I am a member and one of the trip organizers of the Volunteer Railroaders Association. We set up speeder trips on the NYS&W in NJ and NY. Last year we held runs on the Utica, Syracuse and Southern Divisions of the NYS&W.
In the past we have solicited the railfan community to join us and help flag crossings in exchange for a ride on the cars. If you are able to follow along in your vehicle and flag crossing one day, you ride for free on the motorcars the other day. The day you flag crossings, we pay for your lunch. It has always worked out well. Several fans on this list have helped on these trips. This year we are making that offer again!
On September 15th and 16th we are running the Syracuse Branch. Both days will begin in Cortland, NY from the Suit Cote facility. We are running Saturday from Cortland north to Syracuse and return and Sunday we will run from Cortland to Chenango Bridge and return.
October 20th and 21st we will be running the entire Southern Division of the NYS&W. Saturday we run roundtrip from Riverdale, NJ to Pelton Road (Warwick, NY) and Sunday we will be running roundtrip from Riverdale east to Ridgefield Park and hopefully North Bergen.
These two trips have been fully approved by the NYS&W and insured through NARCOA's national insurance policy. If you chose to help us you must sign a release form and you must be over 18 years old (railroad's requirement).
To sign up with your offer to help, you can email the VRA at [email protected]
Or email me directly at [email protected]
More information on the trips can be found here:
http://www.vratrips.org/
Everyone is welcome to join us at our next membership meeting on August 16th. This will be held at the VRA's President's home in Kinnelon, NJ instead of the Hawthorne Station. Our President has, I think 8-10 speeders at last count as well as an impressive fully operation display of signals, semaphores and RR crossing equipment.
Chris Vitz
VRA member and trip coordinator
In the past we have solicited the railfan community to join us and help flag crossings in exchange for a ride on the cars. If you are able to follow along in your vehicle and flag crossing one day, you ride for free on the motorcars the other day. The day you flag crossings, we pay for your lunch. It has always worked out well. Several fans on this list have helped on these trips. This year we are making that offer again!
On September 15th and 16th we are running the Syracuse Branch. Both days will begin in Cortland, NY from the Suit Cote facility. We are running Saturday from Cortland north to Syracuse and return and Sunday we will run from Cortland to Chenango Bridge and return.
October 20th and 21st we will be running the entire Southern Division of the NYS&W. Saturday we run roundtrip from Riverdale, NJ to Pelton Road (Warwick, NY) and Sunday we will be running roundtrip from Riverdale east to Ridgefield Park and hopefully North Bergen.
These two trips have been fully approved by the NYS&W and insured through NARCOA's national insurance policy. If you chose to help us you must sign a release form and you must be over 18 years old (railroad's requirement).
To sign up with your offer to help, you can email the VRA at [email protected]
Or email me directly at [email protected]
More information on the trips can be found here:
http://www.vratrips.org/
Everyone is welcome to join us at our next membership meeting on August 16th. This will be held at the VRA's President's home in Kinnelon, NJ instead of the Hawthorne Station. Our President has, I think 8-10 speeders at last count as well as an impressive fully operation display of signals, semaphores and RR crossing equipment.
Chris Vitz
VRA member and trip coordinator
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