NationMaster - Encyclopedia: New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway

The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W), also known as the Susie-Q, or simply The Susquehanna, is an American freight railway operating over 500 miles (800 km) of track in the northeastern U.S. states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.^[1] It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several smaller railroads. Passenger service, including commuter service from Northern New Jersey to New York City, was offered until 1966. Image File history File links New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway logo, copyrighted, assumed fair use. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 528 Ã— 599 pixels Full resolution (1654 Ã— 1876 pixel, file size: 393 KB, MIME type: image/png) New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway System map for corresponding articles. ... Reporting marks on two CP Rail covered hoppers passing Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, June 20, 2004. ... NY redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, â€² â€“ a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, â€³ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Cooperstown is a village in Otsego County, New York and is the County Seat. ... Freight is a term used to classify the transportation of cargo and is typically a commercial process. ... Regional definitions vary The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... NY redirects here. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 468. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

The railroad was purchased by the Delaware Otsego Corporation in 1980,^[2] and became a regional player during the 1980s in the intermodal freight transport business. This saw the railroad hauling containers including Sealand and Hanjin units as part of a land bridge with Delaware and Hudson and CSX railroads. After losing the intermodal traffic in the late 1990s to CSX and Norfolk Southern (as a result of the Conrail breakup), the freight operations continue into the 21st Century with contracts to haul commercial waste and other materials. Delaware Otsego System of Railroads The Delaware Otsego Corporation is an American railway holding company which owns the subsidiary New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway as well as other, smaller branch line railroads, collectively known as the DO System. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... An intermodal train carrying both shipping containers and highway semi-trailers in piggyback service, on flatcars, passes through the Cajon Pass in February, 1995. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Hanjin Group is a Korean holding company and sixth largest company in Korea (1999) which has been described by the Korea Herald as a Chaebol. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1886 map The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) (AAR reporting mark DH) is a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, giving it access to New York City and other parts of the northeastern United States. ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting marks CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ... Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) NYSE: NSC is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ... Conrail 6114, a GE Dash 8-40CW, leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. ...

Route

The railroad is separated into two divisions at Binghamton - northern and southern. Binghamton is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. ...

Southern division

Route Through New Jersey

The line travels westward on its original alignment from the eastern terminus in North Bergen, New Jersey through Bergen, Passaic and Sussex counties in the northern part of the state. The beginning of the line is contained within a highly urban area and gradually enters more suburban surroundings as the line travels westward. Much elevation is gained as the line reaches its peak at Stockholm, which is the highest point on rails in New Jersey at 1013 feet (309 m). From here the line travels downhill, traversing Sparta Mountain as it enters the valley below. The railroad makes an abrupt northeastern turn at Sparta Junction as it switches to use the former right of way of the Lehigh & Hudson River Railway. From Sparta to just past the state line, the former L&HR tracks are owned by the NYS&W. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 524 pixels Full resolution (854 Ã— 559 pixel, file size: 185 KB, MIME type: image/png) System map of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway in New Jersey. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 524 pixels Full resolution (854 Ã— 559 pixel, file size: 185 KB, MIME type: image/png) System map of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway in New Jersey. ... North Bergen is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. ... Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... The County of Sussex (also known as Sussex County) is the northernmost county in the State of New Jersey. ... Stockholm, New Jersey is a location in Sussex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... The phrase Right-of-way is used in two main ways: with reference to the question of which of two or more moving vehicles has priority: for right of way among boats and ships on the water, refer to International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. ... The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway (L&HR) was the smallest of the six railroads that were merged into Conrail in 1976. ... Sparta Township is a township located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ...

Route Through NY and PA

Upon crossing the New York State Line at Warwick, the railway continues over Norfolk Southern trackage rights through Orange County, New York. The line again changes at Campbell Hall to use the former Erie Railroad Tier Line towards Binghamton. This line is shared by the Metro-North Railroad until Port Jervis, the end of the Metro North line. Shortly after reaching Port Jervis, the tracks cross the Delaware River to enter Pennsylvania at Mill Rift. From there, the rails follow the Delaware River, hugging the contours of the land. The tracks cross back into New York from Lackawaxen. Back in New York, the tracks pass through the towns of Callicoon, Hancock, and Deposit. At Deposit, the right of way begins following the Susquehanna River southward, dipping into Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Along the 15 mi (25 km) in Pennsylvania the line crosses over the historic Starrucca Viaduct before swinging northward once more towards Binghamton. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... NY redirects here. ... Warwick is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. ... Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) NYSE: NSC is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ... A union station or union terminal is a train station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them. ... The Orange County Government Center in Goshen, N.Y., designed by Paul Rudolph. ... The Erie Railroad (AAR reporting mark ERIE) was a railroad that operated in New York State, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, connecting New York City with Lake Erie, and extending west to Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. ... The Metro-North Railroad (officially the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, and usually abbreviated as Metro-North) is a suburban commuter rail service between New York City to its northern suburbs in New York and Connecticut. ... The NY-NJ-PA Tri-State marker located in Port Jervis. ... For the Delaware River in Kansas, see Delaware River (Kansas) The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ... Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, showing Roeblings Delaware Aqueduct crossing the Delaware River to Minisink Ford, New York (left). ... Callicoon is a town located in Sullivan County, New York. ... Hancock is a town located in Delaware County, New York. ... Deposit, New York is a town in Delaware County, New York, USA in the USA. The Town of Deposit is on the western border of the county and contains part of a village, also called Deposit. ... The Susquehanna River, originally Sasquesahanough as per the 1612 John Smith map, is a river in the northeastern United States. ... Susquehanna County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... Starrucca Viaduct is a stone arch bridge that spans Starrucca Creek near Lanesboro, Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... Binghamton is a city in upstate New York in the United States. ...

Northern division

Approximately 9 mi (14.5 km) north of Binghamton, at Chenango Forks, the line branches. Two lines lead to the railroad's two northernmost termini in Syracuse and Utica, New York. The western branch passes through the towns of Marathon, Cortland, Homer and Jamesville on the way to Syracuse. On its way to Utica, the eastern branch passes through Norwich, Earlville and Richfield Junction. Chenango Forks is a hamlet of about 500 people in Broome County, New York in the United States. ... Nickname: The Salt City Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: City Government - Mayor Matthew Driscoll Area - City 66. ... Utica, New York is a city in the State of New York and the county seat of Oneida County. ... Marathon is a town located in Cortland County, New York. ... Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. ... Homer is a town located in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 6,363. ... Jamesville is a hamlet in Onondaga County, New York, part of the greater Syracuse area. ... Norwich is a town in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 3,836 at the 2000 census. ... Earlville is a village located in New York. ... Richfield is a town located in Otsego County, New York. ...

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History

Initial construction

At the end of the civil war, railroads in the United States expanded rapidly. The city of Paterson, New Jersey had seen considerable growth of its iron mills and manufacturing plants due to the war effort, and needed to obtain raw materials for these factories in the most economical means of the time: the railroad. The existing Morris Canal was slow and was shut down in winter due to ice. The Hoboken, Ridgefield and Paterson Railroad was chartered in 1866 to connect Paterson with the ports along the Hudson River at Hoboken. At the same time, Dewitt C. Littlejohn of Oswego, New York had gained power in the New York State Legislature and wanted to afford Oswego the growth possible by a rail connection to a major port. Littlejohn organized the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad (NY&OM), a route traversing much of New York State on its way to New York City. The next year saw more roads sprouting up between these points, with the New Jersey Western Railway (NJW) working westward from Paterson, and the Sussex Valley Railroad laying track from the New York state line at Hanford, New Jersey south to the Delaware Water Gap. The New Jersey Western was the most profitable of the roads and, led by Cornelius Wortendyke, began operating at Hawthorne in 1869. Later that year, Wortendyke signed an agreement with Dewitt Littlejohn to give the NY&OM trackage rights over the NJW to reach New York City. This agreement was pivotal, as the two roads would soon see themselves merged in 1870 to form the New Jersey Midland Railway (NJM). A leasing arrangement was set up, and work began on finishing the main line. By 1872 the line was complete from Hackensack to Hanford. Engine shops were located at Newfoundland. While the NY&OM ended some 14.5 miles north at Middletown, New York, it leased a small railroad called the Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap Railroad (MU&WG) which connected it to the NJM. The MU&WG was a branch line, and fed into the Erie Railroad. By the summer of 1872 the line was complete to Jersey City. This article is becoming very long. ... The skyline of Paterson, New Jersey, showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground. ... 1827 map The Morris Canal was an anthracite-carrying canal that incorporated a series of water-driven inclined planes in its course across northern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river that runs through the eastern portion of New York State and, along its southern terminus, demarcates the border between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... Dewitt Clinton Littlejohn Dewitt Clinton Littlejohn (February 7, 1818 â€“ October 27, 1892) was a brigadier general in the Union Army and a United States Representative from New York during the Civil War. ... Look up Oswego in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, more commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in 1868, lasting until March 29, 1957 when it was ordered liquidated by a US bankruptcy judge. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 468. ... The New Jersey Western Railway built what is now about 10 miles of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway from Hawthorne to Bloomingdale from 1868 to 1870, when it was leased by the New Jersey Midland Railway. ... Wantage Township is a township located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... The Delaware Water Gap is a mountain pass on the border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River traverses a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. ... Hawthorne is a borough located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ... A union station or union terminal is a train station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them. ... Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen CountyGR6. ... Newfoundland is the name given to a neighborhood of West Milford, New Jersey. ... Middletown is the name of two separate cities located in the U.S. state of New York: Middletown, Delaware County, New York Middletown, Orange County, New York This is a disambiguation page â€” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Erie Railroad (AAR reporting mark ERIE) was a railroad that operated in New York State, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, connecting New York City with Lake Erie, and extending west to Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. ... Location of Jersey City within New Jersey. ...

Aftermath of the Panic of 1873

Soon however, the Panic of 1873 saw the NY&OM go into receivership, and freight traffic detoured to the Erie at Middletown. James McCulloh and Garret Hobart took ownership of the broken railroad in 1875, and after half a decade of bondholder hearings, it was reorganized as the Midland Railway of New Jersey in 1880. Subsequently, the NY&OM went through similar proceedings and emerged as the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad. Run on the Fourth National Bank, No. ... Bankruptcy is enabled by the United States Constitution, but its implementation is by statute. ... Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3, 1844–November 21, 1899) was the twenty-fourth Vice President of the United States. ... The New York, Ontario and Western, more commonly known as the O&W, or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in the 1868, lasting until 1957 when it was order liquidated by a US Bankruptcy judge. ...

Shortly after the panic subsided, The New York and Scranton Construction Company was founded by entrepreneurs from both of those cities to create rail routes from New York to the coal-rich Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. Coal was the fuel of the industrial revolution and it needed to be transported from the Pennsylvania mines to New York City and beyond. At least four railroads were chartered to build inland routes. These roads were then, after consideration, merged with the Midland Railway of New Jersey to form the New York, Susquehanna and Western in 1881. Taking into account the massive project of building a railroad across the Pocono Mountains into the Scranton-area coal mines, it was decided to let the then-extant Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W, or simply Lackawanna) handle coal traffic from the mines to an interchange about halfway to New York at Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, from whence it traveled over the NYS&W to port. In addition, passenger service between the growing Stroudsburg and New York City began in the fall of 1882, continuing until 1941. The City of Scranton is the county seat of Lackawanna CountyGR6 in Northeastern Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 76,415 (2003 estimate: 74,320). ... A lesser-known Wyoming Valley exists in western New York in Wyoming County, where the valley of Oatka Creek is commonly known as the Wyoming Valley and includes the villages of Wyoming and Warsaw. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ... A Watt steam engine. ... The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company (DL&W or Lackawanna) (AAR reporting marks DLW) was a railroad connecting Pennsylvanias Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to New York City, Buffalo and Oswego, New York. ... Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, 53 miles (85 km) southeast of Scranton It is the meeting point of the McMichaels, Pocono and Brodhead creeks, before the Brodhead empties into the Delaware River. ...

Full control to Erie control

The Susquehanna was soon paying the DL&W and Pennsylvania Railroad substantial fees for hauling coal from inland Pennsylvania. In 1892, the management decided that the NYS&W should own the entire railroad from coal fields to port. The Susquehanna began buying oceanfront property at Edgewater, New Jersey to build docks for coal shipment. The more difficult task lay westward: building a line from Stroudsburg, PA to Wilkes-Barre — the Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad. By 1896 both projects were completed and the railroad began to build north of Wilkes-Barre to Scranton and beyond. Meanwhile, the larger railroads were not ignoring this rapid expansion. J.P. Morgan, acting on behalf of the Erie Railroad, began acquiring Susquehanna stock in 1898. This continued until the Erie was a majority owner and began operating the railroad in July of 1898.^[3] 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... Map highlighting Edgewaters location within Bergen County. ... Nickname: The Diamond City Motto: Pattern After Us Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Luzerne Founded Incorporated Borough City 1769 1806 1871 Government - Mayor Thomas M. Leighton (D) Area - City 7. ... The Wilkes-Barre & Eastern railroad (WB&E) was a wholy owned subsidiary of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. ... John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913), American financier and banker, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, a son of Junius Spencer Morgan (1813–1890), who was a partner of George Peabody and the founder of the house of J. S. Morgan & Co. ... The Erie Railroad (AAR reporting mark ERIE) was a railroad that operated in New York State, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, connecting New York City with Lake Erie, and extending west to Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. ...

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Enter the twentieth century

World War I affected the Susquehanna heavily, as the USRA nationalized all railroads between 1918 and 1920. When the railroad regained control of its lines it saw former leased Erie locomotives, especially the famous “Russian” Decapods, as the motive power throughout the railroad. The Erie continued to equip the Susquehanna well, replacing aging equipment with new, state-of-the-art locomotives and rolling stock. â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... The United States Railroad Administration was the name of the nationalised railroad system of the United States between 1917 and 1920. ... This 2-10-0 steam locomotive is a Pennsylvania Railroad class I1s, the most successful class of such locomotives in North America. ...

The Great Depression

Beyond the loss in revenue from The Great Depression, the railroad was struck a further blow by flooding in 1936, requiring costly repair of track and equipment. In 1937, a pair of mortgage bonds the railroad had taken out came due, and the railroad could not afford repayment. The railroad filed for federal reorganization due to bankruptcy on 1937-06-01. The Great Depression was a global economic slump that began in 1929 and bottomed in 1933. ... This article is about the legal mechanism used to secure property in favor of a creditor. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Post-reorganization

Under new court-appointed trustee Walter Kidde, the first act was to terminate the lease of the money-losing Wilkes-Barre and Eastern branch. Coal sales had been losing out to oil and gas since the 1930s and the branch’s losses were covered by the NYS&W as part of the lease agreement. The spring of 1938 saw a one-third reduction in commuter trains from Butler to Susquehanna Transfer, with additional runs cut that summer. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... American Car and Foundry (often abbreviated as ACF) is a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Walter Kidde (March 7, 1877 â€“ February 9, 1943) (IPA pronunciation: ) was the court appointed trustee of the bankrupt New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway from July 24, 1937 until his death in 1943. ... Butler is a borough located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... Susquehanna Transfer was a passenger station on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad, located in North Bergen at the Route 495 overpass. ...

In 1940 the railroad severed the last of its ties with the Erie as it began working with the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad, sharing office facilities and shops at Middletown. These shops were already working to refurbish the ex-Erie locomotives which were now the heart of the Susquehanna fleet. Now that the railroad was standing on its own again, Kidde began the task of creating a new identity for it. He ordered ACF LRVs (see right) for use in the “Streamliner” rapid transit between Paterson and New York. These would augment the transit service already provided by ex-Erie Brill railcars. All service to Pennsylvania was dropped in 1941 with the abandonment of the Hainesburg-Stroudsburg line. The New York, Ontario and Western, more commonly known as the O&W, or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in the 1868, lasting until 1957 when it was order liquidated by a US Bankruptcy judge. ... American Car and Foundry (often abbreviated as ACF) is a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... J.G. Brill and Company manufactured streetcars and buses in the United States and Canada. ... A railcar (not to be confused with a railway car) is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. ...

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Dieselization and World War II

The newly-reinvigorated railroad was able to purchase new ALCO RS-1 and S-2 diesel locomotives to replace aging steam power. Business picked up as the war broke out, though the railroad remained under court supervision. Kidde died in 1943 and Henry K. Norton, who had been an executive under Kidde, was appointed to replace him. Under Norton the railroad saw the purchase of more ACF cars and more diesel locomotives. Indeed, by the end of the war the railroad had declared itself fully dieselized —– the first Class I railroad to achieve this in the U.S. The ALCO RS-1 was a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by American Locomotive Company between 1941 and 1950. ... The ALCO S2 and S4 were 1000 hp (750 kW) switcher diesel locomotives produced by ALCO and Canadian licensee Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). ... Walter Kidde (March 7, 1877 â€“ February 9, 1943) (IPA pronunciation: ) was the court appointed trustee of the bankrupt New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway from July 24, 1937 until his death in 1943. ... A Class I railroad in the United States, or a Class I railway (also Class I rail carrier) in Canada, is one of the largest freight railroads, as classified based on operating revenue. ...

Norton also brokered the trading-in of the ACF cars for purchase of the railroad’s first Budd RDC cars by 1950. The first ACF unit, #1001, was destroyed when its engine caught fire. After this incident, Norton decided to not take any chances on the streamliners and decided to obtain more robust RDCs.
Budd RDC-1 #407 of the Cape May Seashore Lines. ...

The 1950s and 1960s

The decade opened with a bright outlook for the Susquehanna; the last diesels on order were received, new stainless steel passenger coaches had been purchased in 1951 to match the look of the RDCs, and the railroad was declared fully reorganized by the courts in 1953. However, the recession of 1957 spelled the beginning of a new era for NYS&W. The Ontario and Western succumbed to the down turned economy and was torn up that same year. The Susquehanna, desperate to avoid the same fate, began liquidating assets. The stainless steel rolling stock was sold off, and the little-used Hanford branch was abandoned. The nearby Lehigh and New England Railroad folded in 1961, and the pressure mounted for the Susquehanna. In 1962 with the L&NE gone, the track was cut back to Sparta Junction. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Colorado railroads | Idaho railroads | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Kansas railroads | Kentucky railroads | Minnesota railroads | Missouri railroads | Montana railroads | Nebraska railroads | North Dakota railroads | Oregon railroads | South Dakota railroads | Washington railroads | Wisconsin railroads | Wyoming railroads ... A UP SD45 leads other locomotive models on a train in Wyoming in 1970. ... Map highlighting Ridgefield Parks location within Bergen County. ... Rather unusually, these Angels wear white hart (deer) badges, with the personal livery of King Richard II of England, who commissioned this, the Wilton diptych, about 1400 A livery is a uniform or other sign worn in a non-military context on a person or object (such as an airplane... The Lehigh and New England Railroad (AAR reporting mark LNE) was a connection from northeastern Pennsylvania towards the Poughkeepsie Bridge across the Hudson River. ...

Irving Maidman, a real-estate developer, bought control of the railroad and immediately secured a government grant for three new EMD GP18s. The older diesels were in disrepair and Maidman decided to cut back on maintenance to cut costs. The most drastic measure was realized on 30 June 1966, when the final commuter train operated between Butler and New York. The railroad was now solely dependent on freight revenue. In 1968 the NYS&W continued to shrink, when the line was embargoed west of Oakridge, NJ (part of Jefferson, NJ) thereby cutting off the L&HR freight interchange at Sparta. An EMD GP18 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December 1959 and November 1963. ... Jefferson Township highlighted in Morris County. ... The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway (L&HR) was the smallest of the six railroads that were merged into Conrail in 1976. ...

Near abandonment

In 1971 a large rainstorm washed out the line at Smoke Rise (in Butler, NJ), cutting off the railroad’s vital connection with the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) at Green Pond junction (just west of Butler in West Milford), as well as to any further trackage. Soon after the washout, the CNJ abandoned its branch to the Susquehanna. The washout was never repaired, as there were no customers west of Butler at the time. In 1976 the NYSW was again in court over failure to pay New Jersey state taxes. The courts ordered the railroad to continue to operate while a feasibility study was conducted to see whether the line should continue operation or abandoned. Butler highlighted in Morris County. ... alternate logo The Central Railroad of New Jersey, more commonly known as the Jersey Central Lines or CNJ, was a regional railroad with origins in the 1830s, lasting until 1976 when it was absorbed into Conrail with the other bankrupt railroads of the U.S. Northeast. ... West Milford is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. ...

Early 1980s

In the early half of 1980 the courts accepted a bid for the railroad by the Delaware Otsego Corporation, headed by Walter Rich. On 1980-09-01, DO took control and the railroad was saved from abandonment. Delaware Otsego System of Railroads The Delaware Otsego Corporation is an American railway holding company which owns the subsidiary New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway as well as other, smaller branch line railroads, collectively known as the DO System. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ...

On 1982-04-02, the railroad assumed operations of the former Lackawanna Railroad's Syracuse and Utica branches after acquiring them from Conrail. However, Conrail retained trackage all the way into Syracuse. The main route was the Utica branch, where it connected with Conrail. These new New York State rail lines were dubbed the "Northern Division". The disconnected original NYS&W main in New Jersey was dubbed the "Southern Division". 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ...

As part of the purchase of the Northern Division lines, NYS&W also purchased a portion of the former Lehigh and Hudson River Railway (L&HR), from Franklin, NJ to the New York state line at Vernon, New Jersey/Warwick, New York. Three years later, they completed the purchase of the remaining L&HR in New Jersey by acquiring the portion from Sparta to Franklin. In mid-1985 the NYS&W began an isolated service from Warwick to Sparta on this newly acquired line. They would receive cars from Conrail in Warwick and deliver them to customers in Sparta.^[4] The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway (L&HR) was the smallest of the six component railroads that were merged into Conrail. ... Franklin is a Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Vernon Township is a township located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... Warwick is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. ...

Seeking to link their two operations, The Susquehanna Southern Division was extended north to Binghamton, New York via Conrail haulage rights and procurement of additional existing track. The haulage agreement with Conrail was for the Susquehanna's regular manifest trains (consisting of boxcars, tanker cars, and other common freight cars). Now along with the manifest trains, Conrail crews began to operate Susquehanna stack trains over their lines. Binghamton is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. ... Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste. ... An intermodal train carrying both shipping containers and highway semi-trailers in piggyback service, on flatcars, passes through the Cajon Pass in February, 1995. ...

Late 1980s rebirth

As part of the Conrail haulage agreement, Susquehanna locomotives would be needed to help power the longer and more frequent trains. Five ex-New York Central/Penn Central/Conrail ALCO C430 locomotives were purchased for this new service, along with former Burlington Northern Railroad SD45s and F45s. The Penn Central Transportation Company, normally called Penn Central, was an American railroad company, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and formed by the merger on February 1, 1968 of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad; the New Haven was added to the merger at the insistence of the... The ALCO Century 430 was a four-axle, 3000 horsepower (2. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Colorado railroads | Idaho railroads | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Kansas railroads | Kentucky railroads | Minnesota railroads | Missouri railroads | Montana railroads | Nebraska railroads | North Dakota railroads | Oregon railroads | South Dakota railroads | Washington railroads | Wisconsin railroads | Wyoming railroads ... A UP SD45 leads other locomotive models on a train in Wyoming in 1970. ... An EMD F45 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1968 and 1971. ...

During 1984-1985 the Sea-Land container company entered into an agreement with the NYS&W to use the rail yard in Little Ferry as an intermodal container facility. Sea-Land rejected an offer from Conrail to share a previously-owned facility. Shipping containers at a terminal in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey. ...

Already upset over losing the Sea-Land business to the NYS&W, Conrail wanted to cancel the haulage agreement altogether, and renegotiate their rates with the smaller railroad. This left the NYS&W with the choice of renegotiating the rates at a higher cost than before, or rebuilding the line west of Butler. This line was washed out and unused since 1971. Rebuilding would lead to the negotiation of cheaper trackage rights with Conrail instead of haulage rights. Trackage rights would allow NYS&W crews to operate the trains as actual NYS&W train movements over Conrail track, rather than as part of a Conrail train. Rebuilding would be a costly measure, and Conrail never thought the smaller railroad would actually do it. However in late 1985, the NYS&W announced that they would rebuild the line to Sparta, NJ. There it would join with the recently-purchased portion of the Lehigh and Hudson River Railway. Work began in the spring of 1986, and was mostly completed by October of that year. There was now a competitor in the northeast for Conrail's business for the first time since its inception a decade before.

Four new GE Dash 8-40B locomotives were leased in 1988, the same year the Delaware & Hudson Railway was placed into receivership by Guilford Transportation Industries. With NYS&W declared as the designated operator of the D&H, the railroad found itself somewhat short on motive power. Then, two of the ALCO C430 locomotives (3002 and 3004) were wrecked within two weeks of one another after derailing on icy grade crossings.^[5]^[6] Justified by the new added trackage and the loss of the two ALCOs, additional Dash 8-40B engines were purchased, financed by CSX Corp. The GE Dash 8-40B is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1988 and 1989. ... Pan Am Railways boxcar at Rigby Yard, South Portland, ME, August 2006. ...

1990s

In 1990, CP Rail purchased the D&H, and the CSX-financed Dash 8-40B engines were returned. Also around this time, the NYS&W ordered a new Mikado-type 2-8-2 steam locomotive from the Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works in China. The locomotive was built and placed on a Norwegian cargo ship bound for America. However, the ship sank in the Bay of Bengal, and the locomotive was lost. In late December 1992, the railroad completed the purchase of a similar locomotive from the Valley Railroad in Essex, Connecticut. This unit, known as #142, or "The 142," was also built at Tangshan, in 1988. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: The Salt City Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: City Government - Mayor Matthew Driscoll Area - City 66. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway that is operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... CNR Tangshan Railway Vehicle Co. ... Look up Bay of Bengal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Essex is a town located in Middlesex County, Connecticut. ...

In 1994 Onondaga County, New York purchased the former DL&W line into Syracuse, with the proviso that the NYS&W operate RDC service in Syracuse between Syracuse University, Armory Square, and the Carousel Mall with the option for further routes. This deal went through, and OnTrack service was created. A deal to purchase the ex-DL&W station at Armory square could be not resolved, and a new station was built right next door. With operations on this new segment, the Syracuse branch was rehabilitated and the Conrail interchange relocated. Regular steam excursions were offered and RDCs refurbished for OnTrack use. Intermodal trains rolled beyond Binghamton to Syracuse for interchange with Conrail. In 1995, the railroad purchased two former CB&Q/BN EMD E9 units for passenger excursion service, and brand new EMD SD70Ms for freight service. After a few years, regular excursions were halted for the most part, with #142 going into intermittent storage at the Utica shops. Location in the state of New York Formed 1794 Seat Syracuse Area - Total - Water 2,087 kmÂ² (806 miÂ²) 66 kmÂ² (25 miÂ²) 3. ... Budd RDC-1 #407 of the Cape May Seashore Lines. ... Nickname: The Salt City Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: City Government - Mayor Matthew Driscoll Area - City 66. ... OnTrack is a Syracuse, New York commuter train line. ... Categories: Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Defunct railroads | Colorado railroads | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Missouri railroads | Montana railroads | Nebraska railroads | Wisconsin railroads | Wyoming railroads ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Colorado railroads | Idaho railroads | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Kansas railroads | Kentucky railroads | Minnesota railroads | Missouri railroads | Montana railroads | Nebraska railroads | North Dakota railroads | Oregon railroads | South Dakota railroads | Washington railroads | Wisconsin railroads | Wyoming railroads ... The EMD E9 was a 2,400 hp, A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between May 1954 and December 1963. ... Categories: Rail stubs | EMD locomotives ...

NYS&W in the early 21st century

In 1999, CSX and Norfolk Southern split up Conrail between themselves, with the two railroads taking away all of NYS&W’s intermodal business. As a result, the Susquehanna spent the next few years relying on its original local customer base for revenue freight, in addition to hosting detour and overflow traffic from CSX. Afterward, the railroad acquired contracts hauling construction debris westward from Little Ferry. These are, as of late 2006, the bulk of the long-haul operations on the railway. The rest of the operations deal with servicing the remaining customers along the line and its branches. There are two designations for the main line trains that link the two divisions, SU-99 (westbound from Little Ferry to Binghamton) and SU-100 which is the reverse eastbound.^[7] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The ALCO Century 636 was the most powerful single-engine diesel locomotive constructed by ALCO. The locomotive had a C-C wheel arrangement and 3600 horsepower (2. ... Map highlighting Ridgefield Parks location within Bergen County. ... Categories: Companies traded on NYSE | Railway companies of the United States | Alabama railroads | Connecticut railroads | Delaware railroads | Florida current railroads | Georgia railroads | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads | Kentucky railroads | Louisiana railroads | Maryland railroads | Massachusetts railroads | Michigan railroads | Mississippi railroads | New Jersey railroads | New York railroads | North Carolina railroads | Ohio railroads | Pennsylvania... Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) NYSE: NSC is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ...

The railroad has frequently hosted detour trains from other railroads even before the Delaware Otsego era, including D&H detours on the Syracuse and Utica branches to CSX detours on the whole system between Syracuse and New Jersey. The line acted as an overflow route during the congestion following the Conrail breakup, and hosts regular CSX detours during maintenance on CSX's ex-NYC river line. Torrential rains in late June of 2006 damaged both lines, as of June 2007, the Utica branch between Greene and Sherburne is out of service due to flood damage. Because there are no customers between these two points, the NYS&W announced in February 2007 that it intendds to abandon this section of the Utica Branch.^{[citation needed]} The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity and with the AAR reporting mark of NYC, was a railroad operating in the North-Eastern United States. ...

Aging locomotive fleet

At the turn of the century the NYS&W found itself with motive power concerns. The SD70Ms were leased to the Indiana & Ohio in 2001, and the leases on the Dash 8 locomotives would be up within two years. The last remaining C430s (3000 and 3006) were removed from service or needed repairs, and were sold to the Livonia, Avon, and Lakeville RR Corp. The railroad began to acquire used locomotives as it could afford them. Four former Union Pacific/Southern Pacific/D&RGW tunnel motor type locomotives were purchased. The remaining Dash 8-40Bs were off lease in 2003 and were stored before they were shipped to the Providence and Worcester Railroad the following year. ALCO/MLW C636 and M636 locomotives were first leased and then purchased from Cartier Mining in Québec. Additional locomotives were scrapped, salvaged, and rebuilt as management saw fit. F45 3636 was rebuilt and returned to service early in 2006. Ex-P&W GEs were leased, and then purchased. A former NS EMD GP40 was also purchased, the railroad's second GP40. The current roster is an amalgamation of GE, EMD, and ALCO units. Some units in active service are routinely experiencing mechanical failures. Several locomotives are being rebuilt and/or refurbished.
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