Lehigh Valley Passenger Cars

[NW_611]

Does anyone happen to have any resources for images of LV passenger cars, whether light or heavyweight? I've managed to draw a blank from the easily-found sites, so books or obscure sites would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[daveklepper]

I remember the LV passenger coaches very well, but unfortunately do not have ready access of to photos.   There are a number of books that should work as well as DCD's on the northeast.   In my era the coaches were pretty much standard run-of-of the mill day coaches, four-wheel drop-equalizer mcb trucks, vestibules at both ends, cleristory roofs, some air-conditioned and otherwise modernized, but without major exterior changes, still with individual windows, all Cornell Red, a very pure red, somewhat lighter than PRR/N&W tuscan red and lighter than CP's red but similar.   Black underbodies and roof.

Many had modernized interiors with reclining seats and fluerescent lighting with egg-crate ceilings.  When the lights were lit, it was difficult to snooz because of the lighting.

[tpatrick]

Morning Sun Books offers at least two titles: Lehigh Valley In Color by Robert Yanosey. There are at least two volumes of that title. The other is Trackside Sayre-Towanda-Waverly with Lloyd Hall. Trackside has a large section of LV as well as DL&W, Erie and Pennsy. All color and very interesting to me since I spent five great years working in Sayre. If you can't find these books in the usual places, try Abebooks.com. 

[scottychaos]

taking a look at my bookshelf, I have 15 books specifically on the LV..a few of them specifically dealing with LV passenger operations...(and im still missing a few! there are probably around 20-25 books just on the LV..) 

There are now 4 books in the "Lehigh Valley in Color" series from Morningside...lots of great color photos, including passenger trains.

as mentioned above "Trackside Sayre-Towanda-Waverly with Lloyd Hall" is fantastic..contains the best color photos of LV Alco PA's in existance..I especially like it because Waverly is my hometown! :) 

The "LV Bible" is the book "Lehigh Valley Railroad" by Robert Archer..which I beliieve is back in print! should be fairly easy to find these days..lots of detailed history and photos..(all B&W photos though..which IMO does not diminish the book at all..)

There is the book "Lehigh Valley Railroad Passenger Cars - Photo and Diagram Book No. 1" by M. Mickey and D. Warfel..contains photos and drawings of LV passenger cars..very out of print and somewhat difficult to find, but it can be found..(there never was a volume 2)

Try amazon.com and www.bn.com..amazon is especially good, because they have a feature that lets you search for out of print books from a network of used book stores all over the country..if you find a book you want, you buy it right on the amazon webpage, and the actual bookstore ships you the book..I have found a lot of old books that way..

Here is page about LV passenger cars: http://www.lvrrmodeler.net/passengercars.htm

this page: http://www.frontiernet.net/~scottychaos/LVRR-links.html

contains nearly every LV webpage on the 'net..

skimming through those pages will yeild some photos..

NW, is there any particular era you are interested in? the LV had several different paint schemes for its passenger trains..depending on the era. 

Scot 

 

 

[NW_611]

Mostly the postwar, 1945-1961 era. I'm trying to get a friend of mine some reference material. Thanks for the insights, all of you!