Wehrle Scrapbook: First Electric Train of Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroads, 1930

Publication

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Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society

The line electrified the branches from Hoboken to Dover via Morristown, Montclair and Gladstone branches. The first DL&W electric train ran on September 3rd, 1930 with Thomas Alva Edison on the throttle.

The line electrified the branches from Hoboken to Dover via Morristown, Montclair and Gladstone branches. The first DL&W electric train ran on September 3rd, 1930 with Thomas Alva Edison on the throttle.

Name/Title

Wehrle Scrapbook: First Electric Train of Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroads, 1930

Entry/Object ID

2006.022.004

Description

Page from Mrs. Herman Wehrle's scrapbook with newspaper clipping about the elecrtified brances of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Caption reads: The line electrified the branches from Hoboken to Dover via Morristown, Montclair and Gladstone branches. The first DL&W electric train ran on September 3rd, 1930 with Thomas Alva Edison on the throttle. Loose page found in at the Museum. Most likely came from H.C. Wehrle Scrapbook.

Acquisition

Accession

2006.022

Source or Donor

Caroline Whittingham Benn