WWRR 8408, sporting B&O colors, takes a nearly sold out weekend trip to Hockessin. 8408 has a long history on the Landenberg Branch, being assigned to Baltimore Division of the B&O for the majorit... (more)

Baldwin 0-6-0 #58 is in charge of the annual Fireworks Express as she heads for Hockessin with a train full of passengers eager to celebrate Independence Day

Stop, Look & Listen

Wilmington & Western's 0-6-0 No. 58 leads a passenger excursion through the rurals of northern Delaware, crossing Route 48, a four lane high way also known simply as L... (more)

Wilmington & Western's 0-6-0 No. 58 charges across Lancaster Pike in Wooddale, DE while en route to Yorklyn on a Fall Foliage excursion. A Railroad: Wilmington & Western
Locomotive: Steam 0-6-0
Location: Wooddale, Delaware, USA
Locomotive #: WWRR 58
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 07, 2020

A special Wedding charter was run on April 6, 2019 at the Wilmington & Western, and is seen here crossing Lancaster Pike in the evening light enroute to Hockessin

W&W #58 is seen charging out of Wooddale Rock Cut hauling a Santa Claus Special full of happy children

Decked out in 10,000 Christmas lights, Wilmington & Western's ex-Pennsylvania Railroad doodlebug is on the last of nearly 90 Holiday Lights trips that were run in December. The doodlebug is crossi... (more)

The W&W's newly restored B&O switcher leads an excursion past the Wooddale Covered Bridge. This bridge was rebuilt by local citizens in 2008 after the original was lost to a flood.

Locomotive 98 makes it way through the valley on a rainy Autumn afternoon.

Ex. Mississippi Central locomotive #98 flies across Route 48 with a train full of passengers. Folks eager to get home, have to wait for the train to pass. Shutter speed 1/13.

W&W 4-4-0 #98 leads a Saturday Autumn Leaf excursion to Mount Cuba, captured here at "Bridge 8A" at Wooddale in the backwoods of Delaware.

Locomotive 98 crosses Lancaster Pike on its final run of the day to Mt. Cuba.

Back in Action! Locomotive 114 pulls its first train in a long time after being out of service due to wheel issues.

Icy Red Clay Creek. The Wilmington & Western Railroad's Alco #98 charges across the icy Red Clay Creek with a passenger consist headed for Hockessin. The route of the old B&O Landenberg B... (more)