Additional information/updates by: Martin Baumann and Joseph O'Mara Board index Fallen Flags and Historic Roads Lehigh Valley Railroad You are here Welcome, Bing [Bot] In most cases it is very hard to find anything out beyond what you might glean through basic public records. Ex-PC 5461; assigned CR 5486, but retired before it was renumbered, Ex-PC 5569 < nee PRR 8445; to CR 9920 > D-L 211(2nd), #4240 & 4243 sold to Kyle 4240 & 4243 > Mcer 4240 & 4243 > #4243 later sold to ADIX 4243, To NS 2881(2nd)-2884(2nd) > NS 5655, 5516, 5627, 5659, To RBMN 2396, WIMX 2778 & WIMX 2779 > WIMX 2779 to VULX 2779, Built as F3A but upgraded to F7A standard in the 1950s, Built as F3B but upgraded to F7B standard in the 1950s, #633 and 636 were retired before they got their CR numbers, Acton Limestone 60, RGEP 10 & Warner Sand & Gravel > #60 & 10 sold to Indusmin Quarries 60 & PSR 2 > #2 sold to SP 1905, These 300-hp locos had no model designation; ex-Alco Demonstrator 301 & 303; #301 to Crushed Stone 102, Ex-Utah Copper 600; re=#d to LV 99. Looking for more shots of LV passenger cars and trains? 251. The entire Northeast would not have been in such a dire situation by the 1970s had deregulation been implemented years earlier. Another shot of A&K Track Materials crew picking up rail near Clover Street in Mendon NY after the bridge had been removed. 110, SW900, Class ES-66, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1957, #23540, FN 7545-3, as Class DS-3. Rochester branch side. There very various subsidiaries comprising this project, which later collectively became known as the Lehigh Valley Terminal Railway. Retirement records are available provided Grandpa was still working after 1936 when Railroad Retirement was instituted. Freight Train Schedules, transcribed from ETT #2, 9-27-53, Freight Train Schedules, transcribed from ETT #5, 10-28-56, Freight Train Schedules, from ETT #7, 10-25-1959, Freight Train Schedules, from ETT #9, 10-27-1968, Chart of On-Line Shippers, Their Locations, and Traffic Generated (1969 1972), Anthracite Railroads Historical Society, Inc. Lehigh Valley train ME 1 at Rochester Junction, March 11, 1976. Northern 24, 220-hp gas engine; # 26 & 27 sold to Sperry Rail Detecter 125 & 131, 220-hp gas engine; sold to Sperry Rail Detecter 130, 129, LV 300 Series GP38-2 Dispositions: (D&H and CP 7300 Series, 314 / DH 7314 > GTI/D&H 220 > D&H 7308 > STLH 7308 > CP 7308, 315 / DH 7316 > GTI/D&H 221 > D&H 7304 (as of Sept. 2016, still wears the Interestingly, even as earnings continued to sink (the LV would, sadly, show a profit for View is railroad east and Mendon station park is now where this all was. Lehigh Valley Railroad w/b train meeting AP-2 at Quaker Interlocking. Required fields are marked *. Originally chartered in 1846 to be a transporter of anthracite coal from the vast coal fields of Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley Railroad grew into a major carrier of both freight and passengers between Jersey City, New Jersey, and Buffalo, New York. Signal 3731 is now at the Lehigh Valley Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester NY as a tribute to Engineer Jack W Parmele. May, 1978. The overpass bridge has been removed and a newly paved Clover street is in its place. Realizing it needed to cut expenses and increase efficiency when, where, and however possible the railroad quickly dieselized its motive power fleet with models ranging from almost every manufacturer. The view is railroad west. The Great Depression hit the company particularly hard and it struggled to make ends meet after World II, postings its last profits during the 1950s. Click on a railroad to view a roster: Roster Options: . |The LVRR
They also don't give first names in most cases, so unless you have a unique surname or know for sure which railroad and division Grandpa worked for, it can be difficult to search. It completed the transition in 1951. The foundation for the crossing signal on the right can still be seen in the ground, with the bolts bent over along Route 251. Shot of ex Lehigh Valley Railroad Rochester Junction on August 14, 1978. The Lehigh Valley had stopped running 9 months earlier! Lehigh Valley freight about to cross Route 64 in Mendon NY, Winter 1971. As part of the merger the LV was offered to either Norfolk & Western or Chesapeake & Ohio, both profitable systems, as a means of maintaining competition in the Northeast (each had connections to the LV at Buffalo). Select Railroad Select Locomotive. American-Rails.com collection. Jersey City - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania - Buffalo/Niagara Falls, New York, Mountain Top - Avoca - Pittston Junction, Pennsylvania, Sayre, Pennsylvania - Fair Haven, New York, Penn Haven Junction - Hazleton - Mt. Conrail local EX-1 arriving at ex Lehigh Valley Railroad Rochester Jct. The train is seen from Erie Station Road overpass in town of Henrietta, NY during summer of 1976. Headed for Rochester on the Rochester branch. As he continued pushing rails westward a segment of an old canal operation was acquired, known as theNorth Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal (or North Branch Canal), in 1866. Roster Lehigh Valley Transactions PHI Transactions. The signals on Route 64 stayed up for a few more years after the tracks were torn up, then they were gone too. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Although Mikado no. Lehigh Valley Railroad Quaker Interlocking, Quaker Meeting House Road, Mendon, NY, view to the east, June 21, 1977. Another shot of A&K Track Materials picking up rail just east of Rochester Jct. As planners at the United States Railway Administration worked to put together the conglomerate there were many proposals aimed at providing the Port of New York with at least two railroads and as many as three. Police escorted the young lady out of the building after her action. You never know what might turn up next year! Route 64 looking south. Date unknown. Baltimore & Ohio's fleet of 4-8-2's (Class T) were used in heavy passenger service and occasionally on freight assignments. LVRR wreck near Rochester Junction, June 1895. NYC Auburn railroad went under the bridge in the background. reserved by original owner of image. LVRR eastbound train about to cross Route 64 at Mendon, NY, March 24, 1974. In the background is a Lehigh Valley passenger train headed east towards Mendon. Richard Palmer offers a DVD packed full of shots, with more than 200 pictures depicting the Black Diamond Express and scenes along the line between New York and Buffalo from the 1890s to 1959. Don Marshall standing at the crossover at Rochester Junction, 1967. I have put together some listings of Wisconsin and Michigan railroad employees gleaned from 1890 city directories. Lehigh Valley Railroad local RM-2 passing through Mendon, NY heading east back to Manchester. I have done some limited investigations into resources over the past 10 years, and there appears to be little out there that has been indexed and is readily available. Paul Templeton photo, Lehigh Valley Railroad train BNW-3, Westbound, about to go under the Clover Street bridge, which had D&H Alco PA units 16 and 19 in the power consist. Unlike the DL&W, however, the LV was not burdened by extensive commuter operations. Lehigh Valley Railroad Sources: Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials, 1922 Poor's Manual of Railroads, 1902 Alumni and students of Lehigh University Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America, 1901 Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America, 1893 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_Railroad The Lehigh Valley had been gone for two years at this point. Today its assets are held by Trustmark Corporation. Originally incorporated as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company.
Today, only . This guide highlights organizations in Michigan hosting train rides during the fall season. With its financial fortunes in steep decline, the LV was success in canceling all passenger services by 1961. The employee listing is a work in process, and is dependent on the availability of volunteers: that said, people researching D&LW employees can contact the Archivist at Steamtown for more information. ** Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA. Uncatalogued material in Manuscript Group 274. 1982) and Lehigh Valley by Robert J. Yanosey . Photos for personal use only. Could The LV Have Survived To The Modern Day? May, 1978. 3 track bridge over Honeoye Creek, just west of the Lehigh Valleys Rochester Junction. Posted on March 2, 2023 by Baron Bodissey. However, had this occurred more of the LV may have remained in service than what was utilized under Conrail. Packer carried the vision to see much of the Lehigh Valley system in place before he passed away onMay 17, 1879. on November 20, 1973. Bridge still stands and is part of the Lehigh Valley trail. Lehigh Valley Railroad Apollo-1 passing through Rochester Jct. It is widely recognized as one of the top colleges in the country and perennially ranks as one ofU.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges," usually among the top 50 nationally. The Locomotive has just crossed over a small bridge the Boy Scouts refurbished some years back. In 1891 it opened service to Newark, just across the Hackensack River from Jersey City, where it constructed the large Oak Island Yard. The depression not only weakened the railroad financially but decreasing anthracite demand further hurt its bottom line. However, each declined due to the LV's light traffic, enormous debt, and declining physical condition. The L&NE had a very tumultuous history prior to its final organization in 1895 due to its small size, few markets served, and circuitous main line. The Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company was authorized by the State of Pennsylvania on April 21, 1846, and incorporated on September 20, 1847. LV (wood) as PE 1973, wood, cupola, built in 1926; from Lehigh Valley, Orange Empire Railway Museum. 2008. In 1928 the PRR began acquiring LV stock and continued to do so throughout the years in an increasingly futile attempt to maintain its investment within the declining company. Lehigh Valley gas electric at Rochester Junction. Lehigh Valley Railroad ; MG-286 Penn Central Railroad Collection also contains records from numerous LVRR companies ; MG-199 Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Collection (at the State Archives) - Walter A. Lucas Collection of stereographs relating to railroads and scenic views in America, ca. The Lehigh and New England Railroad was likely the least known of the great anthracite carriers of the Northeast which included names like the Reading, Lehigh Valley, and Jersey Central. Granulite Fertilizer. As Conrail created what it deemed the most profitable network from these bankrupt carriers very few lines of the former Lehigh Valley system were utilized. The A&K Pettibone could not pull the car so the crew of Conrail EX-1 was talked into going down the abandoned track in order to pick the car up and drag it back to RJ. Another company publication that may yield names of station and traffic department (passenger and freight sales) personnel is the public timetable issued for use by passengers. Today, Lycoming Valley Railroad is a 50 mile short line that interchanges with Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific Railway (via NS Haulage) in Northumberland, PA. LVRR is the largest short line on the North Shore Railroad Company system. Lehigh Valley Slide, Lehigh Valley Railroad Photograph, CNW Slide, Pocket Slide Rule Collectible . station, 9/3/1947. Train is Eastbound. Its fall helped bring down most other systems in Northeast, setting up a catastrophic situation as the region threatened total shutdown. Lehigh Valley Eastbound freight at Rochester Junction, Honeoye Falls NY. Employee rosters are another source of names and such information as seniority dates and positions. April 6, 1976. Lehigh Valley Eastbound Black Diamond at Rochester Junction. Lehigh Valley Railroad westbound at the Route 64 grade crossing in Mendon, NY. Home Site Map Search Contact
June 21, 1977. Lehigh Valley Alco 217 with train RM-1 at Rochester Junction, Fall 1973. By the turn of the 20th century the LVs system was largely complete boasting a network of more than 1,350 route miles while its main line stretched 448 miles from Jersey City to Buffalo. A summary of those records can be viewed on my Milwaukee Road page. Lehigh Valley Railroad 4-6-2 K-6B steam locomotive 2097 decorated for the railroad's centennial and leading the second section of train 9, the "Black Diamond," with ten cars past the interlocking tower at Treichler, a railroad location in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, on April 20, 1946. Hazleton Branch, October 1, 1938 . This local normally worked from Tifft Terminal in Buffalo to P&L Jct. Rochester Junction, 1960s. I happened to have been given copies of the Erie Railroad magazine by a fan, and from two dozen copies of this monthly periodical I was able to extract the names of just under 1,000 Erie employees who retired between the years of 1947 and 1960! 414 / DH 414 > Southern Railroad of New Jersey (as LV 414) 415 / DH 415 > IHRC (312) Source of information: Extra 2200 South Locomotive Newsletter (Sept./Oct. Finally, in 1899 it opened direct rail service to the Hudson River and later built a major waterfront terminal which sat on the northern side of CNJ's Jersey City Terminal. This is now part of the Lehigh Valley Trail. It was reclassified Class ES-66 in 1962 and sold to Chrome Crankshaft in August 1976. Date unknown. Another source of railroad magazines online is available from the Springfield-Greene County Library. Lehigh Valley RR bridge over NYC Auburn branch near Phillips Rd. He was born onDecember 29, 1805 inMystic, Connecticut and spent his early life as a carpenter and eventually settled inMauch Chunk, Pennsylvania (now known as Jim Thorpe), along with his wife, Sarah. Facilities and People. Lehigh Valley Railroad train NE-1 westbound passing the Rochester Junction station in June of 1972. on November 20, 1973. The direct predecessor of the Lehigh Valley was the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad incorporated onSeptember 20, 1847. on March 30, 1976. Heading to Honeoye Falls and Lima on the Rochester Branch. Rochester Junction is about a mile past the signals. A related industry that is also ripe for research is the locomotive builders. Unfortunately, the LV lived a roller-coaster existence throughout the 20th century. Its enrollment normally hovers between 6,000 to 8,000 students annually, with a staff of more than 1,000 . The LVRR
He may have been trying to find ways to cut costs or improve service or something. received 03/01/2001 from Dick Whitehead, Supervisor-Train Movement & Power Distribution (Chief Dispatcher), 1972-76. Lehigh Valley Railroad Rochester Junction station, April, 1969. Bridge was torn down in 1986. April 1977. If you have no luck finding information about your PRR ancestor in any of these records, you may want to try contacting the following institutions, which also hold some PRR personnel-related records: Hagley Museum & Library P.O. You can see the 3 track bridge over Honeoye Creek, which still stands, in the background. Eighteen of the 28 were the famous "pups" that operated on the Hazleton branch. And by 1879, the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company's capital was $53 million dollars and carried 4.36 million tons of coal per year. Paul Templeton photo, Lehigh Valley Railroad eastbound train at the Old Dutch Road grade crossing east of Mendon, NY. * If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download a free copyhere. Rochester Junction, Baldwin S-12 on Rochester branch tracks, 1960s. In a little over a month, these tracks would never see another train again.