Wilmington and Western Railroad
No. 98 double-heading with No. 58 in October 2006 | |
| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Marshallton, Delaware |
Wilmington and Western Railroad | |
| Location | 2201 Newport Gap Pike, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39°44′17″N 75°37′58″W / 39.73806°N 75.63278°W |
| Area | 73 acres (30 ha) |
| Built | 1867 |
| Architect | Wilmington & Western Railroad Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000932 |
| Added to NRHP | September 8, 1980 |
| Reporting mark | WWRC |
| Locale | New Castle County, Delaware, USA |
| Dates of operation | 1872–1877 1966–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 10.2 miles (16.4 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | wwrr.com |
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The Wilmington and Western Railroad (reporting mark WWRC) is a freight and heritage railroad in northern Delaware, operating over a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) branch line between Wilmington and Hockessin. The 10.2-mile (16.4 km) railroad operates both steam and diesel locomotives. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a national historic district in 1980. Wilmington & Western serves one customer for revenue service, and interchanges with CSX Transportation at Landenberg Junction, Delaware.
Wilmington & Western's General Motors Diesel-Electric SW1 locomotive no. 114 is the oldest diesel locomotive in routine scheduled service, having been built in February 1940.