The LV had a modest passenger train fleet with its most notable service the flagshipBlack Diamond. View is railroad West. Introduced high speed intermodal/TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar) trains with names like. an RS-11 and a wide yellow stripe GP9 to my LV diesel roster for a total of seven. The name was changed on January 7, 1853. Train was headed back to Manchester from Rochester Junction. The view is railroad west. Photographer and date unknown. October 6, 1992. This is part of the Lehigh Valley Trail. This article briefly highlights where you can take a train in Indiana to view the fall colors each autumn. Photographer unknown. Unfortunately, LV's founder did not live long enough to see this dream realized although he did lay the foundation by acquiring theGeneva, Ithaca & Sayre Railroad in 1876. The Lehigh Valley Railroad passenger station in Pittston was being torn down in this photo from 1964, but that doesn't diminish the role the building played in Pittston's past. If you look closely, you can see the interlocking signals, all red, at Quaker interlocking, which is by the curve. Interestingly, even as earnings continued to sink (the LV would, sadly, show a profit for A separate organization of Railroad Veterans Associations formed sometime in the 1920s, and eventually published its own magazine, "The Railroad Employee," covering several Northeastern railroads including the Lackawanna, Lehigh Valley, and Jersey Central veterans' associations. But, like company publications, few (more likely none) of the labor publications are indexed. Lehigh Valley Railroad local MR-2 on scrap pickup train at Rochester Jct. Wrecks, Also see: LV Mainline, 08/12/75, late afternoon westbound at Quaker Interlocking leading an Apollo van train. With the success of the Lehigh Valley, Packer became a multi-millionaire and donated 115 acres in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania along with $500,000 to construct an institution of higher learning in the field of engineering. What was once a sputtering idea now wasted no time constructing a 45.7-mile line from Mauch Chunk to Easton; according to Mike Schafer's book, "More Classic American Railroads," the route officially opened for service on September 12, 1855. LV Baldwin leading westbound at Clover St (looking west). The free event is a celebration of the . A&K Salvage crew picking up ties in Mendon, NY on the Lehigh Valley right of way, summer 1979. A&K Track Materials picking up rail just east of ex Lehigh Valley Railroad Rochester Jct. Photos for personal use only. This still stands and is now a private home. Guardrails still in place. Date unknown. A popular pastime for many is studying and/or exploring abandoned rights-of-way. June 1967. Industrial |John Wilkes The LVRR The signal in distance is Quaker Interlocking. The number of cars on the LV roster is taken from the ORERs for that month (- means the cars were not yet on the roster, and 0 means all had been retired by that date). Lehigh Valley Eastbound Black Diamond at Rochester Junction. Bridge was torn down in 1986. Following the completion of the Pattenburg Tunnel the 60-mile corridor, running via Easton/Phillipsburg, officially opened on May 28, 1875. A related industry that is also ripe for research is the locomotive builders. As much as the railroad tried it was unable to reverse its declining fortunes. 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. White house to the left of the Caboose is now Benincasa Hospice house. Click on a railroad to view a roster: Roster Options: . This article is converted from Wikipedia: Lehigh and Hudson River Railway. Google Books has digitized several years worth of B of LE Journals, which contain benefits payments as well as profiles of members. April 6, 1976. These were often considered sales tools for the traffic department, hence the inclusion names and other contact information for those in charge of freight and passenger sales. Information from both types of rosters are included on the Erie Railroad page, and some others are referenced in the links below. Reprinted with permission from The Lehigh Valley Railroad Across New Jersey, by Ralph Heiss. Home Site Map Search Contact Pigs at Lehigh Valley Rochester Junction, 1966. 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. The majority of our collection is connected to railroads or specific trains that served the Rochester area. If you are researching the Frisco Railroad, you can access excerpts from about 500 employee records that were saved from the landfill by clicking here. Lehigh Valley GP9 #300; October, 1968. We also have an interactive railroad Map! Many of us remember hearing stories about Grandpa Joe who worked for "the railroad." Allied with the CNJ in some territories to reduce station, 9/3/1947. Lehigh Valley Railroad local RM-2 passing through Mendon, NY on March 4, 1974. This guide highlights organizations in Michigan hosting train rides during the fall season. The LV has also gained quite a following by those who study the industry; it utilized an interesting variety of paint schemes while providing services ranging from rural branch lines to hotshot, time freights. It was rebuilt at Silvis and sold to Kaiser Steel Co as 1028 in August 1976. Lehigh Valley RM-2 crossing Honeoye Creek on the Papa Trestle, just outside of Honeoye Falls, March 26, 1975. Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway | Train Rides in Jim Thorpe, PA Visit RBMNRR-passenger.com to see train trips originating from our other locations. It is difficult to truly articulate just how much material can be found at this website. American-Rails.com collection. published "The Railway Employees Journal." This road, started byEzra Cornell, gave the LV access to Geneva while the line was finally extended into Buffalo during 1892. Your email address will not be published. Best of luck with your search!!! By Railroad . A&K Pettibone at the Lehigh Valley Railroad West Bloomfield road grade crossing in Mendon NY. This view looks east from inside the interlocking tower, with the station behind the photographer. Required fields are marked *. In two years, mainline track no. Lehigh Valley railroad wreck at Rush, NY. 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. on March 30, 1976. The layout is . He may have been awarded a gold pass for 50 years of service, or he may have worked on the section gang one summer while home from college. ); Erie Railroad Magazine, March, 1905; Santa Fe (AT&SF) Magazine, December, 1906; Rock Island Magazine, July, 1907; The Pere Marquette, June, 1909; The North Western (Chicago & North Western) from at least 1911;The MK&T, March, 1913; Milwaukee (Road) Employes Magazine, April, 1913; Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Employes Magazine, 1913; Baltimore & Ohio Magazine, May, 1913; Illinois Central Magazine, July, 1913; Canadian National Railways Magazine, January, 1915; New York Central Magazine, April, 1920; Union Pacific Magazine, January, 1922; Great Western (C&GW) Magazine, February, 1922; Pullman News, May, 1922; Missouri Pacific Magazine, about May, 1923; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton News, about May, 1923; Maine Central, January, 1924. Date unknown. That said, each year I see more records and sources posted online as archivists seek to digitize their holdings. Grand Trunk Western. Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country. with no penalty on dispatcher orders. You can still see ties in the ground from the old Auburn line, which was just torn up prior to the LV derailment. This is now Mendon Station Park and a short stretch of panel tracks sits right about where the locomotive is. Author's work. Rochester Junction, 1960s. 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 All rights Date unknown. However, Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his, If you are researching anything EMD related please visit, If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the, Abraham Lincoln (Train): Ride, Schedule, Consist, Timetable, Norfolk & Western 611: Excursions, Restoration, Background. Unfortunately, that's a tough question to answer. |The LVRR LV 610 at Rochester Junction, 1952. D&H lightning stripe corporate scheme), 318 / DH 7318 > GTI/D&H 224 > D&H 7305 > CP 7305, 319 / DH 7319 > GTI/D&H 225 > D&H 7306 > STLH 7306 > CP 7306, 320 / DH 7320 > GTI/D&H 226 > D&H 7307 > CP 7307, 321 / DH 7321 > GTI/D&H 227 > scrapped in early 1990's due to wreck damage, 322 / DH 7322 > GTI/D&H 228 > D&H 7309 > CP 7309, 323 / DH 7323 > GTI/D&H 229 > D&H 7310 > CP 7310, 325 / DH 7325 > GTI/D&H 231 > D&H 7312 > CP 7312, 405 / DH 405 > IHRC 310 > Mohawk Hudson & Andirondak 310 > SL 301-405, 411 / DH 411 > AM 411 > Indiana Hi-Rail 311 > AM 68, 414 / DH 414 > Southern Railroad of New Jersey (as LV 414). The LV competed against several carriers in its territory, notably the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and Erie, both of whom also reached Buffalo, while the latter continued on to Chicago. Roster. LV 95132. Taken from the Route 251 grade crossing. Unfortunately, the DLS&S was having difficulty raising capital, in part due to the efforts of the LC&N. LV Rochester Local 1.5 miles east of Mendon w/#128 SW900m leading. The EB is about to clear, and the WB is getting instructions from the dispatcher. Removing the crossing signals at Mile Square Road in Mendon, NY on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Train has just crossed Route 251. Mainline tracks still in place up to the road. Home Site Map Search Contact 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. Language: Note the open phone cabinet extreme left. Employees of some divisions of railroads even published their own periodicals. Lehigh Valley RM1 at Rochester Junction, Winter 1974. Rich Taylor photo. He may have been an engineer on crack passenger trains such as the Hiawatha or 400, may have manned a busy interlocking tower, or generated waybills in the yard office. Meyer Pearlman photo. Lehigh Valley eastbound Apollo crossing 3 track bridge over Honeoye Creek, just west of Rochester Junction, 1974. The foundation for the crossing signal on the right can still be seen in the ground, with the bolts bent over along Route 251. Lehigh Valley Railroad Rochester Jct. From there the anthracite was moved down theLehigh and Delaware Rivers (later operated as part of the Lehigh and Delaware Canals) via barge to Philadelphia. First cut in the Lehigh Valley RR main. Lehigh Valley gas electric at Rochester Junction. Train is on the Rochester Branch. Employee rosters are another source of names and such information as seniority dates and positions. While the surge in wartime traffic during the 1940s helped right the ship this was not enough to stabilize the LV's growing financial problems. Today, nearly the entire western half of the LV is gone and what remains is operated by the Reading & Northern and Conrail successor, Norfolk Southern. Could The LV Have Survived To The Modern Day? By April of 1962 it, incredibly, controlled 90% of the road. Green Mountain. Headed for Rochester on the Rochester branch. Kits that dont even have real prototypes are listed on a separate page, titled LV Fantasy Models!, Your email address will not be published. Fox River Valley Railroad: 1: GCRY: Grand Canyon Railway: 1: GEXR: Goderich & Exeter: 3: GMRC: Green Mountain RR: 3: GN: Great Northern: 12: GNW: GNW: 1: GRS: GRS: 1: GT: The station had burned to the ground a year before. Conrail #1224 (ex-Erie-Lackawanna) with train on the former Lehigh Valley Rochester branch. LVRR crossing in Mendon. The Lehigh Valley Railroad logo. Lehigh Valley trains meet at Rush, NY. Yet another source of information can be found in the magazines published by the labor unions, such as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Order of Railway Conductors. Mendon station park is to the left now. Date and photographer unknown. Lehigh Valley PA-1's, led by #603, have train #8, the eastbound "Maple Leaf," hustling through South Plainfield, New Jersey on a fall morning, circa 1952. |LV History Unfortunately, after 1900 the company also had an on-again-off-again battle to maintain profitability. The RV served multitudes of shippers, including: stone quarries, pharmaceutical companies, coal dealers, plastics manufacturers, and many more. Later this month, the RailRiders begin a home schedule that currently features 16 giveaways, 12 fireworks nights, six custom jerseys, four Copa de la Diversin games and much more! Double headed signal on the left is now erected at the Lehigh Valley Veterans park in Manchester, NY. Also see Conrail listings. The building on the left is the saw mill, relocated from its original location. North East Rails Clint Chamberlin. | Prior to 1880, Erie motive power was used. Lehigh Valley train ME 1 at Rochester Junction, March 11, 1976. This clinic describes the use of insurance and railroad maps, historic photographs, equipment diagrams, published drawings of rolling stock, and equipment registers to build a model railroad representing the Lehigh Valley Railroad in the period before 1900. Over 2 million railroad and train related photographs from all over the US. station, 24 April 1973. If you are curious about the type and history of the Lehigh Valley engines that appear in this gallery, we recommend a visit to Scot Lawrences incomparable Lehigh Valley Railroad All Time Locomotive Roster (1853 1976). Notice the man on the second telegraph pole. By Railroad . Signal on the left is now located in the Lehigh Valley Veterans park in Manchester, Relay case to the right of the right signal (#3732) is still there. It is unlikely the Lehigh Valley could have survived into the modern era. Eastbound Lehigh Valley RR train passing through Mendon, NY, mid-September 1973. Local RM-2 is waiting in the Rochester Junction yard. So, its motto, Route Of The Black Diamond, was quite befitting and led directly to both its rise in prosperity and downfall into bankruptcy. Lehigh Valley Rochester Junction, early 1970s. Another shot of A&K Track Materials picking up rail just east of Rochester Jct. | 1957. The Lehigh Valley had stopped running 9 months earlier! The RRB, by the way, has some great information online for genealogists regarding this subject, as well as location of some archives that do hold personnel or other records, including data before 1936. Available from the publisher online at. Creator: Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Quanitities: 6 cubic feet. Lehigh Valley Rochester Junction, Honeoye Falls NY, early 1900s. The NY&E provided an east-west routing across its home state and was once the longest railroad in the country when opened in 1851. The site requires that you be a registered user, and it's easy to register. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. View is railroad east and Mendon station park is now where this all was. As Penn Central literally fell apart from its first day of service it came as no surprise that just two years later, in 1970, it declared bankruptcy. Another shot of A&K Track Materials crew picking up rail near Clover Street in Mendon NY after the bridge had been removed. You can see the 3 track bridge over Honeoye Creek, which still stands, in the background. June 21, 1977. Lehigh Valley PA-1 #604 is seen here stopped at Bethlehem Union Station during the 1950s. A summary of those records can be viewed on my Milwaukee Road page. This Pier Station had a full length covered pier, and carfloats would be moored directly to the pier for the loading and unloading of freight directly from the freight cars into and out of the pier shed. Conrail local EX-1 arriving at ex Lehigh Valley Railroad Rochester Jct. Conrail CR C32-8 #6610 ROSTER 1985 Original Kodachrome (#155414622999) . |Black Diamond by Phil Paone This property was located on the south side of East 149th Street and west of River Avenue. 19932022 Mendon Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. Lehigh Valley Railroad Bern Hill 11x17 FRAMED poster vintagetraveldotart (25) $15.95 FREE shipping Antique Lehigh Valley Railroad Train Metal Mounting Plate Hand Painted Railroadiana Collectible WaverlyNY14892 (1,135) $100.00 FREE shipping Lehigh Valley Railroad Pin 1" FindingKingdotcom (505) $9.98 FREE shipping LVRR eastbound train about to cross Route 64 at Mendon, NY, March 24, 1974. June 21, 1977. Two types of rosters have survived: official rosters (railroad-generated), and advertising rosters (privately-published, based on railroad-generated data). Lehigh Valley Railroad AP-1 taken from the Clover Street bridge Sept '75. The Lehigh Valley had 27 EMD SW8's, the largest population of a single diesel model on the LV. Today, only . Lehigh Valley 311-406-310 in Victor 2/17/1972. City directories and federal census lists are more accessible and can provide good information on occupations of individuals at specific points in history. In the hotly contested New York - Buffalo market, the road had difficulty remaining competitive operating a route that tended to be slower than its surrounding counterparts. The number of cars on the LV roster is taken from the ORERs for that month ("-" means the cars were not yet on the roster, and "0" means all had been retired by that date). Industrial This system had been built between 1828 and 1856 with an entire length of 169 miles; it ran from Northumberland to Wilkes-Barre before turning north to the New York state line via Towanda and Sayre (the location of LV's primary shops and maintenance facilities). With its financial fortunes in steep decline, the LV was success in canceling all passenger services by 1961. Please note not all items are on public display. It was one of the numerous bankrupts rolled into Conrail whereupon its routes were considered superfluous. Lehigh Valley Railroad: 1938 Employee Rosters . Author's collection. These companies also had corporate magazines, although the purpose of most was to promote the current product line. Great Northern. Its plan was similar to the LV's but its promoters' hopes never made it beyond a bit of grading work. Construction began in 1850 around Mauch Chunk, PA. Valley Steam Classes A-K (After 1905). Gilmore DRUM: crossing watchman: 9-26-1918 : John BECKER: crossing watchman: 7-5-1928 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 Conrail local EX-1 working at ex Lehigh Valley Railroad Rochester Jct. 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. 251. Before Asa Packer died he also laid the groundwork for LV's extension beyond the New Jersey state line. Once again, though, their availability today can be very limited. An official, 1940 system of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. This is now the end of the Lehigh Valley Trail on the Rochester branch in Henrietta. Revenue Revenue January 16, 1978. Search Photographers. |LV Steam photos 1855-1936 One good source for information can be the employee magazines that many roads published for their workers. LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD 1966 Enroute to Manchester, we first encountered the Lehigh Valley at Victor, NY. This usually means that I am not too fussy, especially if I need a lot of a particular type of car! This is now Mendon Station Park. Two of the earliest successful ventures were the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company of 1822 and the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company of 1823 (later the Delaware & Hudson Railway). One of the B&O's original streamliners, the Abraham Lincoln, operated during its brief ownership of the Alton Railroad in the Midwest. 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. Another large collection, of Erie Railroad and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western employees working in the Scranton, PA area, is housed at the Steamtown National Historic Site (read on for more information on that). The caboose is former Lehigh Valley. This move sent shock waves not only within financial circles but also throughout the railroad industry. Wrecks, Also see: Date and photographer unknown. Paul Templeton photo, Lehigh Valley Railroad eastbound train at the Old Dutch Road grade crossing east of Mendon, NY. Lehigh Valley Railroad Quaker Interlocking, Quaker Meeting House Road, Mendon, NY, view to the east, June 21, 1977. Note station still stands. The Junction itself was still being accessed by Conrail via the Rochester branch for deliveries to Honeoye Falls and Lima until the early 1980s, when everything else was ripped up. Additional information/updates by: Martin Baumann and Joseph O'Mara Lehigh Valley RR train AP-2 crossing Old Dutch Road east of Mendon, NY on January 9, 1974. Last eastbound freight heading into Rochester Junction, Late March 1976. Roster: Locomotives: UMP 51(VO-660M) Views: 1485 Comments: 0: Title: Relegance MDT : Description: Relagance power Plymouth MDT at Portland PA power plant : in 1964. This approach span was removed in the early 1980s. This area is now Mendon Station Park. Packer renamed the property as the New York & Pennsylvania, extending service to the state line at Waverly, New York in 1869 where it interchanged with the New York & Erie (Erie). Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, American railroad whose growth was based on hauling coal from the anthracite mines of northeastern Pennsylvania. Building behind the train was an ice house. began operations on April 1, 1976. However, the job could go east as far as Rochester Jct.

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