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Operation Toy Train 2013

The 5th Annual "Operation Toy Train" to benefit the USMC Toys For Tots Foundation ran on December 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th this past year and was another great success! Totals of toys collected are: Dec. 7th trip….5,106 Dec. 8th

Carolyn Hoffman February 21, 2014January 12, 2015 Newsletters Read more

Vice President’s Report 1Q 2014

Thanks to my brother Billy, who brought some old videos to our February board meeting, I cannot help but be nostalgic as I exit my 20 th year of being an officer in the VRA. It is hard not to

Mike O'Toole February 20, 2014March 20, 2015 Newsletters Read more

Hawthorne Station update 2014

Anyone who has passed by the station lately will notice a new addition. A new 25’ high gleaming white flagpole. What started as a casual conversation between VRA staff, and Columbia Bank personnel at Hawthorne Day planted the seeds of

Carolyn Hoffman February 20, 2014March 20, 2015 Newsletters Read more

VRA & Tri-State Easter train ’14

Well it is that time of year again (no, not time to put away your snow shovels). It is time to start planning our annual Easter Bunny Train rides. After a number of years away from chairing this project I

KC Smith February 20, 2014March 20, 2015 Newsletters Read more

DIGEST Vol 19 Issue 1 Contents

Articles: VRA and Tri-state GEAR UP FOR EASTER train 2014 – By KC Smith Hawthorne Station Update – By Frank Ball Vice President’s Report – By KC Smith URHS Report – Spring 2014 By KC Smith URHS Open House Recap

Mike O'Toole February 20, 2014July 14, 2016 Newsletters Read more

URHS Open House Recap – September 2013

From the point of view of one of the many dedicated URHS volunteers, I can say that the 2013 URHS Transportation Heritage Festival was just as successful as we had all hoped it would be. The event brought just shy

Mike O'Toole February 20, 2014July 6, 2018 Boonton Restoration Yard, Newsletters Read more

URHS Report – Spring 2014

The URHS has decided to take on a number of projects that will certainly make a big splash in the railfan world. The first is the moving of the last remaining U34CH from where it has been stored in Passaic

KC Smith February 18, 2014July 31, 2018 Newsletters Read more

DIGEST June-July 2004

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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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