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Volunteer Railroaders Association (aka VRA) is a New Jersey–based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of volunteers interested in railroad heritage and preservation. [1] The VRA has conducted rail-oriented excursions in New York and Pennsylvania, in addition to New Jersey, including children oriented fund-raising train rides in New Jersey and New York.
The Third New Jersey Regiment was authorized on January 1, 1776. Not all Continental infantry regiments raised in a state were part of a state quota, however. On December 27, 1776, the Continental Congress gave Washington temporary control over certain military decisions that the Congress ordinarily regarded as its own prerogative.
The new line began regular service on June 4, 1883 and was opened over its whole length on July 1, 1883. [1] [12] The new line was not directly operated by the New York Central; rather, on December 18, 1882, it was leased to the Fall Brook Coal Company from the date of completion (officially June 30, 1883) for twenty years. [12]
Timeline: History of the 105th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers at the Library of Congress "Muster rolls of the Pennsylvania volunteers in the war of 1812-1814, with cotemporary papers and documents. Vol. 1. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Lane S. Hart, Pennsylvania State Printer and Binder. 1880. Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, ed. (1907).
The Trenton Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The line runs from CP NICE in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, northeast to Port Reading Junction in Manville, New Jersey. [2] The line was formerly part of the Reading Company system. [3] [4]
Conspiracy theorists link mysterious New Jersey drone sightings to ‘Project Blue Beam’ alien plot. Patrick Reilly. December 16, 2024 at 10:10 AM.
From 1908 to 1911, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W) built a level-graded 28.5-mile (45.9 km) railroad line. This route, known as the Lackawanna Cut-Off, ran west from Port Morris Junction in Roxbury Township near the south end of Lake Hopatcong in northwestern New Jersey (about 45 miles (72 km) west-northwest of New York City) and to Slateford Junction near the Delaware ...
Collaborating with the Surfrider Foundation, volunteers have collected over 285,000 cigarette butts and 1,000 pounds of fishing line. These small items pose significant risks to marine and bird ...