New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
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The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (reporting mark NYSW), also sometimes referred to as New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad, Susie-Q or the Susquehanna, is an American Class II freight railway operating over 400 miles (645 km) of trackage in the states of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
The railway was formed on May 26, 1881, out of a merger of several smaller railways. Passenger service in North Jersey was offered, until 1966, and by that time, the railway was running into financial troubles. In 1980, the railway was purchased by the Delaware Otsego Corporation, who reorganized the company and made them turn profits by transporting intermodal trains.
A southern division of the railway runs from Jersey City, New Jersey to Binghamton, New York, and a northern division, formed by two branches north of Binghamton, serves Utica and Syracuse.
History
[edit]Pre-company beginnings
[edit]The origins of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway trace back to the failed New Jersey, Hudson and Delaware Railroad (NJH&D), which was chartered in 1832, with the purpose of connecting the industrial city of Paterson, New Jersey to the ports of the Hudson Waterfront in Hoboken near New York City, and to Pennsylvania via the Delaware Water Gap.[2]
Over the following years, several competing companies also emerged and attempted to develop routes between Paterson, the Delaware Water Gap, and the New York City area. The most successful attempt was by the New Jersey Western Railroad (NJW), which was chartered in 1868, and they began laying down their line at Paterson.[3]
In 1866, the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad (NY&OM) was incorporated, and their plan was to create a connection from New York City to the port city of Oswego, New York at Lake Ontario. Construction on the NY&OM line began at Oswego in 1868.[3]
The NJW was quickly prompted to shift its focus towards connecting their route to the NY&OM to benefit both companies. Cornelius Wortendyke, the president of the NJW, signed an agreement with DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn of NY&OM, where the two companies would lease and access each other’s routes.
By 1870, the NJW had expanded westward from Hackensack to Hanford, but in doing so, they encountered multiple competing railroads that had already laid down trackage that served the same area, including the NJH&D.[3] To consolidate the work that had already been completed, the NJW merged with the competing railroads to create the New Jersey Midland Railway (NJM), giving them access to the Hudson River.[4] Concurrently, the NY&OM had expanded to Middletown, New York, and they leased the Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap Railroad (MU&WG), since it had provided a connection between the NY&OM and the NJM.
In 1872, the NJM completed construction on their final stretch of trackage from Hackensack to Jersey City, using trackage rights over the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). On July 9, 1873, the first train over the NY&OM and NJM was operated from Oswego to Jersey City.[3] The two railways reached their desired goals, but shortly thereafter, the Panic of 1873 greatly affected the finances of both companies, with the NY&OM falling under receivership.[3]
The NY&OM suspended all lease payments, and their partnership with the NJM was quickly put to an end.[5] The NY&OM was later reorganized as the New York, Ontario and Western Railway (NYO&W) in 1879, and they began forming a separate partnership with the West Shore Railroad (later the New York Central Railroad (NYC) to access New York City.[5] The NJM took over the lease of the MU&WG, but in 1875, the NJM was also put into receivership, following the after affects of the Panic.[4]
Formation and expansion
[edit]In 1880, investors from the original NJM reorganized the company as the Midland Railroad of New Jersey, and they decided to begin investing from hauling anthracite out of the Pennsylvania Coal Region.[3] Five smaller companies were formed to construct portions of the NJM route from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, for this purpose.[6]
In 1881, the Midland Railroad of New Jersey merged with the five smaller railroads to form the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W); "Susquehanna" was incorporated in the name, since one of the company’s goals was to reach the Susquehanna River, which they did so by 1891.[6]
The new New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway extended westward to Gravel Place, Pennsylvania, where they interchanged with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W). The NYS&W also met with the DL&W at Knowlton Township, New Jersey via the Blairstown Railway. In 1887, since traffic on their routes began to rapidly rise, the railroad laid out a double-track route from Paterson to Jersey City. To reach the Hudson River waterfront ports, the NYS&W would transfer their coal traffic to the Pennsylvania Railroad at Marion Junction via the Hudson Connecting Railway.[3]
In 1892, the Susquehanna ended their transfer partnership with the PRR, when they extended their own line from their Little Ferry Yard through the new Palisades Tunnel to a new coal terminal at Edgewater. The NYS&W also extended west of the Delaware River, and they began leasing the Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad (WB&E) between Stroudsburg and Wilkes-Barre.[3][7] In 1896, the NYS&W formed the Susquehanna Connecting Railroad to directly access the Lackawanna Valley south of Scranton, and to divert coal traffic away from the DL&W.[7]
The NYS&W’s coal-hauling business was expanding so rapidly, that it caught the attention of an influential financer, J. P. Morgan, and a company he financed, the Erie Railroad. The Erie already had access to coal mines north of Scranton, but they desired to also access the mines south of the area, and they considered NYS&W as the best route there.[3] On behalf of the Erie, Morgan quietly purchased the NYS&W’s stock until he obtained the majority of their shares, and by July 1898, the Erie took over control of all of the railway’s operations, making the Susquehanna their subsidiary.[2][8][9]
20th century
[edit]The NYS&W was reported as the first Class I railroad in the U.S. to completely replace its steam locomotives with internal combustion motive power, in the form of diesel electric locomotives, in early June 1945.[11] By that time the railroad was profitably operating a suburban commuter passenger service across New Jersey, as well as being a bridge line for freight connecting to several regional carriers.[12] Motorailers were employed for passenger service.
The NYS&W fell on hard times during the economic recession of 1957. In 1961, the NYS&W lost its western connection to the Lehigh and New England Railroad when the L&NE ceased operations, resulting in the NYS&W pulling up all its track west of Sparta Junction, which now comprises what is now known as the Paulinskill Valley Trail. The NYS&W subsequently sold its nearly new Budd passenger cars and replaced them with second-hand used equipment. Desperate to close its money-losing commuter service, the railroad's trustees offered its commuters $1,000 each to stop using the trains. Permission to end commuter service was granted in 1966.[13] In 1971, Tropical Storm Doria cut off other connections, and the railroad was instead connected through Butler, New Jersey.
The NYS&W declared bankruptcy in 1976 after failing to pay New Jersey state taxes, though managed to stay out of Conrail, which had surrounded it. The bankruptcy court ordered that the railroad be abandoned and its assets sold. By then, the NYS&W was down to a 43-mile (69 km) line from Croxton and Edgewater through Paterson to Butler. The State of New Jersey, aware of Delaware Otsego Corporation's reputation at rehabilitating short lines, asked it to take over the railroad.
In 1966, Delaware Otsego was founded to operate a 2.6 mi (4.2 km) section of the former New York Central Railroad Catskill Mountain Branch outside Oneonta, New York. This was the first of many cast-off short line acquisitions. Between 1971 and 1986, D.O. acquired several other branches and short lines, including the Cooperstown Branch of the Delaware and Hudson Railway in 1971, the Richfield Springs Branch of the Erie Lackawanna Railway (EL) in 1973, the Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad in 1974, and The Stourbridge Line in 1976.[8]
In 1980, the Delaware Otsego Corporation purchased the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway.[8]
In 1988, Guilford Transportation Industries, which owned the Delaware and Hudson Railway, declared that road bankrupt and abandoned it after two labor strikes. The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway was ordered by the federal gover[14]nment to operate the D&H until a new buyer could be found.
In 1990, CP Rail, now Canadian Pacific, bought the Delaware and Hudson Railway System.
In 1990, NYS&W end service on its Edgewater Branch, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) long line connecting its former Hudson River terminal with the mainline in Fairview at Undercliff Junction. As of 2008, the tunnel carries a pipeline owned by the Amerada Hess Corporation.
In 1994, Onondaga County, New York purchased the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W) line into Syracuse, with the provision that the NYS&W operate RDC service in Syracuse between Syracuse University, Armory Square, and the Carousel Mall, with the option for further routes, leading to the creation of OnTrack. With operations on this 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. After a few years, regular excursions were halted.
With the impending break-up of the Conrail system to Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation, the NYS&W was a ripe target for acquisition, as it could potentially siphon lucrative traffic away from either road.
On October 3, 1997, DOCP Acquisition LLC announced it had completed the short-form merger of Delaware Otsego Corporation (NASDAQ:DOCP) with a wholly-owned subsidiary via a stock tender offer of $22 per share.[15]
Chinese steam operations and history
[edit]This section possibly contains original research. (March 2016) |
In the 1990s, NYS&W President Walter Rich wanted a China Railways SY-type steam locomotive.[citation needed] The engine purchased, SY 1698M, was to be NYS&W No. 141, delivered eventually to Syracuse, New York. Transport was to be by cargo ship from the Tangshan Works in China via the Indian Ocean. Due to the Gulf War, shipment was delayed for several months.[citation needed] Then, the Norwegian freighter Braut Team encountered a major storm, and sank on June 7, 1991, in the Bay of Bengal, and all cargo was lost.[16][17]
After the loss of No. 141, NYS&W made an offer to the Valley Railroad to purchase their Tangshan-built SY No. 1647 steam locomotive, which the Valley Railroad accepted in 1992.[18] The engine, altered and painted to look like a 1920s-era engine, was lettered and renumbered to No. 142, the next locomotive after the lost No. 141. The engine made runs throughout the NYS&W system, participating in the Steamtown National Historic Site opening in 1995,[19] the Dunellen Railroad Days and Lincoln Park Railroad Days. The engine also has double-headed with other steam locomotives, such as Chesapeake and Ohio 614 and Milwaukee Road 261. The engine is now operated by the Belvidere and Delaware River Railway for tourist excursions along the Delaware River. In late 2017, the locomotive was pulled from service to be rebuilt, which had not yet been completed as of late 2023.[20]
21st century
[edit]The deal brought the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W), under control of Norfolk Southern and CSX, as DOCP Acquisition LLC, 10% of which was owned by Norfolk Southern, 10% by CSX, and 80% by Walter G. Rich of the Delaware Otsego Corporation.[21]
In 2005, the NYS&W leased the former Erie Main Line from Port Jervis to Binghamton from Norfolk Southern. Leased and operated under the name Central New York Railroad (CNYK), the CNYK is a "paper" railroad and all train operations and line maintenance is performed by Susquehanna personnel, while Norfolk Southern Railway retains overhead trackage rights. As of July 2023, there are only four trains a week operated by the NYS&W on the line, two in each direction. The Stourbridge Railroad (SBRR) depends on the NYS&W for interchange at Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania.
In 2006, NYSW's Utica Main Line had major storm damage. The storm damage washed out sections of track in Chenango County putting the branch to Utica out of service. NYS&W continued serving customers on the line in the Utica area and south to Sangerfield from the CSX connection in Utica. In 2011, a project to restore the line was started by the Chenango County Industrial Development Agency with funding by the agency, Chenango County, the New York State Department of Transportation, and the federal Economic Development Administration.
On August 9, 2007, Delaware Otsego founder Walter Rich died of pancreatic cancer.[22] After Rich's death, the new president, Nathan Fenno, canceled all passenger operations and excursions and the fleet used on them was sold-off. Many older diesel locomotives were sidelined, retired and sold during this time as well.[23]
In July 2011, NYS&W took possession of five leased CEFX locomotives, to ease the railroad's continually worsening power shortage. These five locomotives were used as a supplement to its current EMD 645 fleet in road train service, and occasionally on local duty. It was not uncommon to see road train line-ups consisting of entirely-leased power.
New FRA-compliant diesel multiple unit rail cars will be used.[24][25][26] The project has been promoted via social networking blogs and Facebook,[27] resulting in Kinnelon officials publicly voicing support for the project.[28]
In March 2016, work began clearing brush along the 45.5-mile (73.2 km) right-of-way in Chenango County. Subsequent work included filling in washouts, replacing ties, resurfacing bridge decks, repairing and reactivating crossing signals, and other repairs. The restoration project was completed and rail service restored in May 2017.[29]
In 2021, the railway formally abandoned the Lodi and Passaic branch lines.[30]
The Bergen-Passaic Rail Line was a New Jersey Transit initiative in the mid-2000s, studying restoration of passenger service on a segment of NYS&W trackage between Sparta and Hackensack, New Jersey to alleviate traffic congestion on Route 23. The project encountered delays when a suitable location for a NJ Transit rail storage yard in or near Sparta Township could not be agreed upon. In October 2015, U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell joined state legislators in creating a coalition to revive the project,[31] and in January 2016 the local governments of the involved municipalities passed concurrent resolutions to restart the project.[32]
Connections with other railroads
[edit]- The railroad has connections with two Class I railroads:[33]
- CSX Transportation - Syracuse, New York; Utica, New York; North Bergen, New Jersey
- Norfolk Southern Railway - Binghamton, New York, Marion Junction (New Jersey) and the Passaic Junction (rail yard) rail yard in Saddle Brook, New Jersey
- The railroad has connections with five other railroads:
- Morristown and Erie Railway and New Jersey Transit - Passaic Junction (rail yard), Saddle Brook, New Jersey
- Middletown and New Jersey Railroad - Warwick, New York
- Finger Lakes Railway - Syracuse, New York
- Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad (MHWA) - Utica, New York
- Stourbridge Railroad - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania
Stations
[edit]State | Location | Station | Miles (km) | Date opened |
Date closed |
Notes |
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NJ | Jersey City | Pavonia Terminal | 0.0 miles (0 km) | December 1, 1911[34] | December 12, 1958[35] | Until December 1, 1911, the railroad used the Pennsylvania Railroad's Exchange Place Terminal.[34] |
North Bergen | Susquehanna Transfer | August 1, 1939[36] | June 30, 1966[37] | From December 13, 1958 – June 30, 1966, Susquehanna Transfer served as the southern terminus of the railroad. The station shared service with the Erie Railroad Northern Branch. | ||
North Bergen | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) | June 30, 1966[37] | Shared service with the Erie Railroad Northern Branch | |||
New Durham | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | Shared service with the Erie Railroad Northern Branch | ||
Northern Branch forks off at Granton Junction | ||||||
Babbitt | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) | June 30, 1966[37] | ||||
Ridgefield Park | Little Ferry | 11.1 miles (17.9 km) | June 30, 1966[37] | Name of station (and associated freight yard) derived from Little Ferry, the ferry service that formerly operated across the Hackensack River here; the municipality of Little Ferry on the other side of the river was also named for the ferry service. | ||
Ridgefield Park | 11.8 miles (19.0 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | Station co-served with the West Shore Railroad of the New York Central Railroad until they discontinued passenger service on December 10, 1959.[39] The original wooden passenger station was replaced by an ornate brick structure that opened on August 20, 1927.[40] | ||
Bogota | Bogota | 13.2 miles (21.2 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | ||
Hackensack | Hackensack | 13.9 miles (22.4 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | ||
Prospect Avenue | 14.6 miles (23.5 km) | June 30, 1966[37] | ||||
Lodi Branch forked off west of Prospect Avenue | ||||||
Maywood | Maywood | 15.3 miles (24.6 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | ||
Rochelle Park | Rochelle Park | 16.1 miles (25.9 km) | June 30, 1966[37] | |||
Saddle Brook | Passaic Junction | 17.4 miles (28.0 km) | ||||
Passaic Branch forked off at Passaic Junction | ||||||
East Paterson | East Paterson | 18.6 miles (29.9 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | The station was known as Dundee Lake until October 1928, 12 years after the borough changed names to East Paterson.[41] Damaged in a fire on October 13, 1969, the railroad demolished the station soon after.[42] East Paterson changed its name to Elmwood Park on January 1, 1973. | |
Paterson | Vreeland Avenue | 19.3 miles (31.1 km) | June 30, 1966[37] | The railroad demolished the original wooden Vreeland Avenue station in 1949 and replaced it with a brick structure that opened in September.[43] | ||
Broadway-Paterson | 20.5 miles (33.0 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | The station served as junction to the Paterson City Branch, which discontinued service on January 8, 1960.[44] The station, abandoned for 12 years, burned on June 24, 1978.[45] | ||
Paterson City Branch forked off to Paterson City station. | ||||||
Riverside | 21.9 miles (35.2 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | |||
Hawthorne | Hawthorne | 22.8 miles (36.7 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | ||
North Hawthorne | 23.4 miles (37.7 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | The station at North Hawthorne was first known as Van Winkles, named after a local family who donated the land for the new station and railway. Despite protests from the family, the Susquehanna moved the station to its modern location on May 24, 1891, when the railroad changed the name to North Paterson. The name changed again in 1923 to North Hawthorne.[46] | ||
Midland Park | Midland Park | 25.2 miles (40.6 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | Midland Park station burned on August 28, 1985, while serving as a furniture stripping company building.[47] | |
Wortendyke | 26.5 miles (42.6 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | Wortendyke served as the home of the car repair shops until a fire on December 27, 1891. The shops were not rebuilt at Wortendyke, but moved to North Paterson station in 1892.[46] | ||
Wyckoff | Wyckoff | 28.0 miles (45.1 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | ||
Franklin Lakes | Campgaw | 29.7 miles (47.8 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | ||
Crystal Lake | 30.7 miles (49.4 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | ||||
Oakland | Oakland | 32.0 miles (51.5 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | Oakland station came down on November 25, 1957, to be replaced by a post office that included a small area for a railroad office.[48] | |
West Oakland | ||||||
Pompton Lakes | Pompton Lakes | 35.0 miles (56.3 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | ||
Pompton Junction | 35.6 miles (57.3 km) | January 1, 1873[49][50] | This station marked a junction with the Erie Railroad's New York and Greenwood Lake Railway. The abandoned station burned to the ground on May 8, 1941.[51] | |||
Riverdale | Bloomingdale | 36.8 miles (59.2 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | Despite being named after the borough of Bloomingdale, the station was actually in nearby Riverdale. | ||
Butler | Butler | 38.0 miles (61.2 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | June 30, 1966[37] | Formerly known as West Bloomingdale, Butler served as the northern terminus of commuter passenger service until its discontinuation on June 30, 1966.[37] | |
West Milford | Smiths Mills | 39 miles (63 km) | March 11, 1872[38] | |||
Wharton and Northern Railroad merges with the railroad at Green Pond Junction | ||||||
Charlotteburgh | 43.4 miles (69.8 km) | March 11, 1872[38] August 7, 1942[52][53] |
March 21, 1941 September 1944[54] |
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Macopin Lake Branch forks off at Macopin Lake Junction | ||||||
Newfoundland | 45.1 miles (72.6 km) | March 11, 1872[38] August 7, 1942[52] |
March 21, 1941 September 1944[54] |
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Oak Ridge | 47.0 miles (75.6 km) | August 7, 1942[52] |
March 21, 1941 September 1944[54] |
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Hardyston Township | Stockholm | 50.4 miles (81.1 km) | August 7, 1942[52] |
March 21, 1941 September 1944[54] |
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Beaver Lake | 53.9 miles (86.7 km) | August 7, 1942[52] |
March 21, 1941 September 1944[54] |
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Hanford Branch forked off at Beaver Lake station | ||||||
Ogdensburg | South Ogdensburg | 57 miles (92 km) | ||||
Sparta | Sparta | 60.2 miles (96.9 km) | Sparta station burned in an early morning fire on September 3, 2012.[55] | |||
Sparta Junction | 63.1 miles (101.5 km) | |||||
Lafayette Township | Hyper-Humus | 65.9 miles (106.1 km) | Junction with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Sussex Branch | |||
Hampton Township | Halsey | 68.4 miles (110.1 km) | ||||
Swartswood | 71.3 miles (114.7 km) | |||||
Stillwater Township | Emmaus | |||||
Stillwater | 75.3 miles (121.2 km) | |||||
Frelinghuysen Township | Paulina | |||||
Marksboro | 79.8 miles (128.4 km) | |||||
Blairstown | Blairstown | 82.9 miles (133.4 km) | ||||
Kalarama | 84.7 miles (136.3 km) | Citing low sales, the station at Kalarama was to be moved to Vails in a similar fashion to North Hawthorne. The station fell off the rail platform it had been moved to, tumbled down an embankment, and fell apart.[56] | ||||
Vail | 86.5 miles (139.2 km) | |||||
Knowlton Township | Hainesburg | 89.1 miles (143.4 km) | ||||
Hainesburg Junction | 89.4 miles (143.9 km) | |||||
Warrington | 91 miles (146 km) | |||||
Delaware Branch forked off after Warrington station | ||||||
Columbia | 91.7 miles (147.6 km) | |||||
Pahaquarry Township | Howeys | Howeys station was a summer flag stop east of Dunnfield.[57] | ||||
Dunnfield | 95.3 miles (153.4 km) | February 16, 1941[58] | ||||
Delaware River | ||||||
PA | Smithfield Township | Water Gap | 97.9 miles (157.6 km) | February 16, 1941[58] | ||
Stroudsburg | Stroudsburg | 101.2 miles (162.9 km) | February 16, 1941[58] | |||
Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad forked off west of Stroudsburg | ||||||
Gravel Place | 103.6 miles (166.7 km) | February 16, 1941[58] | Western terminus of NYSW |
Locomotive roster
[edit]Road Number(s) | Photo | Manufacturer | Model | Powertrain |
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3010, 3014 | EMD | SD40T-2 | Diesel–electric | |
3012, 3016 | SD33ECO | |||
3018, 3022, 3024 | SD40-2 | |||
3040 | GP40 | |||
3618, 3634 | SD45-2 | |||
4060, 4062, 4064, 4066 | SD70M-2 |
Former locomotives
[edit]Road
Number(s) |
Photo | Manufacturer | Model | Powertrain |
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M-1, M-2,
M-3, M-4, M-5, M-6, M-7, M-8 |
Budd Company | RDC1 | Diesel– | |
100 | N/A | Buda | Streamlined Inspection car | Gas-mechanical |
101, 104 | ALCO | RS-3 | Diesel–electric | |
116 | EMD | NW-2 | ||
120 | SW-9 | |||
142 | SY class | Tangshan Locomotive Works | Steam | |
150, 151 | Whitcomb | 20T | Gas-mechanical | |
202, 203,
204, 205, 206, 208 |
ALCO | S2 | Diesel–electric | |
230,231(2),
232,233(2), 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246, 248, 250, 252, 254, 256 |
RS-1 | |||
1001,1002,
1003-1004, 1005-1006 |
ACF | Motorailer | Diesel– | |
1800,1802,
1804 |
EMD | GP18 | Diesel–electric | |
2400, 2402 | E9 | |||
3001 | J. G. Brill | Model 250 | Gas– electric | |
3002 | N/A | |||
3636, 3638 | EMD | F45 | Diesel–electric | |
5012 | Electro-Motive/Bethlehem Steel | Stillwell baggage coach
motorcar |
Gas– electric |
Gallery
[edit]-
EMD SD40T-2 #3012 at Butler, New Jersey
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GE B40-8 #4002 passes under the Erie RR coaling tower at Susquehanna, Pennsylvania April 1989
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ALCO C636 #3660 at Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, September 2005
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ALCO RS-1 #236 suburban commuter train at Hackensack, New Jersey, September 1965
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N and HO scale model trains representing the NYS&W
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Paulinskill Valley Trail by former station site in Marksboro, New Jersey
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Historical route of NYS&W
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Edgewater Terminal, circa 1900
See also
[edit]- Delaware Otsego Corporation - Parent company for NYS&W
- Hawthorne station (New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad)
- Maywood Station Museum
- Susquehanna Transfer station
References
[edit]- ^ Mohowski, Robert E. (2003). The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. Baltimore: JHU Press. p. 175. ISBN 9780801872228.
- ^ a b Robert E. Mohowski (2003). The New York Susquehanna and Western Railroad. The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-7222-7
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Tupaczewski (2002), p. 3
- ^ a b Krause & Crist (1991), p. 5
- ^ a b "Light On Railroad Methods.; Asking An Investigation Of The Old New-York And Oswego Midland" (PDF). The New York Times. May 13, 1882.
- ^ a b "Six Railroads Consolidated; The New-Jersey Midland To Be Carried Into The Coal-Fields" (PDF). The New York Times. June 12, 1881.
- ^ a b Krause & Crist (1991), p. 6
- ^ a b c Drury, George H. (1992). The Train-Watcher's Guide to North American Railroads: A Contemporary Reference to the Major railroads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 173–175. ISBN 0-89024-131-7.
- ^ "Six Railroads to Consolidate" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ^ "Conway Scenic Railroad | Heritage Railway in North Conway, NH".
- ^ Page 4, Trains magazine, August 1945
- ^ Ashley, W.W.,"Susquehanna," Trains magazine, July 1947
- ^ Kaminski, Edward S. (January 2010). Maywood: The Borough, the Railroad, and the Station. Arcadia. ISBN 9780738572345.
- ^ "The History of the N Y S & W Rai". www.nyswrailroadpolice.org. Archived from the original on 8 April 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "DOCP Acquisition LLC Completes Merger of Delaware Otsego Corp. – Business Wire". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Hudson, Mike; Atkins, Philip (September 2007). "Locos lost at sea. The all-time definitive record". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 153, no. 1277. pp. 14–19. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ^ "The Business Times". Singapore. June 10, 1991. p. 30.
- ^ Soloman, Brian (2012). North American Locomotives:A Railroad-by-Railroad Photohistory. Voyageur Press.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "PT 1 Steamtown: Grand Open. Parade of Steam". YouTube. 30 September 2008.
- ^ "Delaware River Railroad Excursions".
- ^ "" Docp Acquisition LLC " - Filings - Page 1". SEC Info. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ Grace, Tom (2007-08-10). "Railroad chairman Rich dies". The Daily Star.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "DELAWARE OTSEGO CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) Item 2. PROPERTIES". sec.edgar-online.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "NJ Transit design and engineering services for the Passaic-Bergen Passenger restoration project". Systra Consulting. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ^ Freemark, Yonah (May 14, 2009). "Making Links in North Jersey". The Transport Politic. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ^ "Passaic-Bergen Rail Plan Advances" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. April 1, 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2005-05-21.
- ^ "Restore Passenger Service on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Rail Line". Nyswpassengerrail.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ "Kinnelon mayor wants commuter trains to return - News". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ "Railroad revitalization leads to new economic opportunities in Chenango County". Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- ^ "The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway Corporation—Abandonment Exemption—in Bergen County, N.J." (PDF). Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ Higgs, Larry (October 30, 2015). "Coalition to revive Passaic, Bergen, Hudson light rail plan". NJ.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "Municipalities Pass Resolutions Supporting Passaic-Bergen Rail Project" (Press release). Passaic County. January 15, 2016. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ "Home Page of NYSW". Nysw.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ a b "Erie's Fight for Terminal". The Paterson Morning Call. November 30, 1911. p. 9. Retrieved October 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final Trip Slated for Erie Ferryboat". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. December 12, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Modified Rapid Transit in Bergen". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. August 1, 1939. p. 20. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Susquehanna Commuter Service Ends". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. July 1, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Kaminski, Edward S. (July 31, 2002). Maywood Railroad Station National Register of Historic Places Form (Report). p. 9. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Weehawken-Haverstraw Line to Chug Last Mile Tonight". The Asbury Park Evening Press. December 10, 1959. p. 32. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ridgefield Park's New Railroad Depot Opened With Parade and Dinner". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. August 22, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Railroad Station Now Has Name of Borough". The Passaic Daily Herald. October 18, 1928. p. 21. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Railroad Station to be Demolished". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. November 20, 1969. p. C3. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Vreeland Ave. Station". The Morning Call. Allentown, New Jersey. September 29, 1949. p. 21. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Suskie Asks Okay to Sell Paterson Land". The Paterson Evening News. January 22, 1960. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Station Burns". The Sunday Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. June 25, 1978. p. 8. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Susquehanna R.R. Originally Designed to Bring Coal Here". The Paterson Evening News. No. Golden Jubilee Edition. June 29, 1940. p. 7-2. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "RR Station Down After 87 Years". The Paterson Morning Call. November 28, 1957. p. 10. Retrieved October 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Whittemore, Henry (1894). History of Montclair Township, State of New Jersey: Including the History of Families who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Prosperity. New York, New York: The Suburban Publishing Company. p. 47.
- ^ Baxter, Raymond J.; Adams, Arthur G. (1999). Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand. Fordham, New York: Fordham University Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780823219544.
- ^ "Pompton Junction Station at Riverdale Burned to the Ground". The Paterson Evening News. May 8, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved October 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Beaver Lake Susquehanna Stop". The Paterson Evening News. August 6, 1942. p. 35. Retrieved October 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ODT Allows Suskie to Give Resort Service". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. June 30, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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- ^ "Sparta Train Station Burns to Rubble". The Sparta Independent. September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Krause & Crist 1991, p. 92.
- ^ "History along Karamac Trail: New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad Karamac Hotel" (PDF). nps.gov. National Park Service. Summer 2003. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
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Further reading
[edit]- George Povall (1986). The New Susquehanna Great Spots for Shots.
- Hartley, Scott (January 1988). "Regionals In Review - The Delaware Otsego Story". Trains. Vol. 48, no. 3. Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 28–41. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- Krause, John; Crist, Ed (1991). Susquehanna: New York Susquehanna & Western RR. Carstens Publications. ISBN 0-911868-38-0.
- Stephens, Bill (January 1998). "The Susie-Q Saga". Trains. Vol. 58, no. 1. Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 42–47. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- Martin, Ben (November 2001). "The Changing of the Guard". Railfan & Railroad. Vol. 20, no. 11. Carstens Publications. pp. 6–9.
- Tupaczewski, Paul R. (2002). New York, Susquehanna and Western In Color. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, Inc. ISBN 1-58248-070-2.
- Kaminski, Edward S. (2010). New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad in New Jersey. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-7367-0.
- Kaminski, Edward S. (2010). Maywood - The Borough, The Station, and The Railroad. Acadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-7234-5.
- "THE NEW-JERSEY MIDLAND.; THE STOCKHOLDERS DEMANDING A SHARE UNDER THE REORGANIZATION." The New York Times, March 11, 1880
External links
[edit]- NYS&W Web Site — Official Corporate Site
- New York, Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society
- Maywood Station Historical Committee
- The New Jersey Midland Railway — NYS&W Early History