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The Erie Lackawanna Railway was formed on March 1, 1968, as a subsidiary of Dereco, the holding company of the Norfolk and Western Railway, which had bought the railroad. On April 1, the assets were transferred as a condition of the proposed but never-consummated merger between the N&W and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway .
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad was first incorporated as Leggett's Gap Railroad on April 7, 1832, though it was dormant for several years following its incorporation. The company was chartered on March 14, 1849, and organized on January 2, 1850. On April 14, 1851, its name was changed to Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
It was purchased by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1957, but operated as an independent subsidiary under it and the Erie Lackawanna until its inclusion in Conrail in 1976. Sections of the line operate today for both freight and tourists under local county ownership, with talk of future commuter expansion.
The Lehigh and Lackawanna Railroad was a railway company in the United States. It was incorporated in 1864 and opened its initial line between Bethlehem , and Chapman, Pennsylvania , in 1867. At its peak, the company's line extended 25.3 miles (40.7 km) from Bethlehem to Wind Gap, Pennsylvania .
Erie Lackawanna Railway (subsidiary of Norfolk and Western Railway), bankrupt since June 26, 1972; Penn Central Transportation Company, bankrupt since June 21, 1970 Ann Arbor Railroad (subsidiary), bankrupt since October 15, 1973; property acquired by the state of Michigan. [113] Conrail operates it until October 1, 1977.
The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad (reporting mark DL) is a shortline railroad operating in Northeastern Pennsylvania, especially the Scranton area. DL began service in August 1993 and is the designated operator for 88 miles (142 kilometres) of trackage in Lackawanna , Wayne , Northampton , and Monroe Counties.
Kent continued to be a major stop on Erie's New York–Chicago trains throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Service continued through 1960 when the Erie merged with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad to form the Erie Lackawanna Railway. Passenger service ended on January 4, 1970, with the final passing of the Lake Cities.
Kingston Station was 1.5 miles (2.4 km) across the Susquehanna River from the city of Wilkes-Barre, and the increased traffic to Kingston led to the founding of the "Wilkes-Barre and Kingston Passengers Railway", chartered on April 14, 1859. This is believed to have been the first public transit line in Kingston, and operated until November 15 ...