Name/Title
Short Hills Train Station, c. 1900Description
In order to get the railroad to stop at his village, Stewart Hartshorn built the Short Hills station in 1880. He hired and paid the stationmaster, who also served as the postmaster. Trains ran on both tracks and there were several types of livery. In this photograph, a number of passengers wait to board the east bound train. As with many stations at the time, Short Hills was located along the westbound track. To board an eastbound train, passengers walked across the the westbound track. See also 2011.004 (verso).
This station was built by Stewart W. Hartshorn as an inducement to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad to have commuter trains stop at this new village. Upon the railroad's promise to stop 2 trains daily, he provided the land and spent $2,500 to build the station. Hartshorn also hired and paid a station master and maintained the station for many years. When Hartshorn built the station, he had the railroad agree that underpasses should be constructed so as to eliminate three grade crossings and furnished the necessary land. On July 2, 1892, the original depot was deeded to the railroad and remained in use until February 1907, when it was demolished to make way for a new station.Collection
Centennial CollectionDimensions
Dimension Description
2 5/8 x 4" print, 6 1/2 x 9 1/4" sepia print, 16 x 20" mounted print, 2 3/4 x 4" negative.Reproductions
Notes
Thomas, Townsend Tabor, The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in the 19th Century, p. 100.