McALESTER OK April 1977 -- MKT GP7 116 awaits a switching assignment. EMD built the unit as MKT 1526 (s/n 14993) in November 1951 and delivered it in red. It was retired June 9 1989, slld to Wilson Railway Corp on July 19 1989 and resold to Appanoose County Community Railroad as APNC 116 and painted red and white. (Date of photo approximate, roster information from http://utahrails.net/all-time/up-x-mkt.php#gp7-mkt91, http://www.thedieselshop.us/MKT.html, http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/14900.htm and http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2250400) |