The Surface Transportation Board granted authority for G&W to buy the Class III railroad on Dec. 15. And G&W executives began further integration on Jan. 3 confirming that the famed New England short line will be part of G&W’s North American Northeast Region, with headquarters in Rochester, N.Y., and unveiling P&W’s new logo on their website.
The logo outlines P&W’s original route in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, accented with the railroad’s 1844 charter date. P&W’s largest presence is in Connecticut and it operates in New York, as well, but the new logo recognizes the railroad’s original Providence, R.I.-Worcester, Mass. route, according to Michael E. Williams, G&W corporate communications vice president. The design was specified and chosen by P&W employees, Williams tells Trains News Wire.
Just Awful !!! I Have enjoyed the P&W Railfanning since 1974′ and will miss their Orange, White & Brown Liveries !!
So, exactly the same as everything else. G&W doesn’t buy railroads, they assimilate them…
WATCO has a better idea. Their locomotive colors are mostly the same but the logos for their different railroads are different and reflect the area they operate in. It may take awhile but G&W will most likely paint the P&W locos to match the rest of the fleet. Better get your photos now.
They have destroyed way too many good looking railroads. I hoped they’d let P&W stand sans the orange!
Boo! Getting sick and tired of cookie- cutter logos and colors from G&W.