This Day in History: 1910-01-14
The Paterson Press maintains that the Erie will be electrified in the next two or three years at a a cost of $15,000,000. William McAdoo, the President of the Hudson Tubes has promised to build two tunnels for the exclusive use of the Erie under the River. The Erie would then build a terminal in Manhattan. In addition to the new engines the change would require smaller, lower cars. The line would be electrified from Suffern and on the Newark Branch, with the tracks able to accommodate both steam and electric cars. The steam trains would stop at Jersey City and the passengers would have to take the Tube. It is propose d to electrify the Greenwood Lake branch first since it has steeper grades. If electrification works well there it would be spread to the other branches. It is not expected that the trains will run any faster in our area but there would be the advantage of no more soft coal smoke.
(Bristow)