The Westerner and the New Yorker were the Nickel Plate/Lackawanna's entry in the through Chicago-New York market. (While other trains exchanged through cars, at the time of this schedule these were the only true through trains that the railroads jointly operated). Here you see the trains on the eve of the Erie-Lackawanna merger, which would occur the very next month (October 17, 1960). While the trains would continue to operate into 1961 the handwriting was on the wall; the newly merged railroad would be dominated by the larger partner Erie. The Nickel Plate's days as an independent railroad were also numbered; bereft of its long-time outlet to the East it would be swallowed up by Norfolk and Western in 1964.


From the pages of the Official Guide, September 1960

Nickel Plate RR heraldDelaware, Lackawanna & Western RR herald

The Westerner
The New Yorker

Nickel Plate Road
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
April 24, 1960

8 Train Number 7
Daily* Miles Services Daily
11 20A Dp 0.0 Chicago, IL (La Salle St. Sta.) (CDT) C R Ar 4 00P
11 34A 6.7 Englewood, IL C 3 45P
12 03P 19.9 Hammond, IN C R 2 59P
F12 15P 30.6 South Gary, IN R F 2 38P
F12 30P 46.5 Valparaiso, IN C
12 59P 72.0 Knox, IN C 1 56P
F 1 12P 84.8 Hibbard, IN F 1 39P
1 54P 126.5 South Whitley, IN C 12 54P
2 25P Ar 152.2 Fort Wayne, IN (CDT) C R Dp 12 27P
2 30P Dp Ar 12 15P
F 3 52P 174.0 Payne, OH (EDT) C F12 48P
4 16P 198.0 Continental, OH C 12 22P
213.0 Leipsic Junction, OH C F12 06P
4 40P 222.9 McComb, OH F11 54A
4 52P 230.5 North Findlay, OH (Mortimer) C 11 45A
5 12P 243.1 Fostoria, OH C 11 30A
F 5 34P 263.4 Green Springs, OH C
5 54P 275.6 Bellevue, OH C 10 54A
6 43P 313.0 Lorain, OH C 10 08A
7 05P 331.0 Rocky River, OH (Lakewood) C 9 45A
7 30P Ar 339.7 Cleveland, OH (Union Terminal) C R Dp 9 25A
7 45P Dp Ar 9 05A
8 00P 346.7 East Cleveland, OH (Superior Ave.) C 8 49A
8 25P 369.9 Painesville, OH C 8 24A
8 53P 395.6 Ashtabula, OH C 7 57A
9 12P Ar 408.7 Conneaut, OH C Dp 7 38A
9 17P Dp Ar 7 34A
9 52P 436.8 Erie, PA C R 7 00A
F10 23P 466.2 Westfield, NY (Chautauqua Lake) C
11 35P Ar 523.8 Buffalo, NY (Lackawanna Tml.) C R Dp 5 30A
14 8 Continuing Train Number (Delaware, Lackawanna & Western) 7
Su Only Ex Sa Daily
1 30A 11 59P Dp 523.8 Buffalo, NY (Lackawanna Tml.) C R Ar 4 55A
2 37A 1 02A 586.2 Mount Morris, NY C 3 38A
F 2 54A F 1 21A 600.4 Dansville, NY C
3 32A 2 00A 633.3 Bath, NY C 2 43A
4 00A 2 25A 652.1 Corning, NY C 2 25A
4 20A 2 44A Ar 670.4 Elmira, NY C R Dp 2 01A
4 33A 2 54A Dp Ar 1 48A
4 54A 3 14A 688 Waverly, PA C 1 30A
5 30A 720.5 Endicott, NY (Vestal) C F12 56A
5 41A 3 56A Ar 729.1 Binghamton, NY C R Dp 12 45A
6 00A 4 13A Dp Ar 12 28A
F 6 17A 743.3 Hallstead, PA C
F 6 24A 749.2 New Milford, PA C
7 07A 5 18A Ar 787.7 Scranton, PA C R Dp 11 25P
7 20A 5 32A Dp Ar 11 05P
F 7 42A 800.3 Moscow, PA
F 8 00A 813.2 Tobyhanna, PA C
F 8 08A 818.2 Pocono Summit, PA C 10 27P
8 12A 811.5 Mount Pocono, PA (See note)
8 23A 6 27A 826.2 Cresco, PA C 10 11P
8 41A 6 45A Ar 839.2 Stroudsburg/East Stroudburg, PA C Dp 9 50P
8 43A 6 48A Dp Ar 9 45P
F 9 06A 7 11A 856.0 Blairstown, NJ C 9 27P
9 36A D 7 43A 882.7 Dover, NJ C R 8 56P
D10 02A D 8 09A 900.7 Summit, NJ C R R 8 29P
D10 15A D 8 23A 910.2 Brick Church, NJ C R 8 16P
D10 20A D 8 32A 913.0 Newark, NJ C R R 8 09P
10 35A 8 45A Ar 920.8 Hoboken, NJ (EDT) C R Dp 7 55P
Connecting Service via D. L. & W. Ferries
9 04A Ar Barclay St. (Mon-Fri, except holidays) C R Dp 7 30P
11 12A 9 12A Ar Barclay St. (Sat., Sun, holidays) C R
Connecting Service via Hudson Tubes
10 56A 9 00A Ar New York, NY (Cortlandt St.) Dp 7 33P
10 56A 9 05A Ar New York, NY (33d St. & 6th Avenue) Dp 7 33P

Train 8: 40 stops, 20:25, 45.1 MPHTrain 7: 39 stops, 21:05, 43.7 MPH

Train 8-14: 47 stops, 22:10, 41.5 MPH

(Nickel Plate Notes)


THE NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY

EQUIPMENT.

EASTBOUND.

No. 8—THE NEW YORKER.
Daily.

(Via Nickel Plate-Lackawanna.)
Sleeping Car...Chicago to New York—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms (Car 80).
Diner Lounge...Chicago to Buffalo.
Dining Service...Scranton to New York.
Coaches...Chicago to New York.
Chicago to Buffalo—Individual Reclining Seats.

WESTBOUND.

No. 7—THE WESTERNER.
Daily.

(Via Lackawanna-Nickel Plate.)
Sleeping Car...New York to Chicago—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms (Car 70).
Diner Lounge...New York to Scranton.
Buffalo to Chicago.
Coaches...New York to Chicago.
Buffalo to Chicago—Individual Reclining Seats.

(Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Notes)


THE DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD
THE ROUTE OF PHOEBE SNOW
PULLMAN, COACH, DINING AND BUFFET CAR SERVICE
Regularly assigned cars are Air-Conditioned.

WESTWARD.
THE WESTERNER.
No. 7—Daily.

Sleeping Cars...New York to Chicago, via Nickel Plate No. 7—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms (Car 70.)

New York to Buffalo—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms. (Car 71.) (Except Saturday.) (May be occupied until 8:00 a.m.)

Diner Lounge Cars...New York to Scranton. Buffalo to Chicago, via Nickel Plate No. 7.

Reclining Seat Coaches—

New York to Chicago, via Nickel Plate No. 7.

New York to Buffalo.


EASTWARD.
THE NEW YORKER.
No. 8—Except Saturday night.
No. 14—Sunday morning only.

Sleeping Cars—

Chicago to New York, via Nickel Plate No. 8—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms. (Car 80.)

Buffalo to New York—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms. (Car 83.) (Open for occupancy at 9:00 p.m.)

Diner Lounge Car—

Chicago to Buffalo, via Nickel Plate No. 8.

Buffalo to New York.

Dining Car—Scranton to New York.

Reclining Seat Coaches—

Chicago to New York, via Nickel Plate No. 8

Buffalo to New York