Name/Title
Railway Milk Cars. Vol. 4. (D.L.& W. Milk Cars Part 2.)Entry/Object ID
2010.007.0077Description
Railway Milk Cars. Volume 4. (DL&W Milk Cars Part 2.) By Robert R. Bahrs. [Ansonia, CT]: [Bob's Photos], no date (2005.) First edition. 4to softcover. pp. 48, black-and-white photographs.
This second part on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad milk cars and service in the Bob's Photographs series on Railway Milk Cars. Cars included freight and tank cars. A five-page section on Hoboken and Montclair has eight photos of Hoboken including several Borden's cars, one in the passenger shed at Lackawanna Terminal. There are also Hoboken photos on pages 41 (a long milk train departing Hoboken) and 44 (a former milk freight car converted to a Maintenance of Way or M of W car.)
Contents:
Introduction, pp. 3-4;
New Jersey Creameries that disappeared early, pp. 5-9;
Branchville, Straders, Orange and Newark, pp. 10-14;
Timetable and Operations, pp. 15-17;
Map, pg. 18;
Hoboken and Montclair, pg. 19-24;
The Paper Train, pp. 25-31 [for delivery of morning newspapers];
Photo Gallery, pp. 32-41;
Milk cars converted to Maintenance of Way service, pp. 42-46;
DL&W Operating revenues from Milk 1899-1959, pg. 47;
Index, pg. 48 [cities]
Photographs are credited and come from many different collectors and collections.
4to softcoverAcquisition
Accession
2010.007Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.Book Details
Author
Bahrs, Robert R.Edition
First editionPublisher
Bob's PhotosDate Published
2005Notes
Copy No.: 1General Notes
Note
Notes: Author lives in Morris Plains, N.J.
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2010-07-20
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