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Lackawanna + Nickel Plate. merger date: 1890-1958, preferably 1930-47. Superpower fast freight NY-Chi. Jay Gould's expansion of DL&W to Buffalo was superfluous in the long run without a merger partner, and NKP did attempt this in 1947, only to be rebuffed by DL&W over terms. Phoebe Snow should have surrendered under any terms. Drawback: would have ruined Lehigh Valley. Solution: break up LV _and_ RDG for good measure. PRR gets Harrisburg-Oak Island route. B&O retains RDG-CNJ access to NY harbor, NYC gets back door anthracite/Philadelphia access via Catwissa. In addition, let's give Lackawanna-NKP access to Philly by granting LV Wilkes-Barre to Philly line. Fantasy sweetener: State of New Jersey agrees to underwrite commuter service.
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