Very interesting. I did not know the D&H ran a train from Wilkes Barre to
Susquehanna. Any timetables I've seen or Official guides show Erie trains
running between Carbondale and Susquehanna and D&H trains running from
Wilkes Barre to Nineveh to connect with trains from Binghamton to Albany.
Art Tross
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
>
>#############################################################################
>
>
>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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