THE LEHIGH AND HUDSON RIVER RAILWAY COMPANY
Arranged Freight Train Service
Effective 1950-1960
Eastward- Allentown to Maybrook
HO-6 "Central States Dispatch" Depart 535A
AO-4 "Alphabet Route" Depart mid-AM
EO-2 "Sputnik" Depart Hudson Yard early AM/wait for LV connection (Note 1)
Westward-Maybrook to Allentown
OA-1-"Central States Dispatch" Depart 1201P
OA-3 "Alphabet Route" Depart mid-PM
#35 Return Depart Andover early AM(to Hudson Yard/wait for LV connection)Note 2
"Grab"-wayfreight(Note 3)
Eastward-Port Morris to Maybrook
#30 mixed freight-Depart early AM-when made up-after arrival #33
#32 mostly reefers-Depart early AM-upon connection
#34 (un-official # for #31 Return when they had cars) Depart early afternoon-clean up interchange-usually short consist
#35 Return-light to Andover Note 2)
Westward-Maybrook to Port Morris
210AM Andover Local-wayfreight from Warwick
#31 empty reefers-depart early to mid AM-except Monday
#33 mixed freight-Depart late PM
#35 hot piggyback and forwarder traffic-very late PM(Note 4)
Note 1 - Established approximately at time of NYO&W embargo, hence its nickname. Un-officially had "rights" over HO-6 because of "hot reefers from LV at Easton. Relieved HO-6 and/or AO-4 of Hudson Yard pickup as they often had full tonnage our of Allentown.
Note 2-Replaced the need for the "Grab" west of Andover.
Note 3-Turn at Mansfield Street(pick up PRR interchange from Oxford siding), or Hudson Yard (if AO-4 was annulled). Did not run daily or always west of Andover.
Note 4-Fastest freight run at the time. Authorized 60 MPH Warwick to Andover with exclusive roller bearing flats; often clocked at 39 minutes for this distance.
A=Allentown (CNJ symbol)
E=Easton (LV transfer from Richards Yard)
H=Harrisburg(RDG symbol/train origin was Rutherford Yard)
O=Maybrook(NH symbol)
Arranged Freight Train Service
Effective 1950-1960
Eastward- Allentown to Maybrook
HO-6 "Central States Dispatch" Depart 535A
AO-4 "Alphabet Route" Depart mid-AM
EO-2 "Sputnik" Depart Hudson Yard early AM/wait for LV connection (Note 1)
Westward-Maybrook to Allentown
OA-1-"Central States Dispatch" Depart 1201P
OA-3 "Alphabet Route" Depart mid-PM
#35 Return Depart Andover early AM(to Hudson Yard/wait for LV connection)Note 2
"Grab"-wayfreight(Note 3)
Eastward-Port Morris to Maybrook
#30 mixed freight-Depart early AM-when made up-after arrival #33
#32 mostly reefers-Depart early AM-upon connection
#34 (un-official # for #31 Return when they had cars) Depart early afternoon-clean up interchange-usually short consist
#35 Return-light to Andover Note 2)
Westward-Maybrook to Port Morris
210AM Andover Local-wayfreight from Warwick
#31 empty reefers-depart early to mid AM-except Monday
#33 mixed freight-Depart late PM
#35 hot piggyback and forwarder traffic-very late PM(Note 4)
Note 1 - Established approximately at time of NYO&W embargo, hence its nickname. Un-officially had "rights" over HO-6 because of "hot reefers from LV at Easton. Relieved HO-6 and/or AO-4 of Hudson Yard pickup as they often had full tonnage our of Allentown.
Note 2-Replaced the need for the "Grab" west of Andover.
Note 3-Turn at Mansfield Street(pick up PRR interchange from Oxford siding), or Hudson Yard (if AO-4 was annulled). Did not run daily or always west of Andover.
Note 4-Fastest freight run at the time. Authorized 60 MPH Warwick to Andover with exclusive roller bearing flats; often clocked at 39 minutes for this distance.
A=Allentown (CNJ symbol)
E=Easton (LV transfer from Richards Yard)
H=Harrisburg(RDG symbol/train origin was Rutherford Yard)
O=Maybrook(NH symbol)
