The Wilmington and Western Railroad (reporting mark WWRC) is a freight and heritage railroad in northern Delaware, operating over a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) branch between Wilmington and Hockessin. The line has both steam and diesel locomotives in operation, pulling a wide variety of excursion trains up and down the 10.2-mile (16.4 km) line. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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