Following Federal legislation which stopped the operation of such service, the lake line was sold to private interests in 1920. [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. (.25 cu. ft.), Susquehanna Coal Company / Leases, 1883-1939. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Notes for Centennial History of PRR Company, ca 1946-1949. (.2 cu. (1.5 cu. Paper or digital copies of the items on the list can then be ordered. ft.), Bell's Gap Railroad / Annual Reports, 1873-1889. ft.), Valley Real Estate Company / Journal Entries, 1919. ft.), Katharine Water Company / Minute Book, 1904-1925. 6 Replies 6377 Views by lvrr325 Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:20 pm: 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! The LVRR operated several named trains in the post-World War II era. (2 cu. The Lehigh Valley Terminal Railway was a Lehigh Valley Railroad company organized in 1891 through the consolidation of the companies that formed the Lehigh Valley's route from South Plainfield through Newark to Jersey City via its bridge across Newark Bay.Until 1895, when the Greenville and Hudson Railway was constructed, the Lehigh Valley depended on the National Docks Railway to reach the . 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. James Madison Porter was the first President of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. LVRR Map 1 2016-08-10T14:17:31 . ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Annual Statement of Charges and Credits to the Investment Account for Property (BV 589), 1917-1930. The original maps were never transferred to the Archives, but a book by book inventory of the film exists. 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.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Minute Books of the Road Committee, 1847-1948. However, the route required a 4,893-foot (1,491m) tunnel through/under Musconetcong Mountain near Pattenburg, New Jersey (about twelve miles east of Phillipsburg),[21] and that proved troublesome, delaying the opening of the line until May 1875,[22] when a coal train first passed over the line. (.16 cu. (11.9 cu. The train arrives from far away and passes the camera, while workers are waving their handkerchiefs.[37]. ft.), Pittsburgh, Chartiers and Yougheogheny Railway / Annual Reports, 1892-1910. ft.), PRR / President / Subject Index to Presidential Corr. ft.), Enola Realty Company / Journals, 1905-1932. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Record of Transportation Lines, 1877-1959. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Journals, 1886-1929. Most of the other remaining Lehigh Valley track serves as branch lines, or has been sold to shortline and regional operators. In 1875, the holdings were consolidated into the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, which was wholly owned by the LVRR. [42], Following the Great Depression, the railroad had a few periods of prosperity, but was clearly in a slow decline. The original line retains its original route when it was first constructed and is served by Norfolk Southern Railway. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Post Office Files, 1923-1933. (.1 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]. File history. The railroad ended operations in 1976 and merged into Conrail along with several northeastern railroads that same year. Names Alter, R. H. Pennsylvania Railroad. ft.), Bedford and Hollidaysburg Railroad / Minute Book, 1902-1911. These maps, bridge and structure drawings remains unprocessed. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps forPennsylvania, Aerial Photographs and Index of the 1940 Aerial Survey of Pennsylvania, 1937-1942. railroad archivist. Eventually, the Easton and Amboy Railroad was absorbed into the parent Lehigh Valley Railroad. (.1 cu. 1906 Antique Lehigh Valley Railroad Map Vintage Lehigh Valley Railway Map Birthday Gift for Dad Anniversary 527 ad vertisement by plaindealing. The series is currently being processed, and an item-level Excel spreadsheet detailing drawings that have been catalogued thus far is available in the Archives search room, and can be obtained as an email attachment from the Bankruptcy trustee from August 1974 to April 1976. (1 cu. The Easton and Amboy had already completed large docks and facilities for shipping coal at Perth Amboy upon an extensive tract of land fronting the Arthur Kill. On April 1, 1976, the LVRR, including its main line, was merged into the U.S. government's Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) ending 130 years of existence and 121 years of operation of the LVRR. 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. (1 cu. Bridging Newark Bay proved difficult. Construction from Waverly to Buffalo was split into two projects, Waverly to Geneva, New York, and Geneva, which is located at the northern end of Seneca Lake), to Buffalo. ft.), Williamsport and Elmira Railroad / Annual Reports, 1856-1858. 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. Fortunately, grain tonnage was increasing and the company transported large quantities from Buffalo to Philadelphia and other Eastern markets. 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 . The coal trade was always the backbone of the business but was subject to boom and bust as competition and production increased and the economy cycled. Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Railroad Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh This 5-railroad network will remain essentially unchanged for the first half of the 20th Century. . ft.), PRR / Secretary / Board of Directors' Inspection Trip Book, 1937. The owners still owned the property, but the railroad was allowed to conduct agreed-upon activities on the swath in question. 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. 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. These were FAs with steam generators, but they were not designated as FPA-2 units. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Letter Press Books of George W.I. (.03 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. (3 cu. A long segment west from Van Etten Junction to Buffalo was included in the Conrail takeover, but was mostly torn-up not long afterward. Post Conrail ownership and secondary lines. to Glen Summit Springs ft.), Susquehanna, Bloomsburg, and Berwick Railroad / Minute Book, 1902-1918. 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. [28] LVRR subsidiary, Lehigh Valley Railway began constructing the main line's northern part from Buffalo to Lancaster, New York, in 1883, a total distance of ten miles. (1.5 cu. ft.), Enola Realty Company / Ledgers, 1905-1932. In order to document their corporate valuations to the ICC, American railroad companies had to submit detailed maps of their real estate holdings. The LVRR began construction of a series of railroads to connect the Easton and Amboy line (Easton and Amboy Railroad) to Jersey City. (.1 cu. The project section runs from the city of Santa Clara, through San Jos at Diridon Station to Gilroy, across the Pacheco Pass, and including the Central Valley Wye extending north to . (11 cu. ft.), Susquehanna Coal Company / Minute Books, 1869-1940. In the following years, the Pennsylvania quietly obtained more stock, both directly and through railroads it controlled, primarily the Wabash. Prior to that time, the Temple Iron Company was a small concern that happened to have a broad charter allowing it to act as a holding company. In 1866, Master Mechanic Alexander Mitchell designed the "Consolidation", 1945: The first Lehigh Valley Railroad mainline diesels arrive in the form of. Condition: Used. ft.), PRR / President / Clement / Eastern Region Coordinating Committee Files, 1933-1936. Proudly founded in 1681 as a place of tolerance and freedom. Although the heavy wartime traffic had left the railroad's plant and equipment in need of repair, the damage was partly offset by new equipment that had been purchased by the government. Top of page Skip to main content [53] The only daylight New York-Buffalo train, the "Black Diamond", was discontinued in 1959. ft.), Kensington and Tacony Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. ft.), PRR / President / Presidential Correspondence of M.W. [1], On May 17, 1879, Asa Packer, the company's founder and leader, died at the age of 73. (.21 cu. 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. See original listing. ft.), PRR / President / Presidential Correspondence of A.J. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Secretary's Correspondence, 1860-1966 (1905-1966). By controlling supply, the coal combination attempted to keep prices and profits high. To support the expected increase in traffic, the wooden bridge over the Delaware River at Easton was also replaced by a double-tracked, 1,191-foot (363m) iron bridge.[23]. [34] The LVRR obtained a 5-year agreement to use the CNJ line to access the terminal, which opened in 1889. In 1870, the Lehigh Valley Railroad acquired trackage rights to Auburn, New York, on the Southern Central Railroad.[1]. Additional passenger trains ran from Philadelphia to Scranton and westward. Engineering Drawings, [ca.1886-1940 (bulk: 1915-1930)]{#311m.284} will be of interest. (.4 cu. (.05 cu. (.2 cu. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Histories of Various Companies, ca 1934-1965. 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. [8] The purchasing of the North Branch Canal saw an opportunity for a near monopoly in the region north of the Wyoming Valley. (.1 cu. Indicates major drainage, cities and towns, and names the railroads along the lines. 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. The Vosburg Tunnel was completed and opened for service on July 25, 1886. In 1927, Leonor Fresnel Loree, president of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, had a vision for a new fifth trunk line between the East and West, consisting of the Wabash Railroad, the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway, and the LVRR. [18] For most of its length, it ran parallel to the LVRR. He was also an enthusiastic member of the Society's modeling committee . In 1883, Hartshorne retired to allow Harry E. Packer, Asa's 32-year-old youngest son, to assume the Presidency. 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. [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. The Shortsville to Victor segment became the Ontario Central Railroad in 1979 (the Ontario Central became part of the Finger Lakes Railway in October 2007[51]). (.1 cu. The line gave the LVRR a route into Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and the Schuylkill Valley coal fields.[32]. Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, Pub.L. ft.), PRR / VP of Altoona Works / Record of Operating Expenses of the Juniata Shop, 1914-1918. ft.), Downingtown and Lancaster Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. (.02 cu. The LVRR strove throughout the 1880s to acquire its own route to Jersey City and to the Jersey City waterfront. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Indexes to Minutes, 1870-1954. (1 cu. Conversely, the other railroads' obligations to pay those fees to the Penn Central were not waived. The Easton and Amboy was used as a connection to the New York metropolitan area, with a terminus in Jersey City, New Jersey. 1850-1967] (157 cu. Abandoned Lines By mileage, no state comes close to the abandonments suffered in Pennsylvania, which now amounts to roughly 6,500 miles.