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WE 111 W.J. Holtman |
| Description: |
On lease to the shortline SWP Railroad that has had a pickup in business. Acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1997 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in May 2010. Built as DRGW 3045 in January 1965. Seen at the SWP home station in Scottdale, Pa. Currently the SWP has six locomotives available for use, not counting its partnership with sister railroad AVR. This has the name W.J. Holtman on the hood. He was president of the Denver Rio Grande and Western Railroad in the 1980's. Many former executives from the DRGW are now on the W&LE. Also before this was painted last year it still had Rio Grande on the side. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2011 Upload Date: 5/25/2011 2:28:05 PM |
| Location: |
Scottdale, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
WE 111(GP35) |
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| Title: |
WE 111 on the Bullskin Branch |
| Description: |
A rare look at the Wheeling and Lake Erie lending a hand on the SWP Railroad's Bullskin Branch. This line has only recently started being used again to load coal trains. Right now they are doing one train a week/four a month. Here it is crossing one of many bridges over Mountz Creek and shoving the empty gondolas back to be loaded. This was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1997 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in May 2010. Built as DRGW 3045 in January 1965. has the name W.J. Holtman on the hood. He was president of the Denver Rio Grande and Western Railroad in the 1980s. Many former executives from the DRGW are now on the W&LE. Also before this was painted last year it still had Rio Grande on the side. |
| Photo Date: |
5/27/2011 Upload Date: 5/28/2011 10:31:00 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 111(GP35) |
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398 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
WE 105 and 111 |
| Description: |
The two GP35s leased by the SWP Railroad are running light and crossing the bridge over Jacobs Creek between Everson and Scottdale. They had just dropped off some freight in Everson. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/2011 Upload Date: 6/5/2011 8:45:52 PM |
| Location: |
Scottdale, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 105(GP35) WE 111(GP35) |
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459 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
WE 111 W.J. Holtman |
| Description: |
The W.J. Holtman GP35-3 working for the SWP railroad on a general freight train in Connellsville. WE 111 was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1997 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in May 2010. Built as DRGW 3045 in January 1965. has the name W.J. Holtman on the hood. He was president of the Denver Rio Grande and Western Railroad in the 1980s. Many former executives from the DRGW are now on the W&LE. Also before this was painted last year it still had Rio Grande on the side. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/2011 Upload Date: 5/25/2011 2:45:19 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 111(GP35) |
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391 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
WE 111 and 105 (2) |
| Description: |
A duo of rebuilt GP35-3s working for the SWP railroad on a general freight train in Connellsville. WE 111 was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1997 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in May 2010. Built as DRGW 3045 in January 1965. has the name W.J. Holtman on the hood. He was president of the Denver Rio Grande and Western Railroad in the 1980s. Many former executives from the DRGW are now on the W&LE. Also before this was painted last year it still had Rio Grande on the side. WE 105 was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1990 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in August 2001. Built as Southern 2655 in January 1965. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/2011 Upload Date: 6/12/2011 10:53:31 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 111(GP35) WE 105(GP35) |
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442 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
WE 111 and 105 (1) |
| Description: |
A duo of rebuilt GP35-3s working for the SWP railroad on a general freight train in Connellsville. WE 111 was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1997 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in May 2010. Built as DRGW 3045 in January 1965. has the name W.J. Holtman on the hood. He was president of the Denver Rio Grande and Western Railroad in the 1980s. Many former executives from the DRGW are now on the W&LE. Also before this was painted last year it still had Rio Grande on the side. WE 105 was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1990 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in August 2001. Built as Southern 2655 in January 1965. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/2011 Upload Date: 6/12/2011 10:52:22 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 111(GP35) WE 105(GP35) |
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326 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
WE 111 on the SWP (2) |
| Description: |
Back for another load of coal at the Bullskin Tipple. Here the train is almost at the end of the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad line in Connellsville. Every few minutes it would shove the cars back a little more as they are getting filled up. WE 111 was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1997 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in May 2010. Built as DRGW 3045 in January 1965. has the name W.J. Holtman on the hood. He was president of the Denver Rio Grande and Western Railroad in the 1980s. Many former executives from the DRGW are now on the W&LE. Also before this was painted last year it still had Rio Grande on the side. |
| Photo Date: |
7/14/2011 Upload Date: 7/16/2011 4:40:31 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 111(GP35) |
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315 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
WE 107 and 111 |
| Description: |
A pair of EMD GP35-3s taking train 614 east into the yard in Connellsville, under the Crawford Avenue Bridge. The AC&Y heritage-painted engine was a nice sight. #110 was on the other end of this train. |
| Photo Date: |
9/28/2012 Upload Date: 9/30/2012 4:41:08 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 107(GP35) WE 111(GP35) |
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133 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
WE 111 (4) |
| Description: |
Train 615 crossing the short bridge over Narrows Road, going west out of Connellsville. Acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1997 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in May 2010. Built as DRGW 3045 GP35 in January 1965. This is named the W.J. Holtman, former president of Denver Rio Grande Western. |
| Photo Date: |
9/28/2012 Upload Date: 10/21/2012 6:03:27 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 111(GP35) |
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125 Comments: 2 |
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