G&W to buy P&W

[cjm413]

That one gets a pass in my book since it was designed by elementary school children.
Rarely do you see that kind of sweetness in American business.

That does explain all of the random colors...

[Missaberoad]

That does explain all of the random colors...

No denying the ugliness tho... KCS liked it enough to make a pair of them however 

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/520324/

[sirenwerks]

No denying the ugliness tho... KCS liked it enough to make a pair of them however 

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/520324/

LMAO!  A circus train loco if ever there was one.

[jmarley76]

LMAO!  A circus train loco if ever there was one.

Kato special release...

[nkalanaga]

You win.  The KCS unit is even stranger than the Louisiana one.  However, the second picture, of 642, looks a little better.  I think part of the "ugly" in the first one is the overexposure.  It looks like a defective video test pattern.

And, I agree, its having been designed by schoolkids means a lot.  I'm certainly not going to tell THEM it's ugly!

[GeneralService4]

This announcement is pretty significant. Growing up in central Massachusetts, the first two railroads I ever knew were Conrail and the P&W. Conrail was awesome (as many of you will agree), but the P&W is awesome in its own way because it is a successful independent local company. Along with their freight business, they run a number of excursions for various groups every year, and their (almost) matching passenger train is always a great catch as a railfan. Hats off to all of those who made it a great railroad. The G&W will have a hard act to follow.

[Blazeman]

Seems "cheap" to acquire.
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/short_lines_regionals/news/Providence-and-Worcester-shareholders-OK-sale-to-GW--49913?