Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Newton New Jersey on The Road of Anthracite

This circa 1910 view shows the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's depot in Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey. This terrific little station has all of the elements of a real 'down-at-the-depot' scene: baggage cart, semaphore-style train order boards, kids hanging around, boxes and sacks piled up, and some of the DL&W's cars on a track in the background. Note the switch stand targets.