The Lehigh & Hudson River Railway

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This is from a tape called 'From The Ashes'. From the looks of the speed of the trains and the condition of the tracks the Lehigh & Hudson River Railroad didn't need to be part of Conrail. Then the Penn Central's Poughkipsee River bridge burned to the point where it was unsafe to run upon, that was the nail in the coffin for the L&HR. It joined the Conrail system, providing little in terms of route miles and only a few locomotives (Conrail's only ALCo C420s).

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  • Looks like a fast Railroad,sorry that their is a such a thing as trucks.

  • @csxns And money, and the Penn Central.

  • i know right im pretty sure they could have rebuilt the bridge well then again didnt the bridge burn?

  • Yes, the bridge burned, but the company was broke and it was doubtful if they could've remotely afforded rebuilding it.

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  • Highball!

  • The LH&R between Sparta and NJ/NY state line is now owned by NYS&W. North of the state line is owned by NS.

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  • Anyone guessw what speed these trains were going? I'd say 45. And why were some hauling two cabooses? Who was the narrator? God bless.

  • Those were the good ol' days of railroading, back when railroads were railroads.

  • @notalott wellll...... you never know

  • What was the purpose of the CNJ and PC leaving their caboose on a train?

  • This film was put out by Clear Block Productions in 1996.

  • @MilwaukeeSDman That would have allowed competition, PC was not interested in that. Plus, no way in hell could the L&HR at that time been able to afford such a purchase..

  • @notalott You are correct! It was a great route around the North East Corridor in case of a emergency. At one time there was thru passenger service over it via the PRR-LHR-NH Washington-Boston. One of the trains was called the "Federal Express" But when the highway,oil, and airlines control the government you lose your rail beds.

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