50th Anniversary. 1931 - 1981. Suburban Electrification. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R.[Railroad.] By Wes Coates. Assisted by Jean Hill, Homer Hill and Tom Nemeth. [Clark, N.J.]: Jersey Central Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, [1981.] Limited edition, copy 78 of unstated edition size (press numbered on inside front cover.) 4to softcover. 32 pp. plus covers, photos, illustrations.
The cover is titled the same with the addition of "Sunday, January 25, 1981"; also a block-style validation date ink stamp on title page: Hoboken Terminal Jan 25 '81 27 Hoboken, N.J.
The work covers the 1929-1931 construction and introduction of electric motorized coaches on the Morris and Essex Division of the railroad which ran to Hoboken. Photo in this work are from that time period and include several of the Hoboken (Lackawanna) Terminal and train yard including the construction of a large inspection shed next to the old roundhouse. Only photos related to Hoboken have been mentioned in captions. Also seen are diagrams and other period documents.
4to pamphlet
Acquisition
Accession
2008.012
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
![pg [1] title; validation stamp at top right Jan. 25, 1981](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/11047/7d8f9140-fb36-11ed-a641-b3912f9925a9-wx0aoy2.lg-nt@2x.jpg)
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![pp [16-17]: Diagram Electrified Trackage Morris & Essex Division](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/11047/8f735720-fb36-11ed-a641-b3912f9925a9-wx0aoy2.lg-nt@2x.jpg)
![pg 19: Electric Traction [electrical equipment and controls]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/11047/91d64d60-fb36-11ed-a641-b3912f9925a9-wx0aoy2.lg-nt@2x.jpg)
