Erie Railway

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Railway chartered in 1832 as the New York and Erie Railroad Company; reorganized in 1861 as the Erie Railway Company; reorganized again in 1878 as the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company. After several additional successive reorganizations, the company became known as the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad in 1960.

From the description of Erie Railway records, 1836-1837, 1872-1878. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58782042

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referencedIn Hartranft, John F., 1830-1889,. Erie Railway, Jefferson Branch strike correspondence, 1877. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Salmon family. Salmon family papers, 1839-1881. New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)
referencedIn William Halsey locomotive drawing collection Ag1985. 0342x., 1863-1897 DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University
creatorOf Erie Railway. Erie Railway Company account book, 1866. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Moir, Robert, 1824-1904. Robert Moir papers, 1850-1909, bulk 1866-1898. Newberry Library
referencedIn Notes on investigation into finances of Samuel J. Tilden, [between 1876 and 1880]. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Diary of a trip on the Erie Railroad, 1853. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Erie Protection Committee of New York. Letter, 1875 August 14. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Norton, Lucie Underwood 1859-1937. Lucie Underwood Norton Papers, 1865-1934. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Philip Church papers, 1779-1861. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Erie Railway. Erie Railway records, 1836-1837, 1872-1878. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Jayne, George E. George E. Jayne letters : San Jose, Calif., to Lottie E. Jayne, New York, N.Y., 1868 Aug. 5-25. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Constant Cook and Company. Constant Cook and Company records, 1848-1874. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Fairchild, Charles S. (Charles Stebbins), 1842-1924. Fairchild collection, [18th century-ca. 1928]. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Moore family. Moore and Woodbury family papers, 1839-1922. Cornell University Library
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associatedWith Church, Philip, 1778-1861. person
associatedWith Constant Cook and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Erie Protection Committee of New York. corporateBody
associatedWith Halsey, William, ca. 1845- ca. 1900 person
associatedWith Jayne, George E. person
associatedWith McHenry, James, 1817-1891. person
associatedWith Moir, Robert, 1824-1904. person
associatedWith Moore family. family
associatedWith Norton, Lucie Underwood 1859-1937. person
associatedWith Olney, Peter B. person
associatedWith Reilly, J. A. person
associatedWith Salmon family. family
associatedWith Sickles, Daniel Edgar, 1819-1914. person
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New York (State)
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Railroads
Railroads
Railroads
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Active 1878

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