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Discussion related to the Lehigh Valley Railroad and predecessors for the period 1846-1976. Originally incorporated as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company.

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 #263297  by rhallock
 
There is a picture in Archer's LV book which shows a train going by a trackside post with a diamond shaped metal piece on top with numbers stencil cut into it. Is this a LV milepost? If so, was this the only type the LV had? Are all mileposts on LV measured from Jersey City? or from Sayre or other division/junction points?

 #263358  by TB Diamond
 
The photo does show a standard Lehigh Valley RR mile post. This is the only type that I ever observed on the LV main in New York state. All mile posts on the New Jersey-Buffalo main were shown as distance from Jersey City which, in the LVRR ETTs, is MP 1.0.

 #263830  by rhallock
 
Thanks very much for the info.

 #264416  by TB Diamond
 
You are welcome. Was amazing to observe how fast these MPs disappeared after 0001 hours 01 April 1976 on line segments not under ConRail.

 #264472  by GOLDEN-ARM
 
And some under the control of ConRail, as well....................... :wink:

 #265239  by Wanderer
 
Jersey City was 1.0, and for 0.0 bring a wet suit...middle of the Hudson River. I find it amazing too that there were so few measured miles. For example 16 to 17 is just slightly less than 3/4 mile on the New Jersey Main.