The facade of the historic Hoboken Terminal at dusk.
Hoboken's tower, built in 1982, supervises movements in and out of the yard at dusk. The old tower can be seen in a photo Railroad: Erie LackawannaLocomotive: TowerLocation: Hoboken, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: N/ATrain ID: UnknownPhoto Date: April 23, 2012
Passengers await various arrivals and departures at Hoboken Terminal. Outside, 2012... Inside, 1907.
An E unit with round (porthole type) side windows, westbound just east of Broad street.
This symbol freight is headed for EL's North Jersey terminals, the rear of this Eastbound, has about cleared the viaduct on its hard pull over Gulf Summit. Ahead lays Port Jervis and Suffern, NY. ... (more)
The DL&W Hoboken Terminal Built in 1907, the terminal stands tall as one of New Jersey's premier historic landmarks. LACKAWANNA is spelled out vertically on the reconstructed 225 foot tal... (more)
Sharply on time at 10:30 a.m. on May 16, 1967, after idling most of the night two Erie-Lackawanna E8s crack open the throttle to move the 7-car Lake Cities Train 6 out of Dearborn Station for the ... (more)
After setting off some cars on a siding west of Broad street, the trio of E units is backing eastward to couple onto their train. In the distance a C&O manifest is passing Broad street tower.
A westbound manifest is seen here just east of the Broad street tower.
Former Erie HH660 units at work in Weehawken. Notice the partial repaint- the heralds have been altered to Erie Lackawanna.
The Lake Cities (note depot at left).
The Hornell Shops did not spoil the appearance of Baldwin DRS 4-4-1500 #1105 during conversion to a slug. It looks pretty much like a proper Baldwin B-unit would.
Tom Golden photo.
Erie Lackawanna Alco FA-2 7381 in the short-lived Erie inspired black paint scheme.
Westbound Erie-Lackawanna freight train powered by E8A no. 824 and three mates at Akron, Indiana, on June 28, 1975. During its final years, the E-L relegated many of its passenger-geared E-units t... (more)
Cleanup is underway on a pair of derailed Erie Lackawanna covered hoppers on the EL mainline near downtown Hammond. Tom Golden photo.
A four-pack of Erie Lackawanna E8(A)s heads south past HY Tower. This scene is unrecognizable today as the EL mainline is now a bike path, the tower has been torn down, and the area to the right ... (more)
EL 822 and 816 wait to head the morning westbound passenger train out of the Kent EL passenger station. It's winter in the late 1960's and soon all passenger trains on the EL will be history.
Erie Lackawanna SD45 3626 runs long end first with 3628 following. This short westbound freight came through right after the morning commuter rush.
A former Lackawanna GP7 heads a set of deadhead equipment without stopping through the Ridgewood station. This unit and train returned later bound for Hoboken.
Coming up to a yellow board
The gingerbread-laden former Erie depot sits abandoned during one of the many snowfalls it has seen over the years.
Erie Lackawanna 912 sits out of service in Port Jervis, in need of a new windshield.
With days until the start up of Conrail this group of E8's is trying to get a roll on 117 cars west from Marion toward the connection in Chicago. Most crews talked to on the west end preferred the... (more)
"The most famous face in Dieseldom." A David P. Morgan quotation? Probably. The Erie Limited and Phoebe Snow trains are gone by 1969, but 826 and her sisters are kept busy hauling commuters on wee... (more)
A beautiful day, Kodachrome in the camera, and an old NW2.
The "Erie Side" usually came to life in the late afternoon, and this day was no exception. Four F-units and an RS-3 roll eastbound freight into Otisville Tunnel.
I'm sure that the hostler did not pose this beauty by itself in the open just for me, but I'm grateful all the same!
This little SW-8 spent most of the summer of 1977 in the Hornell Yard. The unit is the ex DL&W 504.
A brace of westbound, Erie Lackawanna F-3's are part of the morning rush, through Smithboro, New York This location offered trains, routed via both Scranton, PA. and Port Jervis, NY. The foregrou... (more)
It's winter in the late 1960's or early 1970's, and EL 1040 is working the north end of the EL's Akron yard. How would you like to be the crewman hanging on to the fourth unit when there is so muc... (more)
It's a cold winter day in Kent, Ohio, and the westbound morning EL passenger train is sitting across from the Kent passenger station which can't be seen because of the passing eastbound EL freight... (more)
Erie-Lackawanna 3309 west, crossing the Delaware River into Mill Rift, Pennsylvania. The two U33C's are joined by an SDP45, GP35 and wreck damaged EL GP-7. This location is west of Port Jervis N.Y... (more)
Scanned slide from the collection of the Bluegrass Railway Museum, Versailles KY.
A real surprise to see a PA on a freight at Port Jervis, they usually stayed on the west end of the EL.
The two SD45s were brand new and on one of their first runs judging from their appearance.
Semaphore blade is still dropping as train head west in rainstorm.
Train is westbound. I loved the Waverly/Sayre area, great action with EL and LV crossing and semaphores on the EL made great photo props.
Two E8 units are ready to depart with tr. 6, LAKE CITIES. The lead unit is a former DL&W unit and the trailing E8, 830, belonged to the Erie.
Westbound commuter train
Heading west at the ex-Erie RR station
Westbound freight approaches summit of the grade at Gulf Summit; believe the first two units are front end helpers
Westbound freight at location made famous by Robert F. Collins
F3s wait for assignment at Port Jervis roundhouse
E8s head west to Port Jervis with outbound commuters on a June evening in 1970
Getting ready for another run to Hoboken
EL 1245 plus caboose makes a simple picture. There is no unnecessary background because Kent is a flat, open yard with more through freights and fewer cars to pick up. This was taken in the late 1... (more)
EL 833 waits by the EL passenger station in Marion, Ohio. With its nose door open, perhaps there is a problem, but 43 years is a long time to remember what was going on. On the other hand, EL 833 ... (more)
A trip south on Hwy 421 in Indiana found this gem, a US&S DW wig-wag signal. Restored with a tear drop bell, cast iron crossbucks and an oil burning lamp above the banner. The pannels on the top... (more)
When this photo of EL power working the depot area was snapped, the Beatles had already performed their last official concert at Candlestick, and the first episode of The Monkees was about ... (more)
E-L freight works the main west of Dover.
Late summer at Dover, a yard switch has a car to drag in passing the old commercial district under the wires. Thanks to Richard Scott Marsh for bringing out the beauty of the Kodachrome II colors... (more)
Former DL&W
An Eastbound Amtrak train with E Units meets a Westbound CR freight with ex EL power.
An early morning eastbound Erie Lackawanna General Merchandise freight has stopped at Market St for a crew change in Huntington, IN as the crossing guard waits for the train to depart before he gr... (more)
An early morning eastbound Erie Lackawanna General Merchandise freight has stopped at Market St for a crew change in Huntington, IN with 3 E-8A's doing the honors.
The great Starucca Viaduct portrays another Erie-Lackawanna freight in good light with the Moon showing. This is America’s Viaduct. Kindly remove your hat and cover your heart.
EL 3651, 7132, and 1039 wait at the west end of the EL Kent yard. Here's one of EL's famous locomotive mixes with an EMD SDP-45, EMD F7-B, and ALCO RS-3 all on the same train.
EL 860 and 859 race an eastbound trailer train into Kent, Ohio. This was the only time I saw back-to-back ALCO PA's pulling a train, and what a surprise it was. Notice how the sweep of the tracks ... (more)
EL PA's 860 and 859 head an eastbound freight past the EL passenger station to the right and into the heart of Kent, Ohio. This late 1960's shot captures the EL in a way that a head-on shot wouldn... (more)
One of the best remnants of the Erie Lackawanna in northern Indiana is this signal bridge about 1 mile west of Laketon, IN. Being called the RX signal bridge, it was the eastbound signal for the R... (more)
EL Switcher SW7 432 and RS3 1029 were waiting for a new job at Conrails South Kearny Yard
After the LV main was abandoned thru my hometown, it was an 18 mile bicycle ride to Rochester if I wanted to see some mainline trains. I made the 2 hour ride several times with my old Graphlex ca... (more)
Starrucca Viaduct - D&H under it and EL over. In 1973 a railfan could just go there and wait for the next train. One was always coming. Today the D&H is torn up and there may be a "couple" NYS&... (more)
Yard scene on a rainy day
Erie Lackawanna Train #2 "The Phoebe Snow" at Binghamton, New York. Running several hours late due to heavy snow conditions west of Binghamton.
EL SDP45 #3666 in Binghampton, NY June 1974. This unit went on to become CR 6697, SP 8593, and UP 2769.
This unit still had not received any CR markings when it was photographed at Frontier Yard. I wish I had also photographed the car it was coupled to.
Conrail was just around the corner. Who would have guessed that the EL would cease to exist in 60 days? View is EL wreck located in downtown Waverly.
EL E8 826 and sisters get a wash prior to heading west toward Chicago with heavy traffic in their last weekend of service prior to the formation of Conrail. Right to the end EL washed and kept the... (more)
Former Erie F3 7101 leads an A-B-B-A set on an eastbound freight as the semaphore near the Endicott station drops. This late model F3 had been 710-A on the Erie and the type was sometimes referred... (more)
Three former Lackawanna Train Masters are eastbound with hopper cars on a Sunday. The big units were often used on weekend freights as they weren't needed for commuter trains. There was no mistaki... (more)
This railfan excursion was sponsored by the Branford Electric Railway Assn. and toured several former Erie and Lackawanna lines. It was powered by the only two PA-2 units and the entire train seem... (more)
Alco PA-1 853 now belongs to Erie-Lackawanna but still wears Erie green, its second color scheme. This was a Saturday morning and this unit and several RS-3 units were idle in the small yard.
A trio of EL E8's wait for the call to go west at Marion. The thrifty EL appears to have just painted the nose area in an effort to keep it's image up, even at this late date.
We cursed the coming of this severe afternoon storm, but the resulting rainbow was our reward for waiting it out! Right after the Conrail startup, it was anyone's guess what might be residing at t... (more)
The east side of the Erie Railroad's Newark Branch lies in ruins since having seen its last train in 1977. Heading west, this branch spurred off the Boonton Line near Arlington and continued acro... (more)
There is a friendly wave from the engineer as an A-B-A set of Erie Lackawana F-units passes by.
The pistol grip levers of AC Tower in Marion, Ohio show years of use. While the tower is is no longer in service it has been impeccably restored by volunteers at Marion Union Station. The Levers... (more)
EL 7091 is teamed with an Alco on this freight seen at the station in Salamanca, NY.
A westbound E-L freight cruises through Griffith, IN, behind power that seemingly only the E-L or the Rock Island could field. E8A 818 is paired with an F7B and RS3 1049 to move the train towards... (more)
An outbound Commuter train led by ex Erie E8a heads up former Erie Bergen County line south of Rutherford NJ
An Erie Lackawanna/New Jersey Department of Transportation U34CH "Bluebird" waits out the weekend on a snow covered Sunday. This image was taken around Christmas Break 1976/New Year's 1977. The Bl... (more)
It's only a few months into the Conrail merger and this ex EL pup has yet to be renumbered, and it is still working in former EL territory. A former Erie searchlight signal looms above.
