Allegheny and Eastern Railroad

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Allegheny and Eastern Railroad
Overview
Headquarters Warren, Pennsylvania
Reporting mark ALY
Dates of operation19922004
Predecessor Allegheny Railroad
Successor Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

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.

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 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.

Allegheny and Eastern motive power
ALY
number
BPRR
number
Model Livery Notes
101301 GP40 light blue and orange ALY paintRebuilt as a GP40-2 to BPRR 3021
102302GP40dark blue and orange ALY paintRetired and sold to Larrys Truck Electric (LTEX)
103303 CF7 dark blue and orange ALY paintSold to Louisiana and Delta Railroad (LDRR) as number 1505
104304CF7dark blue and orange ALY paintSold to Louisiana and Delta Railroad (LDRR) as number 1506
105305 GP35 dark blue and orange ALY paintRebuilt as a road slug to BPRR 120
106306GP35orange and black GWI paintsold to Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab, Mexico, as number 201B (slug)

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