Nostalgia & History > Remember the WAG?

Former Espee covered wagons and large GE center cabs built for Ford on a very decrepit weedy right-of-way in New York state and Pennsylvania. And there was the single sheath wooden box cars bought up for per diem money--something shortlines could make more money on than serving customers.

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/allegany/RailroadsAlleg/WAG-Railroad/WAG%20-%20LEWIS/WAG-LEWISBOOK.htm

Nifty photos. I once heard that the WAG railroaders thought the corporate logo looked like an unrolled condom. <G>

Great book I've got a first edition copy in mint condition. I got luck, many years ago I had a water pipe leak in my basement and ruined quite a few of my books, but this was one that was spared. Love those ex-SP F-units and the way they mimicked the SP bloody nose.-BMT

For you guys that know I live in So. California, yes there are houses here that have basements. I had an old house (built in 1925) in Alhambra that did have a basement.-BMT

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> I once heard that the WAG
> railroaders thought the corporate logo looked like
> an unrolled condom.

And would fit in nicely with A&M's logo.

topper Wrote:
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> wabash2800 Wrote:
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>
> > I once heard that the WAG
> > railroaders thought the corporate logo looked
> like
> > an unrolled condom.
>
> And would fit in nicely with A&M's logo.

What's the A&M?

...running along at a very slow speed on light rail and grass covered right-of-way with the locos and cars rocking back and forth out in the middle of nowhere? Would it make you proud to work on a railroad like that? Even Penn Central wasn't quite that bad.

I just won a copy of that book on ebay. I hope I didn't outbid anyone here. <G>

I believe that the Wellesville,Addison and Galletin, was once part of the B&O..but I don't want to stretch it!!!...

Agt-Highland Wrote:
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> I believe that the Wellesville,Addison and
> Galletin, was once part of the B&O..but I don't
> want to stretch it!!!...

It is my understading that the WAG as a shortline picked up B&O trackage in the 50's and later some NYC trackage.

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> What's the A&M?

Arkansas & Missouri.

UPNW2-1083 Wrote:
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> Great book I've got a first edition copy in mint
> condition. I got luck, many years ago I had a
> water pipe leak in my basement and ruined quite a
> few of my books, but this was one that was spared.
> Love those ex-SP F-units and the way they mimicked
> the SP bloody nose.-BMT
>
> For you guys that know I live in So. California,
> yes there are houses here that have basements. I
> had an old house (built in 1925) in Alhambra that
> did have a basement.-BMT

Our place in South Pasadena had a basement, but it wasn't much more than a place to put the water heater and furnace and some storage space. Most of the bigger multi-story homes built before WWII had at least rudimentary basements. I know of several in SoPas that had real basements.