Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Freight & Rail Yard, Multiple Unit Light Inspection Shed, New Jersey Transit Hoboken Terminal Rail Yard, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ
Summary
Significance: The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) Multiple Unit Light Inspection Shop (MU Shed) contributes to the Old Main DL&W Railroad Historic District which is significant for its associations with suburbanization, commuter and passenger traffic, freight traffic, engineering and architecture. The MU Shed, built in 1930 when the DL&W converted the railroad from steam to electric power, provided for the routine inspection and maintenance of MU train cars and is significant as a representative of the early electrification of the DL&W.
Survey number: HAER NJ-135-B
Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
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Tags
hoboken
delaware
lackawanna
western
railroad
freight
western railroad freight
rail
yard
rail yard
multiple
unit
inspection
multiple unit light inspection
transit
terminal
new jersey transit hoboken terminal rail yard
hudson
hudson county
new jersey
delaware lackawanna western railroad
railroad companies
john m donnelly
lynn drobbin
historic american engineering record
lynn drobbin and associates
d t mack
kate milley
george j ray
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
industrial history
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Ray, George J
Mack, D T
Lynn Drobbin & Associates, contractor
Milley, Kate, transmitter
Donnelly, John M, photographer
Drobbin, Lynn, historian
Location
Hoboken
,
40.74399, -74.03236
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html