This folder contains correspondence, agreements, articles of association, and other documents relating to Edison's development of electric traction for railroads. Some of the correspondence deals with the experimental electric railroad at Menlo Park, New Jersey. Other documents concern Henry Villard's financial backing of Edison's experiments. Related material can be found in Scrapbook, Cat. 2174 (Miscellaneous Scrapbook Series).
All of the documents have been selected. Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.