Erie Lackawanna Railway
Planning and justifying the merger took nearly a decade, during which time the eastern railroad scene changed dramatically, in large measure because of the impending merger of the NYC and PRR. The Erie merged with the DL&amp;W to create the Erie Lackawanna Railway (EL) in 1960, the Chesapeake &amp; Ohio Railway (C&amp;O) acquired control of the B&amp;O, and the N&amp;W absorbed several railroads, including the Nickel Plate and the Wabash.