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Off Goes the Santa Train |
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The annual "Railmen for Children" Santa Train departs Hoboken for Newark, The Oranges, Denville and Montclair with a trainload of children from schools all across the area. The children aboard this train are treated with gifts, music, food and a visit from Santa. The entire trip is made possible by the employee operated Railmen for Children charity and cooperation by NJ Transit who has been providing a train to the event every year since 1983. The equipment used and the people involved have changed over the years but one thing remains the same: The Santa Drumhead. This hand-painted drumhead has been affixed to the cab car of every Railmen for Children Santa Train since the very beginning and will continue to make its annual appearance for many years to come! |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/2017 Upload Date: 2/15/2018 4:58:44 PM |
| Location: |
Hoboken, NJ |
| Author: |
Michael Sullivan |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NJTR 4527(ALP45-DP) NJTR 4514(ALP45-DP) |
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399 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Dirty Shade of Blue |
| Description: |
Its been just over a year since NJ Transit revealed their three heritage tribute locomotives back in October of 2019. While the two ALPs were decaled tributes to the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Erie Lackawanna the GP40 selected was one of actual Central Railroad of New Jersey heritage. Since the sunny afternoon when it rolled out of the MMC engine house with all details applied its once shiney fresh blue paint has picked up a fine coat of road grime. Upon its release it was highly criticized by a handful of buffs, foamers and historians alike claiming the slightly metallic paint was too bright and "the wrong shade of blue!" Nobody behind the project at NJ Transit intended for the 4109 to be a perfectly accurate historic restoration. The engine has gone through so many physical alterations over its 52-year career that even if the color was 100% perfect the physical details would still be wrong to the bolt counters. In the end the engine was a pretty impressive project that surprised a lot of people. It was completed on a small budget with limited resources and handful of dedicated employees over the course of two weeks. |
| Photo Date: |
10/27/2020 Upload Date: 12/19/2020 1:16:34 PM |
| Location: |
Dover, NJ |
| Author: |
Michael Sullivan |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NJTR 4109(GP40PH-2) |
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241 Comments: 0 |
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