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Series I. Lake Erie & Eastern Railroad, 1908-1980s

Scope and Content Notes:

On December 14, 1907, the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad purchased one-half interest in the Lake Erie & Eastern Railroad, a Youngstown switching line.

This series has a number of documents related to this railroad line that show Lake Erie & Eastern Railroad's daily operations from its purchase date in 1907 through 1979. The Lake Erie & Eastern Railroad series, dating 1908-1980s, contains reports, blueprints, employee records, and contracts. The information is by no means a complete record of this particular line.

Box 162 Crossings, bridges, and arches, 1908
Box 199 Engineering Department - Information pertaining to the construction of the Lake Erie & Eastern Railroad, 1950s
Box 221 Engineering Department - Connellsville Western Maryland abandonments, Detroit Edison Trains, Montour Railroad champion terminal study, Penn Central use of Lake Erie & Eastern, Walford Branch, Ohio River Branch, 1980s
Box 230 Engineering Department - Bids regarding contracts for roadside structures, special file on Duquesne contracting co., Right of Way Lake Erie & Eastern, 1910-1950s
Box 235 Engineering Department - Information Pertaining to the construction of the LE&E RR: 1662 (Special File - Duquesne Contr. Co and bids on grading and concrete between Cedar St and Division Streets), 1662 (LE&E RR main file surveying tracks), 1662-A-2-5 (LE&E roadbed and track), 1662-B (Vacation of streets and crossings from 1905), Early 1900s
Box 374 Microfilmed minute books, 1912-1959
Box 377 Annual reports of Lake Erie & Eastern, Youngstown & Southern, Mahoning State Line, and Montour Railroads, 1949-1979
Box 421 Information pertaining to the construction of the LE&E railroad; connection to Ohio Works, Carnegie Steel; accounts and payroll of LE&E railroad, 1914-1944
Box 540 Personal injury summary cards of Montour Railroad employees; LE&E records book; notes on cross sections; LE&E and PL&E crossing agreements, 1922-1965