Allegheny and Eastern Railroad
The Allegheny and Eastern Railroad (reporting mark ALY) was a shortline railroad operating in Pennsylvania, owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.. It is now operated by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Warren, Pennsylvania |
| Reporting mark | ALY |
| Dates of operation | 1992–2004 |
| Predecessor | Allegheny Railroad |
| Successor | Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Originally named the Allegheny Railroad, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. purchased the company in the early 1990s and renamed it the Allegheny and Eastern Railroad. The ALY's headquarters were located in Warren, Pennsylvania. Its main customer was International Paper in Erie, Pennsylvania. The railroad existed through the Conrail split and was merged into the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, another Genesee & Wyoming Inc. railroad, in 2004. Simultaneously, a new company with the same name was created to purchase the property, which is now operated by the BPRR. (The ALY also acquired the residual common carrier obligation on the lines.) All motive power that remained on ALY property by the time it was merged into BPRR was relettered "BPRR" on the cab below the numbers, and still remain in ALY paint.
| ALY number |
BPRR number |
Model | Livery | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 301 | GP40 | light blue and orange ALY paint | |
| 102 | 302 | GP40 | dark blue and orange ALY paint | |
| 103 | 303 | CF7 | dark blue and orange ALY paint | sold to Louisiana and Delta Railroad (LDRR) as number 303 |
| 104 | 304 | CF7 | dark blue and orange ALY paint | |
| 105 | 305 | GP35 | dark blue and orange ALY paint | |
| 106 | 306 | GP35 | orange and black GWI paint | sold to Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab, Mexico, as number 201B (slug) |