The line became known as the Lehigh Line during Conrail ownership. Creator: Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Quanitities: 6 cubic feet. (59 cu. ft.), PRR / President / Presidential Correspondence of M.W. [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. 1902 - NYC introduces The 20th Century Limited. Welcome to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Modeler! The purpose of the Temple Iron Company was to lock-up independent coal production and control the supply. 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. 6 Replies 6377 Views by lvrr325 Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:20 pm: [53] The only daylight New York-Buffalo train, the "Black Diamond", was discontinued in 1959. 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. (1.5 cu. ft.), PRR / VP of Finance / Treasurer / Treasurer's Cash Books, 1847-1863, 1865-1925. (.5 cu. [43] The terms of the restructurings precluded dividend payments until 1953, when LVRR common stock paid the first dividend since 1931. 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. The former Lehigh Valley tracks between Manville, New Jersey, and Newark are operated separately by Conrail Shared Assets Operations as their own Lehigh Line. Congress reacted with the 1906 Hepburn Act, which among other things forbade railroads from owning the commodities that they transported. (11.9 cu. (.1 cu. Additional passenger trains ran from Philadelphia to Scranton and westward. By December 31, 1925, the railroad controlled 1,363.7 miles of road and 3,533.3 miles of track. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company records, 1870-1962. 1906 Antique Lehigh Valley Railroad Map Vintage Lehigh Valley Railway Map Birthday Gift for Dad Anniversary 527 ad vertisement by plaindealing. [31], In Pennsylvania, the Lehigh scored a coup by obtaining the charter formerly held by the Schuykill Haven and Lehigh River Railroad in 1886. (17.5 cu. 1951: September 14: Last day of steam on the Lehigh Valley Railroad as. 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. Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, Pub.L. (.25 cu. Joy and Lancaster Railroad / Minute Book of the Committee on Real Estate and the Road, 1850-1855. At Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the North Pennsylvania Railroad which was completed during the Summer of 1856, provided a rail connection to Philadelphia and thus brought the LVRR a direct line to Philadelphia. 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"). Asa Packer was elected President of the Lehigh Valley Railroad on January 13, 1862. (11 cu. 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. Maps of North America. (.1 cu. [2][13] By 1893, the LVRR owned or controlled 53,000 acres (210km2) of coal lands. Annual Report of the State Board of Assessors of the State of New Jersey, News Printing Co., 1889, p.85. Following Federal legislation which stopped the operation of such service, the lake line was sold to private interests in 1920. 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. ft.), which was maintained by the Secretary's office. 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. In 1870, the Lehigh Valley Railroad acquired trackage rights to Auburn, New York, on the Southern Central Railroad.[1]. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps forPennsylvania, Aerial Photographs and Index of the 1940 Aerial Survey of Pennsylvania, 1937-1942. . Right-of-way agreements might be attached to or referenced in the chain of title (i.e. ft.), Erie-Lackawanna Railway / General Correspondence Files, 1953-1967, Erie Railroad / Land Record Books,[ ca 1831-1915]. (17 cu. 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. The train arrives from far away and passes the camera, while workers are waving their handkerchiefs.[37]. (3 cu. (5 cu. (.3 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. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Notes for Centennial History of PRR Company, ca 1946-1949. 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 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. ft.), PRR / VP of Operation / Chief of Motive Power / Lines East Age Books (MP 308), ca 1900-1917. ft.), Katharine Water Company / Minute Book, 1904-1925. (5 cu. (6.5 cu. (.11 cu. ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Annual Statement of Charges and Credits to the Investment Account for Property (BV 589), 1917-1930. 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 . Young, 1929-1943. (.25 cu. Map of the Abandoned Rails of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Letter Press Books of J.C. Wilson, Assistant Chief Engineer and Real Estate Agent, 1876-1889. ft.), Philadelphia and Erie Railroad / Minute Book of the Road Committee, Finance Comm. The Penn Haven and White Haven Railroad allowed the LV to reach White Haven. Morgan. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Reports on Coal and Coal Mines, 1861-1864. 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 . (.3 cu. V2 en:Roselle and South Plainfield Railway. (.01 cu. ft.), PRR / VP of Eastern Region / Press Copy Plan Book, 1899-1907. (1.1 cu. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. At Easton, the LVRR constructed a double-decked bridge across the Delaware River for connections to the CNJ and the Belvidere Delaware Railroad in Phillipsburg. It was located along the Hamilton Street Bridge in Allentown. (.2 cu. Eventually, the Easton and Amboy Railroad was absorbed into the parent Lehigh Valley Railroad. 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 . ft.), Bustleton Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. Winning bid: US $15.00. (.4 cu. ft.), PRR / VP of Operation / Chief of Motive Power / Condition of Frt. 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.), Finley Company / Minute Books, 1945-1959. (13 cu. ft.), PRR / President / Clement / Eastern Region Coordinating Committee Files, 1933-1936. ft.), PRR / Comptroller / Cash Books for the Trust Created for Purchase of Securities, 1878-1939. ft.), Bedford and Hollidaysburg Railroad / Minute Book, 1902-1911. These maps, bridge and structure drawings remains unprocessed. (297 cu. In 1882, the LVRR began an extensive expansion into New York from Waverly to Buffalo. Throughout that decade, expansions continued into New York by taking over smaller lines and building new railroad. The tracks from Dupont to Mehoopany became a new rail line called the Susquehanna Branch. The line had a descending or level grade from Mauch Chunk to Easton and with the exception of the curve at Mauch Chunk had no curve of less than 700 feet radius. Bridging Newark Bay proved difficult. ft.), Susquehanna Coal Company / Leases, 1883-1939. Please note: Not all of the Valuable Papers were deposited at the archives, so we may not hold all of the items referenced in the index. ft.), Valley Real Estate Company - Ledger, 1907-1922. 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. 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. The LVRR was approved for such a restructuring in 1940 when several large mortgage loans were due. Then in 1887 the Lehigh Valley Railroad obtained a lease on the Southern Central Railroad (the LVRR previously had trackage rights on the railroad starting in 1870), which had a route from Waverly northward into the Finger Lakes region. (2 cu. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Library /Publicity Photographs, ca 1830-1960. The series listed below contain scattered information and/or maps of PRR and Penn Central real estate holdings in Manuscript Group 286. (.1 cu. (29 cu. (.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. The Lehigh Valley Railroad began providing service to Hemlock lake in 1895. (.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. ft.), PRR / VP of Purchase / General Correspondence and Confidential Files of C.D. (.2 cu. (.1 cu. Abandoned Rails of the Lehigh Valley Railroad LV. Fortunately, grain tonnage was increasing and the company transported large quantities from Buffalo to Philadelphia and other Eastern markets. 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. Budd Rail Diesel Car service would continue on a branch line (Lehighton-Hazleton) for an additional four days. 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. On January 7, 1853, the railroad's name was changed to Lehigh Valley Railroad. Some lines were subsequently abandoned and even dismantled long before the expiration date came up. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / General Correspondence Files of the St. Lawrence Power Project, 1948-1954. [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. Coverage includes locations in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Order #20 of ICC, 1916-1921. The LVRR, wanting to capitalize on the tourist appeal of the cataract and to extend its anthracite coal business to the Midwestern United States, entered an agreement with the New York Central to use . . When the LVRR opened, those producers eagerly sent their product by the railroad instead of canal, and within two years of its construction the LVRR was carrying over 400,000 tons of coal annually. (5.6 cu. (.11 cu. (bridge still exists today. This allowed the line's eastbound grade to be reduced and a shorter route for handling through traffic established. (.05 cu. Then the CNJ opposed the LVRR's attempt to cross its line at Caven Point. ft.), State Realty Company / Minute Book, 1907-1909. ft.), West Chester Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. The 46-mile-long (74km) LVRR connected at Mauch Chunk with the Beaver Meadow Railroad. The Lehigh Valley Railroad was another of the many Northeastern carriers built to move anthracite coal from eastern Pennsylvania. (1 cu. ft.), PRR / President / Presidential Correspondence of A.J. James Madison Porter was the first President of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. East of the junction with the Reading Line in Allentown and in Bethlehem, the line serves as Norfolk Southern's main corridor in and out of the Port of New York and New Jersey, and the New York Metro Area at large, as Norfolk Southern doesn't currently use the eastern half of its Southern Tier Line, which follows the Delaware River from Port Jervis north to Binghamton, New York, and which is now (2022) operated by the Central New York Railroad. ft.), PRR / Comptroller / General Correspondence Files, 1924-1964. ft.), PRR / V.P. ft.), PRR / VP of Altoona Works / Record of Operating Expenses of the Juniata Shop, 1914-1918. This company became an important factor in the movement of anthracite, grain and package freight between Buffalo, Chicago, Milwaukee, Duluth, Superior and other midwestern cities. 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. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. [45], In 1944, the LVRR's gross revenues came close to $100,000,000 which was a milestone for the railroad.[1]. F. A . The original line retains its original route when it was first constructed and is served by Norfolk Southern Railway. In New Jersey, the LVRR embarked on a decade-long legal battle with the CNJ over terminal facilities in Jersey City. The Depression had been difficult for all the railroads, and Congress recognized that bankruptcy laws needed revision. 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. 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). (.12 cu. The United States Railroad Administration controlled the railroad from 1918 to 1920, at which time control was transferred back to the private companies. 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 cu. ft.), PRR / VP of Law / Riot Docket and Ejectment Suits, 1877-1895. (.21 cu. ft.), Pennsylvania and Midland Railroad / Court Proceedings, 1895-1899. ft.), PRR / VP of Special Services / Penn Central Merger Files, 1963-1965. (1.25 cu. 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}. ft.), PRR / VP of Eastern Region / Locality Files, 1918-1936. The banking giant J. P. Morgan stepped in to refinance the LVRR debt and obtained control of the railroad in the process. (.02 cu. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. [26] The railroad had survived the economic depression of 1873 and was seeing its business recover. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Board Files: BFA Series, ca 1905-1960. w/ Val. ft.), PRR / Secretary / General Correspondence Files, ca 1887-1972. A long segment west from Van Etten Junction to Buffalo was included in the Conrail takeover, but was mostly torn-up not long afterward. ft.), Downingtown and Lancaster Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. 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]. plaindealing From shop plaindealing. [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.), Girard Point Storage / Record of Deeds, 1881-1896. Newly elected president Eben B. Thomas, formerly of the Erie, and his board of directors represented the combined interests of those railroads.[36]. Finally after settling the legal issues, the Newark Bay was bridged in 1892 by the Jersey City, Newark and Western Railway and connected to the National Docks Railway, which was partly owned by the LVRR and which reached the LVRR's terminal. See original listing. Map of the Pennsylvania, Reading, and Lehigh Valley Railroads, and their connections. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Minute Books, 1870-1954. A pair of ALCO FA-2 FB-2 car body diesel-electric locomotives were also purchased to augment the PAs when necessary. The LVRR operated several named trains in the post-World War II era. The line's being downsized three times created two new rail lines: the Lehigh Secondary and the Lehigh Division, which was later sold to the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (RBMN) in 1996; the RBMN would later cut back the Lehigh Division from Mehoopany to Dupont, Pennsylvania. ft.), PRR / VP of Special Services / Merger Testimony and Exhibits, 1962-1967. (.01 cu. The LVRR's Newark and Roselle Railway in 1891 brought the line from Roselle into Newark, where passengers connected to the Pennsylvania Railroad. ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Valuable Papers Files, 1850-1966. 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. ft.), Germantown, Norristown, and Phoenixville Railroad / Minute Book, 1881-1886. In 1866, the LVRR purchased acquired the Lehigh and Mahanoy Railroad (originally the Quakake Railroad) and the North Branch Canal along the Susquehanna River, renaming it the Pennsylvania and New York Canal & Railroad Company (P&NY). At Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the Belvidere Delaware Railroad connected to Trenton, New Jersey. (.1 cu. Most of the other remaining Lehigh Valley track serves as branch lines, or has been sold to shortline and regional operators. 985, Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:09, Catawissa, Williamsport and Erie Railroad, Pennsylvania and New York Canal & Railroad Company, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway, New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad, Lehigh Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, "Lehigh Valley Railroad to Retires $2,489,000 in 66-Year-Old Bonds", "Pennsylvania Railroad Seeking all the Stock of Lehigh Valley", http://www.parailfan.com/NS/ns_lehigh_line_ett.pdf, "Last of the Railroad - Era Passes Tonight as Lehigh Ends Service", "E. E. Loomis is Dead. the succession of recorded deeds). [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. Across the river in Easton, Pennsylvania, the line interchanges with its Pennsylvania side branch line, the Portland Secondary, which extends from Easton to Portland, Pennsylvania, connecting to the Stroudsburg Secondary, which was originally part of the Lackawanna Old Road (or simply Old Road); the Stroudsburg Secondary goes under the Lackawanna Cut-Off and connects with the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad. The economic depression following 1893 was harsh, and by 1897 the LVRR was in dire need of support. Indicates major drainage, cities and towns, and names the railroads along the lines. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Post Office Files, 1923-1933. 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. President Richard Nixon signed the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 into law. 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). (3.5 cu. In 1883, Hartshorne retired to allow Harry E. Packer, Asa's 32-year-old youngest son, to assume the Presidency. This took effect on February 4, 1961. [42], Following the Great Depression, the railroad had a few periods of prosperity, but was clearly in a slow decline. (.15 cu. By controlling supply, the coal combination attempted to keep prices and profits high. (143 cu. (.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. Most serviceable equipment not retained for company service was sold to other roads. These operators include: The Lehigh Line was the Lehigh Valley Railroad's first rail line and served as the main line. ft.), Valley Real Estate Company / Journal Entries, 1919. . (.3 cu. ft.), Cherry Tree and Dixonville Railroad / Minute Books, 1903-1943. ft.), Enola Realty Company / Ledgers, 1905-1932. 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. (2 cu. (.1 cu. This is currently the last time the line has been downsized. ft.), Riverfront Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. In 1891, the LVRR consolidated the Roselle and South Plainfield Railway into the Lehigh Valley Terminal Railway, along with the other companies which formed the route from South Plainfield to the Jersey City terminal. Passengers preferred the convenience of automobiles to trains, and airlines much later provided faster long-distance travel than trains. (.1 cu. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:09. The LVRR decided to expand more to the Northeastern New Jersey in order to reach its freight yards without using the CNJ main line. Construction began in earnest in 1853, and the line opened between Easton and Allentown on June 11, 1855. 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. (.15 cu. 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. The Lehigh Valley Railroad remained in operation during the 1970 bankruptcy, as was the common practice of the time. ft.), Philadelphia and Erie Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. An sample frame of this film appears to the right of this paragraph, though not all frames show the names of property owners. The railroad ended operations in 1976 and merged into Conrail along with several northeastern railroads that same year. File usage on other wikis. ft.), Northern Central Railway / Committee Minute Book, 1875-1914. 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. (.10 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. ft.), Philadelphia and Erie Railroad / Report to the Superintendant of the Tenth Census, 1880. Names Alter, R. H. Pennsylvania Railroad. Other RBMN Train Rides . Indicates major drainage, cities and towns, and names the railroads along the lines. 1850-1967] (157 cu. ft.), Ridgeway and Clearfield Railroad / Minute Book, 1882-1911. of Law / Miscellaneous Interstate Commerce Commission Case Files, 1927-1935. (.5 cu. Pennsylvania. In 1892, the Lehigh Valley Railroad completed its main line and established a western terminus in Buffa-lo, New York.At the same time, Niagara Falls had begun to flourish as a tourist attraction. The LVRR began construction of a series of railroads to connect the Easton and Amboy line (Easton and Amboy Railroad) to Jersey City.

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