Hyde, McFarlan & Burke
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| Industry | Construction |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York City; Madison , U.S. |
Key people | John Burke (joined 1908) |
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]