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Robert Sporek's Collection
 
4/18/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Wilmington and Western Railroad
Model:BLW 0-6-0Built As:ABA 58 (0-6-0)
Serial Number:31899Order No:
Frame Number: Built:10/1907
Notes:ex-ABA
Other locos with this serial:  VFS 300(0-6-0) WWRC 58(0-6-0) WW 58(0-6-0)
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Doubleheader at Mt Cuba
Title:  Doubleheader at Mt Cuba
Description:  98 and 58 resting at the Mt. Cuba picnic grove.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 9/20/2010 4:23:49 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Scenic,Steam
Locomotives:  WWRC 98(4-4-0) WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
58 Departs Marshallton Shops
Title:  58 Departs Marshallton Shops
Description:  Wilmington and Westerns 0-6-0 #58 departing Marshallton Shops, heading towards Greenbank Station.
Photo Date:  10/30/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 5:14:08 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  236   Comments: 1
58 Arriving at Greenbank
Title:  58 Arriving at Greenbank
Description:  Didnt quite beat the train to Greenbank Station, so I had to shoot from the car.
Photo Date:  10/30/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 5:20:12 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
Steam Enthusiast
Title:  Steam Enthusiast
Description:  A railfan (you know who you are) looks on as 58 pulls into Greenbank Station.
Photo Date:  10/30/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 5:25:14 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Station,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
58 Departing Greenbank Station
Title:  58 Departing Greenbank Station
Description:  The little 0-6-0 pulls out of Greenbank with the Halloween Express.
Photo Date:  10/30/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 5:48:34 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Station,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
58 at Barley Mill
Title:  58 at Barley Mill
Description:  58 at the Barley Mill Rd. crossing heading towards Mt. Cuba with the Halloween Express. Got a friendly wave from the engineer as well.
Photo Date:  10/30/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 5:52:06 PM
Location:  Mount Cuba, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  205   Comments: 0
58 at Mt. Cuba Rd.
Title:  58 at Mt. Cuba Rd.
Description:  Barely beat the train to the Mt. Cuba road crossing.
Photo Date:  10/30/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 5:56:20 PM
Location:  Mount Cuba, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
58 at Mt. Cuba
Title:  58 at Mt. Cuba
Description:  58 taking it easy on the return trip to Greenbank.
Photo Date:  10/30/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 6:11:49 PM
Location:  Mount Cuba, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  189   Comments: 1
58 at Faukland Rd.
Title:  58 at Faukland Rd.
Description:  58 taking it easy on the return trip to Greenbank.
Photo Date:  10/30/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 6:20:29 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  200   Comments: 1
Wilmington & Western Doubleheader
Title:  Wilmington & Western Doubleheader
Description:  Wilmington & Westerns Pufferbelly Days is when they doublehead their two steam locomotives, 4-4-0 #98 and 0-6-0 #58, on excursions to the Mount Cuba Picnic Grove. Here, we see the doubleheader about to pull into the Greenbank Station, as #98 blows its Logging 3-chime whistle for a railroad crossing.
Photo Date:  5/6/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:58:42 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 98(4-4-0) WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  277   Comments: 0
W&W 58
Title:  W&W 58
Description:  0-6-0 #58 behind 4-4-0 #98
Photo Date:  5/6/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:03:51 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
Doubleheader at Wooddale
Title:  Doubleheader at Wooddale
Description:  After the doubleheader crawls through the Wooddale Rock Cut, 98 blows her whistle for the Foxhill Ln road crossing.
Photo Date:  5/6/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:15:17 PM
Location:  Wooddale, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 98(4-4-0) WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
Doubleheader at Mount Cuba
Title:  Doubleheader at Mount Cuba
Description:  The doubleheader just crossed the Mt Cuba Road crossing, nearing the end of their journey.
Photo Date:  5/6/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:21:33 PM
Location:  Mount Cuba, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 98(4-4-0) WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
Doubleheader at Mount Cuba
Title:  Doubleheader at Mount Cuba
Description:  98 & 58 have just departed the Mount Cuba Picnic Grove and are now running in reverse on their way back to Greenbank.
Photo Date:  5/6/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:33:23 PM
Location:  Mount Cuba, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 98(4-4-0) WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
Doubleheader at Barley Mill
Title:  Doubleheader at Barley Mill
Description:  98 & 58 at Barley Mill on their 2nd and last run of the day.
Photo Date:  5/6/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:36:14 PM
Location:  Mount Cuba, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 98(4-4-0) WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
58 at Greenbank
Title:  58 at Greenbank
Description:  0-6-0 #58 rests at Greenbank getting ready to push the consist back and take on water.
Photo Date:  5/6/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:40:13 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
58 at the Water Tower
Title:  58 at the Water Tower
Description:  0-6-0 #58 getting ready to take on water at the end of the day.
Photo Date:  5/6/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:44:15 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
A Different Kind of Doubleheader
Title:  A Different Kind of Doubleheader
Description:  Call this a rare catch for the Wilmington & Western if you will. The Santa Claus Special between Marshallton Shops and Greenbank.
Photo Date:  12/16/2012  Upload Date: 1/3/2013 3:16:54 PM
Location:  Greenbank, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 915(SW900) WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  411   Comments: 0
The Heat Source
Title:  The Heat Source
Description:  Basically all 58 was used for, other than for show of course.
Photo Date:  12/16/2012  Upload Date: 1/3/2013 3:21:19 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
"Doubleheader" Departing Greenbank
Title:  "Doubleheader" Departing Greenbank
Description:  915 and 58 head out with the first Santa Claus Special of the day enroute to Ashland.
Photo Date:  12/16/2012  Upload Date: 1/3/2013 3:24:29 PM
Location:  Greenbank, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 915(SW900) WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  437   Comments: 0
"Doubleheader" at the Wooddale Rock Cut
Title:  "Doubleheader" at the Wooddale Rock Cut
Description:  The Santa Claus Special snaking around the rock cut at Wooddale.
Photo Date:  12/16/2012  Upload Date: 1/3/2013 3:37:19 PM
Location:  Wooddale, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 915(SW900) WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
"Doubleheader" at Barley Mill Stables
Title:  "Doubleheader" at Barley Mill Stables
Description:  Passing a pond.
Photo Date:  12/16/2012  Upload Date: 1/3/2013 3:41:34 PM
Location:  Mount Cuba, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 915(SW900) WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  484   Comments: 2
"Doubleheader" at Faukland Road
Title:  "Doubleheader" at Faukland Road
Description:  The Santa Claus Special approaching Faukland Road with 915s S5T and 58s 3-chime blaring.
Photo Date:  12/16/2012  Upload Date: 1/3/2013 3:29:58 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Robert Sporek
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  WWRC 915(SW900) WWRC 58(0-6-0)
Views:  505   Comments: 0


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