That southern field held the largest reserves of anthracite in Pennsylvania and accounted for a large percentage of the total production. (.01 cu. (.1 cu. [14], The 1870s witnessed commencement of extension of the LVRR in a new direction. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Secretary's Correspondence, 1860-1966 (1905-1966). ft.), Baltimore and Potomac / Blueprint Book of Proposed Revision of Line and Grades in Washington, D.C., undated. (.1 cu. (.25 cu. [1] [47][note 1]. ft.), Valley Real Estate Company / Minute Book, 1907-1922. (.55 cu. (59 cu. Additionally, a segment from Geneva to Victor, New York, later cut back to Shortsville, New York, to Victor, remained with the Lehigh Valley Estate under subsidized Conrail operation. Talk of the railroad had been in the air since 1849 and eventually a Lehigh Valley track was laid into the valley east of Livonia Center. 1860-1878] (1 volume) {#286m.1525} which shows track layouts and property ownership along the tracks for what later became part of the Conemaugh Division of the PRR in northwestern Pennsylvania. The followingarethe primary series of railroad map records that are processed and readily available for use: For track maps of the Erie and D, L & W lines,seeTrack Maps of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, circa 1917-1976, Series {#300m164}. Coal, steel, passengers, and various other freight could be carried via the Lehigh Valley Railroad to either the Great Lakes or . ft.), West Chester Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. ft.), Susquehanna and Clearfield Railroad / Annual Report to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Information Books, ca 1926-1954. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Board of Directors' Inspection Trip Book, 1937. (5.6 cu. The new line is also served by Norfolk Southern Railway, but it is served together with CSX Transportation in a joint ownership company called Conrail Shared Assets Operations. The 1890s were a period of turmoil for the LVRR. ft.), Erie Railroad / Tax Registers, 1891-1915. Following Loomis' death in 1937, the presidency went to Loomis' assistant Duncan J. Kerr,[40] but in 1940 he was replaced by Albert N. Williams,[41] and the road came under the influence of the PRR. For 25 years the Lehigh Canal had enjoyed a monopoly on downstream transportation and was charging independent producers high fees. (.1 cu. (35 cu. Bridging Newark Bay proved difficult. ft.), PRR / VP of Operation / Chief of Motive Power / Condition of Frt. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. For more and perhaps more easily obtainable maps and aerial photographs, you may also want to consult the following sources: Tracings and blueprints for buildings, bridges, and track routes of the Land and Tax Department for the Wyoming, Jersey City and Buffalo Divisions of the Lehigh Valley Railroad are included in Series {#274m.568}, Track and Structures Drawings, 1870-1976. Summary Outline map of the middle Atlantic states showing the three major lines in different colors. The production of the entire Middle Coal Field came to the LVRR over feeders to the Beaver Meadow: the Quakake Railroad, the Catawissa, Williamsport and Erie Railroad, the Hazleton Railroad, the Lehigh Luzerne Railroad and other smaller lines. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Annual Reports and Data, 1920-1933. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Board Files: Wire and Pipe Crossing Agreements, 1925-1957. During routine screening by Transportation Security Administration agents, Muffley's bag set off an alarm indicating it contained suspicious items, according to a criminal complaint. [46] It managed to acquire more than 85% of all outstanding shares, and from that time the LVRR was little more than a division of the PRR. The Easton and Amboy's operations were labeled the "New Jersey Division" of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. (.15 cu. (.25 cu. In 1866, Master Mechanic Alexander Mitchell designed the "Consolidation", 1945: The first Lehigh Valley Railroad mainline diesels arrive in the form of. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Journals, 1903-1925. Oil and gas were supplanting coal as the fuel of choice. Eventually, the Easton and Amboy Railroad was absorbed into the parent Lehigh Valley Railroad. (1 cu. The 46-mile-long (74km) LVRR connected at Mauch Chunk with the Beaver Meadow Railroad. The Penn Haven and White Haven Railroad allowed the LV to reach White Haven. (152 cu. (.1 cu. Construction commenced in 1872 as soon the Easton and Amboy was formed; coal docks at Perth Amboy were soon constructed, and most of the line from Easton to Perth Amboy was graded and rails laid. (.1 cu. (.4 cu. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Histories of Various Companies, ca 1934-1965. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Board Files: BFA Series, ca 1905-1960. [50] The "3R Act," as it was called, provided interim funding to the bankrupt railroads and defined a new "Consolidated Rail Corporation" under the AAR's plan. This imbalance in payments would prove fatal to the financially-frail Lehigh Valley, and it declared bankruptcy just over one month after the Penn Central, on July 24, 1970. (3 cu. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Pamphlet Description of Corporations in which PRR and Subs. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Letter Press Books of J.C. Wilson, Assistant Chief Engineer and Real Estate Agent, 1876-1889. (.11 cu. ft.), PRR / VP of Operation / Chief of Motive Power / Miscellaneous Motive Power Blueprints and Related Materials, ca 1900-1968. Through neglect, the Reading allowed the charter to lapse, and it was acquired by the Lehigh Valley, which immediately constructed the Schuylkill and Lehigh Valley Railroad. ft.), PRR / VP of Purchase / General Correspondence and Confidential Files of C.D. Leadership of the company transferred smoothly to Charles Hartshorne, who had been vice president under Packer. ft.). The Anthracite Railroads Historical Society maintains this website in the memory of Ed Schaller, a kind man with a wonderful personality, who served many years as treasurer on the Board of Directors. The railroad would run parallel to the Lehigh River and break the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company's monopoly on coal traffic originating in the Wyoming Valley. The Lehigh Valley Railroad remained in operation during the 1970 bankruptcy, as was the common practice of the time. As a result, the PC was relieved of its obligation to pay fees to various Northeastern railroadsthe Lehigh Valley includedfor the use of their railcars and other operations. [10] The LVRR recognized that its own continued prosperity depended on obtaining what coal lands remained. (1.34 cu. In order to document their corporate valuations to the ICC, American railroad companies had to submit detailed maps of their real estate holdings. [17] In 1871, the entire line from Phillipsburg to Wilkes-Barre was leased to the CNJ. Customers naturally resented the actions of the cartel, and since coal was critical to commerce, Congress intervened in 1887 with the Interstate Commerce Act that forbade the roads from joining into such pools. Indicates major drainage, cities and towns, and names the railroads along the lines. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Minute Books of the Real Estate Committee, 1869-1918. Bankruptcy trustee July 1970August 1974. (.4 cu. The Depression had been difficult for all the railroads, and Congress recognized that bankruptcy laws needed revision. By controlling supply, the coal combination attempted to keep prices and profits high. (29 cu. [4] All this changed in October 1851, when Asa Packer took majority control of the DLS&S. To reach Wilkes-Barre, the LVRR began constructing an extension from White Haven, Pennsylvania, to Wilkes-Barre. At first the incident was considered an accident; a long investigation eventually concluded that the explosion was an act of German sabotage, for which reparations were finally paid in 1979. (.2 cu. For land and trackage owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the State Archives holds a series of 49 microfilm rolls, filmed in 1976 by the Penn Central, entitled: Real Estate Maps and Atlases (#RRV 1101 through 1148) {#286m.423} . [44] In 1957, the LVRR again stopped dividends. Map of the Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Railroad, the predecessor to the Schuylkill Branch The abandoned Schuylkill Branch bridge over the Schuylkill River at Lower Pottsgrove, photographed in 2011 The Schuylkill Branch was a rail line owned and operated by the former Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ft.), Buffalo Creek Railroad / Valuable Papers Files, 1868-1967. The LVRR first attempted to obtain a right of way at Greenville, but the Pennsylvania Railroad checkmated them by purchasing most of the properties needed. The coal railroads had begun in 1873 to form pools to regulate production and set quotas for each railroad. The Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad is a defunct railroad that operated in eastern Pennsylvania during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (.4 cu. Welcome to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Modeler! (1.25 cu. Today, this route continues as two lines, one that is considered the original line that served as the main line for the Lehigh Valley Railroad and the other that is considered a new line that was once part of the original line that served as the main line for the Lehigh Valley Railroad. (1 cu. ft.), Pittsburgh, Chartiers and Yougheogheny Railway / Annual Reports, 1892-1910. ft.), Erie Railroad / Miscellaneous Land Records, [ca. The majority of passenger equipment is believed to have been scrapped some time after February 1961. (.02 cu. ft.), PRR / President / Presidential Correspondence of W.W. Atterbury, 1925-1935. The series listed below contain scattered information and/or maps of PRR and Penn Central real estate holdings in Manuscript Group 286. The railroad was authorized on April 21, 1846, for freight and transportation of passengers, goods, wares, merchandise and minerals[1] in Pennsylvania and the railroad was incorporated and established on September 20, 1847, as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company. Although the 1864 acquisition of the Beaver Meadow had included a few hundred acres of coal land, by 1868 the LVRR was feeling pressure from the Delaware and Hudson and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in the northern Wyoming Valley coal field, where the railroads mined and transported their own coal at a much reduced cost. [39], Following the defeat of its plan, the D&H sold its stock to the Pennsylvania Railroad. (1 cu. (.1 cu. In 1972, the Lehigh Valley Railroad assumed the remaining Pennsylvania trackage of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, a competing anthracite railroad which had entered bankruptcy as well. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Lease and Agreement Book, 1858-1889. ft.), Ridgeway and Clearfield Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. (.21 cu. James Madison Porter was the first President of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Contract Book of George B. Roberts, 1869-1884. This map looks West, so the Lehigh Valley main line enters at the bottom of the page and heads up into Buffalo, while the Niagara Falls branch line runs off to the right toward Tonawanda (no airport yet! Other resolutions: 320 240 pixels | 640 480 pixels | 1,024 768 pixels | 1,280 960 pixels | 2,560 1,920 pixels. The banking giant J. P. Morgan stepped in to refinance the LVRR debt and obtained control of the railroad in the process. Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Railroad Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh This 5-railroad network will remain essentially unchanged for the first half of the 20th Century. This series primarily represents agreements that the PRR entered into with individuals, companies, and local governments. The Lehigh Valley Railroad (reporting mark LV) was a railroad built in the Northeastern United States to haul anthracite coal from the Coal Region in Pennsylvania. On April 1, 1976, major portions of the assets of the bankrupt Lehigh Valley Railroad were acquired by Conrail. 1902 - NYC introduces The 20th Century Limited. (.2 cu. These engineering drawings consist primarily of maps and structure drawings, although other subjects such as bridges, grade crossings and equipments are also documented. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Survey Books and Legal Papers of the Pennsylvania Canal Company, 1857-1922. And the County Tax Assessment Office would have current information as to ownership of each geographic parcel if that is in question. A pair of ALCO FA-2 FB-2 car body diesel-electric locomotives were also purchased to augment the PAs when necessary. In total, today's railroads in Pennsylvania operate just over 5,000 route miles, which is well under half the state's all-time high of more than 11,500 miles. {#31.18}, MG-416 Aero Service Corporation Photographs, MG-425 Ebasco Environmental Company Aerial Photographs, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Other Record Holders, PHMC Collections Management Policy Standards, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access Policy, Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Bangor & Portland Division, including Martins Creek Branch, Limestone Spur, Wind Gap Branch, Atlantic BranchandBangor Branch, Valuation orders and related records, 1914-1934. The railroad also published a monthly magazine promoting travel on the train called the "Black Diamond Express Monthly". The former Lehigh Valley tracks between Manville, New Jersey, and Newark are operated separately by Conrail Shared Assets Operations as their own Lehigh Line. A massive proxy fight ensued, with existing President Edward Eugene Loomis narrowly retaining his position with the support of Edward T. Stotesbury of J. P. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. to Glen Summit Springs So, its motto, Route Of The Black Diamond, was quite befitting and led directly to both its rise in prosperity and downfall into bankruptcy. The 1880s continued to be a period of growth, and the LVRR made important acquisitions in New York, expanded its reach into the southern coal field of Pennsylvania which had hitherto been the monopoly of the Reading, and successfully battled the CNJ over terminal facilities in Jersey City. (.1 cu. Right-of-way agreements might be attached to or referenced in the chain of title (i.e. The "T" intersection is also visible on the map where the trains would turn into the depot at the village of Hemlock. (.1 cu. Now under ownership of the Norfolk Southern Railway, the Lehigh Line's route is now from Port Reading Junction in Manville, New Jersey, to Penn Haven Junction in Lehigh Township, Pennsylvania. 93-236, 87 Stat. - Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway . The Valuable Papers are arranged numerically by file number, and are indexed by 27 rolls of 16 mm microfilm (roll #s RRV 1073-1099) in a variety of ways: alphabetically by personal or corporate name of parties, alphabeticaly by name of geographical location, and numerically by file number. Most of the other remaining Lehigh Valley track serves as branch lines, or has been sold to shortline and regional operators. ft.), PRR / VP of Eastern Region / Locality Files, 1918-1936. (.1 cu. ft.), PRR / Secretary / General Correspondence Files, ca 1887-1972. Among them: The primary passenger motive power for the LVRR in the diesel era was the ALCO PA-1 car body diesel-electric locomotive, of which the LVRR had fourteen. The Association of American Railroads, which opposed nationalization, submitted an alternate proposal for a government-funded private company. In the years leading to 1973, the freight railroad system in the northeast of the U.S. was collapsing. The Lehigh Line still exists and still serves as a major freight railroad line that operates in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It leased the CNJ and the LVRR, purchased the railroads' coal companies and arranged for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad to cooperate with the combination, thereby controlling 70% of the trade. Railroad Leader. ft.), Franklin Railroad Company / Minute Books, 1836-1853, 1859-1865. Although government-funded Amtrak took over intercity passenger service on May 1, 1971, railroad companies continued to lose money due to extensive government regulations, expensive and excessive labor cost, competition from other transportation modes, declining industrial business and other factors;[49] the Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of them. ft.), PRR / VP of Special Services / Penn Central Merger Files, 1963-1965. This took effect on February 4, 1961. Originally incorporated as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company. Abandoned Lines By mileage, no state comes close to the abandonments suffered in Pennsylvania, which now amounts to roughly 6,500 miles. The first locomotive purchased by the LVRR was the "Delaware", a wood-burning 4-4-0 built by Richard Norris & Sons of Philadelphia in 1855. [15] Asa Packer purchased additional land at the canal basin in support of the New Jersey West Line Railroad, which he hoped to use as the LVRR's terminal. Lehigh Valley Railroad; Discussion related to the Lehigh Valley Railroad and predecessors for the period 1846-1976. The lists were constructed by doing word searches of the narrative series descriptions for the designated words: maps, tracks and real estate. (1.25 cu. 5 out of 5 stars (5,213) $ 19.50 FREE shipping Add to Favorites . A long series of antitrust investigations and lawsuits resulted, culminating in a 1911 Supreme Court decision that forced the LVRR to divest itself of the coal companies it had held since 1868. In 1882, the LVRR began an extensive expansion into New York from Waverly to Buffalo. Morgan. Subsequently, the LVRR favored engines from Baldwin Locomotive Works and William Mason, but tried many other designs as it experimented with motive power that could handle the line's heavy grades.[7]. (1.3 cu. (.1 cu. Some lines were subsequently abandoned and even dismantled long before the expiration date came up. Initially, the LVRR contracted with the CNJ for rights from Roselle to Jersey City, but the LVRR eventually finished construction to its terminal in Jersey City over the Newark and Roselle Railway, the Newark and Passaic Railway, the Jersey City, Newark, and Western Railway, and the Jersey City Terminal Railway. Free shipping for many products! (.1 cu. Records vary as to scope and nature, including pipe and wire, trackage and crossing rights, real estate, physical facilities, financial obligations, operations with affiliated companies, governmental authorizations, purchases, and so forth. (.25 cu. (bridge still exists today. of F. Thomson and A.J. (.0 cu. plaindealing From shop plaindealing. (2.25 cu. Map of the Abandoned Rails of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. At Catasauqua, the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad transported coal, ore, limestone and iron for furnaces of the Thomas Iron Company, the Lehigh Crane Iron Company, the Lehigh Valley Iron Works, the Carbon Iron Company, and others. (1.5 cu. (.1 cu. After the U.S. entered World War I, the railroads were nationalized in order to prevent strikes and interruptions. Although the roads effectively ignored the Act and their sales agents continued to meet and set prices, the agreements were never effective for long. ft.), Pittsburgh and Lake Erie / Railroad Annual Reports, 1967, 1969, 1972-1974, 1976-1977. (.01 cu. Hurricane Agnes in 1972 damaged the rundown Northeast railway network, which put the solvency of other railroads including the LVRR in danger; the somewhat more solvent Erie Lackawanna Railway (EL) was also damaged by Hurricane Agnes. (10 cu. Most of the rail equipment went to Conrail as well, but 24 locomotives (units GP38-2 314-325 and C420 404415) went to the Delaware & Hudson instead. ft.), Philadelphia and Erie Railroad / Agreement Book, 1853-1894. Most serviceable equipment not retained for company service was sold to other roads. (.5 cu. Ousting President Elisha P. Wilbur and several directors in 1897, the Morgan company installed W. Alfred Walter as president and seated its own directors. Joy and Lancaster Railroad / Minute Book of the Committee on Real Estate and the Road, 1850-1855. (.1 cu. The Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad (DLS&S) was authorized by the Pennsylvania General Assembly on April 21, 1846, to construct a railroad from Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, now Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, to Easton, Pennsylvania. . This was the second step toward establishment of a direct route from Waverly to Buffalo, the first being the acquisition of the Geneva, Ithaca & Athens Railroad. (.1 cu. In 1870, the Lehigh Valley Railroad acquired trackage rights to Auburn, New York, on the Southern Central Railroad.[1]. [5], At Easton, the LVRR interchanged coal at the Delaware River where coal could be shipped to Philadelphia on the Delaware Division Canal or transported across the river to Phillipsburg, New Jersey, where the Morris Canal and the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) could carry it to the New York City market. (297 cu. (.1 cu. (.2 cu. [53] The only daylight New York-Buffalo train, the "Black Diamond", was discontinued in 1959. The purchase of the Penn Haven and White Haven was the first step in expanding to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. ft.), PRR / V.P. In 1916, a horrendous explosion occurred at the facility, destroying ships and buildings, and breaking windows in Manhattan. On June 21, 1970, the Penn Central declared bankruptcy and sought bankruptcy protection. The LVRR began construction of a series of railroads to connect the Easton and Amboy line (Easton and Amboy Railroad) to Jersey City. In 1875, the holdings were consolidated into the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, which was wholly owned by the LVRR. ft.), Shamokin Valley and Pottsville Railroad / Acts of Assembly Relating to the Shamokin Valley and Pottsville Railroad, 1858. (.1 cu. ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Annual Statement of Charges and Credits to the Investment Account for Property (BV 589), 1917-1930. In 1920, the LVRR sold its lake line company, the Lehigh Valley Transportation Line, to private interests due to new federal legislation which stopped the practice of railroads owning lake lines. (4 cu. However, for historical purposes, the part from Manville to Newark is considered a new rail line and the Norfolk Southern part is considered the original line. ft.), Katharine Water Company / Minute Book, 1904-1925. He served as chairman of the board while the presidency was vacant until PRR takeover. Several combinations occurred, but each fell apart as one road or another abrogated its agreement. ft.), Susquehanna Coal Company / Minute Books, 1869-1940. The Easton and Amboy was used as a connection to the New York metropolitan area, with a terminus in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was located along the Hamilton Street Bridge in Allentown. (11.9 cu. In some cases (yards, stations, repair facilities, etc.) Fortunately, grain tonnage was increasing and the company transported large quantities from Buffalo to Philadelphia and other Eastern markets. That charter had been held by the Reading Railroad since 1860, when it had blocked construction in order to maintain its monopoly in the Southern Coal Field. ft.), Bustleton Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. Fowler's Panoramac Bird's Eye Maps, 1884-1905, recently added railroad maps that may not be included in the old topical sections (search for the word "rail" or "railroad"). ft.), Northern Central Railway / Committee Minute Book, 1875-1914. I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: (SVG file, nominally 800 600 pixels, file size: 447 KB), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JimIrwin, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Lehigh_Valley_Railroad_System_Map.svg&oldid=460606778, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The 23 miles between Mauch Chunk and White Haven through the Lehigh Gorge, now the D&L Trail, was opened in 1864. [29] At the same time, the LVRR organized the Buffalo and Geneva Railroad to build the rest of the 97-mile Geneva to Buffalo trackage, from Geneva to Lancaster. The L&S had been chartered in 1837 by the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company (the Lehigh Canal company) to connect the upper end of the canal at Mauch Chunk to Wilkes-Barre. (.1 cu. [18] For most of its length, it ran parallel to the LVRR. (17 cu. In 1883 the railroad acquired land in northeast Pennsylvania and formed a subsidiary called The Glen Summit Hotel and Land Company. [24] The marshalling yard is now the residential area known as Harbortown. (5 cu. ft.), Nescopec Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Board of Directors' Roll Books, 1918-1967. ft.), Susquehanna Coal Company / Leases, 1883-1939. [1] Operations continued until the LVRR's bankruptcy in 1976. ft.), Philadelphia and Erie Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. (.1 cu. (3 cu. The CNJ, anticipating that the LVRR intended to create its own line across New Jersey, protected itself by leasing the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad (L&S) to ensure a continuing supply of coal traffic. Order #20 of ICC, 1916-1921. ft.), PRR / VP of Altoona Works / Record of Operating Expenses of the Juniata Shop, 1914-1918. The railroad then set its sights northward. ft.), Peoria and Eastern Railway / Annual Reports, 1928-1936, 1938-1961, 1963-1966, 1970-1973, 1976. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Rules and Regulations, 1858-1925. ft.), Berkshire Land Company / Cash Book, 1945-1953. Also, in 1914 the Panama Canal was completed, and the LVRR gained an important new market with ores shipped from South America to the Bethlehem Steel company. The LVRR had built coal docks in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, when it built the Easton and Amboy in the 1870s, but desired a terminal on the Hudson River close to New York City. ft.), Germantown, Norristown, and Phoenixville Railroad / Minute Book, 1881-1886. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Minute Books, 1870-1954. permission to lay track, run trains and do needed maintenance along a long, narrow swath. Throughout that decade, expansions continued into New York by taking over smaller lines and building new railroad. (2.25 cu. By December 31, 1925, the railroad controlled 1,363.7 miles of road and 3,533.3 miles of track. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. No comprehensive finding aid exists for these records. ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Record of Expenditures Under Authority of Forms 1416, ca 1917-1926. The economic depression following 1893 was harsh, and by 1897 the LVRR was in dire need of support. Digitized content from the collections of Cornell University Library (1 cu. (.05 cu. 1906 Antique Lehigh Valley Railroad Map Vintage Lehigh Valley Railway Map Birthday Gift for Dad Anniversary 527 ad vertisement by plaindealing. Small party privacy and fantastic views! This allowed the line's eastbound grade to be reduced and a shorter route for handling through traffic established. ft.), PRR / VP Central Region / Blueprint Track Chart of Branch Lines, 1938. ft.), Pennsylvania and Midland Railroad / Court Proceedings, 1895-1899. Lehigh Valley Trail Facts States: New York Counties: Monroe, Ontario Length: 16.4 miles Trail end points: W. River Road/County Road 84 (Scottsville) and Lehigh Crossing Park at Shallow Creek Trail and Victor Mendon Road (Victor) Trail surfaces: Crushed Stone Trail category: Rail-Trail ID: 6015034 Activities: Winning bid: US $15.00. Lehigh Valley Railroad System Map.svg. The San Jos to Merced project section of the California high-speed rail system will provide a critical rail link between Silicon Valley and the Central Valley. The 1860s saw an expansion of the LVRR northward to the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, area and up the Susquehanna River to the New York state line. (.02 cu. (.1 cu. Other good sources of detailed real estate depictions are the, The "Transportation" section of the State Archives', #544, U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps, 1942-1973, #567, T.M. Ad vertisement from shop plaindealing. (.2 cu. That project failed, but the lands were later used for the LVRR's own terminal in 1889. In 1883, Hartshorne retired to allow Harry E. Packer, Asa's 32-year-old youngest son, to assume the Presidency. Language: Passengers preferred the convenience of automobiles to trains, and airlines much later provided faster long-distance travel than trains. In order to handle the additional new ocean traffic, the LVRR created a large new pier at Constable Hook, which opened in 1915, and a new terminal at Claremont which opened in 1923. ft.), Susquehanna, Bloomsburg, and Berwick Railroad / Minute Book, 1902-1918.
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