| 1. | Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. |
| 2. | Kane acted as a director of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad. Kane agit au titre d'administrateur de la Sunbury and Erie Railroad. |
| 3. | The company was renamed the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad in 1900. La compagnie fut rebaptisée Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad en 1900. |
| 4. | At Connellsville the WM connected with the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE). À Connellsville, le WM se connectait avec le Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE). |
| 5. | George W. Perkins brought Frederick D. Underwood into the Erie Railroad in 1910. George W. Perkins amena Frederick D. Underwood à la tête de l'Erie Railroad en 1910. |
| 6. | In 2001 the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad became part of Great Lakes Transportation, LLC. En 2001, le B & LE fut intégré à Great Lakes Transportation, LLC. |
| 7. | The NJ&NY was in turn leased for 99 years by the Erie Railroad in 1896. Le NJ&NY fut loué pour une durée de 99 ans par l'Erie Railroad en 1896. |
| 8. | On May 10, 2004 Canadian National Railway acquired the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad. Canada : le Canadien National acquiert la compagnie du Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad 12 mai. |
| 9. | Eventually they controlled the NKP, C&O, Pere Marquette Railroad (in Michigan and Ontario), and Erie railroads. Finalement, ils contrôlèrent le NKP, le C&O, le Pere Marquette Railroad (Michigan et Ontario), et l'Erie Railroad. |
| 10. | Like the same railroad's large articulated electrics and the Erie Railroad 2-8-8-8-2s, it was nicknamed "Triplex". Comme les grandes locomotives électriques de cette compagnie et les locomotives 2-8-8-8-2 de la compagnie Erie Railroad, elle est surnommée "Triplex". |