Locomotives

The Lonto-Watson collection contains albums, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, documents, ephemera, and books related to New York City transportation such as horse cars, cable cars, trolleys, elevated railroads, and subways, as well as transportation systems domestic and foreign, and New York City architecture.

Ralph Curcio (1949-2012) was an employee of the Times of Trenton for over 40 years, taking on many roles as his career progressed. He had a lifelong love of trains and trolley cars, and often spent his vacations photographing them. This collection is approximately 2561 chromes of New York City Subway revenue and work cars, stations, and yards. Also included are photographs of many fan trips on vintage rolling stock, and LIRR and Metro-North commuter rail.