Tag: United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey

NJ Transit Runs Special Trains to “Railroad Museum [for a day]”

November 25, 2024

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David Peter Alan

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Railgram

As it has done for many years, the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey held its “Railroad Museum [for a day]” event at its facility in Boonton on Sunday, September 29. This year, NJ Transit allowed nonmotorists as well as motorists to reach the event by running special trains every 2 hours (4 round…
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Museum for a Day

July 22, 2023

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Webweaver

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Railgram

NJ Transit recently donated an ALP-44 electric locomotive (No. 4424) to the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey. Although this is not a terribly old rail car, it is historic in that it represents both the first electric locomotives purchased new by the state of New Jersey and the first time the agency had…
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