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In December 2025, I was contacted by fellow Lackawanna fan and DL&WRR HS member Randy King about several items in his collection that he would like to share with fellow fans. These include a ceramic Lackawanna ashtray- match book holder, an unused book of Lackawanna matches, and a brass Lackawanna letter opener. The ashtray was cast by 'M.B Co Trenton, NJ' with patent number '111173'. Trenton was home to several ceramic manufacturers, but when sources were checked there was

Bob Merrifield has submitted his second article. This time Bob is providing a look at the early development of New Zealand's railways...

Back in 1982, several of us wanted to produce an HO scale model of the 2 versions of the Public Service Electric Company hoppers. We got...

"In early April 2025, I noticed a posting on the Facebook site Pre1895 Railroads and Steam Engines by Madison Kirkman on a New Zealand...

This blog is not only a tribute to DFD #1, 1934 Ward La France firetruck, but to my father and his contemporaries of the Dunellen Fire...

Fellow Dunellenite and NJ Exempt Fireman, Ron Eskesen has submitted the following raw information for a blog on his grandfather, Jack...

Circa 1980, when I was part of a crew cleaning up Walter Rich's newly acquired ex-stored Autotrain coaches for an upcoming an online...

On Dec 31, 1929, there was a wreck on the CNJ in Dunellen, NJ on the westbound mainline and adjacent yard located in the area between the...

In 2012 I wrote an article for the NYS&W T&HS publication 'Susquehanna Reflector' about the New York Susquehanna & Western passing thru...

William Frederick Heilig emigrated to the US from Germany as a young boy with his family and settled in Weatherly, PA. He served with...

Back in 2014, I had the opportunity to acquire part of a collection of 1870s and early 1890s receipts for items bought by the DL&W. My...

Excerpt from The Roustabout Issue #40    Published by the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Winter...

This is a photo from my collection of the 1947 NYS&W section gang with their trusty speeder at the Blairstown, NJ NYS&W station.

A portion of the Articles of Agreement between the CCRR of NJ, the DL&W. and the Warren RR. Signed by the president of each line...

Excerpt from The Roustabout Issue #40    Published by the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Winter...

Excerpt from The Roustabout Issue #40    Published by the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Winter...

Excerpt from The Roustabout Issue #40    Published by the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Winter  2021...

Excerpt from The Roustabout Issue #40    Published by the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Winter...

Excerpt from The Roustabout Issue #40    Published by the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Winter...

Excerpt from The Roustabout Issue #40    Published by the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Winter...