Middletown & New Jersey Railway Historical Society
Dedicated to Preserving the Heritage of the Middletown Unionville & Water Gap, Middletown & Unionville, Middletown & New Jersey and Other Area Railways
Two M&NJ runs to Middletown were observed in April with these comments. April 18th– 5615 – 5 hoppers (probably Pop Corners) + fertilizer car and NJT 4104 and April 21st– 5615 – 5 hoppers (IWS & others for construction debris)…
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The big news among O&W fans and, maybe, a considerable number of Middletown residents as well is the commencement of the massive project by the City of Middletown to rebuild the former O&W station and headquarters building which has been…
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The two predecessors of the Middletown & New Jersey Railway have been well documented in print. These are the Middletown, Unionville & Water Gap Railroad and the Middletown & Unionville Railroad. The M&NJ was incorporated relatively recently, in 1947, and…
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TODAY ON THE M&NJ. On August 23rd Mike Joyce reported ties were being replaced near the top of the Branch, on the south side of Mud Mills Road. On August 29th, Mike wrote “Still putting ties in almost to the…
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PORT JERVIS, NY / BOONTON, NJ / DANBURY, CT / ARKVILLE, NY – Four non-profit organizationshave partnered to restore three identical historic locomotives to operation in New York, New Jersey,and Connecticut.Middletown & New Jersey Railroad No. 2, Hoboken Manufacturers Railroad…
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by Peter Brill October 4, 2021 Of course, the big news was the scrapping of three GE’s, No. 1 and the two ex-SP U-Boats. After almost two decades of fires, not to mention deterioration caused by exposure to the…
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In late April, Middletown’s Mayor declared an interest in rebuilding the fire-damaged O&W station in light of an estimated $1.5 million to demolish the building. He was hopeful that as much as $5 million could be raised from various governmental…
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Construction on the Heritage Trail extension is active by Monhagen Brook along McVeigh Rd. A concrete lined tunnel will be constructed under Dolsontown Rd. A massive rebuild of the bridge over the Wallkill at New Hampton is in progress. The Toys…
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TODAY ON THE M&NJ Vol 23 No 3 Nov 2018