Forgotten Delaware Visits the Peoples Railway 6th Street Powerhouse
In the City of Wilmington, Delaware a trolley company called the Peoples Railway built a new powerhouse in 1901. By 1928 the powerhouse was listed as derelict and missing its roof. The building was later taken over by Delaware Electric Power when they took over operation of the various trolley lines in Wilmington.
This view shows the West side of the powerhouse where the coal unloading area was located. Railroad tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ran down Webb Street in Wilmington for 6 city blocks to deliver coal to the powerhouse. The layout of the buildings and the railroad track is visible in the map in the center view. The street running track of the B&O Railroad is shown in the map on the right. Click on any view to see the larger image.
