Genesee and Wyoming Railroad

Genesee and Wyoming Railroad

Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Genesee & Wyoming Railroad
logo_filename=GwLogo.gif
logo_size=100
marks=GNWR
locale=New York
start_year=1899
end_year=2003
hq_city=Rochester, New York
system_



map_size=200
map_caption=2007 Rochester and Southern Railroad map showing the Genesee and Wyoming Railroad in orange.

The Genesee and Wyoming Railroad reporting mark|GNWR was a Class III short-line railroad which was operated by Genesee and Wyoming Inc (GWI).

The G&W Railroad was the small Western NY salt-hauling railroad that ran between Retsof and Caledonia, NY, only convert|14.5|mi|km long, and began in 1894. It was first railroad in today's global G&W corporation "family" of shortlines all over the world. "G&W Orange", that began on the G&W railroad, can today be seen on railroads all over the world.

The Genesee and Wyoming Railroad was absorbed into the Rochester and Southern Railroad system in 2003.

External links

* [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B3a Official Site]
* [http://gold.mylargescale.com/Scottychaos/GW/index.html Roster info for RSR, DMM and G&W]


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