I'm thinking the crew of the Electric is complaining that copper theives have stolen their overhead and the railroad removed the third-rail in a cost-cutting move.
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The devil is in the detail, eh, Blair? The Manhattan Transfer Station operated from 1910 to 1937 with overhead electrification taking place in 1935. Dating the image any time prior to 1935 solves the overhead wire issue, just gotta add a third rail. The Museum, whether purposely or not, created an interesting flashback matching these two engine (replacing the "Lindbergh Engine" #460 currently under cosmetic restoration. A link to an old photo of the Manhattan Transfer can be found here!
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Nice re-creation! The DD-1 must be running on virtual power, though. Looks like she has spent too much time out in the weather.
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