The Erie Lackawanna Railway, known as the Erie Lackawanna Railroad until 1968, was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. The official motto of the line was "The Friendly Service Route". Wikipedia
Successor: Conrail (now Norfolk Southern and CSX)
Founded: 1960
Length: 3,189 miles (5,132 kilometers)
Predecessor: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad; Erie Railroad
Reporting mark: EL
Track gauge: 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge