So here is something interesting about the original G&W railroad and its relationship to the R&S. (or vice-versa)
For the past decade, the general railfan consensus has been something like this:
"The original G&W railroad, Caledonia to Retsof NY, ceased to exist as the G&W around the year 2002, and was absorbed into the R&S system.
The Genesee & Wyoming railroad name was then transferred (for reasons unknown) to a G&W railroad in Australia"
It is a fact that one of the G&W lines in Australia does now letter all its locomotives as "Genesee & Wyoming"
https://www.flickr.com/photos/maikhaly/8436598671/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
why the G&W name was "given" to a line in Australia I haven't a clue..makes no sense to me, but it happened!
G&W corp. has their reasons, whatever they may be.
So we have all believed that technically there is no longer any Genesee & Wyoming shortline in western NY, its all now under the R&S system,
and it has been believed that all the former G&W locomotives are now tecnhically R&S locomotives, and will probably eventually be re-lettered for the R&S.
This is the theory I have written on my G&W page, everyone assumes its true.
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/Scottychaos/GW/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
everyone with me so far?
Here is the interesting and unexpected bit..
Since 2002, we have *not* actually seen any former G&W locos re-lettered for the R&S! it has not happened.
they all still have their G&W logos and numbers..
And! a few weeks ago I was driving down route 390 past the Mount Morris (Hampton Corners) salt mine..
I glanced over at the mine tracks to look at the SW1001's that are always there..
only one was there that day, and it appears to have been repainted! very fresh looking paint..
(I think it was No. 1001, but I only got a quick look, and no photos)
and! It clearly has a G&W logo repainted on the side! not R&S! huh??
So..Is the G&W still running in NY state after all?? (probably not..)
But what else would explain an apparently new G&W logo applied in 2014?
thoughts?
Scot