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5th Tuckahoe Transportation Heritage Festival

5th Tuckahoe Transportation Heritage Festival

5th Tuckahoe Transportation Heritage Festival Saturday, September 24, 2022, 10 am – 4 pm Tuckahoe Train Station, Mill Road & Railroad Avenue, Tuckahoe, NJ 08270. For GPS enter 31 Mill Road Woodbine. Classic Trains, Classic Cars, Train rides, Motor Car

VRA August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Cape May Seashore Lines Railroad, News 2022 Read more

Lehigh & New England Railroad Motor Car on display until end of March

Close out #AnthraciteHeritageMonth by visiting a rare and unique piece of Lehigh Valley history on display now through the end of March! Visitors can check out this original Lehigh & New England Railroad car owned by Volunteer Railroaders. Located in

KC Smith February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Motorcars, News 2022 Read more

4th Tuckahoe Transportation Heritage Festival

Saturday, September 25, 2021 11 am – 4 pm @ Tuckahoe Train Station The Seashore Lines will be operating short excursion trains in conjunction with the 4th Tuckahoe Transportation Heritage Festival on Saturday, September 25, 2021, from 11 am to

KC Smith September 2, 2021September 4, 2021 Cape May Seashore Lines Railroad, Motorcar Trips, News 2021 Read more

Lehigh and New England Sheffield/Fairbanks Morse 40B motorcar

A huge thank you goes out to VRA member Toby Porterfield and Chris Bradley for getting the carbody back onto our very historic Lehigh and New England Sheffield/Fairbanks Morse 40B motorcar. Next step is to prep the car for a

KC Smith July 31, 2021August 17, 2021 News 2021 Read more

Diamond Bridge Avenue in Hawthorne getting rebuilt

Diamond Bridge Avenue in Hawthorne is getting rebuilt. I decided to stop by and see the progress and as I opened the drapes on the station I was greeted by our flags waving in the breeze and couldn’t resist taking

KC Smith June 21, 2021August 17, 2021 News 2021 Read more

We put out our new American and POW/MIA flags tonight

We put out our new American and POW/MIA flags tonight replacing the ones tattered during recent wind storms. Long may Old Glory wave and let us not forget those who never came home from war.

KC Smith June 19, 2021August 17, 2021 News 2021 Read more

We are having a work day at the station tomorrow

We are having a work day at the station tomorrow, May 29th, between 10am and 4pm. If you are interested in helping make the station look it’s best stop by, everyone is welcome.

KC Smith May 28, 2021August 17, 2021 News 2021 Read more

We moved our very historic Lehigh and New England Sheffield 40B motor car

Thanks to VRA members Toby, Chris and Steve we moved our very historic Lehigh and New England Sheffield 40B motor car from our long time friends at Star Trak in Boonton to our new motorcar base of operations in Rio

KC Smith December 6, 2020August 17, 2021 News 2020 Read more
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Order Personalized Paver Bricks

We are nearing the end of the refurbishment of the Hawthorne Station. The move 75 feet back from the corner was funded by our recent projects. To complete the job and see the exterior of the building returned to its former glory, we need to do more fundraising.

By purchasing pavers you will be enhancing the future of a building that has seen so much of the past and has many stories to tell generations to come. The paver bricks will be part of the walking path that leads to the station. Click here to order

VRA Quarterly Meetings

Meeting held on the 3rd Thursday at 7pm in the Hawthorne Station. All are wel­come – new member prospects as well. Enter­tainment program directly fol­lows the meeting.

Presenters may bring up to 25 slides.

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