Bankruptcy trustee July 1970August 1974. (.02 cu. Lehigh Valley Railroad; Discussion related to the Lehigh Valley Railroad and predecessors for the period 1846-1976. At Three Bridges, New Jersey, in Readington Township, the line interchanges with Black River and Western Railroad. File usage on Commons. ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Statements of Additions and Betterments (GA-8), 1918-1929, 1931-1932. The line hosts approximately twenty-five trains per day, with traffic peaking at the end of the week. [45], In 1944, the LVRR's gross revenues came close to $100,000,000 which was a milestone for the railroad.[1]. After the U.S. entered World War I, the railroads were nationalized in order to prevent strikes and interruptions. It was followed by the "Catasauqua" 4-4-0 and "Lehigh" 4-6-0, which were also Norris & Sons engines. [6], The LVRR immediately became the trunk line down the Lehigh Valley, with numerous feeder railroads connecting and contributing to its traffic. ft.), Shamokin Valley and Pottsville Railroad / Acts of Assembly Relating to the Shamokin Valley and Pottsville Railroad, 1858. :-) Disclaimers: (92 cu. Any of the State Archives aerial photograph collections, including: images for these and other years available online via the, MG-286 Hollyman Publicity Photographs, ca 1940-1959. Most of the other remaining Lehigh Valley track serves as branch lines, or has been sold to shortline and regional operators. ft.), Wilcox Railroad Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. w/ Val. Small party privacy and fantastic views! 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. ft.), PRR / VP Central Region / Blueprint Track Chart of Branch Lines, 1938. Summary Outline map of the middle Atlantic states showing the three major lines in different colors. ft.), VP of Real Estate / Letter Press Books of W.H. of Purchases / General Correspondence and Confidential Files of C.D. ft.), Valley Real Estate Company - Ledger, 1907-1922. The Pennsylvania merged with the New York Central in 1968, but the Penn Central failed in 1970, causing a cascade of railroad failures throughout the East. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Board of Directors' Inspection Trip Book, 1937. First, it purchased a large parcel of land in Buffalo, the Tifft farm, for use as terminal facilities, and obtained a New York charter for the Lehigh Valley Railway (a similar name to the LVRR, but with "railway" instead). Cassat, 1893-1903. (.05 cu. (.3 cu. While the records are primarily legal documents rather than maps, information provided includes the effective date, purpose, names of interacting parties, terms, financial arrangements, and description of principle right or property conveyed. The LVRR operated several named trains in the post-World War II era. Passengers preferred the convenience of automobiles to trains, and airlines much later provided faster long-distance travel than trains. Free shipping for many products! Coverage includes locations in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. (.15 cu. (.16 cu. The line makes notable connections with other Norfolk Southern lines such as the Reading Line and independent shortline railroads. 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. (.2 cu. (21 cu. The Easton and Amboy's operations were labeled the "New Jersey Division" of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. 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. (2 cu. Then the CNJ opposed the LVRR's attempt to cross its line at Caven Point. ft.), PRR / V.P. Other resolutions: 320 240 pixels | 640 480 pixels | 1,024 768 pixels | 1,280 960 pixels | 2,560 1,920 pixels. The 16 mile mountain cut-of, a rail segment of the line that extended from Fairview, Pennsylvania, to the outskirts of Pittston, Pennsylvania, was completed in November 1888. (.11 cu. In pursuit of that strategy, the 1868 purchases of the Hazleton Railroad and the Lehigh Luzerne Railroad brought 1,800 acres (7.3km2) of coal land to the LVRR, and additional lands were acquired along branches of the LVRR. (9 cu. Three months later the line branched out to the northwest past Allentown to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, on September 12, 1855. ft.), Coxe Brothers and Company, Inc. / Appendix to Estimates of Coal on Properties Owned or Controlled, 1925. The LVRR shareholders received shares of the now independent Lehigh Valley Coal Company, but the railroad no longer had management control of the production, contracts, and sales of its largest customer. (25 cu. 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. Winning bid: US $15.00. [6], Through a connection with the Central Railroad of New Jersey, LVRR passengers had a route to Newark, New Jersey, Jersey City, New Jersey, and other points in New Jersey. [2] It was sometimes known as the Route of the Black Diamond, named after the anthracite it transported. (2006) Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. ft.), West Lane Garage Company / Minute Book, 1934-1943. At the end of that time period, the use rights would have to be re-negotiated, or full use and control would revert to the current property owner. In many cases the Rights of Way were not perpetual, but were granted for, say, 99 years. A daily freight train was put into operation leaving Easton in the morning and returning in the evening. Originally incorporated as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company. ft.), PRR / VP of Operation / Chief of Motive Power / Letter Books, 1926. ft.), Northern Central Railway / Committee Minute Book, 1875-1914. (1.25 cu. ft.), Peoria and Eastern Railway / Annual Reports, 1928-1936, 1938-1961, 1963-1966, 1970-1973, 1976. (.1 cu. (1.3 cu. Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. [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.), Mifflin and Centre County Railroad / Monthly Construction Accounts, 1862-1869. The Lehigh Valley Railroad remained in operation during the 1970 bankruptcy, as was the common practice of the time. (1 cu. (.6 cu. ft.), Riverfront Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. (.02 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. On January 7, 1853, the railroad's name was changed to Lehigh Valley Railroad. Oil and gas were supplanting coal as the fuel of choice. The line and the rest of the Lehigh Valley Railroad was absorbed into Conrail in 1976 and was maintained as a main line into the New York City area. ft.), PRR / Secretary / One Hundredth Anniversary Historical Files, ca 1876-1946. ft.), A publication by Thomas Townsend Taber (Thomas T. Taber III) entitled, PRR / Comptroller / Confidential Annual Reports of Affiliated Corporations, 1892-1959. The restructuring allowed the LVRR to extend the maturity of its mortgages, but it needed to repeat the process in 1950. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Survey Books and Legal Papers of the Pennsylvania Canal Company, 1857-1922. [3], Little occurred between 1847 and 1851, save some limited grading near Allentown, Pennsylvania. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Minute Books, 1870-1954. ft.), Enola Realty Company / Property Sales Accounts, 1905-1914. [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. . The line became known as the Lehigh Line during Conrail ownership. [30] As a result of its leases and acquisitions, the Lehigh Valley gained a near-monopoly on traffic in the Finger Lakes region. ft.), Germantown, Norristown, and Phoenixville Railroad / Minute Book, 1881-1886. Map of the Abandoned Rails of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. (297 cu. Conrail maintained the line as a main line into the New York City area. (2 cu. Top of page Skip to main content The acquisitions in 1868 were notable because they marked the beginning of the LVRR's strategy of acquiring coal lands to ensure production and traffic for its own lines. System Map (1940) An official, 1940 system map of the Lehigh & New England Railroad. Another series relating to PRR real estate holdings, rights of way and agreements is the Valuable Papers File, [ca. Throughout that decade, expansions continued into New York by taking over smaller lines and building new railroad. The South Basin terminal was used solely for freight, having docks and car float facilities. The line is part of Norfolk Southern's Harrisburg Division and it is part of Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor, a railroad corridor. The original line retains its original route when it was first constructed and is served by Norfolk Southern Railway. These were FAs with steam generators, but they were not designated as FPA-2 units. Morgan. (.25 cu. In 1875, the LVRR financed the addition of a third rail to the Erie Railroad main line so that cars could roll directly from colliery to the port at Buffalo. (.4 cu. [8] The purchasing of the North Branch Canal saw an opportunity for a near monopoly in the region north of the Wyoming Valley. Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, Pub.L. Countries. Additional passenger trains ran from Philadelphia to Scranton and westward. ft.), Pittsburgh and Lake Erie / Railroad Annual Reports, 1967, 1969, 1972-1974, 1976-1977. Map showing the Lehigh Valley Railroad system in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania Names Von Rosenberg, Leo (Creator) Lehigh Valley Railroad Company (Publisher) Collection. ft.), Kensington and Tacony Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. And the County Tax Assessment Office would have current information as to ownership of each geographic parcel if that is in question. (2.25 cu. 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. ft.), PRR / President / Presidential Correspondence of M.W. 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. 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? Coal, steel, passengers, and various other freight could be carried via the Lehigh Valley Railroad to either the Great Lakes or . VDOMDHTMLtml> Map of the Pennsylvania, Reading, and Lehigh Valley Railroads, and their connections. In New Jersey, the LVRR embarked on a decade-long legal battle with the CNJ over terminal facilities in Jersey City. Due to declining passenger patronage, the Lehigh Valley successfully petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to terminate all passenger service. A long segment west from Van Etten Junction to Buffalo was included in the Conrail takeover, but was mostly torn-up not long afterward. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. The Depression had been difficult for all the railroads, and Congress recognized that bankruptcy laws needed revision. ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Annual Statement of Charges and Credits to the Investment Account for Property (BV 589), 1917-1930. 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. [17] In 1871, the entire line from Phillipsburg to Wilkes-Barre was leased to the CNJ. For 25 years the Lehigh Canal had enjoyed a monopoly on downstream transportation and was charging independent producers high fees. The hotel remained with the company until 1909, when it was bought by residents of the surrounding cottages. The lists were constructed by doing word searches of the narrative series descriptions for the designated words: maps, tracks and real estate. The line later expanded past Allentown to Lehigh Valley Terminal in Buffalo and past Easton to New York City, bringing the Lehigh Valley Railroad to these metropolitan areas. ft.), Leechburg Company / Minute Books, 1937-1954. are Interested, 1962. Lehigh Valley Railroad. 1906 Antique Lehigh Valley Railroad Map Vintage Lehigh Valley Railway Map Birthday Gift for Dad Anniversary 527 ad vertisement by plaindealing. ft.), State Realty Company / Minute Book, 1907-1909. ft.), Downingtown and Lancaster 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.), PRR / Secretary / Pamphlet Description of Corporations in which PRR and Subs. Names Alter, R. H. Pennsylvania Railroad. 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.), Bedford and Hollidaysburg Railroad / Minute Book, 1902-1911. The section between Allentown and Mauch Chunk opened on September 12. The line was later extended out to the northwest past Jim Thorpe to the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, area and later it reached the Buffalo, New York, area and past Easton all the way to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and then switched direction to the northeast to Jersey City, New Jersey, later cut back to Newark, New Jersey. (.1 cu. N Scale Lehigh Valley locomotive by Life-Like. Right-of-way agreements might be attached to or referenced in the chain of title (i.e. 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. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Property Ledger, 1886-1916. (43 cu. (.1 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. Its bankruptcy resulted in economic chaos, bringing on the financial panic of 1893 and forcing the LVRR to break the lease and resume its own operations, leaving it unable to pay dividends on its stock until 1904. ft.), Clearfield and Jefferson Railway / Annual Reports, 1886-1888. 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. 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 . The Beaver Meadow Railroad had been built in 1836, and it transported anthracite coal from Jeansville in Pennsylvania's Middle Coal Field to the Lehigh Canal at Mauch Chunk. 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. [1], The length of the line from Mauch Chunk to Easton was 46 miles of single track. The majority of passenger equipment is believed to have been scrapped some time after February 1961. (.1 cu. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Stock Transfer Book, 1889-1931. Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway | Train Rides in Jim Thorpe, PA Visit RBMNRR-passenger.com to see train trips originating from our other locations. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate & Taxation / Reports on Coal and Coal Mines, 1861-1864. linearly along particular rail lines. Please enable scripts and reload this page. (5 cu. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Annual Reports and Data, 1920-1933. Asa Packer was elected President of the Lehigh Valley Railroad on January 13, 1862. (1.5 cu. V2 en:Roselle and South Plainfield Railway. ft.), PRR / VP of Altoona Works / Record of Operating Expenses of the Juniata Shop, 1914-1918. On April 1, 1976, major portions of the assets of the bankrupt Lehigh Valley Railroad were acquired by Conrail. In 1883 the railroad acquired land in northeast Pennsylvania and formed a subsidiary called The Glen Summit Hotel and Land Company. The route across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Oak Island Yard remains important to the Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation today, the only two Class 1 railroads that are based in the Eastern United States. The company was a subsidiary of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company (LC&N), but for much of its lifetime leased by the Central Railroad of New Jersey.It was founded in 1837 to carry coal from the North Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal to the . Other RBMN Train Rides . 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. ft.), PRR / Comptroller / General Correspondence Files, 1924-1964. ft.), West Chester Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. Creator: Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Quanitities: 6 cubic feet. (.1 cu. 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. Finally in 1900, the LVRR purchased the National Docks Railway outright. The first such combination occurred in 1873, followed by others in 1878, 1884, and 1886. (.1 cu. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:09. [citation needed]. By controlling supply, the coal combination attempted to keep prices and profits high. (.03 cu. The railroad was chartered on August 2, 1847, and elected James Madison Porter its president on October 21. ft.), PRR / VP of Purchase / General Correspondence and Confidential Files of C.D. Indicates major drainage, cities and towns, and names the railroads along the lines. During the majority of its ownership under the Lehigh Valley Railroad, the line was known as the Lehigh Valley Mainline, starting in the 1930s. 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. 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]. 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. Passenger traffic on the LVRR's Easton and Amboy connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) at Metuchen, New Jersey, and continued to the PRR'S Exchange Place terminus in Jersey City (that connection was discontinued in 1891 after the LVRR established its own route to Jersey City from South Plainfield). In 1866, two years after the purchase of the Penn Haven and White Haven, the extension from White Haven to Wilkes-Barre opened.[1]. (.1 cu. It opened a hotel in Glen Summit, Pennsylvania, called the Glen Summit Hotel to serve lunch to passengers traveling on the line. 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. It passes through the approximately 5,000-foot Pattenburg Tunnel in West Portal, New Jersey, along its route. President of the Lehigh Valley System Through War, He Recently Retired", Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society, Luzerne County PAGenWeb (One Hundred Years of The Lehigh Valley), Lehigh Valley pages on Western NY Railroad Archive, Beyond Steel: An Archive of Lehigh Valley Industry and Culture, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lehigh_Valley_Railroad&oldid=1141748396. railroad archivist. By the 1960s, railroads in the East were struggling to survive. 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. (MP 13/MP 13a/MP13c), 1896-1920. 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. ft.), Philadelphia and Erie Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. (.2 cu. In 1882, the LVRR began an extensive expansion into New York from Waverly to Buffalo. (.1 cu. (1.1 cu. [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. ft.), Buffalo Creek Railroad / Valuable Papers Files, 1868-1967. 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. 1835-1925]. The banking giant J. P. Morgan stepped in to refinance the LVRR debt and obtained control of the railroad in the process. ft.), Ridgeway and Clearfield Railroad / Minute Book, 1882-1911. Some lines were subsequently abandoned and even dismantled long before the expiration date came up. The LVRR decided to expand more to the Northeastern New Jersey in order to reach its freight yards without using the CNJ main line. a railroad company might have purchased and owned land outright, but in the case of laying track from destination to destination, most simply purchased or otherwise secured a "Right of Way" through the property of private owners - i.e.