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	<description>&#34;So close, only the paycheck is missing.&#34;</description>
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		<title>President’s Report</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/05/14/presidents-report-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Geritsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the chance to be President of the VRA. It’s a great privilege to serve this organization in this capacity. With the help of the new executive committee and the Board of Directors we will be able to do a lot of fun activities and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hawthorne Station News</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/05/14/hawthorne-station-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VRA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Steve Gerritsen and Justin Kerstner Work continues on Hawthorne Station. The gable ends will be completed this spring, and our first order of pavers is in and laid out for the public to see when they walk by. We were able to participate in Hawthorne’s Great American Garage Sale on the weekend of May [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URHS Highlights for May 2012</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/05/14/urhs-highlights-for-may-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VRA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Joe Mele I would like to update the VRA members on the URHS activity. Below are a couple of newsworthy items: The Boonton Yard shop building construction has begun; hopefully the building will be completed in the next couple of months. Star Trak is continuing to work on our equipment at Boonton yard. URHS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 VRA Easter Bunny Train</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/05/14/2012-vra-easter-bunny-train/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Phalon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although with a shaky and questionable start, the 2012 Easter Bunny train turned out to be a great success. This year’s trains ran out of Wayne-Route 23 on Saturday, March 31 and Glen Rock-Boro Hall on Sunday, April 1 with three trips each day at 9:30, 12 noon, and 2:30. This year’s Glen Rock trip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VRA Presence on the Web</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/05/14/vra-presence-on-the-web/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike O'Toole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve come a long way since 1998! Our main site was established right before the new millennium in 1998, and in 2004 was moved to vratrips.org. How many of you know all of the VRA&#8217;s sites? Well here&#8217;s a quick summary: VRATrips.org, VRATtrips.com, EasterBunnyTrain.com, SantaTrainRide.com and HawthorneStation.info. Then there&#8217;s the Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Volunteerrailroaders/ and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10th Annual Franklin (NJ) Model &amp; Toy Train Sale &amp; Show</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/29/10th-annual-franklin-nj-model-and-toy-train-sale-and-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VRA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10th Annual Franklin Model and Toy Train Sale and Show Presented by: The Franklin NJ Historical Society and The Sussex County Railroad Club Sunday May 6th, 2012 9 am to 3 pm. Location: Littell Community Center (Old National Guard Armory) near the intersection of Route 23 and Rt. 517 Franklin, NJ. New, used, and collectible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paver brick walkway installed 4-21-2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VRA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A work party installed all the engraved bricks we had on hand. Click on images to enlarge. &#169;2012 Volunteer Railroaders Association News. All Rights Reserved..]]></description>
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		<title>2012 VRA Motorcar Trips</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/21/2012-vra-motorcar-trips/</link>
		<comments>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/21/2012-vra-motorcar-trips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VRA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear VRA friends &#38; Fellow Rail Groups, We felt it necessary to reach out to you all to regarding VRA motorcar trips for 2012. Due to circumstances beyond our control we have decided to suspend our usual motorcar excursions for 2012. It has come to our attention that people are being approached to be flaggers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liberty Historic Railway &#8211; open public meeting</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/04/liberty-historic-railway-open-public-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/04/liberty-historic-railway-open-public-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VRA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, 10 June, beginning at 10 am, Liberty Historic Railway will host an open public meeting in the Central Railroad of NJ Jersey City Terminal Blue Comet Room. Presentations will be made to educate and update stakeholders and other interested persons on the initiatives of LHRy. There is a public snack bar on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Trains</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/02/holiday-trains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Phalon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Easter Bunny Train]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Excursions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[February 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Train]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toys For Tots]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[2011 Santa Train: The train was a resounding success. All together, we put 2,174 people on three trains from Wayne-Route 23 to Dover and back. We had a full train crew and parking lot crew. Thanks to Joe Phalon for picking up the lunch that day. Special thanks to Bob Lozanski, Senior Road Foreman with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 VRA Elections</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/02/2012-vra-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/02/2012-vra-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KC Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[February 2012]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now you should have all received your ballots for the 2012 election, made your selections and mailed them back. But if you still have not either mailed them back or gotten one in the mail you still have time to vote. We will be accepting ballots up until the start of the business at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President’s Report 2012</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/02/presidents-report-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/02/presidents-report-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KC Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nineteen years ago this month Steve Weiss, Bob Blumenstock, Joe Weber and myself got together and came up with a crazy idea to start a new group to staff the NYS&#38;W’s 142 steam program and we called it the Susquehanna Volunteer Association. Well here we are nineteen years later, the SVA is now the VRA, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United Railroad Historical Society Highlights</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/02/united-railroad-historical-society-highlights-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Mele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[February 2012]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[United Railroad Historical Society of NJ]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Boonton Yard shop building construction has begun; hopefully the building will be completed in the next couple of months. Star Trak is continuing to work on our equipment at Boonton yard. The URHS is still negotiating with Robert Franzen, the owner of the twin NYC Dining cars currently located in South Carolina. The URHS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toys for Tots Success</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/04/02/toys-for-tots-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Hoffman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[February 2012]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am very happy to report that 2011 was the third very successful year for Operation Toy Train.  The Military Transport Association of New Jersey along with the VRA, Norfolk Southern, NYS&#38;W, and M&#38;E ran two days of trains on December 10th &#38; 11th, 2011.  On Saturday December 10th, the train ran from Ridgefield Park [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boonton Restoration Yard Update</title>
		<link>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/03/05/boonton-restoration-yard-update/</link>
		<comments>http://vratrips.org/blog/2012/03/05/boonton-restoration-yard-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Geritsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The year 2011 was a very productive year for the URHS in the Boonton Restoration Yard.&#160; Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 #4877 received its as-delivered, Brunswick Green, five-stripe paint scheme. New Jersey Department Of Transportation E8 #4253 has a fresh coat of blue and silver, and former Chicago &#38; North Western / New Jersey Transit F7 #424 [...]]]></description>
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