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The Wilmington and Western Railroad ( reporting mark WWRC) is a freight and heritage railroad in northern Delaware, operating over a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) branch line between Wilmington and Hockessin. The 10.2-mile (16.4 km) railroad operates both steam and diesel locomotives.
Wilmington and Western 98 is a preserved 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive.It was built by Alco in January 1909 for the Mississippi Central.No. 98 served in passenger service over an extensive 35-year period before being retired by the railroad in December 1944.
Wilmington and Western 58 is an 0-6-0 "Switcher" type steam locomotive, originally built by Baldwin in 1907 for the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway.It subsequently went through several ownership changes in both the steam era and the preservation era before it eventually found its way to the Wilmington and Western Railroad in 1973.
The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad (W&W) name began use in 1855, having been originally chartered as the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad in 1834. [1] When it opened in 1840, the line was the longest railroad in the world with 161.5 miles (259.9 km) of track. [2] It was constructed in 4 ft 8 in ( 1,422 mm) gauge. [3]
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Disposition. Undergoing 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 425 is a 4-6-2 light "Pacific" type steam locomotive originally built in 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad. After the GM&N was consolidated into the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio in 1940, the locomotive was ...
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