Black Diamond
Pacific 2093 with New York–Buffalo Black Diamond, waiting for helper engine to couple on at Mauch Chunk, Pa., late 1920s.
Fred Eidenbenz
Pacific 2093 with New York–Buffalo Black Diamond, waiting for helper engine to couple on at Mauch Chunk, Pa., late 1920s.
Fred Eidenbenz
Black Diamond
Alco PA’s 613 and 614 with New York–Buffalo Black Diamond at Tunkhannock, Pa., Sept. 8, 1951.
John F. Endler Jr.
Alco PA’s 613 and 614 with New York–Buffalo Black Diamond at Tunkhannock, Pa., Sept. 8, 1951.
John F. Endler Jr.
Rochester connection
Motor car 17 and coach used to provide connecting service between Rochester, N.Y., and the main line at Rochester Junction, 13.2 miles; pictured at Rochester circa 1940s-early 1950s.
Carl E. Stolberg
Motor car 17 and coach used to provide connecting service between Rochester, N.Y., and the main line at Rochester Junction, 13.2 miles; pictured at Rochester circa 1940s-early 1950s.
Carl E. Stolberg
Maple Leaf
Pacific 2096 with Toronto–Buffalo–New York Maple Leaf at Hillside, N.J., 1940s.
Wayne Brumbaugh
Pacific 2096 with Toronto–Buffalo–New York Maple Leaf at Hillside, N.J., 1940s.
Wayne Brumbaugh
Asa Packer
Pacific 2023 with Wilkes Barre, Pa.–New York Asa Packer (named for an early LV financier) west of Easton, Pa., June 26, 1940.
Donald W. Furler
Pacific 2023 with Wilkes Barre, Pa.–New York Asa Packer (named for an early LV financier) west of Easton, Pa., June 26, 1940.
Donald W. Furler
John Wilkes and Flemington connection
Alco PA 602 with Pittston (Pa.)–New York John Wilkes and gas-electric car 28 from Flemington, N.J., at Flemington Junction, June 1951.
John F. Endler Jr.
Alco PA 602 with Pittston (Pa.)–New York John Wilkes and gas-electric car 28 from Flemington, N.J., at Flemington Junction, June 1951.
John F. Endler Jr.
Black Diamond
Rear of New York–Buffalo Black Diamond at Sayre, Pa., circa late 1930s–early 1940s.
Rail Photo Service
Rear of New York–Buffalo Black Diamond at Sayre, Pa., circa late 1930s–early 1940s.
Rail Photo Service
John Wilkes
Pacific 2102 with Pittston (Pa.)–New York John Wilkes west of Glen Onoko, Pa., circa late 1930s–early 1940s.
Wayne Brumbaugh
Pacific 2102 with Pittston (Pa.)–New York John Wilkes west of Glen Onoko, Pa., circa late 1930s–early 1940s.
Wayne Brumbaugh
Hazleton–Lehighton local
RDC-2 (coach-baggage) No. 41 working Hazleton–Lehighton (Pa.) local at Hazleton, September 1951.
John F. Endler Jr.
RDC-2 (coach-baggage) No. 41 working Hazleton–Lehighton (Pa.) local at Hazleton, September 1951.
John F. Endler Jr.
“American Flyer” coach
Coach 1510 built by Osgood Bradley Car Co., mid-1930s.
Classic Trains coll.
Coach 1510 built by Osgood Bradley Car Co., mid-1930s.
Classic Trains coll.
Asa Packer
Alco PA 602 with New York–Pittston (Pa.) Asa Packer at Ashley, Pa., March 1951.
S. Botsko
Alco PA 602 with New York–Pittston (Pa.) Asa Packer at Ashley, Pa., March 1951.
S. Botsko
John Wilkes
Pacific 2115 with Pittston (Pa.)–New York John Wilkes at Port Reading Junction, N.J., June 1946.
Ralph E. Hallock
Pacific 2115 with Pittston (Pa.)–New York John Wilkes at Port Reading Junction, N.J., June 1946.
Ralph E. Hallock
Black Diamond
Alco PA’s with New York–Buffalo Black Diamond at Newark, N.J., passing PRR class O1 electrics, which brought train from New York, Sept. 26, 1948.
Charles A. Brown
Alco PA’s with New York–Buffalo Black Diamond at Newark, N.J., passing PRR class O1 electrics, which brought train from New York, Sept. 26, 1948.
Charles A. Brown
John Wilkes
Alco PA 601 with Pittston (Pa.)–New York John Wilkes at Pattenburg, N.J., 1956.
Homer R. Hill
Alco PA 601 with Pittston (Pa.)–New York John Wilkes at Pattenburg, N.J., 1956.
Homer R. Hill
Black Diamond
Interior of nearly empty coach on Buffalo–New York Black Diamond, March 1, 1959.
Jim Scribbins
Interior of nearly empty coach on Buffalo–New York Black Diamond, March 1, 1959.
Jim Scribbins
Ithaca local
Ten-Wheeler 1819 with train 128, Geneva–Ithaca (N.Y.) local, at MacDougall, Sept. 21, 1948.
C. V. Parkinson
Ten-Wheeler 1819 with train 128, Geneva–Ithaca (N.Y.) local, at MacDougall, Sept. 21, 1948.
C. V. Parkinson
Black Diamonds
Eastbound (left) and westbound Black Diamonds meeting at Pittston, Pa., Aug. 6, 1950.
John F. Endler Jr.
Eastbound (left) and westbound Black Diamonds meeting at Pittston, Pa., Aug. 6, 1950.
John F. Endler Jr.
John Wilkes
Pacific 2102 with New York–Pittston (Pa.) John Wilkes just after electric-to-steam engine change at Newark, N.J., late 1930s or early ’40s.
Wm. Weddmeyer
Pacific 2102 with New York–Pittston (Pa.) John Wilkes just after electric-to-steam engine change at Newark, N.J., late 1930s or early ’40s.
Wm. Weddmeyer
Hazleton–Lehighton local
Motor car 10 and coach 1518 working as train 228, Hazleton–Lehighton (Pa.) connection for eastbound John Wilkes, August 1950.
John F. Endler Jr.
Motor car 10 and coach 1518 working as train 228, Hazleton–Lehighton (Pa.) connection for eastbound John Wilkes, August 1950.
John F. Endler Jr.
Lehigh Valley passenger trains remembered: All through February 2023, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the history and heritage of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in upstate New York. The LV was a smaller Class I railroads in its day, but still had interesting passenger trains as you can see from this photo gallery selected from the files in Kalmbach Media’s David P. Morgan Library.
