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G&W Forum
G&W Rosters
Steam
Locomotives
Some of the following steam locomotive images are
from the collection of Howard Ameling, Harold Vollrath
and the
Rochester Chapter, NRHS. Image scans are
copyright Railroad.net or their respective owners.
Distribution without express written permission is
prohibited.
2-6-0 # 7
Schenectady, NY; April, 1905
Alco Schenectady # 30988, Built
4,1905
Harold Vollrath Collection
2-6-0
# 7
Schenectady, NY; April, 1905
Alco Schenectady # 30988, Built
4,1905
Charles Woolever Collection.
2-6-0 # 8
Alco Builders photo.
Alco Pittsburg # 39908, Built April,1906
2-6-0 # 12
Retsof, NY; June 29, 1937
H.K Porter # 5775, Built 1/1916
John Woodbury Photo
2-6-0 # 12 with bobber
caboose # 7
Retsof, NY; June 29, 1937
H.K Porter # 5775, Built 1/1916
John Woodbury Photo
2-6-0 # 12
Retsof, NY; July 20, 1939
H.K Porter # 5775, Built 1/1916
John Brinckmann Photo
2-6-0 # 16
Retsof, NY; May, 1947
H.K Porter # 6455, Built 2/1920
Harold Vollrath Collection
2-6-0 # 17
Retsof, NY;
H.K Porter # 6619, Built
2/1920
Harold Vollrath Collection
2-6-0 # 17
Retsof, NY; June 20, 1939
H.K Porter # 6619, Built 2/1920
Howard Ameling Collection
2-6-0 # 18
Retsof, NY; March, 1950
H.K Porter # 6762, Built 12/1922
Harold Vollrath Collection
2-6-0 # 19 with caboose # 8
Retsof, NY; July 12, 1938
H.K Porter # 6796, Built 1/1923
John Woodbury Photo
Diesel
Locomotives
80 ton GE Locomotives
The Genesee and Wyoming rostered three 80 ton General
Electric center-cab locomotives.
They were numbered 20, 21 and 22. They were the first
diesels on the G&W.
All three were built new for the G&W.
Number 20 (numbured consecutively after the the last
steamer, #19) arrived in 1944.
Numbers 21 and 22 arrived in 1945.
The survivor status of all three is currently
unknown.
Number 21 at Retsof, NY. April, 1965.Photo
courtesy
of
Howard Ameling.
Undated photo of Number 2?. Appears to be
pulling LA&L coaches. Location unknown.
John Stewart Collection.
Genesee & Wyoming Alco S4 Diesels
The Genesee & Wyoming
Alco S4 diesels were numbered 35 and 36. Number 36 was
renumbered 1776
for the US Bicentennial and painted red, white and blue.
The locomotives were eventually sold to the
Connecticut Central, but have returned to the area and
are today (2007) with the OMID in Sodus, NY.
# 35 at Engine House, Retsof, NY. 1980's
John Stewart Collection.
# 36 at Retsof, NY. 1980's
John Stewart Collection.
Old Alco's never die.........
Ex Genesee & Wyoming numbers 35 and 36 wait at
Wallington Jct on the Ontario Midland near Sodus, NY.
John Stewart Photos. October, 1998
John Stewart Photo.
John Stewart Photo.
Genesee & Wyoming Alco RS1 Diesels
The Genesee & Wyoming
had 5 Alco RS1 diesels, the five locos carried 8
different road numbers between them during
their G&W careers: 25, 30, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and
1976. Numbers 25 and 30 were renumbered to 40 and 41.
Number 30
was also number 1976 for the bicentennial and painted
red, white and blue. Number 44 was sold to the Eastman
Kodak
Compnany and numbered EK-9. It is now at the Rochester
& Genesee Valley Railroad Museum in Rush, NY.
25 - 40
30 - 41- 1976
42
43
44
Only 42 and 44 are known to survive, 25 is confirmed
scrapped,
and the disposition of 30 and 43 is still unknown.
# 25 at Retsof, NY.
John Stewart Collection
#'s 30 and 42 at Retsof, NY.
John Stewart Collection
#42 at Retsof, NY.
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
Bicentennial Locomotives
Like many American Railroads, the Genesee and Wyoming
painted two of its locomotives
red, white and blue to commerate the US Bicentennial
in 1976.
Alco S4 number 36 was repainted and renumbered 1776.
Alco RS1 number 30 was repainted and renumbered 1976.
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
Genesee & Wyoming EMD MP15DC
Diesels
During the first 35 years of the diesel era,
1944-1980, the G&W operated
with only 10 locomotives, the three GE 80-tonners, and
the Alco RS1's and S4's
The first locomotives built new for the G&W
since 1959 arrived in 1980 in the
form of two EMD MP15DC road switchers. These two
locomotives are significant
in two ways..they were the first EMD's on the roster,
and they are the first ever units
to wear the current "G&W Family" Orange &
Black paintscheme, that can be
found today on G&W shortline locomotives all over
the world.
The 2 units are still on the active R&S roster in
2007, and still work their
original routes in Western New York.
Photo evidence shows the units were repainted
sometime between 1997 and 2004.
with a slight modification to the scheme, black
stripes and logo were lowered,
and road number on the cab slightly larger.
# 45 and # 46 with Finger Lakes # 1701 at Retsof, NY.
February, 1996.
John Stewart Collection
# 46 at Brooks Ave, Rochester, NY. April, 1997.
John Stewart Collection
# 46 at Goodman St. yard, Rochester, NY. May 30, 2007
Scot Lawrence Photo.
EMD SW1500 # 47
The Genesee and Wyoming had one EMD SW1500
locomotive. It was built in December, 1969
for the Houston Belt & Terminal Company. It was
acquired in May of 1985. Builders number 35296.
It operated as G&W #47 from 1985-1996.
In 1996 it went west to Oregon to become Willamette
& Pacific 1551 (another G&W shortline.)
In 2000 the W&P was merged into the Portland &
Western (another G&W shortline) and the unit
became P&W 1551. Then in 2007 the unit moved back
East, and went to work for its Fourth
G&W line, and today operates as York Railway
(another G&W shortline) #1551 in Pennsylvania.
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
Alco C424m
The Genesee and Wyoming had Alco C424m locomotives on
the roster between 1980 and 1992.
The three units were G&W 61, 62 and 63. They
were rebuilt at Hornell in 1980 as D&H 461, 462
and 463.
The D&H got trackage rights in 1976, at the
formation of Conrail, to interchange with the G&W
via the
former DL&W mainline from North Alexander to
Greigsville..this "D&H connection" operated from
1976-1985.
The three units were financed and owned by the G&W
in 1980, and were intended for use by the D&H for
the
G&W interchange, but the three units saw
system-wide use on the D&H between 1980 and 1985
as D&H 461,
462 and 463. The D&H connection ended in 1985 with
the creation of the R&S, which could then
inerchange
G&W salt trains with the D&H and Conrail at
Silver Springs. The former DL&W tracks were
then pulled up north
(RR west) of Greigsville. With the end of this
connection in '85, the three units were returned to
theG&W and renumbured
to G&W 61, 62 and 63. Unit 61 was wrecked in 1986,
and scrapped. 62 and 63 remained on the roster until
1992,
when they were sold to Minnisota Commercial. Today
(2007) 62 and 63 are stored at National
RailwayEquipment
in Silvis, Idaho, and have an uncerain fate..they are
in danger of being scrapped.
All three were originally Erie Lackawanna
units.
All three wore only D&H blue during their G&W
careers.
G&W 61 as D&H 461 - Mechanicville NY 8/7/1982.
John Stewart Collection
G&W 63
John Stewart Collection
Genesee & Wyoming EMD GP38
Diesels
Two GP38's joined the G&W roster in 1985. Both
units were built for Penn Central in 1970,
then went to Conrail in 1976, and came to the G&W
in 1985. Today both units remain on the
active R&S roster and still roam the
G&W-R&S rails. #51 was repainted in G&W
colors early
in its G&W career, but #50 has inexplicably
remained in CR blue to this day! She can still be
found
running about the R&S in Conrail blue in
2007! 22 years after she joined the G&W.
# 50 at Brooks Ave, Rochester, NY. January,
1996.
John Stewart Collection
# 51 at Brooks Ave, Rochester, NY. January, 1996.
John Stewart Collection
Genesee & Wyoming EMD SW1001
Diesels
The last three units to join the G&W roster were
three EMD SW1001's.
G&W 1000, 1001 and 1002.
All three are originally Reading units, built in 1973,
then Conrail, and coming to the G&W from Conrail.
They have unusual extra-long (length) and short
(height) cabs, a custom Reading feature.
Im having trouble locating the exact date they
arrived, but it was around the 1997-1999 timeframe.
when the Hampton Corners saltmine near Mount Morris
was being built.
1000 & 1001 have been the dedicated Hampton
Corners salt mine power since then. leaving the
mine only for maintenance..they are usually visable
along route 390 as you drive by the mine.
1002 was most recently spotted in Buffalo working with
the SB.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=128944
http://danstrainyard.us/webphotos/gnw/gw1000/gw1000.html
Rolling Stock
Non Revenue Cars
G&W inspection coupe! Photo at Retsof, date
unknown.
John Stewart Collection
G&W inspection coupe. Photo at Retsof, date
unknown.
John Stewart Collection
G&W inspection coupe, date unknown.
John Stewart Collection
Genesee & Wyoming Flanger - Snow
Plow # 1
Retsof, NY. Sometime before 1917.
John Stewart Collection
A note on
that flanger photo above..Originally that photo was
dated June 20, 1939,
but some new info has come to light that
shows that date must be incorrect.
Because the structure behind the flanger
is clearly the early Retsof enginehouse:
Jay Brooks Collection.
with its
four distinctive peaks. this enginehouse burned
sometime after WW1!
perhaps around 1917. So that photo must
be much earlier than 1939!
thanks to Jay Brooks for this new
information, and the enginehouse photo.
Genesee & Wyoming Snow Plow # 2
Retsof, NY. March 19, 1965
John Stewart Collection
Genesee & Wyoming Caboose # 7
Genesee & Wyoming Caboose # 7 was purchased from
the DL&W in 1935.
Only known photo of caboose #7 in service.
Caboose #7 was later used as a yard structure in
Retsof:
Genesee & Wyoming Caboose # 8
Genesee & Wyoming Caboose # 8 was built by
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
in their Keyser Valley shops in 1914. Its original
number on the DL&W was 619,
the last caboose in the first series of DT-class
cabooses.
In 1930, the caboose was sold to the Genesee &
Wyoming, where is served over forty years. It was
subsequently
donated to the New
York Museum of Transportation. It is currently on
display at the museum in Rush, NY.
Caboose
#8 in its original paintscheme.
Collection of Brent
MacGregor, provided by Charles Woolever.
Retsof, NY-1963
John Stewart Collection
Retsof, NY-1969
John Stewart Collection
Retsof, NY-1971
John Stewart Collection
Rush, NY-1999
John Stewart Collection
Genesee & Wyoming Caboose # 9
G&W
Caboose #9
Collection of Brent
MacGregor, provided by Charles Woolever.
"Notice the trucks say "ERIE". A clue to its
lineage. Could also be left over Erie trucks tacked onto this
caboose.
Notice the
lettering matches original scheme on caboose #8.
Stenciling on lower right says "PKTD 50 4 -42-
5W" - Charles Woolever.
The
fate of Caboose #9 is currently unknown.
Genesee & Wyoming Caboose # 10
Genesee & Wyoming Caboose # 10 appears to
be former Great Northern. Additional information is
desired.
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
The fate of Caboose #10 is currently unknown.
Genesee & Wyoming Caboose # 11
Genesee & Wyoming Caboose # 11 was built in May
of 1946, by the Lehigh Valley Railroad in Sayre, PA.
It was former Lehigh Valley number 95131. For a time,
it carried the name "Stub Ellis." Its years of service
on
the G&W are currently unknown, and the current
status of the caboose is also currently unknown, it
has not been
located on the LV
surviving
cabooses
list. anyone know who "Stub Ellis" was? or what
happened to this caboose?
same
photo
as
above, but in color.
Update on the caboose "Stub
Ellis"! September, 2009.
The following is from a post I made on September 19,
2009:
I found out something interesting today
concerning the G&W caboose "Stub Ellis"..I still dont know
what happened to the caboose,
but I found out who "Stub Ellis" is! and it turns out I
have known (of) him half my life!
I was down to
Waverly today, and my Mom said "did you hear Rosa's
dad died"? no..I hadnt heard..
Rosa is a
friend of my sister's from highschool..(we were in
highschool in Waverly, NY in the mid-late 80's)
Rosa's dad was
Stanley Ellis..I didnt know the man well, but I met him
a few times back in the 80's when my sister and I
were in highschool..
So im reading
the Sayre newspaper today, when I see:
Stanley James (Stub) Ellis, 61
Published: Friday, September 18, 2009 12:09 PM
EDT, (Sayre, PA Morning Times newspaper)
Stanley James (Stub) Ellis, 61, of Waverly
passed away Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 at the Robert
Packer Hospital, Sayre.
Born Oct. 19, 1947 in Sayre, the son of Helen
M. Simonds and the late Stanley John Ellis and
beloved husband of Rosa Ann (Howe) Ellis. His sister
Veronica Conrad also predeceased Stanley.
Stanley was a veteran of the United States
Army, serving during the Vietnam War. He was a
member of the Milltown American Legion Post. Stanley
worked as a truck driver and mechanic for Simonds
and Sons. He is best known for his work at Shade
Tree Mechanic.
Full
obituary here: http://www.morning-times.com/articles/2009/09/19/obituaries/doc4ab37c0a24c9c530904810.txt
It doesnt say
he worked for the G&W Railroad..but I image this
has to be the guy the caboose is named after.. how many "Stub
Ellis's" could there be? and Waverly isnt that far from
Retsof..
He lived
in Waverly since at least the early 80's..so he must have
worked with the G&W probably before 1980 I would
guess..
probably during
the 70's..which matches the caboose photo, taken in
1977.
Photo of the
caboose: http://railroad.net/articles/railfanning/northeastcabooses/media/cab-2-15.jpg
"Taken at
Retsof, NY, on 8-21-77, by D. H. Hamley. Photo by
David H. Hamley"
The caboose was originally Lehigh Valley 95131.
-Scot Lawrence
click here
for the full forum thread about the caboose.
MOW #14.
a G&W rail-tractor! Photos taken in Retsof, 1980's
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
We now have photos of cabooses 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11..
And Flanger #1, Plow #2 and Tractor #14.
It is likely numbers 3-6 and 12-13 were also taken by
various bits of MOW equipment or cabooses.
but exactly what pieces of rolling stock held those
numbers is still unknown.
More photos are welcome and wanted! :)
Revenue Cars
Three old G&W boxcars sit in the Retsof yard,
looks like they havent seen service since
the 1970's! They are used for storage by the railroad.
In November 2005 I took a walk over
(with permission) and took a few photos for
posterity.
(Update: These three boxcars were scrapped in 2009.)
Scot Lawrence Photo.
Scot Lawrence Photo.
Scot Lawrence Photo.
Scot Lawrence Photo.
Scot Lawrence Photo.
Genesee & Wyoming ACF 100 ton
center flow covered hopper
Allentown, PA. December 30, 1979
John Stewart Collection.
The current backbone of the fleet,
the AAR type C112 two bay covered salt hopper.
G&W-R&S currently has hundreds
of these hoppers in service.
(anyone know how many exactly? might be 600, but im
not sure.)
Scot Lawrence Photo.
Scot Lawrence Photo.
Passenger Cars
Edward I
- Built in 1929 by Pullman Standard as a sleeper
lounge. Named Minnekahda Club
- Renamed Minikahda Club in 1935 to correct spelling.
- Aquired by the NYNH&H in 1948 and numbered 775.
- Car was renumbered by the NYNH&H in 1955 to 100.
- Sold to the Genesee & Wyoming in 1968 and
named "Edward I".
- Sold to the Chicago & Northwestern in 1980 and
numbered 404.
- Renumbered by the Chicago & Northwestern to 440
1982.
Donated to Mid Continent Railway Museum in 1984.
Retains C&NW lettering and number 440, named
"Phillip R. Hastings"
Edward I at
Sarasota, FL. March 31, 1968.
Photos courtesy of Howard W. Ameling.
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
Edward I at
the Mid Continent Railway Museum. October, 1993.
Photos courtesy of Howard Pincus.
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
John Stewart Collection
Pride of the Genesee
Pride of
the Genesee at Retsof, NY. August 2, 1988.
Photo courtesy of Doug McBride.
Here
is the "Pride" today, as American Orient Express
"Montery"
Nightcall of the Genesee
- Built in 1950 by Pullman Standard as a 11 double
bedroom sleeper. Lot 6865, Plan 4168.
- Aquired new by C&O, numbered 2800, named
Homestead.
- Aquired by SCL in 1970, renumbered 6610.
Retained name Homestead.
- Went to Amtrak in 1971, renumbered 2242.
Retained name Homestead.
- Sold to the Genesee & Wyoming in 1983
and named Nightcall of the Genesee. Retained
number 2242.
- Sold to the Rail ventures in 1987 and renamed
Belle Vista. Converted to 8 double bedroom/lounge.
- Assigned Amtrak private railcar number 800218.
Sold to Oregon Rail Corp in 1999 for American Orient
Express. now named "Portland"
Here
is the "Nightcall" today, as American Orient
Express "Portland"
anyone have a photo of the Nightcall while in
G&W service?
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