| Library of Congress Outline map of the middle Atlantic states showing the three major lines in different colors. 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. and Executive Comm., 1853-1906. This primarily consisted of the main line and related branches from Van Etten Junction, northwest of Sayre, Pennsylvania) to Oak Island Yard, the Ithaca branch from Van Etten Junction to Ithaca, New York, connecting to the Cayuga Lake line and on to the Milliken power station in Lake Ridge, New York (closed on August 29, 2019) and the Cargill salt mine just south of Auburn; and small segments in Geneva, New York (from Geneva to the Seneca Army Depot in Kendaia); Batavia, New York; Auburn, New York, and Cortland, New York. ft.), Penn Central Corp. / General Correspondence Files, 1955-1976. Parts. Passengers preferred the convenience of automobiles to trains, and airlines much later provided faster long-distance travel than trains. (bridge still exists today. Lehigh Valley Terminal DL&W Train Shed Metro Rail Stations: Light Rail Rapid Transit System Miami Street Freight House / Franklin Terminals Belt Line Railroad: Daniel Zornick,, Beltline Railroad Illustrated essay Map: 1894 City of Buffalo Atlas map (online Sept. 2020) Miscellany: Robert Holder, History of Early Railroads in Buffalo The two roads had entered a shared trackage agreement in this area in 1965 to reduce costs, as both had parallel routes from Wilkes-Barre virtually all the way to metropolitan New York, often on adjoining grades through Pennsylvania. During the early years, the line served as the body of the Lehigh Valley Railroad until the railroad either built, acquired, or merged other railroads into its system. (3 cu. Indicates major drainage, cities and towns, and names the railroads along the lines. Abandoned Lines By mileage, no state comes close to the abandonments suffered in Pennsylvania, which now amounts to roughly 6,500 miles. It was located along the Hamilton Street Bridge in Allentown. Conrail integrated former CNJ main line leased trackage into the line and kept the line in continuous operation (since 1855); however, it downsized the line in the northwest from the Buffalo area of New York State: first to Sayre Yard in Sayre, Pennsylvania; then to Mehoopany, Pennsylvania; and finally to Penn Haven Junction in Lehigh Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. ft.), Katharine Water Company / Minute Book, 1904-1925. ft.), Valley Real Estate Company / Cash Book, 1907-1922. (5 cu. (.01 cu. The Vosburg Tunnel was completed and opened for service on July 25, 1886. (.25 cu. At the time of his death, the railroad was shipping 4.4 million tons of coal annually over 657 miles (1,057km) of track, using 235 engines, 24,461 coal cars, and over 2,000 freight cars of various kinds. (.4 cu. The LVRR strove throughout the 1880s to acquire its own route to Jersey City and to the Jersey City waterfront. (.11 cu. of F. Thomson and A.J. the succession of recorded deeds). (1 cu. A pair of ALCO FA-2 FB-2 car body diesel-electric locomotives were also purchased to augment the PAs when necessary. (5 cu. It passes through the approximately 5,000-foot Pattenburg Tunnel in West Portal, New Jersey, along its route. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / General Correspondence Files and Coal Mine Reports, 1930-1938. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. 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}. Canal, 1901. The Penn Haven and White Haven Railroad allowed the LV to reach White Haven. The LVRR operated several named trains in the post-World War II era. The Easton and Amboy Railroad was a railroad built across central New Jersey by the Lehigh Valley Railroad to run from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, to Bound Brook, New Jersey, and it was built to connect the Lehigh Valley Railroad coal-hauling operations in Pennsylvania and the Port of New York and New Jersey to serve consumer markets in the New York metropolitan area, eliminating the Phillipsburg connection with the CNJ that had previously been the only outlet to the New York tidewater; until it was built, the terminus of the LVRR had been at Phillipsburg on the Delaware River opposite Easton, Pennsylvania. ft.), Suquehanna, Bloomsburg, and Berwick Railroad - Ledger, 1902-1904. The Lehigh Valley Railroad's original and primary route between Easton and Allentown was built in 1855. In 1875, the holdings were consolidated into the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, which was wholly owned by the LVRR. (.1 cu. (.2 cu. In the following year, the LVRRa standard gauge railroadcompleted arrangements with the Erie Railroad, at that time having a six-foot gauge, for a third rail within the Erie mainline tracks to enable the LV equipment to run through to Elmira and later to Buffalo. (MP 13/MP 13a/MP13c), 1896-1920. The line hosts approximately twenty-five trains per day, with traffic peaking at the end of the week. (.25 cu. [38] Through bonds issued by the D&H, he obtained 30% of the LVRR stock, and won the support of nearly half the stockholders. (1 cu. ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Abstract and Opinion of the Acts of the Legislature and Casesin reference to the Title of the North Branch Division of the Penna. In 1882, the LVRR began an extensive expansion into New York from Waverly to Buffalo. . The "T" intersection is also visible on the map where the trains would turn into the depot at the village of Hemlock. ft.), Pennsylvania and North Western Railroad / Annual Reports, 1890-1901. (1 cu. After the U.S. entered World War I, the railroads were nationalized in order to prevent strikes and interruptions. Other resolutions: 320 240 pixels | 640 480 pixels | 1,024 768 pixels | 1,280 960 pixels | 2,560 1,920 pixels. Lehigh Valley Railroad System Maps RAILFAN GUIDES HOME RAILROAD SIGNALS HOME More info at: http://www.lehighvalleyrr.com/ http://www.marjum.com/niagjct/index.html http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=128&t=1907 I wonder what it is with the name CHUNK that "they" wanted to use it twice? Proudly founded in 1681 as a place of tolerance and freedom. The Easton and Amboy's operations were labeled the "New Jersey Division" of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. This page was last edited on 15 September 2020, at 21:11. (.3 cu. (43 cu. An sample frame of this film appears to the right of this paragraph, though not all frames show the names of property owners. ft.), Wilcox Railroad Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. He was also an enthusiastic member of the Society's modeling committee . {#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. Order #20 of ICC, 1916-1921. (.3 cu. In 1916, a horrendous explosion occurred at the facility, destroying ships and buildings, and breaking windows in Manhattan. ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / General Correspondence Files, 1972-1976. (.1 cu. ft.), Ridgeway and Clearfield Railroad / Minute Book, 1882-1911. ft.), PRR / V.P. The Chandler Acts of 1938-9 provided a new form of relief for railroads, allowing them to restructure their debt while continuing to operate. Although the roads effectively ignored the Act and their sales agents continued to meet and set prices, the agreements were never effective for long. (.3 cu. [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. [34] The LVRR obtained a 5-year agreement to use the CNJ line to access the terminal, which opened in 1889. 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. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Annual Reports of Water Companies, 1914. Names Alter, R. H. Pennsylvania Railroad. [13] With these acquisitions, the LVRR obtained the right to mine coal as well as transport it. ft.), Enola Realty Company / Ledgers, 1905-1932. Lehigh Valley Railroad Maps The maps on the following pages, based on the LVRR right-of-way as of September 24, 1936, were created by the ARHS: New Jersey Mainline - from Jutland to Jersey City M&H Area and Mainline - Mahanoy and Hazleton Division, as well as the mainline from Lizard Creek Jct. ft.), Columbia and Port Deposit Railway / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. ft.), Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad / Agreements, Leases and Mortgage, 1847-1886. (.1 cu. (.02 cu. N Scale Lehigh Valley locomotive by Life-Like. Coverage includes locations in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. (.5 cu. (2 cu. [1], The port on Lake Erie at Buffalo was critical to the LVRR's shipments of coal to western markets and for receipt of grain sent by the West to eastern markets. Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Collection Number: 3362 Abstract: Financial records, reports, schedules, blueprints, and other records of railway lines in central and western New York State. Maps of North America. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Indexes to Minutes, 1870-1954. A long segment west from Van Etten Junction to Buffalo was included in the Conrail takeover, but was mostly torn-up not long afterward. The LVRR was approved for such a restructuring in 1940 when several large mortgage loans were due. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Corporate Histories Prepared in Accord. Leadership of the company transferred smoothly to Charles Hartshorne, who had been vice president under Packer. While researchers are welcome to come in and browse through the hundreds of boxes of rolled maps and drawings, Archives staff is not able to do research for non-visiting patrons in this series. (1 cu. Two final blows fell in the 1950s: the passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act in 1956, better known as the Interstate Highway Act, and the opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway in 1959. (.2 cu. In 1866, two years after the purchase of the Penn Haven and White Haven, the extension from White Haven to Wilkes-Barre opened.[1]. Right-of-way agreements might be attached to or referenced in the chain of title (i.e. Please note: There also exists an unprocessed series of PRR/Penn Central maps entitled: Architectural Drawings and Maps, ca 1818-1970 (1883-1965). ft.), Johnsonburg Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. During the majority of its ownership under the Lehigh Valley Railroad, the line was known as the Lehigh Valley Mainline, starting in the 1930s. Creator: Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Quanitities: 6 cubic feet. The images on the film are arranged geographically, i.e. It also built a passenger terminal in Buffalo in 1915. The series listed below contain scattered information and/or maps of PRR and Penn Central real estate holdings in Manuscript Group 286. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Record of Transportation Lines, 1877-1959. In 1901, Morgan arranged to have the Packer Estate's holdings purchased jointly by the Erie, the Pennsylvania, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, the DL&W and the CNJ, all companies in which Morgan had interests. Construction of a rail line to the New York state line started immediately and, in 1867, the line was complete from Wilkes-Barre to Waverly, New York, where coal was transferred to the broad gauge Erie Railroad and shipped to western markets through Buffalo, New York. On January 7, 1853, the railroad's name was changed to Lehigh Valley Railroad. The line is still owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway and the line still runs from Port Reading Junction in Manville, New Jersey, to Penn Haven Junction in Lehigh Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.[52]. (59 cu. Photo by Doug Lilly. At Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the Belvidere Delaware Railroad connected to Trenton, New Jersey. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Post Office Files, 1923-1933. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Printed Abstracts of Title, 1869, 1875. ft.), Valley Real Estate Company - Ledger, 1907-1922. ft.), Franklin Railroad Company / Minute Books, 1836-1853, 1859-1865. ft.), Baltimore and Potomac / Blueprint Book of Proposed Revision of Line and Grades in Washington, D.C., undated. Lehigh Valley Railroad System Map.svg. At Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the line interchanges with its New Jersey side branch line, the Washington Secondary and the Belvidere and Delaware River Railway which also passes over the Belvidere and Delaware River after that. (.21 cu. Although the decade began with the completion of its terminals at Buffalo and Jersey City, and the establishment of a trunk line across New York, the company soon became entangled in costly business dealings which ultimately led to the Packer family's loss of control. The Pennsylvania Railroad in 1962 requested ICC authorization to acquire complete control of the LVRR through a swap of PRR stock for LVRR and elimination of the voting trust that had been in place since 1941. ft.), PRR / VP of Operation / Chief of Motive Power / Lines East Age Books (MP 308), ca 1900-1917. Map of the Abandoned Rails of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Dates / Origin Date Issued: 1887 Place: Philadelphia? ft.), Philadelphia and Erie Railroad / Minute Book of the Road Committee, Finance Comm. (.1 cu. 1951: September 14: Last day of steam on the Lehigh Valley Railroad as. Full Promotional Video: Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway ft.), PRR / Secretary / Poor's Railroad Manuals, 1923-1949. 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. In 1999, the Norfolk Southern Railway which is owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation acquired the Lehigh Line in the Conrail split with CSX Transportation but the tracks from Manville, New Jersey, to Newark, New Jersey, were kept with Conrail in order for both Norfolk Southern and CSX to have equal competition in the Northeast. Eventually, the Easton and Amboy Railroad was absorbed into the parent Lehigh Valley Railroad. Lehigh Valley Railroad Station was a beautiful building that dated back to 1890. Small party privacy and fantastic views! ft.), Valley Real Estate Company / Journal Entries, 1919. Working in conjunction with the Allentown & Auburn Railroad and the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society the three groups plan to restore the switcher back to operating condition wearing its original L&NE colors and number. File usage on other wikis. At the time, anthracite was transported by boat down the Lehigh River. ft.), Bell's Gap Railroad / Annual Reports, 1873-1889. [1], Throughout the 1920s the railroad remained in the hands of the Morgan / Drexel banking firm, but in 1928 an attempt was made to wrest control from it. (.1 cu. It was opened on June 11, 1855, between Easton, Pennsylvania, and Allentown, Pennsylvania, passing through Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 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. These operators include: The Lehigh Line was the Lehigh Valley Railroad's first rail line and served as the main line. At Three Bridges, New Jersey, in Readington Township, the line interchanges with Black River and Western Railroad. (1.34 cu. Someone in either of those two offices or perhaps in the County Planning Commission Office might also know the general status of the different rail lines in the county -i.e. 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. (29 cu. V2A en:Lehigh Valley Terminal Railway; V2B en:Greenville and Hudson Railway; V2C en:National Docks Railway; V2D en:National Docks and New Jersey Junction Railway; V2E en:Irvington Railroad; Short lines . This took effect on February 4, 1961. [10] The LVRR recognized that its own continued prosperity depended on obtaining what coal lands remained. 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. Photograph by Donald W. Furler, Furler-12-021-01 . (297 cu. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company records, 1870-1962. (25 cu. [14] A year later, Harry Packer died of illness, and Asa's 51-year-old nephew Elisha Packer Wilbur was elected president, a position he held for 13 years.[27]. 1948: ALCO PA passenger diesels replace steam on all passenger runs. (.4 cu. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. (1.25 cu. Most of the traffic along the line consists of intermodal and general merchandise trains going to yards such as Oak Island Yard in Newark, New Jersey, and Croxton Yard in Jersey City. (.02 cu. At Perth Amboy, a tidewater terminal was built on the Arthur Kill comprising a large coal dock used to transport coal into New York City. ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Valuable Papers Files, 1850-1966. [16] After the LVRR opened its line, the Lehigh & Susquehanna extended to Phillipsburg, New Jersey, and connected with the CNJ and the Morris and Essex Railroad in 1868. ft.), PRR / Secretary / General Correspondence Files, ca 1887-1972. Photos not available for this variation. (.1 cu. (.1 cu. (1 cu. 1906 Antique Lehigh Valley Railroad Map Vintage Lehigh Valley Railway Map Birthday Gift for Dad Anniversary 527 ad vertisement by plaindealing. (152 cu. The South Basin terminal was used solely for freight, having docks and car float facilities. ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Record of Expenditures Under Authority of Forms 1416, ca 1917-1926. Construction began in earnest in 1853, and the line opened between Easton and Allentown on June 11, 1855. The Lehigh Valley Railroad was another of the many Northeastern carriers built to move anthracite coal from eastern Pennsylvania. File usage on Commons. In 1928, he attempted to seat a new president and board. ft.), Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mt. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Board Files: Wire and Pipe Crossing Agreements, 1925-1957. ft.), PRR / VP of Special Services / Merger Studies, 1950-1970. President Richard Nixon signed the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 into law. 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.), Northern Central Railway / Committee Minute Book, 1875-1914.
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