PIEDMONT AND WESTERN RAILROAD CLUB
What's New On Our Site

July 16, 2008
July 16, 2008
- Added a photograph of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railway (Tweetsie) tracks and depot which once passed through what is now the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone. Thanks to John D. Jones for providing this historic photograph.
July 9, 2008
- Added photographs of the restored Vineland Station at Whiteville, NC and a link to a webpage showing many additional photos.
June 26, 2008
June 25, 2008
- Added a series of photos from the Burgaw, NC depot, circa. 1948-1950.
- Added a picture of the depot clock from Lake Waccamaw.
June 24, 2008
- Added photographs of the Burgaw, NC depot dating back as far as 1898. Also added historical information about the depot.
June 23, 2008
- Updated e-mail contact information for P&WRR.
June 9, 2008
- Added photographs, aerial views, and property deeds for the Coats, NC passenger depot and a building believed to be the former freight depot.
May 31, 2008
May 17, 2008
- Added information about the planned restoration of the Rougemont depot along with an additional photograph.
May 13, 2008
May 1, 2008
- Added additional photos of the Lynx light rail system in Charlotte, NC.
- Added a post card image of an inclined plane (funicular) to the Pittsburgh, PA traction section.
- Added photos of the Chattanooga, TN inclined plane (funicular) which ascends Lookout Mountain.
April 30, 2008
March 31, 2008
March 13, 2008
- Added ordering information for Railroads of North Carolina by Alan Coleman to the listing of North Carolina Railroads.
- Added information on the Fayetteville trolley system to the traction section of the webpage.
- Minor editorial correction to the traction section description of Gastonia lines.
February 29, 2008
- It has been confirmed that the Cornelia (Tallulah Falls) depot is in Georgia. Therefore the photograph has been deleted from this site. .
February 28, 2008
- Added photos of the former depots at King and St. Paul to the site. Information requested about the depot listed as being near Cornelia, GA.
February 23, 2008
- Completed updating of the AAR Reporting Mark section of this site. T through Z have been updated through 2007 to include all current AAR reporting marks. Marks which are in current use but which were previously assigned to another company are now identified along with the names of the prior users of the mark. Approximately 30 additional marks have been added to these lists. Approximately 200 marks have been added since this latest series of updates was begun. This site now contains over 11,250 past and present reporting marks, uniform alpha codes and railroad abbreviations.
February 22, 2008
- Continued updating of the AAR Reporting Mark section of this site. N through S have been updated through 2007 to include all current AAR reporting marks. Marks which are in current use but which were previously assigned to another company are now identified along with the names of the prior users of the mark. Approximately 70 additional marks have been added to these lists. Continued updating of the AAR Reporting Mark listing is on going.
February 21, 2008
- Continued updating of the AAR Reporting Mark section of this site. F through M have been updated through 2007 to include all current AAR reporting marks. Marks which are in current use but which were previously assigned to another company are now identified along with the names of the prior users of the mark. Approximately 50 additional marks have been added to these lists. Continued updating of the AAR Reporting Mark listing is on going.
February 20, 2008
- Began an update of the AAR Reporting Mark section of this site. A through E have been updated through 2007 to include all current AAR reporting marks. Marks which are in current use but which were previously assigned to another company are now identified along with the names of the prior users of the mark. Approximately 60 marks have been added to these lists. Continued updating of the AAR Reporting Mark listing is on going.
February 11, 2008
February 3, 2008
January 16, 2008
- Corrected the depot pages for Conover and Conway. A photo previously depicted as the Conover depot is actually of the Conway depot. Also added additional historical information on the depots which once existed in Conover..
January 12, 2008
- Revised the link for the requirements for Boy Scouts of America Railroading Merit Badge..
January 9, 2008
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