in Wilburton.
AOK has leased the 36-mile Shawnee Branch from UP running from Shawnee, OK to a connection with Union Pacific near Oklahoma City, OK. AOK also switches the Midwest City, OK Automobile Logistics Facility.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
between Howe and McAlester. The AOK is based in Wilburton.
AOK has leased the 36-mile Shawnee Branch from UP running from Shawnee, OK to a connection with Union Pacific near Oklahoma City, OK. AOK also switches the Midwest City, OK Automobile Logistics Facility.