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Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society – 2016 Events

Posted on by January 19, 2016

Wednesday January 20th at 7pm at the Newburgh Free Library Ray Kelly will present the NYO&W Middletown Branch, Then and Now. Weather date will be January 27th.

Saturday and Sunday, January 30th & 31st – Springfield Amherst Railway Society, Big E Expo Center, Springfield, MA, 10am to 5pm.

Friday February 5th – O&WRHS Membership Meeting Program by Doug Barberio NYO&W Diamonds, Junctions, Interchanges and Interlocking Towers Cornwall to Crawford Jct.

Saturday February 6th at 10am, 227 East Main St, Goshen School district building, Program by Ray Kelly Newburgh – Walden & Middletown – Goshen trolleys, Then & Now.

Friday February 12th – M&NJRHS meeting 7:30 at the Maybrook Railroad Museum.

Sunday February 14th at Fishkill Model train and Railroad Hobby Show Fishkill Recreation Center 793 Routet 52 Fishkill NY O&WRHS Sales table will be present.

Friday March 4th – O&WRHS Membership Meeting Program by Doug Barberio NYO&W Diamonds, Junctions, Interchanges and Interlocking Towers High View to Sidney.

Sunday March 6th – JCRHS Train Show at Mother Seton High School, Clark NJ 9 am to 3:30 pm Garden State Parkway exit 135 Sponsored by Jersey Central Chapter NRHS O&WRHS Sales table will be present. For Information contact Mitchell Dakelman at dakelmanm@aol.com.

Monday March 14th at 7pm at the Walden Library Ray Kelly will present the NYO&W Middletown Branch, Then and Now.

Sunday March 20th – Kingston Model Train and Railroad Show Murphy Midtown Center 467 Broadway, Kingston NY 10am – 4:00pm Adults $6.00 Children under 12 $1 O&WRHS Sales table will be present Additional information (845)-481-4198 or kingstonmts@aol.com.

Friday April 1st O&WRHS Membership Program by Joe Senese on The O&W Port Jervis and Monticello Branches.

Friday April 8th – M&NJRHS meeting 7:30 at the Maybrook Railroad Museum.

Sunday, May 1st – Annual Franklin Model & Toy Train Show 9am to 3pm sponsored by the Franklin Historical Society and the Sussex County RR Club to be held at the Littell Community Center near the intersection of Rt. 23 and Rt. 517, Franklin, NJ. Info is available from John at 973-697-6539.

Friday May 6th – O&WRHS Membership Meeting Program Meeting by Ray Kelly Newburgh – Walden & Middletown – Goshen trolleys, Then & Now.

Friday June 3rd – O&WRHS Membership Meeting Program by Walter Conklin Train Simulation on the Erie Railroad.

Friday June 10th – M&NJRHS meeting 7:30 at the Maybrook Railroad Museum.

For entertainment listed as “TBA” or snow cancellations please check the Ontario Express Newsletter site at OntarioExpress.org

The Eternal Space play – a URHS of NJ fundraiser

Posted on by November 10, 2015

This is about the play “The Eternal Space” this coming month in New York City. Because this show’s story is deeply rooted in railroad history and historic preservation, they are reaching out to railroad preservationists who may find this of interest. They would like to extend a group sales offer that would allow them to ‘give back’ to the organizations that keep railroad history alive on a daily basis.

Below you will find a promotion code to use when you purchase tickets. This code will earmark each ticket sold via The URHS of NJ, and at the end of the show’s run in December, 20% of the ticket revenue from those tickets will be donated to the The URHS of NJ. Simply put, they will make $10 for each ticket sold. This code can be used for any show, even those who can’t make it can purchase a ticket that will benefit the URHS.

The show will be running at the Lion Theater on Theater Row in New York during the months of November and December. You can visit http://theeternalspaceplay.com/ to view show times and more information about the show.

The URHS of NJ Promotion Code: TRURHSGIVE

Enter the code at http://www.telechargeoffers.com/ for your tickets to be purchased with the URHS of NJ fundraiser offer or call the special promotions line to order by phone: 212-947-8844

See this video and information below to learn more about the show. Thanks, and looking forward to helping us raise some money!

About the show:

October 28th, 1963, New York City: Pennsylvania Station is slated for demolition. The wrecking crews are outside dismantling a fifty-three year-old marvel of American Beauxarts architecture. Inside a construction worker, turned photographer, is running away from his past while an aging activist can’t let his go. With the legendary photography of artists including Norman McGrath and Ron Zeil as the backdrop, The Eternal Space charts two very different lives brought together by the historic act that divides them.

A video to learn what the show is about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxS-egKgpso

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Operation Toy Train 2015 – Toys for Tots program

Posted on by November 10, 2015

Operation Toy Train is in our 7th year! Please join us December 5, 6, 12 & 13, 2015 as we collect toys for children in the north Jersey area. The Toys for Tots program requests NEW and UNWRAPPED toys for ages infant to 16 years old. Please consider picking up a toy to donate as you begin your holiday shopping. It’s never to early to start! Help fulfill a child’s wish this holiday by putting presents under their tree. Thank you in advance for the continued interest and support of this train! We are proud to assist the Marines in their mission to help needy children in our area have a better holiday. This train collects donated toys in the area to be distributed by the Marines at another time. Operation Toy Train 2014 collected over 25,000 new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots.

Morristown & Erie Railway

Saturday, December 5:

Rockaway – Potbelly’s Cafe, 26 East Main Street: 9am – 10am

Dover – Sack’s Paint & Wallpaper, 52 North Sussex Street: 10:30am – 11am

Kenvil – Morris Marine, 745 Route 46 West: 12 noon – 12:30pm

Ledgewood – Sleepy’s, 294 Route 10 West: 12:45pm – 1:30pm

Flanders – Flanders Firehouse, 27 Main Street: 2pm – 3pm

Sunday, December 6:

Kuiken Brothers Lumber Co. 33 Route 10 East, Succasunna, NJ Train on Display 10am – 4pm

 

New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway

Saturday, December 12:

Rochelle Park – Rochelle Park Station, 3 Railroad Avenue: 9am – 9:45am

Hawthorne – VRA Railway Station, 80 Royal Avenue: 10:05am – 10:50am

Wortendyke – Hot Dog Caboose, 275 Newtown Road: 11:10am – 11:40pm

Wyckoff – 399 Main Street: 11:45pm – 12:45pm

Oakland – Edison Avenue: 1pm – 1:30pm

Pompton Lakes – 1 Station Plaza: 1:45pm – 2:45pm

Butler – Butler Museum, Upper Main Street: 3pm – 3:45pm

 

Middletown & New Jersey Railroad

Sunday, December 13:

Train that runs through Orange County, NY revised for 2015 schedule:

Walden – Corner of Hepper Street & Grant Street: 10:15am – 11am

Montgomery – Rowley Lumber, 40 Railroad Avenue: 11:20am – 12:05pm

Campbell Hall – Route 207 & Neelytown Road: 12:30pm – 1:15pm

Sugar Loaf – Ann Marie’s Country Deli, 1398 Kings Highway: 2pm – 2:45pm

Warwick – Chase Bank, 21 South Street: 3:10pm – 4pm

These are the ONLY locations in New York State that this Toys for Tots train goes to. We are ONLY traveling through Orange County, New York for that day. We are NOT the train that runs near Albany, NY. This is NOT the train that runs in the Albany NY area that gives out gifts. Hope that helps!

https://www.facebook.com/Toys-for-Tots-Train-153558018077011/

http://www.toysfortotsnj.com/

We are proud this year to be partnering with the Town of Boonton

Posted on by September 16, 2015

We are proud this year to be partnering with the Town of Boonton to make this year’s Transportation Heritage Festival a town-wide community event! While you are in Boonton, we invite you to visit the merchants on Main Street. They will be offering special discounts for the day so please pick up your coupons at the train yard. You’ll find a wide array of restaurants, art galleries, gift stores and much more! Please visit the participating merchants to enjoy the promotional offers they’ve created just for the Train Festival. Look for the green train symbol in their window.

Curley’s Ice Cream

Bobby’s News and Gifts

Darress Theatre

Don’s Sandwich Shop

Iconic Images Art Gallery

Pasquale’s Pizzeria

Roma Pizzeria & Restaurant

Scoop Ice Cream

We look forward to seeing you this Sunday! http://lp.swiftpage.com/LP/2V0K1IG7/Visit_Boonton/