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This article is about the major railroad network owned by the Erie Railroad. For the never-built short line in northwest Pennsylvania (from Erie to Warren), see Erie Railroad (1836). Warren is a city in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Erie Railroad
Logo
Reporting marks ERIE
Locale Jersey City, NJ to Chicago, IL
Dates of operation 1832–1960
Successor line Erie Lackawanna
Track gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge), converted from 6 ft (1829 mm) broad gauge on June 22, 1880

The Erie Railroad (AAR reporting marks ERIE) was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, connecting New York City with Lake Erie, and extending west to Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Chicago. A reporting mark is an identification assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR to rail carriers and other companies operating in North America. Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Erie Lackawanna Railway, known as the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad until 1968 was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware Lackawanna Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. Broad gauge Railways use a Rail gauge (distance between the rails greater than the Standard gauge of. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A reporting mark is an identification assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR to rail carriers and other companies operating in North America. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The City of New York Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. In 1960 it merged with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad to form the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, becoming part of Conrail in 1976. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company ( DL&W or Lackawanna) was a Railroad connecting Pennsylvania 's Lackawanna Valley The Erie Lackawanna Railway, known as the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad until 1968 was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware Lackawanna Consolidated Rail Corporation, also known as Conrail, began operations on April 1, 1976 as a federally funded takeover of the major railroad Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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History

New York and Erie Rail Road: 1832-1861

1834 plan
1834 plan

The New York and Erie Rail Road was chartered April 24, 1832 to connect the Hudson River at Piermont, north of New York City, west to Lake Erie at Dunkirk. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami Piermont is a village in Rockland County, New York, United States. The City of New York Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally Dunkirk is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the USA. The population was 13131 at the 2000 census On February 16, 1841 the railroad was authorized to cross into the northeast corner of Pennsylvania on the west side of the Delaware River. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Construction began in 1836, and it opened from Piermont to Goshen on September 23, 1841. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Goshen is the county seat of Orange County, New York, United States. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link After some financial problems, construction resumed in August 1846, and the next section, to Port Jervis, opened on January 7, 1848. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Port Jervis is an American City in Orange County, New York. The population was 8860 at the 2000 census Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Further extensions opened to Binghamton December 27, 1848, Owego January 1, 1849, and the full length to Dunkirk May 19, 1851. Binghamton, known as The Parlor City is a City located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Owego is a Village in Tioga County, New York, USA. The population was 3911 at the 2000 census New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year At Dunkirk steamboats continued across Lake Erie to Detroit, Michigan. A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally

The line was built as 6 foot (1829 mm) wide gauge; this was believed to be the best way to prevent traffic being lost to other lines. Broad gauge Railways use a Rail gauge (distance between the rails greater than the Standard gauge of.

In 1848 the railroad built the Starrucca Viaduct, a stone railroad bridge over Starrucca Creek in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania which has survived and is still in use today. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Starrucca Viaduct is a stone Arch bridge that spans Starrucca Creek near Lanesboro Pennsylvania, in the United States. Starrucca Creek is a Tributary of the North Branch Susquehanna River in Susquehanna and Wayne Counties Pennsylvania in the United Lanesboro is a Borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The viaduct is 1040 feet (317 m) long, 100 feet (30 m) high and 25 feet (8 m) wide at the top. It is the oldest stone rail bridge in Pennsylvania still in use. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern

The Erie's charter was amended April 8, 1845 to allow the building of the Newburgh Branch, running from the main line near Harriman north-northeast to Newburgh, also on the Hudson River. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harriman is a Village in Orange County, New York, United States. Newburgh is a Town in Orange County, New York, United States. The branch opened January 8, 1850. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link It was later used as a connection to the New York and New England Railroad via a car float operation across the river to Beacon, New York. The New England Railroad was the final name for a Railroad system connecting New York state with Providence Rhode Island, Boston Massachusetts A railroad car float is an unpowered Barge with Rail tracks mounted on its deck

The Paterson and Ramapo Railroad and Union Railroad opened in 1848, providing a connection between the Erie at the village of Suffern in Ramapo and Jersey City, across the Hudson River from New York City. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Ramapo, formally known as New Hempstead and then Hampstead is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of New Jersey The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami The City of New York Through ticketing began in 1851, with a required change of cars at Ramapo due to the gauge break. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year With railways a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge In 1852 the Erie leased the two companies along with the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad, and Erie trains begin operating to the New Jersey Rail Road's Jersey City terminal on November 1853 after a third rail for wide gauge was finished. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system in New Jersey, including their main line to New York City Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Wide Gauge was an early Model railway and Toy train Rail gauge, introduced in the United States in 1906 by Lionel Corporation

In 1852 the Buffalo and Rochester Railroad, part of the New York Central Railroad system, completed a new alignment between Buffalo and Batavia. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Buffalo and Rochester Railroad was formed on December 7, 1850 by the merger of the Tonawanda Railroad and the Attica and Buffalo Railroad The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity was a Railroad operating in the Northeastern United States. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Batavia is a city in Genesee County, Western New York, USA, located near the middle of Genesee County entirely within the Town The new alignment from Buffalo to Attica was sold to the Erie's Buffalo and New York City Railroad, a reorganization of the Attica and Hornellsville Railroad, and converted to the Erie's wide gauge. The Attica is a Village in Wyoming County, New York in the USA. Wide Gauge was an early Model railway and Toy train Rail gauge, introduced in the United States in 1906 by Lionel Corporation The extension from Attica southeast to Hornellsville opened on November 17, 1852, giving the Erie access to Buffalo, a better terminal than Dunkirk. Hornell is a City in Steuben County, New York, United States. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

The Erie began operating the Chemung Railroad in 1850; this provided a branch from Horseheads north to Watkins. The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Horseheads may refer to two locations in Chemung County New York Horseheads (village New York Horseheads (town New York The Canandaigua and Elmira Railroad opened in 1851 as a northern extension from Watkins to Canandaigua and was operated by the Erie until 1853. The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Canandaigua ( Utaˀnaráhkhwaˀ in Tuscarora) is a City in Ontario County, New York Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common At this point, the Erie subleased the Chemung Railroad to the Canandaigua and Elmira. The C&E went bankrupt in 1857 and was reorganized in 1859 as the Elmira, Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad, at which time the Erie leased it again. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Chemung Railroad reverted to the Erie in 1858 during the bankruptcy. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

1855 map
1855 map

The Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad continued this line beyond Canandaigua to North Tonawanda with trackage rights over the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad to Niagara Falls and the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge into Ontario. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Railway companies can interact with and control others in many ways The Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad was a part of the New York Central Railroad system connecting Buffalo New York to Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls is a City in Niagara County, New York, United States. The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge was the world's first working railway Suspension bridge. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec This was leased by the Canandaigua and Elmira from its opening in 1853 to 1858, when it went bankrupt, was reorganized as the Niagara Bridge and Canandaigua Railroad, and was leased by New York Central Railroad. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity was a Railroad operating in the Northeastern United States. The NYC converted it to standard gauge and blocked the Erie from it. The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge.

The Erie pushed southward into the coal fields of Elk County, Pennsylvania, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, and Clearfield County, Pennsylvania to acquire a source of fuel for its locomotives. Elk County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. Clearfield County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. This action began with the February 26, 1859 merger of two earlier roads to form the Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad Company. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The new organization was sponsored by the New York and Erie Railroad Company, later known as the Erie. The B. B. & P. ran for 25. 97 miles through Bradford, Pennsylvania after connecting with the primary line of the Erie at Carrollton, New York. Bradford is a small City located in rural McKean County Pennsylvania, in the United States 78 miles (126 km south of Buffalo New York Carrollton is a Town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The line came to a point known as Gilesville, the site of a bituminous mine, by January 1, 1866. Bitumen is a mixture of organic Liquids that are highly Viscous, black sticky entirely soluble in Carbon disulfide, and composed primarily Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [1]

Erie Railway: 1861-1875

In August 1859 the company went into receivership due to the large costs of building, and on June 25, 1861 it was reorganized as the Erie Railway. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Administrative receivership is a procedure in the United Kingdom whereby a creditor can enforce security against a company's assets in an effort to obtain Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This was the first bankruptcy of a major trunk line in the U. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against S.

Formerly Erie Railroad tracks pass through Nutley, New Jersey. Track on left is apparently abandoned
Formerly Erie Railroad tracks pass through Nutley, New Jersey. This article is about the township of Nutley in New Jersey For the village in East Sussex see Nutley East Sussex. Track on left is apparently abandoned

In 1863 the Erie leased the Buffalo, New York and Erie Railroad and its subsidiary the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad, jointly operating it with the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern Central Railway. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Railroad, founded in 1846 The Northern Central Railway was a rail line connecting Baltimore Maryland with Sunbury Pennsylvania. The BNY&E had taken over the Buffalo and New York City Railroad in 1857 due to the Erie's bankruptcy, and the BNY&E used it west of Attica to reach Buffalo from its southeast end at Corning. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the The Attica is a Village in Wyoming County, New York in the USA. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Corning is a City in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The R&GV split from the main line at Avon, running north to Rochester. Avon is a Village in Livingston County, New York, USA. The population was 2977 at the 2000 census Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. A joint through line was created between Philadelphia and Buffalo. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə At this time, the Northern Central leased the Elmira and Williamsport Railroad, forming the part of the line from Elmira south into Pennsylvania. Elmira is a City in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira New York Metropolitan Statistical Area The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern After disputes due to charges of the Erie using its own line via Hornellsville (the B&NYC) too much, and problems with the gauge break at Elmira, this contract was cancelled in 1866. Hornell is a City in Steuben County, New York, United States. With railways a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge Elmira is a City in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira New York Metropolitan Statistical Area Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Elmira, Jefferson and Canandaigua Railroad (and its Chemung Railroad) was transferred to the Northern Central, and a third rail was built to allow the Northern Central's standard gauge trains to operate over it. The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge.

To restore access to the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, the Erie got the Suspension Bridge and Erie Junction Railroad chartered in 1868. The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge was the world's first working railway Suspension bridge. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The line opened in 1871, running from eastern Buffalo to Tonawanda and then alongside the New York Central Railroad's Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad to the bridge. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. The name Tonawanda refers to several locations in Western New York. The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity was a Railroad operating in the Northeastern United States. The Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad was a part of the New York Central Railroad system connecting Buffalo New York to Niagara Falls. The Erie International Railway, chartered 1872 and opened 1874, provided a branch to the International Bridge, and the Lockport and Buffalo Railway, chartered 1871 and opened 1879, provided a branch to Lockport. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The International Railway Bridge carries a railway line across the Niagara River between Fort Erie Ontario and Buffalo New York. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lockport is a City in Niagara County, New York, United States.

Railway switch in Nutley, NJ
Railway switch in Nutley, NJ

Three well-known financiers struggled for control of the company from the 1850s to the 1860s, Daniel Drew, Jay Gould and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Daniel Drew ( July 29 1797 &ndash September 18 1879) was an American Financier. Jason "Jay" Gould ( May 27, 1836 &ndash December 2, 1892) was an American Financier who became a leading American railroad Cornelius Vanderbilt ( May 27 1794 &ndash January 4 1877) also known by the Sobriquets The Commodore or Gould ultimately triumphed in this struggle, but was forced by poor public opinion to relinquish control in 1872, following his involvement in the 1869 gold-rigging scandal. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Black Friday, September 24 1869 also known as the Fisk-Gould Scandal, was a financial panic in the United States caused by two speculators’ efforts to corner the gold market

In 1869, the railroad moved its main shops facilities from Dunkirk to Buffalo. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Rather than demolishing the shops in Dunkirk, the facility was leased to Horatio G. Brooks, the former chief engineer of the NY&E who was at the controls of the first train into Dunkirk in 1851. Horatio G Brooks ( October 30 1828 &ndash April 20 1887) worked as chief engineer for the New York and Erie Railroad (NY&E until 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Horatio Brooks used the facilities to begin Brooks Locomotive Works, which remained in independent business until 1901 when it was merged with seven other locomotive manufacturing firms to create ALCO. The Brooks Locomotive Works manufactured steam Railroad Locomotives and freight cars from 1869 through its merger into the American Locomotive Company until Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The American Locomotive Company, often shortened to ALCO or Alco (or less frequently ALCo) was a builder of Railroad Locomotives in ALCO continued new locomotive production at this facility until 1934, then closed the plant completely in 1962. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway: 1875-1893

1884 map
1884 map

The Erie still did not see profits and via bankruptcy was sold in 1875 to become the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway.

The New York, Lake Erie, and Western Coal and Railroad Company pushed the line south to Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania in 1881 - 1882, a distance of 29. See also Johnsonburg New Jersey Johnsonburg is a borough in Elk County, Pennsylvania, 124 miles (199 km northeast of Pittsburgh and 68 miles. This section encompassed the once significant Kinzua Bridge. The Kinzua Bridge, also known as the Kinzua Viaduct, was a railway Trestle that spanned the Kinzua Creek in McKean County in [1]

In 1883 the Erie expanded west beyond New York State when it leased the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad which ran westward from Salamanca. The New York Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad (NYPANO was organized from the bankrupt Atlantic and Great Western Railroad in March 1880 Salamanca is a City in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States, located inside the Allegany Indian Reservation. Eventually, the Erie would reach as far west as Chicago. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

In 1886, it was reported that the Erie and the Reading Railroad shared ferry services between their two Jersey City terminals and Fulton Ferry in Brooklyn, New York for 11 round trips on weekdays and Saturdays, and four round trips on Sunday[2]. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City.

Erie Railroad: 1893-1960

In 1893 that railroad also went into bankruptcy reorganization, to emerge as the Erie Railroad. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

In 1897 trackage rights were obtained by the Erie over the Pennsylvania Railroad, from Johnsonburg to Brockway, Pennsylvania, then known as Brockwayville. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Railroad, founded in 1846 Brockway is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The distance was 27. 76 miles.

Jamestown, New York station, about 1909
Jamestown, New York station, about 1909

On May 1, 1907 the Erie obtained new trackage rights over the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh from Clarion, Pennsylvania, north of Johnsonburg, to Eleanora Junction, later called Cramer, in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Jamestown is a City in Chautauqua County, New York in the United States. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Clarion is a borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, about 100 miles (161 km north-northeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh DMA. Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. This covered a distance of 50. 67 miles. [1]

George W. Perkins brought Frederick D. Underwood into the Erie Railroad in 1910. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting During the eastern railroad strike of 1913 Underwood agreed to accept any ruling made by mediators under the Newlands Reclamation Act. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Reclamation Act (also known as the Newlands Reclamation Act or National Reclamation Act) of 1902 is a United States federal law that funded irrigation One of the demands made by Erie employees was a 20% increase in wages. Erie management had refused a wage increase but compromised by asking employees to wait until January 1915 for any advance. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Union leaders agreed to make this an issue which Erie management would settle with its own men. However, W. G. Lee, president of the brotherhood of railroad trainmen, asserted that the only way to deal with the Erie is through J.P. Morgan & Company, or the banks. JPMorgan Chase & Co ( is the largest Banking institution in the United States by deposits and market capitalization and is one of the oldest operating Underwood responded from his home in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, I am running the Erie Railroad: not George W. Wauwatosa is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, and was incorporated on May 27, 1897. Perkins, nor J. P. Morgan & Co. , nor anybody else. [3]

In 1938, the Erie Railroad was involved in the famous U.S. Supreme Court case of Erie R.R. v. Tompkins. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Erie Railroad Co v Tompkins, 304 US 64 (1938 was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that federal courts The Erie doctrine, which governs the application of state law in federal diversity cases, is still taught in American law schools today. A law school (also known as a school of law or college of law) is an institution specializing in Legal education.

On September 15, 1948, the Cleveland Union Terminals Company allowed the Erie to use the Union Terminal adjacent to Terminal Tower in lieu of its old station. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Terminal Tower is a landmark Skyscraper located on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. [1]

The Erie Railroad merged with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1960. The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company ( DL&W or Lackawanna) was a Railroad connecting Pennsylvania 's Lackawanna Valley Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The new company became known as the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. The Erie Lackawanna Railway, known as the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad until 1968 was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware Lackawanna

Locomotives

Company officers

The following are the presidents of the Erie Railroad through its history:

Jay Gould
Jay Gould
Hugh J. Jewett
Hugh J. Jewett

See also

External links

Further reading

The Scarlet Woman of Wall Street

References

  1. ^ a b c The Erie Railroad, The Clearfield Progress, November 16, 1967, Page 1. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.
  2. ^ Brooklyn Eagle Newspaper; 1886-01-03 Page 13
  3. ^ Erie Road Agrees to Accept Ruling of Mediators, Lincoln, Nebraska Daily News, July 23, 1913, Page 6. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. The City of Lincoln ( Umóⁿhoⁿ: Nískithe Tʰóⁿwoⁿgthoⁿ ˈnĩskiˡðe ˌtʰãwãŋgˡðã meaning "Salt Village" for Salt Creek which was the
  4. ^ Brown, Randolph R. ; McCourt, John P. ; and Obed, Martin E. (2007). "Erie's Heavyweight Steel RPOs: 1927 Through Retirement". The Diamond 21 (1): p. 4-5.  
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