Note
for No. 5 at Shohola and Lackawaxen: "Stops Friday nights only to
discharge passengers, except Fridays, June 29 to August 31, inclusive."
Note
for No. 5 at Narrowsburg, Callicoon and Hancock: "During period June 29
to August 31, inclusive, will stop on Fridays to receive passengers for
Binghamton and west only. Will stop on other days to receive and
discharge passengers.
Note for No. 6 at Narrowsburg: "Stops
Mondays only, July 9 to August 27, inclusive, to receive passengers for
New York."
Erie
Railroad
Air-Conditioned
Trains—Air-conditioned equipment has been assigned to
regular sections of
trains as shown herein. Every effort will be made to provide it as
specified, but the right is reserved to employ non-air-conditioned cars
as necessitated by volume of traffic or emergencies.
WESTBOUND.
THE LAKE
CITIES. Train No. 5—Daily.
NEW YORK-JAMESTOWN-CLEVELAND-AKRON-CHICAGO.
Diesel Powered.
EQUIPMENT.
Air-Conditioned Sleeping
Cars—
New York
to Chicago—10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom. (Car No. 52.)
New York
to Youngstown—6 Roomette, 6 Section, 4 Double Bedroom. (Car No. 51.)
Air-Conditioned Diner-Lounge
Car—
New York
to Chicago.
Air-Conditioned Parlor-Diner
Car—
Pittsburgh
to Cleveland. (Except Sunday.)
Air-Conditioned Individual
Reclining Seat Coach—
New York
to Chicago.
New York
to Cleveland.
Pittsburgh
to Cleveland.
(Pillows
may be rented from train porter for 25c.)
EASTBOUND.
THE LAKE CITIES. Train No. 6—Daily.
CHICAGO-AKRON-CLEVELAND-JAMESTOWN-NEW YORK.
Diesel Powered.
EQUIPMENT.
Air-Conditioned Sleeping
Cars—
Chicago
to New York—10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom. (Car No. 62.)
Youngstown
to New York—6 Roomette, 6 Section, 4 Double Bedroom. (Car No. 61.)
Salamanca to New York—4
Section, 6 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom. (Car No. 63.)
(Salamanca sleeper open for occupancy 8:30
p.m.)
Air-Conditioned Diner-Lounge
Car—
Chicago
to New York.
Air-Conditioned Individual
Reclining Seat Coach—
Chicago
to New York.
Cleveland
to Salamanca.
(Pillows
may be rented from train porter for 25c.)
With its circuitous route and leisurely timekeeping, the Erie Railroad held perhaps the least advantageous position in the heated competition for passenger traffic between New York and Chicago. Its equipment also left something to be desired from a competitive standpoint; while individual cars might have been upgraded from time to time, the Erie never officially launched a fully streamlined train. All told, there was little reason for travelers heading from New York to Chicago to select the Erie in preference to the Pennsylvania or the New York Central--or even the Baltimore & Ohio and the Nickel Plate/Lackawanna team.
But the traffic from Chicago to the East Coast was not what kept the Erie's passenger trains in business. Along that circuitous route lay dozens of small towns, and for most of them the Erie was the principal connection to the outside world. So while Chicago to New York passengers were likely to look elsewhere, passengers headed from New York to Marion, OH or from Wellsville, NY to Chicago were the Erie's captive audience. In addition, the Erie's passenger trains carried a broad mix of head-end traffic, including mail and express, priority freight, and even milk being shipped from the farms to the dairy.