Some Lehigh Valley residents seek less disruption, more 'quiet zones' at railroad crossings. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 68°F. Friday, May 16th 2025 Daily e-Edition.

Keeping them occupied, however, shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. From summer concerts to movies in the park, here is a list ...

The railroad continued to operate on the the lines as a freight hauler into the 1970s; it merged with Conrail in 1976, according to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society, based in ...

LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD. Share full article. June 7, 1885. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 7, 1885, Page 4 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

A program on railroad history will be presented at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sayre Historical Society. The program, titled “Along the Line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad from New York to Niagara ...

As the Lehigh Valley slowly downsized, the time came when they could not afford agents, stationmasters, section crews or any of the other personnel generally associated with a working railroad.

On August 30, 1960 the Lehigh Valley Railroad petitioned the ICC to end all passenger service. In early 1961 its request was granted and, says Archer, ...

Funded by the PA Department of Environmental Resources and PennDOT, the project includes the construction of a multi-purpose trail on the alignment of the former Lehigh Valley Railroad.

The New York State Thruway Authority paid nearly $7 million to purchase the right-of-way of the Lehigh Valley Railroad between Dingens Street and lower Main Street on this date 60 ...

(soft music) - [Anthony] The Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum is a 5,000 square foot HO train layout. Club started in 1989 in Allentown and then moved to Bethlehem in 1996.

The Starrett-Lehigh Building, shown here around 1932, was built atop an active freight yard of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, which was served by car floats docking at Pier 66 across 12th Avenue.