[3] In 1862, flooding damaged the Lehigh Canal north of Mauch Chunk in present-day Jim Thorpe.

[5] With the completion of the L&S, the Easton-Phillipsburg area of the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania became a major rail hub.

In addition to its connections with the L&S and Lehigh Valley, the CNJ forwarded traffic from the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W) in New Jersey.

This complex state of affairs was upset in 1868 when the DL&W leased the Morris and Essex, giving it direct access to the Delaware River and undermining the CNJ's position.

Under the agreement, the LC&N would continue to receive the lease payments from the CNJ for 35 years, at which point they would revert to the Reading.

The L&S was designated for conveyance, although its unique status as a railroad leased from a non-railroad (the LC&N) required special consideration.