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Nostalgia & History > Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800Date: 02/10/16 16:40 Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: refarkas Wellsville Addison and Galeton 1800 and 1500 (Both GE 132 Ton locomotives originally built for Ford) sit in the deadline outside the locomotive shop in Galeton, PA on 07/26/1973. As far as I know, they never ran for the WAG again.
Bob Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/10/16 16:45 by refarkas. Date: 02/10/16 17:26 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: jburek Excellent shot - that was a neat little railroad. I have an excellent article from Dec. 1970 RMC on this railroad - well written.
Date: 02/10/16 19:06 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: Out_Of_Service jburek Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Excellent shot - that was a neat little > railroad. I have an excellent article from Dec. > 1970 RMC on this railroad - well written. TO member PCCRNSENGR has done a few threads on here on the WAG ... nice photo Date: 02/10/16 20:49 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: SP4360 A little paint, chrome the grill, charp man, charp.
Date: 02/10/16 21:52 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: DNRY122 WA&G was known for their fleet of elderly boxcars. I had seen some of them in various places in Southern Calif, but never in a good spot for a photo. During a furniture moving run in Sept. 1967, I stopped in San Luis Obispo to get some shots of the SP roundhouse, but found it had been torn down. But it wasn't a total loss, as I found this boxcar in the yard.
Date: 02/11/16 05:30 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: JPB A knowledgable person told me the WAG wooden box cars were hand-me-down ex-B&M cars.
Posted from iPhone Date: 02/11/16 07:59 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: aehouse Date: 02/11/16 10:51 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: wabash2800 There's a nice little softcover book (B&W photos) on the line and a video too, available at a reasonable price..
Victor A. Baird http://www.erstwhilepublications.com Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/11/16 14:44 by wabash2800. Date: 02/11/16 13:25 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: jburek Where can I find this book and video on the internet?
Date: 02/11/16 14:55 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: wabash2800 The book is titled, "Wellsville, Addison & Galeton, the Sole Leather Line" and it was written by Edward Lewis and published in the early 1970s, I believe. It's not a very thick softcover (stapled) but has a lot of great B&W photos, history and information.
I purchased my DVD from SJB Productions on Ebay. Beware, the scrapping of the line at the end of the video will break your heart; but there is plenty of great movie footage with sound and color in fantastic scenery, snow, and vintage bridges with small villages, often in remote areas, though probably not considered by some as professional like Green Frog, etc. Victor A. Baird http://www.erstwhilepublications.com Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/11/16 16:00 by wabash2800. Date: 02/12/16 10:19 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: jburek Unfortunately these items appear to be no longer available - thanks for the info though...
Date: 02/13/16 18:52 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: wabash2800 Apparently before he passed away, Ed allowed his book to be posted on line as a PDF
http://www.alleganyhistory.org/culture/transportation/railroads/wellsville-addison-a-galeton-railroad/2031-sole-leather-line-by-edward-a-lewis[url=http://www.alleganyhistory.org/culture/transportation/railroads/wellsville-addison-a-galeton-railroad/2031-sole-leather-line-by-edward-a-lewis]http://www.alleganyhistory.org/culture/transportation/railroads/wellsville-addison-a-galeton-railroad/2031-sole-leather-line-by-edward-a-lewis[/url] There is also a B&W movie on the Tube of part of the line with B&O steam before the WAG took over. I thank its called something or another, Galeton & Addison with a passenger train. Victor A. Baird http://www.erstwhilepublications.com Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/13/16 18:59 by wabash2800. Date: 02/14/16 07:54 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: filmteknik Is Galeton pronounced GALE-ton (probably) or (less likely but possible) Guh-LEE-ton?
Date: 02/14/16 08:27 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: wabash2800 Date: 02/15/16 05:09 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: filmteknik No, someone who has been around there and heard what the indigents say can answer as well.
Date: 02/15/16 05:12 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: algoma11 I believe one of these units is in the rail museum at North East Pa.
A nice little museum and worth seeing! Mike Bannon St Catharines, ON Date: 02/15/16 05:25 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: choodude filmteknik Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Is Galeton pronounced GALE-ton (probably) or (less > likely but possible) Guh-LEE-ton? Galeton is pronounced GALE-ton Brian Date: 02/15/16 08:27 Re: Wellsville Addison and Galeton Wednesday - WAG 1800 Author: NYSWSD70M algoma11 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I believe one of these units is in the rail > museum at North East Pa. > A nice little museum and worth seeing! Correct 1700. |