More on What May Have Been the First Telephone Installed in Pelham

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I have written before about what is believed to be the earliest telephone installed in Pelham.  See Tuesday, March 29, 2005:  The Earliest Telephone in Pelham Manor?

I recently have uncovered additional information about what may have been the first

The Inaugural Run of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad Through Pelham for Local Officials in 1912

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A railroad known as the New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad was built in the early 20th century and once ran through Pelham.  Remnants of the railroad remain, including the railroad bridge that still stands over Highbrook Avenue. 

The inaugural run of

Film of the Westchester Model Club, Inc.'s Model Railroad in the Pelham Manor Depot Before its Demolition

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During the 1920s, six men in New Rochelle whose spouses objected to their model train sets taking up too much space formed the Westchester Model Club.They pooled their equipment in one of their member's attics, but soon ran out of space.  They moved to a loft but

1950 Article Mentions Model Railroading Club That Used Pelham Manor Depot

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For a number of years after the New Haven Branch line stopped running passenger service at the beautiful little Pelham Manor Depot, a model railroading club sprang up to use the empty Depot.  The Club built a massive model railroading layout that even included a

Train Schedule for the New Haven Branch Line Through Pelham Manor in April 1886

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.The New Haven Branch Line once carried passengers through Pelham Manor where there stood a little Depot at the end of the Esplanade on land now covered by I-95. The commuter schedule for the so-called Harlem River Branch line periodically appeared in New York City

1884 Burglary and Gun Fight at the Pelham Manor Depot

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.The population of Pelham grew quickly after the Civil War. With development came problems, particularly as so-called “tramps” found the area enticing and hitched rides to Pelham on trains running on the New Haven Main Line and the Branch Line. Before the Village of

More About the Opening of the Harlem and Portchester Railroad Line Through Pelham in 1873

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.Yesterday I published to the Historic Pelham Blog a brief item regarding construction of the railroad line in 1873 that came to be known as the New Haven Branch Line. See Tuesday, September 4, 2007: Constructon of the New Haven Branch Line in 1873.Although

Construction of the New Haven Branch Line in 1873

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.In 1873, the railroad that came to be known as the New Haven Branch Line was constructed through the area that soon became the Village of Pelham Manor. At the time there was much excitement among property owners who thought that the arrival of the railroad would lead

Fatal Train Wreck Near Pelham Manor in 1902

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.On September 26, 1902 there was a fatal train wreck on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line near Pelham. The conductor of the train, George Hart, was killed in the accident.A brief account of the wreck appeared in The Sun on September 27, 1902. It read