Product Description
World War 2 era Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad Suburban Time Tables And Rates Of Fares For Steam And Electric Trains, effective January 19, 1944 schedule booklet, form 10A, 31 pages. The timetable is 5.5" x 4" (140mm x 102mm).
The brochure includes Weekday and Sunday/Holiday schedules, and rates and fares, for the railroad's service from the W 23rd St complex in New York to its 6 suburban routes in New Jersey and beyond
- Morris and Essex Division: Hoboken, Newark, South Orange, Summit, Morristown, Dover, and intermediate stations - electrified service
- Montclair Branch: Montclair and intermediate stations - electrified service
- Gladstone Branch: Newark, Gladstone, and intermediate stations - electrified service
- Boonton Line: Lyndhurst, Passaic, Paterson, Boonton, Dover, and intermediate stations
- Sussex Branch: Newton, Branchville, and intermediate stations
- Lake Hopatcong, Mt Arlington, Netcong, Hackettstown, Washington, and intermediate stations
The timetable also includes general information for passengers, and a DL&W New Jersey route map on the back cover,
The schedule is printed on "wartime paper". Due to paper shortages during World War II publishers of many schedules switched to thinner lower quality paper that was often lighter in color and less durable.
The schedule is in good condition. The pages have yellowing due to age and the use of WW2 era "wartime paper", and there are signs of light use on the corner tips. There are also 2 library stamps on the front cover (see photos).
DL&W and W 23rd St Terminal History trivia:
W 23rd St Terminal History: the DL&W Railroad terminal complex on W 23rd St in New York also included ferry terminals, and in addition to the DL&W RR terminal, it also had terminals for the Erie and Jersey Central railroads. The terminal complex closed in 1946 when ferry service ended. The location is now the site of the Chelsea Piers.
DL&W post-1944 History: the DL&W railroad merged with Erie Railroad in 1960 to form the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, and it became part of Conrail in 1976. Passenger service ended in 1970.
Product Description
World War 2 era Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad Suburban Time Tables And Rates Of Fares For Steam And Electric Trains, effective January 19, 1944 schedule booklet, form 10A, 31 pages. The timetable is 5.5" x 4" (140mm x 102mm).
The brochure includes Weekday and Sunday/Holiday schedules, and rates and fares, for the railroad's service from the W 23rd St complex in New York to its 6 suburban routes in New Jersey and beyond
- Morris and Essex Division: Hoboken, Newark, South Orange, Summit, Morristown, Dover, and intermediate stations - electrified service
- Montclair Branch: Montclair and intermediate stations - electrified service
- Gladstone Branch: Newark, Gladstone, and intermediate stations - electrified service
- Boonton Line: Lyndhurst, Passaic, Paterson, Boonton, Dover, and intermediate stations
- Sussex Branch: Newton, Branchville, and intermediate stations
- Lake Hopatcong, Mt Arlington, Netcong, Hackettstown, Washington, and intermediate stations
The timetable also includes general information for passengers, and a DL&W New Jersey route map on the back cover,
The schedule is printed on "wartime paper". Due to paper shortages during World War II publishers of many schedules switched to thinner lower quality paper that was often lighter in color and less durable.
The schedule is in good condition. The pages have yellowing due to age and the use of WW2 era "wartime paper", and there are signs of light use on the corner tips. There are also 2 library stamps on the front cover (see photos).
DL&W and W 23rd St Terminal History trivia:
W 23rd St Terminal History: the DL&W Railroad terminal complex on W 23rd St in New York also included ferry terminals, and in addition to the DL&W RR terminal, it also had terminals for the Erie and Jersey Central railroads. The terminal complex closed in 1946 when ferry service ended. The location is now the site of the Chelsea Piers.
DL&W post-1944 History: the DL&W railroad merged with Erie Railroad in 1960 to form the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, and it became part of Conrail in 1976. Passenger service ended in 1970.