1 9 2 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Van ▁S wer ing ens ▁beneath ▁Terminal ▁Tower . ▁ ▁Er ie - L ack aw anna ▁Rail road ▁and ▁Con ra il ▁ownership ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁Del aware , ▁L ack aw anna ▁and ▁Western ▁Rail road ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Rail road ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Er ie - L ack aw anna ▁Rail road . ▁The ▁Er ie - L ack aw anna ▁made ▁major ▁rep airs ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁C & M V ▁track ▁near ▁the ▁Detroit - Super ior ▁Bridge ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁track ▁bed ▁and ▁subs ided ▁significantly . ▁A ▁later ▁investigation ▁concluded ▁that ▁s atur ated ▁soil , ▁caused ▁by ▁either ▁a ▁nearby ▁broken ▁water ▁line ▁or ▁an ▁unknown ▁natural ▁spring , ▁was ▁the ▁cul prit . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁Er ie - L ack aw anna ▁can ce led ▁all ▁inter city ▁passenger ▁train ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁C & M V , ▁leaving ▁a ▁Cleveland - to - You ng st own ▁comm uter ▁train ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁regularly ▁scheduled ▁passenger ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁line . ▁ ▁The ▁Er ie - L ack aw anna ▁file d ▁for ▁bank rupt cy ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁after ▁H urr icane ▁Ag nes ▁dev ast ated ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁track . ▁ ▁The ▁Er ie - L