STEAM PASSENGER TRAIN ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES AT SCRANTON, PA. Source: Official Guide of the Railways, January, 1930. Railroads Serving Scranton: DL&W - Delaware Lackawanna & Western (Lackawanna Railroad) CNJ - Central Railroad of New Jersey (Jersey Central) D&H - Delaware & Hudson NYOW - New York Ontario & Western (Used CNJ station in Scranton, New York Central (West Shore) station in Weehawken, NJ.) ERIE - Erie Railroad NOT INCLUDED: - Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley electric trains between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. - Trains scheduled to operate Sundays only. - Milk/Express trains not carrying passengers and not shown in passenger schedules. Scheduled through and connecting services: DL&W: Through and connecting service at Buffalo as shown. Connects with Pennsylvania RR Belvidere-Delaware division trains to/from Trenton and Philadelphia at E.Stroudsburg. Connects with Pennsylvania RR Williamsport Division trains at Northumberland. Although not specified, it is assumed that bus connections were pro- vided between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre (directly across Susque- hanna River) CNJ: Through trains to/from Philadelphia operate via Reading RR south of Bethlehem. Connections may be made at Allentown for Jersey City and Harrisburg. Through trains 103 and 108 connect with Reading RR trains to/from Philadelphia at Allentown. NYO&W: Connections to New York (Weehawken NJ) at Cadosia, N.Y. ERIE: Connections to New York (Jersey City) at Lackawaxen, PA. D&H: Connects with Binghampton-Albany line at Nineveh, N.Y Trains 508 and 505 operate over Erie between Jefferson Jct (Lanesboro) and Susquehanna. None of these railroads operated into New York City. Actual New Jersey ferry terminal locations and connections are as follows: DL&W - Hoboken, N.J. to West 23rd, Barclay and Christopher Streets. CNJ - Jersey City, N.J. to West 23rd and Liberty Streets. ERIE - Jersey City, N.J. to West 23rd and Chambers Streets. NYO&W - Used New York Central (West Shore) terminal in Weehawken, N.J. to West 42nd and Cortlandt Streets. Arrive Depart RR No. Train Coach service except as noted: ------ ------ ---- --------------------- -------------------------------------- 1:30 1:35 DL&W 9 WHITELIGHT LTD. New York - Buffalo Sleeping cars: New York - Buffalo/Syracuse/Ithaca/ New York - Chicago (via Nickel Plate) Philadelphia - Syracuse (from CNJ 327) Buffet-Lounge: New York - Scranton 1:45 CNJ 306 INTERSTATE EXP. Binghampton - Philadelphia Sleeping cars: Syracuse/Binghampton - Philadelphia Scranton - Philadelphia (No indication that thru sleepers operated into DL&W station, or when Scranton - Philadelphia sleeper opened for occupancy) 2:15 2:25 DL&W 10 LACKAWANNA SPCL. Buffalo - New York Sleeping cars: Chicago - New York (via Nickel Plate) Buffalo/Ithaca/Binghampton/Scranton/ - New York (Scranton-New York sleeper open 9:30 PM) 3:41 3:46 DL&W 12 GARDEN STATE LTD. Buffalo - New York Sleeping cars: Buffalo/Elmira/Syracuse - New York Dining Car: Scranton - New York (except Sunday) 5:02 5:12 DL&W 14 WHITELIGHT LTD. Cleveland/Buffalo - New York Sleeping cars: Cleveland/Buffalo - New York Buffalo - Scranton Dining Car: Scranton - New York (Buffalo-Scranton sleeping car may be occupied until 8:00 AM) 5:32 5:42 DL&W 15 BUFFALO MAIL New York - Buffalo Sleeping cars: New York - Scranton/Binghampton/Elmira/Buffalo (New York-Scranton sleeping car may be occupied until 8:00 AM) 5:40 CNJ 301 INTERSTATE EXP. Philadelphia - Scranton/Binghampton Sleeping cars: Philadelphia - Scranton/Binghampton (Apparantly thru sleeper did not operate via DL&W station; No indication how late Philadelphia-Scranton sleeper could be occupied) 6:10 6:15 D&H 502 coach Carbondale - Wilkes-Barre 6:10 6:30 D&H 501 coach Wilkes-Barre - Carbondale 6:25 DL&W 715 coach Scranton - Northumberland 7:30 CNJ 316 PHILADEL. FLYER Scranton - Philadelphia Parlor Car, Dining-Club Car and coaches. Connection at Allentown for CNJ points. 7:45 D&H 504 coach only Carbondale - Scranton 7:47 DL&W 32 coach Binghampton - Scranton 7:50 DL&W 29 commuter ? Tobyhanna - Scranton 7:55 8:00 DL&W 26 thru train Kingston (Wilkes-Barre) - New York Parlor car: Kingston - New York Buffet-Parlor car: Scranton - Philadelphia (via PRR) Buffet-Lounge: Scranton - New York 8:05 NYOW 201 coach Scranton - Cadosia NY (Connection to New York) 8:35 DL&W 27 local Scranton - Buffalo 8:40 8:50 D&H 660/508 coach Susquehanna - Wilkes-Barre 8:50 D&H 503 coach only Scranton - Carbondale 10:15 DL&W 45 milk train Hoboken - Binghampton (Shown as carrying passengers between Washington, NJ and Scranton only !) 10:35 DL&W 702 coach Northumberland - Scranton 10.45 ERIE 272 coach Scranton - Lackawaxen/(New York) 10:50 11:00 D&H 505/669 coach Wilkes-Barre - Susquehanna 11:05 11:10 D&H 510 coach Carbondale - Wilkes-Barre 11:06 11:20 DL&W 2 CHICAGO-NY EXP. Chicago - New York Thru coaches: Chicago - New York (via Wabash) Chicago - New York (via Nickel Plate) Dining car: Elmira - New York Parlor car: Elmira - New York Sleeping car: Chicago - New York (via Wabash) Sleeper/Observation: Chicago - New York (via Nickel Plate) ................................................................................ 12:15 PM CNJ 311 SCRANTON EXP. Philadelphia - Scranton Parlor Car, Dining-Club Car and coaches Phila-Scranton. 12:30 CNJ 108 thru train Scranton - Jersey City (Connection at Allentown to Philadelphia) 12:45 12:55 DL&W 1 local New York (via Hackettstown) - Elmira 1:35 1:40 DL&W 3 LACKAWANNA LTD. New York - Syracuse/Buffalo Dining car: New York - Buffalo Sleeping car: New York - Chicago (via Nickel Plate) Parlor cars: New York - Oswego/Buffalo Parlor/Observation: New York - Buffalo 1:40 D&H 512 coach Carbondale - Scranton 1:41 DL&W 703 coach Scranton - Northumberland 2:20 2:30 DL&W 42 milk train Elmira - New York (via Hackettstown) 2:20 D&H 507 coach Scranton - Carbondale 3:00 CNJ 103 thru train Jersey City - Scranton (Connecton from Philadelphia at Allentown) 3:10 D&H 514 coach only Carbondale - Scranton 3:37 3:42 DL&W 6 LACKAWANNA LTD. Buffalo/Syracuse - New York/(Phila) Dining car: Buffalo - New York Sleeping cars: Chicago - New York (via Nickel Plate) Chicago - New York (via Mich. Central) Parlor cars: Buffalo/Oswego - New York Parlor/Observation: Buffalo - New York 3:46 4:00 D&H 511 coach Wilkes-Barre - Nineveh NY/(Albany) (Bus connection at Lanesboro to Susquehanna) 4:00 CNJ 332 PHILADEL. FLYER Scranton - Philadelphia) Parlor Car, Dining-Club Car and coaches Scranton-Phila. Connection at Allentown for CNJ points to Jersey City 4:50 NYOW 202 coach Cadosia, N.Y. - Scranton (Connection from New York) 4:55 DL&W 720 coach only Northumberland - Scranton 5:30 DL&W 30 commuter ? Scranton - Tobyhanna 5:30 DL&W 33 local Scranton - Binghampton 6:05 6:15 D&H 518 coach Carbondale - Wilkes-Barre 6:15 D&H 509 coach only Scranton - Carbondale 6:10 6:20 D&H 513 coach Wilkes-Barre - Carbondale 6:30 6:40 DL&W 5 CHICAGO LIMITED New York - Buffalo/Chicago (Thru coaches New York-Chicago via NKP and Wabash) Dining car: "for all meals" Parlor car: New York - Elmira Sleeping cars: New York - Chicago (via Mich.Central) New York - Chicago (via Wabash) Sleepr/Lounge/Obs: New York - Chicago (via Nickel Plate) 6:35 DL&W 705 coach Scranton - Northumberland 7:40 7:46* D&H 520 coach only Carbondale - Scranton * Continued to Wilkes-Barre Sundays only. 7:45 DL&W 28 local Buffalo - Scranton (35 stops including a 2 hour, 20 minute layover in Bath NY !) 8:45 DL&W 708 coach Northumberland - Scranton 9:20 D&H 515 coach only Scranton - Carbondale 9:25 DL&W 25 through train New York - Kingston (Wilkes-Barre) Parlor Car: New York - Kingston Buffet-Parlor car: Philadelphia - Scranton (via PRR) Dining Car: New York - Scranton 9:50 ERIE 275 coach only Lackawaxen - Scranton (Connection from Jersey City) 10:00 10:10 DL&W 7 WESTERN SPECIAL New York - Buffalo/Cleveland/Chicago Dining car: New York - Scranton Parlor car: New York - Binghampton (except Sat.) Sleeping cars: New York - Chicago (via Nickel Plate) New York - Cleveland (via Nickel Plate) Scranton - Buffalo (open 9:30 PM) 11:15 CNJ 327 SCRANTON FLYER Philadelphia - Scranton Sleeping Car: Philadelphia - Syracuse (to DL&W # 9) Parlor Car, Dining-Club Car and coaches Phila-Scranton. 11:20 11:30 D&H 506 coach only Nineveh NY - Wilkes-Barre (Bus connection at Lanesboro from Susquehanna) 11:40 11:50 D&H 519 coach only Wilkes-Barre - Carbondale 11:45 Ar DL&W Sta. ONANDAGA Philadelphia-Syracuse thru sleeping car from CNJ No. 327 to DL&W No. 9.