Much of the company's route originally belonged to the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway, which began construction from Fort Worth in 1886 and reached Brownwood in 1891. In 1901, the FW&RG was bought by the Frisco Railway, which sold it to the Santa Fe Railway in 1937. The Santa Fe sold the line to an affiliate of the South Orient Railroad in 1994.
The FWWR began operations in 1988, with 6.25 miles (10.06 km) of track that it had bought from the Burlington Northern.[2] By the mid-1990s, the railroad operated 10.75 miles (17.30 km) of track, the result of numerous minor acquisitions.[2] In 1996, the FWWR more than doubled its total trackage with the lease of a 28.5 miles (45.9 km) route from Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and in 1998 purchased 134 miles (216 km) of track from South Orient Railroad, now Texas Pacifico Transportation.[2] The FWWR leased two Union Pacific Railroad properties, a yard and branch line, in 2002 and 2003 respectively.[2]
Routeedit
The FWWR operates 276 miles (444 km) of track[2] between Carro and Ricker, Texas, with branch lines from Dublin to Gorman and from Cresson to Cleburne, as well as trackage rights in the Fort Worth area and between Ricker and San Angelo Junction, Texas.[3] Since 2007, the railroad has been in the process of resurfacing its trackage, as well as installing new sidings and upgrading the route, eventually to allow 40 mph (64 km/h) speeds over the entire line.[3]
On December 27, 2010, Fort Worth and Western named Thomas Schlosser as president and CEO. He took over from Steven George, who had held the position since 2000. On August 19, 2015, Kevin Erasmus became president and CEO. [4] The company's vice president and COO is Richard Green.[3][5] The company employs around 85 people.[3]
Fleetedit
As of July 2023, the Fort Worth and Western's locomotive fleet (past and present) consists of the following:[6]
fort, worth, western, railroad, reporting, mark, fwwr, class, short, line, railroad, headquartered, fort, worth, texas, operating, only, within, state, texas, main, freight, service, route, between, carrollton, fort, worth, brownwood, overviewheadquartersfort,. The Fort Worth and Western Railroad reporting mark FWWR is a Class III short line railroad headquartered in Fort Worth Texas Operating only within the state of Texas its main freight service route is between Carrollton Fort Worth and Brownwood 1 Fort Worth and Western RailroadOverviewHeadquartersFort Worth TexasReporting markFWWRLocaleWest Central TexasDates of operation1988 PresentTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gauge Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 Company 4 Fleet 5 References 6 External linksHistory editMuch of the company s route originally belonged to the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway which began construction from Fort Worth in 1886 and reached Brownwood in 1891 In 1901 the FW amp RG was bought by the Frisco Railway which sold it to the Santa Fe Railway in 1937 The Santa Fe sold the line to an affiliate of the South Orient Railroad in 1994 The FWWR began operations in 1988 with 6 25 miles 10 06 km of track that it had bought from the Burlington Northern 2 By the mid 1990s the railroad operated 10 75 miles 17 30 km of track the result of numerous minor acquisitions 2 In 1996 the FWWR more than doubled its total trackage with the lease of a 28 5 miles 45 9 km route from Dallas Area Rapid Transit and in 1998 purchased 134 miles 216 km of track from South Orient Railroad now Texas Pacifico Transportation 2 The FWWR leased two Union Pacific Railroad properties a yard and branch line in 2002 and 2003 respectively 2 Route editThe FWWR operates 276 miles 444 km of track 2 between Carro and Ricker Texas with branch lines from Dublin to Gorman and from Cresson to Cleburne as well as trackage rights in the Fort Worth area and between Ricker and San Angelo Junction Texas 3 Since 2007 the railroad has been in the process of resurfacing its trackage as well as installing new sidings and upgrading the route eventually to allow 40 mph 64 km h speeds over the entire line 3 The company also operates the Grapevine Vintage Railroad a tourist train that runs between downtown Grapevine Texas and the Fort Worth StockyardsCompany editOn December 27 2010 Fort Worth and Western named Thomas Schlosser as president and CEO He took over from Steven George who had held the position since 2000 On August 19 2015 Kevin Erasmus became president and CEO 4 The company s vice president and COO is Richard Green 3 5 The company employs around 85 people 3 Fleet editAs of July 2023 the Fort Worth and Western s locomotive fleet past and present consists of the following 6 Number Type Manufacturer Nickname 103 GP7 EMD 104 F7A EMD Texas Southern 1008 1009 1010 AC4400CW General Electric 2000 GP38 3 EMD Miss Molly 2001 GP38 3 EMD Niles City 2002 GP38 3 EMD Cowtown 2003 GP38 3 EMD General Worth 2004 GP38 3 EMD Comanche 2005 GP38 3 EMD Maj Ripley Arnold 2006 GP38 3 EMD General Tarrant 2007 GP38 3 EMD B B Paddock 2008 GP50 EMD Panther City 2009 GP50 EMD Chisolm Trail 2010 2011 GP50 EMD Miss Etta 2012 GP50 EMD Chaparral 2013 Rebuilt from 103 GP7 EMD Luke Short 2014 Rebuilt from 2785 GP7 EMD Timothy Courtright 2015 SD40 2 EMD Butch Cassidy 2016 SD40 2 EMD Sundance Kid 2017 SD40 2 EMD Kid Curry 2018 SD40 2 EMD Tarantula 2019 GP38 2 EMD Apache 2020 GP38 2 EMD 2021 2022 GP40 2 EMD 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 SD40 2 EMD 2036 SD60M EMD Tarantula 2037 SD60M EMD Longhorn 2038 SD60M EMD Mustang 2199 GVRX GP7 EMD Vinny 2248 GVRX 4 6 0 Cooke Locomotive Works Puffy 5004 5007 5020 GP35 GMDDReferences edit System Map Fort Worth and Western Railroad PDF January 2014 Archived from the original PDF on May 10 2016 a b c d e Fort Worth amp Western Railroad FWWR 277 Union Pacific Railroad Retrieved December 4 2010 a b c d Kube Kathi January 2011 Thinkin Big in Texas Trains Magazine Kalmbach Publishing 48 53 FWWR News FWWR News FWWR Retrieved October 19 2021 Fort Worth amp Western names new president Trains Magazine December 27 2010 Retrieved December 27 2010 Fort Worth amp Western The Diesel Shop Retrieved December 4 2010 External links edit nbsp Railways portal Fort Worth and Western Railroad Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fort Worth and Western Railroad amp oldid 1199613316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
