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Whippany in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Pennsylvania Railroad Standard Telephone Booth

Circa 1909 (Replica)

 
 
Pennsylvania Railroad Standard Telephone Booth Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, November 27, 2015
1. Pennsylvania Railroad Standard Telephone Booth Marker
Inscription. Telephones, either in “Telephone Booth” structures or in simpler Telephone Boxes, were placed wherever there was a need for a locomotive engineer or conductor to talk to the dispatcher or block controller. Trains were required to stop at certain lineside signals unless permitted to continue without stopping, by a written Train Order. Without the authority of a Train Order to the contrary, crews were to call ahead for clearance to proceed. This replica of a Pennsylvania Railroad Telephone Booth is based on a P.R.R. 1909 Standard Plan. It was built by Museum Trustee Earle H. Gil, Sr.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsRailroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
 
Location. 40° 49.368′ N, 74° 24.726′ W. Marker is in Whippany, New Jersey, in Morris County. Marker is on Railroad Plaza. The marker is on the grounds of the Whippany Railway Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Railroad Plaza, Whippany NJ 07981, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pennsylvania Railroad “Watch Box” (here, next to this marker); I Am Steam Locomotive No. 385 (a few steps from this marker); Earle Richard Henriquez-Gil, Sr. (within shouting distance of this marker); 56-Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R.
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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Iron Works (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hanover Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Melville Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Settlement of Whippanong (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whippany.
 
Pennsylvania Railroad Standard Telephone Booth Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, November 27, 2015
2. Pennsylvania Railroad Standard Telephone Booth Marker
Whippany Railway Museum building image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, November 27, 2015
3. Whippany Railway Museum building
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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