The erie railroad in history, photographs, and postcards. Book festival celebrates local talent, reading joy. Unfortunately this one just seems like a very boring history book to me. The erie lackawanna railroad historical society, inc. In the early 1880s, with the railroad stretching from new york city to buffalo and northwestern pennsylvania, officials of the company were interested in extending a branch to tap the coal. Bonanza books, a division of crown publishers, inc. The erie pushed southward into the coal fields of elk county, pennsylvania. Many of our books are signed by authors, so dont miss out and grab a copy today.
This book is a history of the management of the erie lackawanna railroad, the unique railroad that goes from new york to nowhere. The company was formed during a period of rivalry among the northeastern seaport cities to secure the trade of the great lakes and the ohio valley. Page 1 fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. It is served by the lake shore limited route, which provides daily passenger service between chicago and new york city or boston. Thomas wingerter obituary girard, pa erie timesnews. One source that cant be overlooked as a commonly available substitute for personnel records is the railroad s erie employee magazine. This book will become the standard history of the standard railroad of the world. Chartered under the name sunbury and erie railroad on april 3, 1837.
Company store erie lackawanna railroad historical society. This book is a must have for any fan of the erie, the delaware lackawanna and western or the erie lackawanna as it was called after the two railroads merged. This book is a photographic essay documenting the pennsylvania railroad. Frederick and northern railroad minute book, 18731897. As a matter of fact, it was then the longest railroad in the world with the exception of the russian railroad running from moscow to st. The erie railroad reporting mark erie was a railroad that operated in the northeastern united states, originally connecting new york city more specifically jersey city, new jersey, where erie s former terminal, long demolished, used to stand with lake erie. Squire introduction according to the buffalo chamber of commerce, in the. The african american experience presented by the erie county historical society at the watsoncurtze mansion. The pennsylvania railroad reporting mark prr, legal name the pennsylvania railroad company, also known as the pennsy was an american class i railroad that was established in 1846 and was headquartered in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Jul 21, 2015 eries underground railroad not an actual railroad at all, the underground railroad was a series of complex secret routes, churches, institutions and privately owned homes that aided runaway slaves on the dangerous journey north. He was born in erie, on november 30, 1938, a son of the late elmer. You wont be able to quit until youve read the very last word. Mccreery had suffered at the hands of pennsylvania railroad in a business that had a loss or failed. Erie s rail link to philadelphia was achieved in 1864 with the completion of the philadelphia and erie railroad, which later became part of the pennsylvania railroad.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so. A transcription of the 452 employee records contained in the book can be searched at. Out of country shipping for all orders out site the continental united states. About tristate tristate railway historical society. A big train buff, i usually enjoy this type of book. Browse maps, pictures and histories of abandoned railroad lines in the state of pennsylvania. In 1878 was known as the new york, lake erie, and western railroad. It contains original scholarship and fresh interpretations that set the standard in railway research. Nothing i had seen or read in the past prepared me for an afternoon touring the exhibit into the light. This book is not recommended for locomotive aficionados. Andrew carnegies vision of transporting iron ore from his boats on lake erie to his pittsburgh steel mills was realized when he obtained.
Rochester history edited by blake mckelvey, city historian, volume xxx, no. Uncover the story behind over 100 unique locomotives and priceless pieces of the pa railroad historical collection at the railroad museum of pennsylvania. This book is probably the most comprehensive collection of photographs and history of the pennsylvania rrs open hopper cars in one place. Mike schafer notes in his book, more classic american railroads, the road. Erie railroad and the delaware, lackawanna and western railroad. Eries underground railroad eries history and memorabilia. Bethlehem steel company rr ops, bethlehem, pa plant in color vol 1. The stations ground floor has been redeveloped into commercial spaces, including the brewerie at union. This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series.
At the same time, the franklin canal company was laying track west from erie to the ohio pennsylvania border and the buffalo and state line railroad was laying track from buffalo to the pennsylvanianew york border. She writes much of railroad history or railside stories. Death of an american railroad, 19381992, the first train of dignitaries ran the entire length of the system on april 22nd that year. Union station is an amtrak railroad station and mixeduse commercial building in downtown erie, in the u. Previously, the rochester, nunda and pennsylvania railroad had. The reading railroad pronounced redding, officially known as the reading company, was another of the many northeastern anthracite carriers and arguably the most famous. After over 20 years of research and writing, this 247page book contains over 400 photos and track diagrams, plus two large insert pages of maps. The prr, incorporated on april, 1846, became by the turn of the century the standard railroad of the world and the largest single employer of men and women in the united states. Tristate also continues to publish and reprint several railroad history books that provide a more indepth analysis of the railroad heritage of the garden state. Through vintage photographs, northwestern pennsylvania railroads brings to life the history of the railroads that have served the region. We specialize in titles that are related to the history of the erie area and the presque isle. Northwestern pennsylvania railroads brings to life the history of the railroads. The meadville and linesville railroad, built entirely with local capital, was constructed in. The erie railroad was a railroad that operated in the northeastern united states, originally connecting new york city more specifically jersey city, new jersey, where eries former terminal, long demolished, used to stand with lake erie.
Far from the passive victims described in antebellum history books, free blacks in the north, many of them former slaves or indentured servants, had the reason, and the resources, to help. Remembering the pennsylvania railroad by kenneth c. The pittsburgh and lake erie railroad was the creation of william mccreery, a prominent pittsburgh businessman, merchant, and railroad builder. Map of the pennsylvania railroad and its connections. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership.
There are not a lot of books out there on the historic maryland and pennsylvania railroad, so if you want to learn about the history of this great little line, this is a must have. But the new york and erie was the was the first long railroad in the country. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. This includes the network of pennsy lines from pittsburgh northwest to erie.
Unfortunately, despite its celebrity the carrier relied heavily on a commodity which precipitously declined after world war ii. Werner books in erie, pa is proud to offer a wide selection of regional and local books. Pa state archives erie lackawanna railway company deposit. Railroad was another in a long line of projects that the harmonists made possible. Cambridge springs was a railroad station for the erie railroad in cambridge springs, crawford county, pennsylvania, united states. This circa 1908 view gives us a good downtrack look at the large erie railroad yards in binghamton, new york. Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900, available online, pennsylvania. It was completed in 1862, early in the oil industrys history. Sep 03, 2016 the erie caboose 191 that his grandfather, ernest gregory, and others made at the erie railroad car shop in 1946 is back in town, on display at the steamtown national historic site. They worked as laborers, started businesses, pursued education and established churches, which were at the heart of family and community life. Dunmore man brings erie caboose home to steamtown for labor.
Much has been written about the underground railroad in both history books, special publications and in documentary films. This work will be an invaluable resource, not only for railroad historians and those interested in the pennsylvania railroad and the regions it served. Members of the akron railroad club contributed most of the more than 200 images appearing in this book. Railroads in buffalo buffalo architecture and history. This is the quintessential tome on the history of one of the, if not the greatest business enterprise of the 19th and 20th centuries the pennsylvania railroad prr. It is commonly regarded by the keystone prototype modeling community as the one best resources available on the subject of. The bulk of this collection consists of the records of the pennsylvania railroad company, ca. Erie pennsylvania city directories family history library erie city directory, erie county, pennsylvania family history library erie, pa 18531855, 18571860 city directories allen county public library erie, pa 18611863, 18651900, 19011935 city. In 1849, the erie and north east railroad started laying track east from erie to the new yorkpennsylvania border at a gauge of 6 ft 1,829 mm. Pennsylvania, the first free state north of the masondixon line, provided many entry points to freedom. The earliest recorded use of train orders was by the erie railroad in 1851. If youre riding new jersey transits main line, port jervis line, bergen county line, boonton line, and many others, youre riding the exerie lackawanna.
Erie county railroads 18361972 by the buffalo history. By 1869, railroad lines from buffalo through erie to chicago were. The pennsylvania railroad company was incorporated under the laws of pennsylvania on april, 1846. Erie lackawanna railroad historical society home facebook. Across the delaware river we can see the campbells soup factory in camden. A railroad bridge crossing over the prr at starbrick, pa named for the star brick company located there at one time, so i was told aroused curiosity. Map books, 18101881 view canal maps the pennsylvania canal, a mostly forgotten piece of history, was at one time a significant component of the commonwealths economy and an essential mode of transportation throughout the interior of the state. The calendar only shipping rate is only available to shipments within the united states.
If youre riding new jersey transits main line, port jervis line, bergen county line, boonton line, and many others, youre riding the ex erie lackawanna. The line to erie was not particularly successful, but from sunbury to driftwood it could serve as part of a freight route with easy grades. Dansville was not used by the railroad, as these places were already. But the author is a lady,so she is not so interested in trains. Roger grant, clemson university ive long thought it unlikely that anyone would produce a full history of the pennsylvania railroad, as the topic was simply too vast.
It is bounded on the north by lake erie, on the east by chautauqua county, n. The records chiefly consist of minute books, accounts and reports of the erie lackawanna. Erie s underground railroad not an actual railroad at all, the underground railroad was a series of complex secret routes, churches, institutions and privately owned homes that aided runaway slaves on the dangerous journey north. The pennsylvania railroad at the time used discriminatory rates which became a hot issue in pittsburgh.
Steamtown national historic site scranton pa railroad history museum book. Ride through the gallitzin tunnels and horseshoe curve to experience an engineering marvel built in the mid1800s. Remembering the pennsylvania railroad classic trains. South of the lakeshore, the widegauge erie railroad enhanced east to west connections. A resident of university heights, sanders teaches journalism at cleveland state university. The classic erie railroad had a fascinating, if not tumultuous, corporate history which allowed it to witness the birth of the industry through the creation of conrail in 1976. Erie county constitutes constitutes the extreme northwestern point of pennsylvania, and is the only portion of the state that borders on lake erie. Remembering the pennsylvania railroad hometown reads. The pittsburgh and erie railroad was completed thru linesville to conneautville in 1864. The book actually begins decades before the prrs start date in 1846 and sets the stage for its coming on the scene. Mining a treasure trove of archival material, albert churella has produced a monumental history of a singularly important institution.
Craig sanders is president of the akron railroad club and has written two other railroad history books. This 50year saga of the weary erie goes far beyond describing in brilliant detail the. Ep2, erie pittsburgh arranged freight, with abba shark lashup in erie, pa with 9739 in the lead. My handbuilt small replica of an early 1898 northwestern pennsylvania trolley car, along with a number of my railroad and trolley car books, including erie to cleveland by trolley, and virginia. Northwestern pennsylvania railroads images of rail. Espn east penn railroad llc ebg east erie commercial railroad dls eastern berks gateway railroad co. It was so named because it was established in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. Jan 25, 2014 jan 25, 2014 meadville pa, erie railroad rr station,1908.
Some of the lines and branches covered in the series twenty. The book is written in an engaging style and manages to combine a level of detail, analysis and insight worthy of an academic book with the readability of popular history. On august 7, 2011, former pennsylvania railroad type e8a diesel units no. The erie was the jewel of new york and was the only railroad at the time to boast a route of its length under common ownership. Thank you bill, for caring enough to let us share it. It is served by the lake shore limited route, which provides daily passenger service between chicago and via two sections east of albany new york city or boston.
Hastings portrait of the pennsylvania railroad photographs from the collection of the california state railroad museum by douglas m. Domestic shipping for all orders with in the united states. He is the author of several books on american history and railroad industry. Map of the northeastern and northcentral states showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroads with emphasis on the main line. Pa state archives rg17 pennsylvania canal commissioners. History of rail transportation in the united states wikipedia. Tristate hosts public events which bring together both our members and the railroad enthusiast community.
The erie railroad reporting mark erie was a railroad that operated in the northeastern united states, originally connecting new york city more specifically jersey city, new jersey, where eries former terminal, long demolished, used to stand with lake erie. Its network was much smaller than either the pennsylvania, new york central. Erie canal, since this first railroad was not yet connected to any other outside railroad. Beautifully produced book which is the definitive work on the early history of the pennsylvania railroad. Make offer the erie railroad story by paul carleton published carleton railbooks. The erie railroads earliest history dates back to the 1830s and later in the 19th.
The companys beginnings are thanks, in part, to the erie canal. A railroad from corry through titusville to oil city transversed the eastern end of crawford county. Cambridge springs station was on the main lines meadville division, which was the section of the line between salamanca, new york and meadville, pennsylvania. Containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc. The erie and pittsburgh line of the pennsylvania railroad once served greenville. The history of the city and county of erie, pennsylvania. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. Chapters include history, expansion, success and atrophy, the city and port of. Meadville pa, erie railroad rr station,1908 lafayette hotel. This book was originally published by pine tree press in autumn 2002 and has been generously. It describes the railroad from its conception in september 1835 to the present day. Wingerter, age 81, of fairview, passed away peacefully, on wednesday, march 18, 2020, at st. The steel rails for the railroad were shipped from england. The erie railroad had a number of facilities in ohio including the one in kent as seen in this card postmarked 1914.
Bessemer and lake erie railroad images of rail kenneth c. The erie railroad reporting mark erie was a railroad that operated in the northeastern united. It expanded west to chicago with its 1941 merger with the former atlantic and great western railroad, also known as the new york, pennsylvania and ohio railroad. Incorporated in 1832 as the new york and erie rail road. Eries rail link to philadelphia was achieved in 1864 with the completion of the. Everything was by the book, and increasingly complex set of rules told. By 1869, railroad lines from buffalo through erie to chicago were consolidated into the lake shore and michigan southern railway, which later became part of the new york central railroad. Northwestern pennsylvania railroads brings to life the history of the.