Susquehanna Succession
The Former L&HR in Orange County; 1976-2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction/Dedication/Acknowledgements
I Decline under Conrail; 1976 - 1981
II NYS&W and Conrail Share Local Operations; 1982 - 1985
III NYS&W Incorporates a Defunct Bridge Line in a Fledgling Land Bridge; 1986 – 1989
IV NYS&W Enjoys Boom Times; 1990 - 1996
V From Conrail to Norfolk Southern
VI Mega-Carrier Machinations; NYS&W Loses the Stack Trains; 1997 – 1999
VII Quiet Times Arrive; 2000 and Beyond
VIII Beyond the L&HR; on to Port Jervis
Bibliography
The Lehigh & Hudson River Railway was a busy and prosperous bridge line but dependent on its much larger connections. Its demise was engineered by mega-carriers Penn Central and Conrail. Two decades later, the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway, revived under aggressive management, converted the former L&HR main east of Sparta Jct. into a segment of a busy land bridge line, a transcontinental intermodal routing .But NYS&W was also dependent on its giant connections, CSX and NS. Once these two mega-carriers carved up Conrail in 1999, they diverted the intermodal traffic to their routes east of Chicago. For nineteen months, CSX routed certain trains via the NYS&W until it resolved operational issues on the River Line. This book documents the relatively short “golden era” of NYS&W “stack trains” on the former L&HR in Orange County, NY with a couple side trips westward to Binghamton.
102 pages, 188 color images by author (Pete Brill), glossy paper, soft-cover.
The Former L&HR in Orange County; 1976-2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
----------------------------CHAPTER TITLE-------------------------------
Introduction/Dedication/Acknowledgements
I Decline under Conrail; 1976 - 1981
II NYS&W and Conrail Share Local Operations; 1982 - 1985
III NYS&W Incorporates a Defunct Bridge Line in a Fledgling Land Bridge; 1986 – 1989
IV NYS&W Enjoys Boom Times; 1990 - 1996
V From Conrail to Norfolk Southern
VI Mega-Carrier Machinations; NYS&W Loses the Stack Trains; 1997 – 1999
VII Quiet Times Arrive; 2000 and Beyond
VIII Beyond the L&HR; on to Port Jervis
Bibliography
The Lehigh & Hudson River Railway was a busy and prosperous bridge line but dependent on its much larger connections. Its demise was engineered by mega-carriers Penn Central and Conrail. Two decades later, the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway, revived under aggressive management, converted the former L&HR main east of Sparta Jct. into a segment of a busy land bridge line, a transcontinental intermodal routing .But NYS&W was also dependent on its giant connections, CSX and NS. Once these two mega-carriers carved up Conrail in 1999, they diverted the intermodal traffic to their routes east of Chicago. For nineteen months, CSX routed certain trains via the NYS&W until it resolved operational issues on the River Line. This book documents the relatively short “golden era” of NYS&W “stack trains” on the former L&HR in Orange County, NY with a couple side trips westward to Binghamton.
102 pages, 188 color images by author (Pete Brill), glossy paper, soft-cover.
