The information presented here has been obtained from many sources.  For excellent overall information about the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad, I strongly recommend Thomas Tabor's definitive series of books The Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad In The Twentieth Century , volumes 1 and 2, and the companion volume covering the Nineteenth century.  Originally printed in 1980, all three have been reprinted by the Steamtown Volunteer Association, 150 South Washington Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18503, telephone 1-888-856-2345. These books appear to be sold out at Steamtown, but may be purchased from on-line book sellers, at train shows, and at on-line auction sites. A more contemporary look at the Erie Lackawanna and its history, including the factors leading to its inclusion in Conrail, is available in Erie Lackawanna, Death of an American Railroad, by H. Roger Grant, published by the Stanford University Press, Stanford, California.

The Erie Lackawanna Historical Society lso has an extensive collection of EL, Erie, and DL&W books and other information and models for sale. Their site is here.

For an excellent listing of publications containing information about the Erie Lackawanna and predecessor roads see George Elwood's site (here ).

For schematic track diagrams of the eastern part of the railroad, Bill Sheppard's book, Schematic Track Diagrams of the Erie Lackawanna Railway, dated October 1974 and including update sheets through January 1976, is excellent.  The book includes diagrams for the New York Division and portions of the Scranton Division.  Of the Scranton Division it includes the Main Line through the Poconos to Scranton, and the Old Road to Portland and the MetEd power plant.  The drawings are very informative, including industry names, select landmarks, operational info like TCS boundaries.  

When the National Park Service took over Steamtown, they documented the site conditions fairly thoroughly.  The photos are part of the Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) Collection.  I have included some of their photos in this site, but the HABS/HAER website is here .

Historic Resource Study D-157 was published by the National Parks Service in August 1991, authored by  A. Berle Clemensen, to document conditions from Scranton east to Slateford Junction.  George Elwood has the study on line here .

The National Parks Service's Steamtown Web Site.

After World War I, the US Government sought to determine the value of every railroad inthe country, to establish freight and passenger tariffs.  This massive undertaking resulted in a huge volume of documentation commonly known as the ICC Valuation Records.  Many of the prototype plans I have included are copies of Valuation Plans, and much information about structures, often including detailed plans, is also available.  The ICC Valuation Collection is open for research at the National Archives II in College Park, Maryland.  Copies may be made using coin-operated copy machines provided by the Archives.  The National Archives web site has more information about this valuable resource.