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.