[1] In the 1870s the LVRR acquired other large tracts of land starting at 13,000 acres (53km2) in 1870,[9] with an additional of 5,800 acres (23km2) in 1872,[12] and turned its eye toward expansion across New Jersey all the way to the New York City area. ft.). ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Ledgers, 1903-1925. Annual Report of the State Board of Assessors of the State of New Jersey, News Printing Co., 1889, p.85. ft.), PRR / President / Presidential Correspondence of W.W. Atterbury, 1925-1935. At the time, anthracite was transported by boat down the Lehigh River. (2 cu. (.15 cu. 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. 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. Morgan. ft.), Berkshire Land Company / Cash Book, 1945-1953. In 1896 the very early film Black Diamond Express was produced by Thomas A. Edison's company Kinetoscope. The Chandler Acts of 1938-9 provided a new form of relief for railroads, allowing them to restructure their debt while continuing to operate. ft.), Pennsylvania and North Western Railroad / Annual Reports, 1890-1901. In 1895, the LVRR constructed the Greenville and Hudson Railway parallel with the national docks in order to relieve congestion and have a wholly-owned route into Jersey City. (1 cu. (.2 cu. ft.), Western Pennsylvania Railroad / Minute Books, 1860-1903. Bankruptcy trustee July 1970August 1974. The restructuring allowed the LVRR to extend the maturity of its mortgages, but it needed to repeat the process in 1950. ft.), Philadelphia and Erie Railroad / Report to the Superintendant of the Tenth Census, 1880. (.1 cu. The Easton and Amboy's operations were labeled the "New Jersey Division" of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. (.25 cu. The Reading, now out of receivership, purchased the company and brought the other coal railroads into the partnership, with the Reading owning 30%, the LVRR 23%, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 20%, CNJ 17%, Erie 6%, and New York, Susquehanna and Western 4 percent. 1835-1925]. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Minute Books, 1870-1954. Cassatt and James McCrea, ca 1899-1913. 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. 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. (.3 cu. Coal, steel, passengers, and various other freight could be carried via the Lehigh Valley Railroad to either the Great Lakes or . (1 cu. Creator: Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Quanitities: 6 cubic feet. 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. 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. ft.), PRR / VP of Special Services / Water Company Files, 1905-1956. 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. 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 . Finally in 1900, the LVRR purchased the National Docks Railway outright. In 1870, the Lehigh Valley Railroad acquired trackage rights to Auburn, New York, on the Southern Central Railroad.[1]. Customers naturally resented the actions of the cartel, and since coal was critical to commerce, Congress intervened in 1887 with the Interstate Commerce Act that forbade the roads from joining into such pools. 1906 Antique Lehigh Valley Railroad Map Vintage Lehigh Valley Railway Map Birthday Gift for Dad Anniversary 527 ad vertisement by plaindealing. [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. This microfilm, such as it is, is our best and most comprehensive source of PRR maps at this time. Railroad Leader. 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 . Eventually, the Easton and Amboy Railroad was absorbed into the parent Lehigh Valley Railroad. 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. ft.), Pennsylvania and Midland Railroad / Court Proceedings, 1895-1899. (.25 cu. At first the incident was considered an accident; a long investigation eventually concluded that the explosion was an act of German sabotage, for which reparations were finally paid in 1979. Map of the Pennsylvania, Reading, and Lehigh Valley Railroads, and 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). [1], The length of the line from Mauch Chunk to Easton was 46 miles of single track. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Journals, 1886-1929. 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. Finally, in 1889, the LVRR gained control of the Geneva, Ithaca, and Sayre Railroad and completed its line of rail through New York. ft.), PRR / VP Central Region / Blueprint Track Chart of Branch Lines, 1938. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Stock Transfer Book, 1889-1931. San Jos to Merced - California High Speed Rail (.16 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. 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 . (.2 cu. 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? Proudly founded in 1681 as a place of tolerance and freedom. Map of the Pennsylvania, Reading, and Lehigh Valley Railroads, and their connections. Engineering Drawings, [ca.1886-1940 (bulk: 1915-1930)]{#311m.284} will be of interest. The line connects with Conrail Shared Assets Operations's Lehigh Line (the new rail line) and CSX Transportation's Trenton Subdivision at Port Reading Junction in Manville, New Jersey, and connects with the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad's Reading Division at Packerton, Pennsylvania, and Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad's Lehigh Division at Lehighton, Pennsylvania (originally M&H Junction near Old Penn Haven, Pennsylvania). ft.), Susquehanna and Clearfield Railroad / Annual Report to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. The building shutdown in 1961 and was demolished. Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. 6 Replies 6377 Views by lvrr325 Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:20 pm: ft.), Enola Realty Company / Ledgers, 1905-1932. ft.), Northern Central Railway / Committee Minute Book, 1875-1914. The United States Railroad Administration controlled the railroad from 1918 to 1920, at which time control was transferred back to the private companies. ft.), Susquehanna, Bloomsburg, and Berwick Railroad / Minute Book, 1902-1918. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Secretary's Correspondence, 1860-1966 (1905-1966). 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. 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 . (.1 cu. (.4 cu. ft.), PRR / President / Presidential Correspondence of A.J. Passengers were routed to the Pennsylvania Railroad's terminal and ferry. ft.), Katharine Water Company / Minute Book, 1904-1925. Following Federal legislation which stopped the operation of such service, the lake line was sold to private interests in 1920. LVRR Map - Decoding the Myths of Asa Packer, 1805?-1879 (.3 cu. ft.), PRR / Comptroller / General Correspondence Files, 1924-1964. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Property Ledger, 1886-1916. Lehigh Valley Railroad - Wikipedia (.1 cu. Lehigh Valley Railroad Tracings and blueprints for buildings, bridges, and track routes of the Land and Tax Department for the Wyoming, Jersey City and Buffalo Divisions of the Lehigh Valley Railroad are included in Series {#274m.568}, Track and Structures Drawings, 1870-1976 . 1 en:Hoboken Manufacturers' Railroad; 2 en:Bay Shore Connecting Railroad; 3 en:Whippany River Railroad 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]. By 1859 it had 600 coal cars and 19 engines. A long series of antitrust investigations and lawsuits resulted, culminating in a 1911 Supreme Court decision that forced the LVRR to divest itself of the coal companies it had held since 1868. The hotel remained with the company until 1909, when it was bought by residents of the surrounding cottages. The Maple Leaf and the John Wilkes were the last operating long-distance trains, terminated that day. (10 cu. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Contract Book of George B. Roberts, 1869-1884. 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 Auburn Branch Sayre, PA to North Fair Haven NY, PA | CR, LV, NY&OM Batavia to Leroy, NY NY | LV Buffalo to Victor, NY NY | LV The Cayuga Lake Railroad Auburn to Lake Ridge, NY NY | CLRR, CR, LV The Cortland Branch East Ithaca to Camden, NY NY | LV Ithaca to . of Law / Miscellaneous Interstate Commerce Commission Case Files, 1927-1935. 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. [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. [14] A year later, Harry Packer died of illness, and Asa's 51-year-old nephew Elisha Packer Wilbur was elected president, a position he held for 13 years.[27]. The original line retains its original route when it was first constructed and is served by Norfolk Southern Railway. ft.), Valley Real Estate Company / Journal Entries, 1919. Lehigh Valley Railroad - Etsy The railroad was chartered on August 2, 1847, and elected James Madison Porter its president on October 21. (.1 cu. ft.), Ridgeway and Clearfield Railroad / Minute Book, 1882-1911. . 1948: ALCO PA passenger diesels replace steam on all passenger runs. Map showing the Lehigh Valley Railroad system in the anthracite coal :-)). 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. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Annual Reports of Water Companies, 1914. ft.), Germantown, Norristown, and Phoenixville Railroad / Minute Book, 1881-1886. While researchers are welcome to come in and browse through the hundreds of boxes of rolled maps and drawings, Archives staff is not able to do research for non-visiting patrons in this series. ft.), Enola Realty Company / Journals, 1905-1932. Condition: Used. The South Basin terminal was used solely for freight, having docks and car float facilities. This allowed the line's eastbound grade to be reduced and a shorter route for handling through traffic established. In 1883, Hartshorne retired to allow Harry E. Packer, Asa's 32-year-old youngest son, to assume the Presidency. Please note: There also exists an unprocessed series of PRR/Penn Central maps entitled: Architectural Drawings and Maps, ca 1818-1970 (1883-1965). ft.), PRR / Secretary / Board of Directors' Inspection Trip Book, 1937. 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. (.1 cu. Some lines were subsequently abandoned and even dismantled long before the expiration date came up. Railroad History of Rochester, NY - GitHub Pages The Lehigh Valley Railroad's original and primary route between Easton and Allentown was built in 1855. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Post Office Files, 1923-1933. 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. So, its motto, Route Of The Black Diamond, was quite befitting and led directly to both its rise in prosperity and downfall into bankruptcy. See original listing. ft.), which was maintained by the Secretary's office. 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. Although the decade began with the completion of its terminals at Buffalo and Jersey City, and the establishment of a trunk line across New York, the company soon became entangled in costly business dealings which ultimately led to the Packer family's loss of control. Following Loomis' death in 1937, the presidency went to Loomis' assistant Duncan J. Kerr,[40] but in 1940 he was replaced by Albert N. Williams,[41] and the road came under the influence of the PRR. 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. [1][19][bettersourceneeded][20]. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. (.02 cu. (.12 cu. (11 cu. ft.), Clearfield and Jefferson Railway / Annual Reports, 1886-1888. [26] The railroad had survived the economic depression of 1873 and was seeing its business recover. [38] Through bonds issued by the D&H, he obtained 30% of the LVRR stock, and won the support of nearly half the stockholders. The Lehigh Valley Railroad began providing service to Hemlock lake in 1895. The line became known as the Lehigh Line during Conrail ownership. (2.25 cu. [42], Following the Great Depression, the railroad had a few periods of prosperity, but was clearly in a slow decline. ft.), Peoria and Eastern Railway / Annual Reports, 1928-1936, 1938-1961, 1963-1966, 1970-1973, 1976. File : Lehigh Valley Railroad System Map.svg - Wikimedia 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. (17.5 cu. The new line is also served by Norfolk Southern Railway, but it is served together with CSX Transportation in a joint ownership company called Conrail Shared Assets Operations. DeRuyter Val Map - info needed by Cactus Jack - Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:08 pm. Google Maps (152 cu. The Valuable Papers are arranged numerically by file number, and are indexed by 27 rolls of 16 mm microfilm (roll #s RRV 1073-1099) in a variety of ways: alphabetically by personal or corporate name of parties, alphabeticaly by name of geographical location, and numerically by file number. ft.), Williamsport and Elmira Railroad / Annual Reports, 1856-1858. (.1 cu. (3 cu. (3 cu. [39], Following the defeat of its plan, the D&H sold its stock to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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