Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Company

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New York railroad formed by the merger of the Erie Railroad with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad on Oct. 17, 1960. On April 1, 1968, the railroad merged with the Erie Lackawanna Railway Company of Delaware. On June 26, 1972, Erie Lackawanna Railway Company entered reorganization proceedings under federal bankruptcy act; in course of proceedings most of rail assets were required by law to be conveyed on Apr. 1, 1976 to Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail); on November 30, 1982, a plan of reorganization was consummated and its name was changed to Erie Lackawanna Inc. The company was subsequently liquidated in 1992.

From the description of Minutes, 1968 Mar. 26. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58774560

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Hunter, Charles. Erie Lackawanna Railroad / Charles Hunter ; interviewed by John M. Demetra. Youngstown State University, William F. Maag Jr. Library
referencedIn Higgins, Edward I. Erie Lackawanna Railroad / Edward I. Higgins ; interviewed by Joseph Demetra. Youngstown State University, William F. Maag Jr. Library
referencedIn John F. Collins, collector, United Transportation Union files, 1969-1971. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
referencedIn Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Financial Dept. Records, 1899-1971. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Industrial drawing and blueprint collection, 1907-1981 (bulk ca. 1935-1960). Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor
referencedIn Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Series 4, Subseries 5. Selected subject files, 1915-1968. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. Records, 1849-1960. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Company. Minutes, 1968 Mar. 26. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Collins, John F.,. John F. Collins, collector, files on the case study of the local effects of the formation of the United Transportation Union, 1969-1971. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Erie Lackawanna Railway Company. Documents, 1903-1965. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
referencedIn Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes vs. Interstate Commerce Commission : brief on merger, 1960. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Erie Lackawanna Railway Company. Erie Lackawanna Railway Company records, 1850-1991 (bulk 1960-1991) University of Akron, Bierce Library
creatorOf Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation. Records 1852-1980. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
referencedIn Erie Lackawanna Railway Company Records, 1850-1991, 1960-1991 Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron
referencedIn Seidenberg, Jacob, 1914-. Jacob Seidenberg. Series 1. Arbitration case files, 1962-1977. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Humble, James. Erie Lackawan[n]a Railroad / James Humble ; interview by John Demetra. Youngstown State University, William F. Maag Jr. Library
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associatedWith Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees. corporateBody
associatedWith Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. corporateBody
associatedWith Collins, John F. person
associatedWith Collins, John F., person
associatedWith Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Erie Lackawanna Railway Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Higgins, Edward I. person
associatedWith Humble, James. person
associatedWith Hunter, Charles. person
associatedWith Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Norfolk and Western Railway Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Financial Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Seidenberg, Jacob, 1914- person
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Northeastern States
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Railroads
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Active 1980

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