Rule book: Automatic Block & Interlocking Signals. D.L. & W. Railroad, effective Dec.1900.

Archive

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Hoboken Historical Museum

front cover

front cover

Name/Title

Rule book: Automatic Block & Interlocking Signals. D.L. & W. Railroad, effective Dec.1900.

Entry/Object ID

2010.007.0083

Scope and Content

Instructions Governing the Use of Automatic Block and Interlocking Signals. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. Effective Dec. 16, 1900. Superseding Book of Rules M. & E. Division, Dated July, 1894 and N.Y., L.E. & W. R.R. and D.L. & W. R.R. Rules for Grade Crossings, Issued in 1888. Form S.E. 7. Booklet, printed pasteboard covers with cambric cloth spine, 4" x 7" high, 32 pp. PDF on file. Previous owner's inscriptions (mostly Scranton, PA.; one on page [32] dated September 6, 1916.) M. & E. = Morris & Essex Division N.Y., L.E. & W. R.R. = New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad Includes color illustrations in two major sections: Block signal rules trainmen & engineers. Rules for the operation and maintenance of interlocking plants. Although Hoboken is not stated in the publication, these rules would have been in effect at the Lackawanna Terminal in Hoboken.

Acquisition

Accession

2010.007

Source or Donor

Lukacs, Claire

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1900 - 1916

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1900 Date(s): 1900-1916

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2010-07-25