Name/Title
Hoboken Terminal history in Jersey Central Lines. Volume 2, No. 10, October 1981.Entry/Object ID
2010.007.0188Scope and Content
Jersey Central Lines. Volume 2, No. 10, October 1981. Published by Jersey Central Railway Historical Society, [Clark, N.J.]
Booklet, 8-1/2" x 11" high, 40 pp., illustrated.
About half of the contents is devoted to the history of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad (and the predecessor companies), the Lackawanna Terminal and current developments on the occasion of New Jersey Transit celebrating its takeover of the suburban passenger operations in Hoboken. A Hoboken Terminal Renaissance Festival was to be held on Oct. 3, 1981 to commemorate the official rededication of the Lackwanna Terminal as Hoboken Terminal.
Cover, page [1]: Hoboken Terminal Renaissance. Photo of passenger train yard looking east to the passenger sheds in the 1920s.
Page [2]: full page ad by New Jersey Transit for Hoboken Terminal Renaissance Festival, Saturday, October 3, 1981, Noon to 6 PM., re official rededication.
Pages 20-26: article 'Hoboken Terminal Renaissance' by Wes Coates. Illustrated with 17 historical photos, map and 2 reproductions.
Page 27: Down Memory Lane. Lackawanna Old Timers. Two photos with captions of old locomotives and crew.
Pages 28-31: article 'Lackawanna Re-Electrification Project' by Wes Coates. Illustrated with 9 modern photos, map, drawing.
Back cover, page [40]: reproduction of ad from a July 24, 1954 Lackawanna Railroad timetable.Acquisition
Accession
2010.007Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1981 - 1981Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1981
Date(s): 1981-1981General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2010-10-05![pg [1] front cover: Hoboken Terminal Renaissance; train yard photo](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/11047/8591dee0-fb48-11ed-a641-b3912f9925a9-wx0aJ8A.lg-nt@2x.jpg)
