New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
American freight railway
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (reporting mark NYSW), also referred to as the Susie-Q or the Susquehanna ( SUSS-kwə-HAN-ə; Lenape: Siskëwahane), and formerly the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad, is an American Class II freight railway operating over 400 miles (640 km) of trackage in the states of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The NYS&W was formed in 1881 out of a merger of six smaller railroads. After formation, the new NYS&W's primary business concern was transporting anthracite coal out of Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley coal region, a business that would last into the twentieth century. From 1898 to 1940, the NYS&W operated as a subsidiary of the Erie Railroad after J. P. Morgan purchased a majority stake on the Erie's behalf. The Susquehanna emerged from the Erie's control in 1940 as part of a bankruptcy reorganization begun in 1937. Around this time the railroad began winding down its coal operations until finally discontinuing them completely in 1951...
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