Background
The Waynesburg and Washington Railroad was a
28 mile 3 foot gauge subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad. From the
1870's through the 1920's the line served its namesake towns in Southwestern
Pennsylvania. After the 1930's, the line did struggle on, but mostly on
paper. Today, all that remains from the railroad's heyday is one
locomotive, a few stations, and a few images. To learn more about the
Waynie, read Aaron's introduction.
Waynesburg & Washington Today:
- Introduction to the W&W - Arron
Macovitch provides historical background and images of the
Washington County stations as they existed in 2000.
- Restoring W&W #4 - Jim
Weinschenker was involved in the cosmetic restoration of 2-6-0 #4,
the only remaining locomotive.
Waynesburg & Washington History
Waynesburg & Washington References
Several books and magazine articles have been written about the
W&W. The latest being "Narrow Gauge in Southwestern Pennsylvania,
the Waynesburg and Washington" by Jim Weinschenker.
- THREE FEET ON THE PANHANDLE A History of The Waynesburg and
Washington by Larry L. Koehler with Morgan J Gayvert. Out
of print, this is the definitive reference on the W&W. It
contains a general history, drawings (cars, locomotives, and
structures), as well as a few maps.
- CD Version of THREE FEET ON THE PANHANDLE A History of The
Waynesburg and Washington by Larry L. Koehler with Morgan J
Gayvert. Railhead Publications has released this book as a PDF file
on a CD. Basically, the book was scanned to make the PDF.
The CD should still be available, contact Railhead Publications for
more information.
- Narrow Gauge in Southwestern Pennsylvania,
the Waynesburg and Washington by Jim Weinschenker is available from M2FQ
Publications. Supposedly this book has many images which
have never before been published. {Your editor has not seen
a copy of the book, so can not comment on its comment}
- "THE WAYNIE, A Wyanesburg & Washington RR Enthusiast
Publication" is periodically published by Jim
Weinschenker. Currently, Jim sends issues of the newsletter for
free to all who are interested.
- Vol 1 #1 Winter 2001 - First Issue
- This issue is posted here on the web.
- Locomotive #4 Restoration
- W&W Reference Material
- Waynesburg Milling Company Fire
- Vol 1 #2 Spring 2001
- Midwest 2-Foot Meet
- W&W On30 (Dave Whikehart describes the On30 layout he
has started)
- W&W #4 in Brass - Manufacturer's news
- Vol 1 #3 Summer 2001
- W&W RPO Cancels (Jim Felton discusses mail service on
the W&W)
- Keystone Division NMRA Meet
- Critter Fix
- Labelle Woodworking Co. Update - Manufacturer's news
- Vol 1 #4 Fall 2001
- Harvest Festival 2001
- Who is J. Warren Jacobs (Discussion of Mr. Jacobs
relationship with the W&W)
- Photo Gallery - Prototype photos
- W&W HOn3 Update - Manufacturer's news
- Vol 2 #1 Winter 2002
- A New Book - Jim announces his coming book
- W&W HOn3 Trucks
- HOn3 W&W Excursion Car (Jim describes his HOn3 model)
- Washington Station
- Ephemera
- Vol 2 #2 Spring 2002
- BTS W&W Models - Manufacturer's news, future models
(some have been produced in HOn3)
- Bonham Trestle
- 2002 Midwest Narrow Gauge Meet
- Vol2 #3 & #4 Summer/Fall 2002
- BTS W&W Engine #4 Update - Detailed photos of
prototype locos and talk of future BTS HOn3 locomotive.
- W&W Book Update
- 2002 TRNGHS Convention
- W&W Factoids
Waynesburg & Washington Modeling
More to come...
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