Eastern Railroad Discussion > p and w shutting down

just read on the h o g thread that gwi bought it and bottom therd says gwi is shitting down the p and w .??? whats up with this ???

I find it hard to believe they would be actually shutting down when they just released one of the C39's in G&W paint today..

See RP (photo credit Kevin Burkholder): http://www.railpictures.net/photo/610701/

The thread about the H.O.G. stated that G&W is shutting down the P&W passenger operations. There is no way they would make a major purchase like that and shut down everything.

arizonaBNSF Wrote:
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> The thread about the H.O.G. stated that G&W is
> shutting down the P&W passenger operations. There
> is no way they would make a major purchase like
> that and shut down everything.

Thanks for the clarification !

Ed Stewart
Jacksonville, FL

I agree...you should be sh---ing down when you read this, therds are likely.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/22/17 05:38 by mp208.

In the caption of the RP.net photo, Kevin B states that G&W is using a new reporting mark, PWRZ to avoid confusion with another railroad PWRR.  I don't quite follow, as I thought P&W already had its own, PW; and, typically any marks ending in Z are for trailers and U are for containers.  I'm not denying what's been painted on the locomotive, but find it to be unusual that any locomotive anywhere ends in a "Z" reporting mark.

jalang Wrote:
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> In the caption of the RP.net photo, Kevin B states
> that G&W is using a new reporting mark, PWRZ to
> avoid confusion with another railroad PWRR.  I
> don't quite follow, as I thought P&W already had
> its own, PW; and, typically any marks ending in Z
> are for trailers and U are for containers.  I'm
> not denying what's been painted on the locomotive,
> but find it to be unusual that any locomotive
> anywhere ends in a "Z" reporting mark.

I've brought up the "Z" issue in several related Facebook discussions.

I suspect the PWRZ mark dates back to when P&W had intermodal trailers, and some not-so-sharp person at GWI thought it could be applied differently. I'll be interested to learn if AAR objects to this, since it was also my impression that reporting marks ending in "Z" are not intended for any other purpose.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/22/17 12:19 by toledopatch.

    I was horrified too when you reported they were shitting down and wondered just where it would land. Very concerned also as to how many 'therds' were involved.  From the famous words uttered many decades ago - "Oh the humanity ! "

interesting to see the GW orange next to a BNSF orange, makes the GW scheme look all ot worse than it already does.  I'll miss the brown and orange.

Please spell out some of the above names so some of us dummies will know what,and maybe where,you guys are referencing.

Thanks

Mark

Thurman,Indiana

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Providence & Worcester, a new England rail operator.

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Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> Providence & Worcester, a new England rail
> operator.
>
> Posted from Android

Versus the other "PW" - the Portland & Western, an Oregon rail operator which has been operated by GW for many years.

czephyr17 Wrote:
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> Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> > Providence & Worcester, a new England rail
> > operator.
> >
> > Posted from Android
>
> Versus the other "PW" - the Portland & Western, an
> Oregon rail operator which has been operated by GW
> for many years.

Or the Pittsburgh & Western, which, while a long-fallen flag, is still the name of the P&W Subdivision between Pittsburgh and New Castle...

czephyr17 Wrote:
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> Versus the other "PW" - the Portland & Western, an
> Oregon rail operator which has been operated by GW
> for many years.

PNWR is the reporting mark for the Portland & Western Railroad.

The context of the original post seemed clear to me (GWI just bought...) that the New England line was the P&W in question.  They've owned the Portland & Western since forever.

MP555 Wrote:
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> czephyr17 Wrote:
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> -----
> > Versus the other "PW" - the Portland & Western,
> an
> > Oregon rail operator which has been operated by
> GW
> > for many years.
>
> PNWR is the reporting mark for the Portland &
> Western Railroad.

You're right, I didn't think PW sounded quite right.  Thanks.