By Priscilla Searles
A Look Back
Staring down the railroad tracks in 1924, looking west from the Orange train station that was once located on Orange Center Road. Photo courtesy of the Orange Historical Society.
I continue to be amazed by the miles of railroad track that once ran through Orange. Of course, Orange families didn’t have multiple cars parked in the driveway, if they had any cars at all. This was definitely a farm community in the 1920s. Horsepower was still a major form of transportation when this 1924 photo was taken. This shot is looking west from the Orange train station, once located on Orange Center Road.
If you have a vintage photo of Orange and are willing to loan it to Town Historian Priscilla Searles, contact her at publisher@theorangetimes.com. All photos on loan will be scanned, with the scan becoming the property of the Orange Historical Society. Originals will be returned.