Westinghouse Inter-Works Railway: corporation and collection available for acquisition.
Richard Shumaker invites serious inquiries about buying Westinghouse Inter-Works Railway Co., Inc., together with his Pennsylvania fictitious-name filing for “George Westinghouse.” This site calls the modern corporation “WIWR, Inc.” for short. The Westinghouse names and their documented history are central to the opportunity.
What a prospective buyer can examine
- The modern Pennsylvania corporation formed in 2003.
- The owner’s “George Westinghouse” fictitious-name filing.
- The historic railway stock ledger and related documents.
- The WIWR Lionel freight car collection: 150 boxed cars reported by the owner, plus three display cars.
The final asset list, records, condition, rights, and terms are subject to review and a written agreement. This is an acquisition discussion with the owner, rather than an online checkout.
Questions about buying WIWR and its railway collection
Is this an operating railroad for sale?
No operating railroad, track, or rail service is offered here. The opportunity concerns the independent Pennsylvania corporation formed in 2003 and specifically agreed collection items and related assets.
Which Lionel cars are in the collection?
The WIWR series includes a caboose, hopper, and boxcar. The owner reports 150 boxed cars and three display cars. The Lionel collection page describes the models and links to their 2004 magazine reference. A buyer can review the exact inventory and condition before agreeing to a transaction.
How can I ask about the corporation or collection?
Email rs7717@comcast.net with your name, your interest, and the items or records you would like to examine. The price, included assets, and transaction terms would be negotiated with Richard Shumaker.
Why this name may matter to a buyer
The Westinghouse and Inter-Works wording is at the heart of the company's appeal. George Westinghouse invented the railway air brake and helped bring AC electricity into widespread use with Nikola Tesla's technology. Read the historical overview for the story behind the name. It connects Richard Shumaker’s Wilmerding roots to the historic railway and a recognizable chapter of western Pennsylvania industry. The modern company's name also appeared on a limited collection of custom Lionel freight cars.
Shumaker registered “George Westinghouse” as a Pennsylvania fictitious name in 2000, before forming the modern corporation in 2003. He intends to include that filing in the proposed transaction. Its exact treatment would be set out in the transaction documents.
The original stock ledger of the historic Westinghouse Inter-Works Railway, preserved in Shumaker's collection, and approximately 150 WIWR Lionel freight cars, largely in their original boxes, are available for inclusion in a negotiated transaction. Their inclusion and treatment would be specified in the final agreement.
Explore the three Lionel models and the historic stock ledger, with a link to the published 2004 collector reference.
A buyer might ask whether a shorter Westinghouse Inter-Works identity could be used for a future business. That is a question for independent name and trademark review; buying this corporation does not by itself establish a right to use that shorter name or the word Westinghouse for unrelated goods or services.
A fictitious-name filing does not itself grant exclusive rights to a name. The proposed discussion concerns the modern corporation, the “George Westinghouse” filing, and specifically agreed related assets. The exact records, products, domain interests, price, and terms would be identified before any transaction.