[PRCo] Re: Mod PAT Train

[Bob Rathke]

Yes, railroads in that area had interesting nicknames: the WAG, and the "Old
Woman" (New York, Ontario & Western) come to mind

The WA&G was originally a part of the B&O's Pittsburgh-Buffalo/Rochester
line, but severe floods in the 1940's separated the Potter County line from 
the
B&O mainline.  The connection to the mainline was never restored, but the
B&O continued to operate the detached line where  several B&O locomotives
had been stranded.  In 1955, the B&O sold the cut-off segment of line to a
company that became the Wellsville, Addison and Galeton RR.  The WA&G
lasted just 24 years.  Its F7 #2200 (originally a Southern Pacific 
locomotive)
pulled the last train out of Galeton to Ansonia in 1979.

The 2200 then went to Pittsburgh to pull the PATrain, and after that, on to 
the
Connecticut DOT.  A well traveled locomotive on a wide variety of fallen 
flag
lines.

Bob 3/27/06

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 6:46 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Mod PAT Train


> Then you might say John had a good SWAG about WAG?
>
> On Mar 27, 2006, at 6:43 PM, Bob Rathke wrote:
>
>> The F7 came from the WA&G.  Connecticut sounds like the disposition
>> location
>> of the coaches.
>>
>> Bob 3/27/06
>>
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 7:36 AM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Mod PAT Train
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Didn't F7s or F9s come from Wellsville, Addison and Galeton (or
>>> whatever
>>> it
>>> was called)??  Also vague recollection that PATrain equipment
>>> ended up
>>> with
>>> ConnDOT.  --Very vague recollection--
>>>
>>> john
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
>>>> Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>>>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Mod PAT Train
>>>> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:02:50 -0600
>>>>
>>>> The locomotive in the photo attached by Mark is a B&O passenger
>>>> GP7 - it
>>>> was
>>>> previously used on the B&O's Pittsburgh-Connellsville commuter
>>>> train until
>>>> it was discontinued in April, 1965 (I rode the last trip).  The
>>>> GP7 came
>>>> back in the 1970's (painted Chessie yellow) for use on the PAT
>>>> train, and
>>>> later it was replaced by an F7 that was painted orange and brown.
>>>>
>>>> When PAT discontinued the PATrain train,  I believe that the
>>>> locomotive
>>>> and
>>>> cars went to another transit system.
>>>>
>>>> Bob 3/26/06
>>>>
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>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Mark McGuire" <macmarka at netzero.net>
>>>> To: <Pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 4:20 PM
>>>> Subject: [PRCo] Mod PAT Train
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>  I never realized that PAT painted the trains in the mod schemes
>>>>> also. URL at bottom shows a PAT train in McKeesport dated 9-76.
>>>>>                           Mark
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --
>>>>> -- Type: image/pjpeg
>>>>> -- Desc: PAT Train 9-76 McKeesport.jpg
>>>>> -- Size: 17k (17409 bytes)
>>>>> -- URL :
>>>>>
>>>> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/PAT%20Train%
>>>> 209-76%20McKeesport.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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