
Boonton, NJ
About Tri-State NRHS Chapter
The Tri-State Railway Historical Society, an NRHS chapter active around Boonton, New Jersey, offers rail enthusiasts hardware and scholarship alike. The group preserves Morristown & Erie 19, an ALCO Century 424 diesel built as Toledo, Peoria and Western 801, and publishes regional railroad history through its Block Line journal and books on the Lackawanna Railroad. It is also a member group of the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey.
At a Glance
Verified daily- Type
- Heritage railroad & tourist attraction
- Location
- Boonton, NJ
- Rating
- 4.8 ★ 97 Google reviews
Upcoming Events
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Plan Your Visit
- Accessibility
- Accessible parking
- Hours
- Monday: Open 24 hoursTuesday: Open 24 hoursWednesday: Open 24 hoursThursday: Open 24 hoursFriday: Open 24 hoursSaturday: ClosedSunday: Closed
Find the Depot
The Trains
Tri-State's signature piece of preserved motive power is an ALCO Century 424 diesel: built as Toledo, Peoria and Western 801, it later ran as Morristown & Erie 19 and is preserved by the society, currently in storage at Boonton, New Jersey.
History
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The Tri-State Railway Historical Society, a chapter of the NRHS, has built its reputation on documenting the railroads of the New Jersey region, with particular depth in Lackawanna Railroad history. The society published Don Dorflinger's "Farewell to the Lackawanna Cut-Off" series in its Block Line journal in 1984–1985, and in 1987 issued Larry Lowenthal and William T. Greenberg Jr.'s book "The Lackawanna Railroad in Northwestern New Jersey." Tri-State is one of the member groups of the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey, a coalition whose collection was concentrated at the Boonton railyard in 2010, and the chapter's own preservation work is likewise centered on Boonton.
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