Hyde, McFarlan & Burke explained

Hyde, McFarlan & Burke (sometimes given as Hyde, McFarlane & Burke; Hyde, McFarland & Burke; and Hyde, McFarlin & Burke[1]) was a construction firm that operated in the early 20th century from offices at 90 West Street in New York City[2] and Madison, New Jersey.[3] The company did much work for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, including the construction of miles 60.8 to 65.8 of the landmark Lackawanna Cut-Off, which required the movement of millions of tons of fill material using techniques similar to those used on the Panama Canal.[4]

Founded as Hyde-McFarlan Co., the firm was renamed after the 1908 arrival of John Burke from Burke Brothers, another firm doing work on the Cut-Off.[5]

In 1921, the firm purchased a used 20-ton Industrial locomotive crane from the Hog Island shipyard south of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Steam Shovel and Dredge. 1917. International Brotherhood of Steam Shovel and Dredge Men.. en. 2020-11-06. 2024-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20240228062142/https://books.google.com/books?id=XQxGAQAAMAAJ&q=hyde&pg=PA658#v=snippet&q=hyde&f=false. live.
  2. Machinery Markets and News of the Works . Iron Age . 1921 . 107 . 1151 . 2020-11-06 . 2024-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228062158/https://books.google.com/books?id=UydKAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Hyde%2C+McFarlan+&pg=PA1151#v=onepage&q=%22Hyde%2C%20McFarlan&f=false . live .
  3. All Contractors on Lackawanna Track Elevation Project Use Only Yellow Strand . Yellow Strand . 1920 . 33-36 . 5 . 2020-11-06 . 2022-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615133952/https://books.google.com/books?id=IUJKAQAAMAAJ&q=Hyde%2C+McFarlan+&pg=PA60-IA23 . live .
  4. Book: Lowenthal, Larry . The Lackawanna Railroad in Northwestern New Jersey. William T. Greenberg Jr. . 1987. Tri-State Railway Historical Society, Inc.. 978-0-9607444-2-8. 10–98, 101 .
  5. Burke Brothers to Dissolve . Steam Shovel and Dredge . January 1908 . 12 . 505 . 2020-11-06 . 2022-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615133952/https://books.google.com/books?id=rj02AQAAMAAJ&q=Hyde%2C+McFarlan+&pg=PA505 . live .
  6. Machinery Markets and News of the Works . The Iron Age . March 1921 . 107 . 1151.

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