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A photo gallery of the Erie Railroad in West Orange is presented here. The captions are below the pictures

unless otherwise indicated. If you have any photos that you would like to add please contact us. Also please

scroll to the bottom to read two newspaper articles relating to the Erie Railroad in West Orange.

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A partial view of the Erie Railroad freight yard in West Orange in May of 1918. This steam engine was built in 1880. It was Erie # 1278 when it saw service on the Orange Branch. The chimney seen to the left in the picture is that of the hat factory that once was on the corner of Main Street and Mt. Pleasant Avenue across from White Street. The houses seen to the right are on White Street. Where West Orange Town Hall is today would be to the extreme left.

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A rare postcard view of the Erie Railroad West Orange station about 1909. It was located on Main Street next to St. Marks Church which is not seen but would be to left. This view would be looking from Main Street.

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This is the Erie Railroad crossing Park Avenue in West Orange circa 1940s and it shows a view of Llewellyn Station. Llewellyn Station was the first station in West Orange before the line was extended in the 1880s to the station built on Main Street. The Edison factories and water tower can be seen in the distance. Today a Delta Gas Station would be to the left of where the station is. Also, the E.L.Congdon lumber yard which is still in existence would be to the right.

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This steam engine was built in 1918 and was typically used for freight service circa 1940s on the Orange Branch. It is seen here backing into one of the Edison factories on Ashland Avenue in West Orange c.1940s. This is one of the few factories from Edison that is still standing.

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This is a reverse view (as the postcard view to the left) of the Erie Railroad West Orange station about 1909. St. Marks Church is not seen but would be to the right. This view is looking towards Main Street and some of the businesses can be seen in the background.

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An unidentified train crew poses with their engine circa 1915 in West Orange along Erie’s Orange Branch. This precise location is not know.


Erie engine # 7 seen here (left) in Jersey City circa 1900 saw service on the Orange Branch and was named the " Eagle Rock" after the West Orange location.


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A spectacular view of Main Street and West Orange Town Hall shows a partial view of the Erie Railroad

freight yard and what was left of it by 1960. The picture helps understand where it was located to the left.

The faint image of a track can be seen almost extending out to Main Street also on the left.

This also was the location of a coal yard that was once here in West Orange.

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