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(erielack) January 1930, Scranton Listing of Passenger Operations



This was forwarded to me, and it has a lot of good content, so I'm just  
forwarding it on to the list.  Making no statements of  accuracy!      
 
Enjoy
Bob Bahrs
 
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Someone posted this file to the "All Interlocking Towers" List.
 
The date is January 1930.  Since the Stock Market Crash had occurred  less 
than thre months previously, this list probably represents the state of  affairs 
at their very best, just before the bottom dropped out forever.
 
- --adb


STEAM PASSENGER TRAIN ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES AT SCRANTON, PA.



Source: OFFICIAL GUIDE OF THE RAILWAYS, January, 1930.



RAILROADS INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING:



DL&W - DELAWARE LACKAWANNA & WESTERN ("LACKAWANNA RAILROAD")

       Through cars and connecting service at Buffalo as shown.

       Connects with Pennsylvania RR Belvidere-Delaware division trains 
to/from Trenton 

           and Philadelphia at E.Stroudsburg.

       Connects with Pennsylvania RR Williamsport Division trains at 
Northumberland.



CNJ  - CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY ("JERSEY CENTRAL")

       Through Scranton - Philadelphia trains operate via Reading RR south of 
Bethlehem. 

       Connections may be made at Allentown for Jersey City and Harrisburg.

       through Scranton - Jersey City trains 103 and 108 connect with Reading 
RR trains 

            to/from Philadelphia at Allentown.



D&H  - DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILWAY

       Connects with Binghampton-Albany main line at Nineveh, N.Y

        

NYOW - NEW YORK, ONTARIO & WESTERN RY

       Connections to New York at Cadosia, N.Y.

       Used CNJ station in Scranton, New York Central (West Shore) station in

           Weehawken, NJ.



ERIE - ERIE RAILROAD

       Connects with Chicago - New York main line at Lackawaxen, PA.



NOT INCLUDED:



- - Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley electric trains between Scranton and 
Wilkes-Barre.

- - Trains scheduled to operate Sundays only.

- - Milk/Express trains not carrying passengers and not shown in passenger

  schedules.



None of these railroads operated into New York City. Actual New Jersey

    ferry terminal locations and connections are as follows:



    DL&W  - Hoboken, N.J. to West 23rd, Barclay and Christopher Streets.

    CNJ   - Jersey City, N.J. to West 23rd and Liberty Streets.

    ERIE  - Jersey City, N.J. to West 23rd and Chambers Streets.

    NYO&W - Used New York Central (West Shore) terminal in Weehawken, N.J.

                                                                to West 42nd 
and Cortlandt Streets.



Arrive Depart RR   No. Train                                                  
Coach service except as noted:


 1:30AM 1:35  DL&W   9 WHITELIGHT LTD.        New York - Buffalo

                                                                       
Sleeping cars:           New York - Buffalo/Syracuse/Ithaca/

                                                                                
                                                                                
  New York - Chicago (via Nickel Plate)

                                                                                
                                                                                
  Philadelphia - Syracuse (from CNJ 327)

                                                                       
Buffet-Lounge:           New York - Scranton

                                1:45  CNJ  306 INTERSTATE EXP.        
Binghampton - Philadelphia

                                                                       
Sleeping cars:           Syracuse/Binghampton - Philadelphia

                                                                                
                                                                                
  Scranton - Philadelphia

                                                                   (No 
indication that thru sleepers operated into DL&W station,

                                                                   or when 
Scranton - Philadelphia sleeper opened for occupancy)

 2:15           2:25  DL&W  10 LACKAWANNA SPCL.   Buffalo - New York

                                                                       
Sleeping cars:           Chicago - New York (via Nickel Plate)

                                                                                
                                                                                
  Buffalo/Ithaca/Binghampton/Scranton/ -

                                                                                
                                                                                
      New York

                                                                                
                                                                                
(Scranton-New York sleeper open 9:30 PM)

 3:41           3:46  DL&W  12 GARDEN STATE LTD.  Buffalo - New York

                                                                       
Sleeping cars:           Buffalo/Elmira/Syracuse - New York

                                                                       Dining 
Car:                          Scranton - New York (except Sunday)

 5:02           5:12  DL&W  14 WHITELIGHT LTD.        Cleveland/Buffalo - New 
York

                                                                       
Sleeping cars:           Cleveland/Buffalo - New York

                                                                                
                                                                                
  Buffalo - Scranton

                                                                       Dining 
Car:                          Scranton - New York

                                                                   
(Buffalo-Scranton sleeping car may be occupied until 8:00 AM)

 5:32           5:42  DL&W  15 BUFFALO MAIL                   New York - 
Buffalo

                                                                       
Sleeping cars:           New York -

                                                                                
                                                                                
   Scranton/Binghampton/Elmira/Buffalo

                                                                  (New 
York-Scranton sleeping car may be occupied until 8:00 AM)

 5:40                 CNJ  301 INTERSTATE EXP.        Philadelphia - 
Scranton/Binghampton

                                                                       
Sleeping cars:           Philadelphia - Scranton/Binghampton

              - Apparantly thru sleeper did not operate via DL&W station. 

              - No indication how late Philadelphia-Scranton sleeper could be 
occupied.

 6:10           6:15  D&H  502 coach                                            
      Carbondale - Wilkes-Barre

 6:10           6:30  D&H  501 coach                                            
      Wilkes-Barre - Carbondale

                                6:25  DL&W 715 coach                            
                      Scranton - Northumberland

                                7:30  CNJ  316 PHILADEL. FLYER        
Scranton - Philadelphia

                                                                              
            Parlor Car, Dining-Club Car and coaches.

                                                                  Connection 
at Allentown for CNJ points.

 7:45                 D&H  504 coach                                  
Carbondale - Scranton

 7:47                 DL&W  32 coach                                            
      Binghampton - Scranton

 7:50                 DL&W  29 coach (commuter?)  Tobyhanna - Scranton

 7:55           8:00  DL&W  26 thru train                             
Kingston - New York

                                                                    Parlor 
car:                                 Kingston - New York

                                                                    
Buffet-Parlor car:          Scranton - Philadelphia (via PRR from Stroudsburg)

                                                                    
Buffet-Lounge:                          Scranton - New York

                                8:05  NYOW 201 coach                            
                      Scranton - Cadosia NY

                                8:35  DL&W  27 local                            
                      Scranton - Buffalo

 8:40           8:50  D&H  660/508 coach                                  
Susquehanna - Wilkes-Barre 

              (Operates over Erie between Susquehanna and Jefferson Jct.)

                                8:50  D&H  503 coach                            
      Scranton - Carbondale

       10:15  DL&W  45 milk train                             Hoboken - 
Binghampton (via Hacketstown)

              (Shown as carrying passengers between Washington, NJ and 
Scranton only !)

       10:35  DL&W 702 coach                                                  
Northumberland - Scranton

       10.45  ERIE 272 coach                                                  
Scranton - Lackawaxen

10:50  11:00  D&H  505/669 coach                                  
Wilkes-Barre - Susquehanna

              (Operates over Erie between Jefferson Jct and Susquehanna.)

11:05  11:10  D&H  510 coach                                                  
Carbondale - Wilkes-Barre

11:06  11:20  DL&W   2 CHICAGO-NY EXP.        Chicago - New York

                                                                       Thru 
coaches:                Chicago - New York (via Wabash)

                                                                                
                                                                                
  Chicago - New York (via Nickel Plate)

                                                                       Dining 
car:                          Elmira - New York

                                                                       Parlor 
car:                          Elmira - New York

                                                                       
Sleeping car:                Chicago - New York (via Wabash)

                                                                     
Sleeper/Observation: Chicago - New York (via Nickel Plate)

..............................................................................
..

12:15 PM      CNJ  311 SCRANTON EXP.                  Philadelphia - Scranton

                                                                       Parlor 
Car, Dining-Club Car and coaches Phila-Scranton.

       12:30  CNJ  108 thru train                             Scranton - 
Jersey City

12:45  12:55  DL&W   1 local                          New York - Elmira (Via 
Hackettstown)

 1:35           1:40  DL&W   3 LACKAWANNA LTD.        New York - 
Syracuse/Buffalo

                                                                       Dining 
car:                          New York - Buffalo

                                                                       
Sleeping car:                New York - Chicago (via Nickel Plate)

                                                                       Parlor 
cars:                     New York - Oswego/Buffalo

                                                                       
Parlor/Observation: New York - Buffalo

 1:40                 D&H  512 coach                                            
      Carbondale - Scranton

                                1:41  DL&W 703 coach                            
                      Scranton - Northumberland

 2:20           2:30  DL&W  42 coach (milk train) Elmira - New York (via 
Hackettstown)

                                2:20  D&H  507 coach                            
                      Scranton - Carbondale

 3:00                 CNJ  103 thru train         Jersey City - Scranton

 3:10                 D&H  514 coach                              Carbondale 
- - Scranton

 3:37           3:42  DL&W   6 LACKAWANNA LTD.        Buffalo/Syracuse - New 
York/(Phila)

                                                                       Dining 
car:                          Buffalo - New York

                                                                       
Sleeping cars:           Chicago - New York (via Nickel Plate)

                                                                                
                                                                                
  Chicago - New York (via Mich. Central)

                                                                       Parlor 
cars:                     Buffalo/Oswego - New York

                                                                       
Parlor/Observation: Buffalo - New York

 3:46           4:00  D&H  511 coach                                            
      Wilkes-Barre - Nineveh NY/(Albany)

                                                                                
                                                    (Bus connection at 
Lanesboro to Susquehanna)

                                4:00  CNJ  332 PHILADEL. FLYER        
Scranton - Philadelphia)

                                                                       Parlor 
Car, Dining-Club Car and coaches Scranton-Philadelphia.

 4:50                 NYOW 202 coach                                            
      Cadosia, N.Y. - Scranton

 4:55                 DL&W 720 coach                                  
Northumberland - Scranton

                                5:30  DL&W  30 coach (commuter?)  Scranton - 
Tobyhanna

                                5:30  DL&W  33 coach                            
                      Scranton - Binghampton

 6:05           6:15  D&H  518 coach                                            
      Carbondale - Wilkes-Barre

                                6:15  D&H  509 coach                            
          Scranton - Carbondale

 6:10           6:20  D&H  513 coach                                            
      Wilkes-Barre - Carbondale

 6:30           6:40  DL&W   5 CHICAGO LIMITED        New York - 
Buffalo/Chicago

                                                                       Thru 
coaches:      New York-Chicago via NKP and Wabash

                       Dining car:        "for all meals"

                                                                       Parlor 
car:                          New York - Elmira

                                                                       
Sleeping cars:           New York - Chicago (via Mich.Central)

                                                                                
                                                                                
  New York - Chicago (via Wabash)

                                                                       
Sleepr/Lounge/Obs: New York - Chicago (via Nickel Plate)

                                6:35  DL&W 705 coach                            
                      Scranton - Northumberland

 7:40           7:46* D&H  520 coach only                             
Carbondale - Scranton (Wilkes-Barre Sundays only)

 7:45                 DL&W  28 local                                            
      Buffalo - Scranton

                                      - 35 stops including a 2 hour, 20 
minute layover in Bath NY !

 8:45                 DL&W 708 coach                                            
      Northumberland - Scranton

                                9:20  D&H  515 coach                            
      Scranton - Carbondale

 9:25                 DL&W  25 through train                  New York - 
Kingston

                                                                       Parlor 
Car:                          New York - Kingston

                                                                       
Buffet-Parlor car: Philadelphia - Scranton (from PRR at Stroudsburg)

                                                                       Dining 
Car:                          New York - Scranton

                                9:50  ERIE 275 coach              Lackawaxen 
- - Scranton

10:00  10:10  DL&W   7 WESTERN SPECIAL        New York - 
Buffalo/Cleveland/Chicago

                                                                       Dining 
car:                          New York - Scranton

                                                                       Parlor 
car:                          New York - Binghampton (except Sat.)

                                                                       
Sleeping cars:           New York - Chicago (via Nickel Plate)

                                                                                
                                                                                
  New York - Cleveland (via Nickel Plate)

                                                                                
                                                                                
  Scranton - Buffalo (open 9:30 PM)

11:15                 CNJ  327 SCRANTON FLYER             Philadelphia - 
Scranton

                                                                       
Sleeping Car:                Philadelphia - Syracuse (to DL&W # 9)

                                                                       Parlor 
Car, Dining-Club Car and coaches Phila-Scranton.

11:20  11:30  D&H  506 coach                                  Nineveh NY - 
Wilkes-Barre

                                                                       - Bus 
connection at Lanesboro from Susquehanna.

11:40  11:50  D&H  519 coach              Wilkes-Barre - Carbondale

11:45 (Ar DL&W Sta.)   ONANDAGA                                   
Philadelphia-Syracuse sleeping car

                                                                                
                                                                                
  from CNJ No. 327 to DL&W No. 9.



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