Preservation
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Lake Shore Railway MuseumA General Electric showcase along the Water Level Route |
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
Our mission is to preserve, enjoy and share the memory, history and experience of railroading, particularly that of northwestern Pennsylvania, western New York and northeastern Ohio, as it has been and as it is now. LSRHS maintains a special collection with emphasis on General Electric rail transportation products, Heisler Locomotive Works products, Pullman Standard Car Company products and all local railroad companies (past and present) due to the economic, social and historic impact they have had on the local area. LSRHS strives to accomplish its mission by preserving railroad and transportation artifacts of local, regional and/or industrial significance on its 2.5 acres of property adjacent to the CSX Railroad mainline in North East, Pennsylvania.
Our mission is to preserve, enjoy and share the memory, history and experience of railroading, particularly that of northwestern Pennsylvania, western New York and northeastern Ohio, as it has been and as it is now. LSRHS maintains a special collection with emphasis on General Electric rail transportation products, Heisler Locomotive Works products, Pullman Standard Car Company products and all local railroad companies (past and present) due to the economic, social and historic impact they have had on the local area. LSRHS strives to accomplish its mission by preserving railroad and transportation artifacts of local, regional and/or industrial significance on its 2.5 acres of property adjacent to the CSX Railroad mainline in North East, Pennsylvania.
ounded in 1956, the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society (LSRHS) is an all-volunteer educational organization operating a railroad museum on the grounds of the former New York Central passenger depot in the borough of North East, Pa. The museum is adjacent to an active CSX Transportation mainline — the "Water Level Route" thoroughfare for New York Central passenger and freight operations between New York City and Chicago. The core of the museum's collection represents motive power and rolling stock with historical ties to the region, especially the General Electric locomotive plant in nearby Erie, Pa.
1910 Official Guide ad / collection
1910 Official Guide ad / collection
1910 Official Guide ad / collection
1989 tourist train guide ad / collection
Scrapbooks
Museum
Lake Shore museum overhead / Google Maps
Click to see the Lake Shore museum area plotted on a Google Maps page
Aug 2013 / RWH
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Aug 2013 / RWH
North East, Pa / Aug 2013 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
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North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
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CSX Mainline Action
The New York Central Railroad (reporting mark NYC) was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midwest along with the intermediate cities of Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Detroit. New York Central was headquartered in New York City's New York Central Building, adjacent to its largest station, Grand Central Terminal.
The generally level topography of the NYC system had a character distinctively different than the mountainous terrain of its archrival, the Pennsylvania Railroad. Most of its major routes, including New York to Chicago, followed rivers and had no significant grades other than West Albany Hill. This influenced a great deal about the line, from advertising to locomotive design, built around its flagship New York-Chicago Water Level Route.
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
Publications
2019 brochure / collection
1992 tourist train guide ad / collection
1994 tourist train guide ad / collection
2006 tourist train guide ad / collection
Lagniappe
Water Level Seventy Three
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
Railroad Ready
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
Peek a Boo
Aug 2013 / RWH
Whistle at the Lady
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
Times Past
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
Diamond in the Ruff
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
Catch Me If You Can
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
Philosopher
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
Snapshots
North East, Pa / Aug 2013 / RWH
North East, Pa / Aug 2013 / Ben Wells
North East, Pa / Aug 2013 / Ben Wells
North East, Pa / Aug 2013 / RWH
Links / Sources
- Lake Shore Railway Museum website
