The term US RAILROAD can be summarized as a two-letter abbreviation of 'EL', which stands for the Erie Lackawanna Railway. The Erie Lackawanna Railway was an American railroad that operated from 1960 to 1976, primarily in the Northeastern United States and Canada. It was formed by the merger of two railroads, the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. The Erie Lackawanna Railway was one of the most successful railroads of its time, and it served many major cities in the Northeast, including New York City, Buffalo, Cleveland, and Chicago.