http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk8JnmXgP2c

Randall Stephen posted this poem on the guest book section of Gregs website, and
I decided to make it into a video. Hope I did it justice.

Drew

Hi Drew,

A very nice poem by Randall, and you did a splendid job with it in your video!
Your selection of photos was excellent!

Thanks for sharing this!

Verne Brummel,
Fitchburg,WI
http://trainsite.8m.com/slides.html


--- In abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com, "Drew" <laverdiereaf@...>
wrote:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk8JnmXgP2c
>
> Randall Stephen posted this poem on the guest book section of Gregs website,
and I decided to make it into a video. Hope I did it justice.
>
> Drew
>

In May of this year we drove by this branch on the way to/from Santa Fe.  This
branch leaves the BNSF (former Santa Fe) Raton Pass line in northeast New
Mexico.

At the time, it was used for storage of baretable cars (which are used to haul
containers).  The track looked like it was in use at the US 64 grade crossing
near Colfax.

I saw on a post on another board that these cars have all been removed within
the past couple weeks.  Evidently BNSF has no more freight customers on this
branch, or the Raton Pass main line between Lamy, New Mexico (junction for the
Santa Fe Southern) and Trinidad, Colorado.

In September, we drove past East St. Johnsbury, in northern Vermont.  The track
of the former SJ&LC (St Johnsbury & Lake Champlain) is still intact there, with
grade crossing signals in place.

The SPV atlas I have (1999) shows the line as 'active', but it wasn't at the
time we saw it.  The right-of-way now resembles a wild tree farm, with tall
trees growing between the rails for some distance.  Unfortunately, I did not
have time to get a picture.

Maybe this line is rail-banked, in the hopes that a new operator will come along
to bring rail service back.  It would take a lot of clean-up work to get this
line back in service.

> In May of this year we drove by this branch on the way to/from Santa Fe.  This
branch leaves the BNSF (former Santa Fe) Raton Pass line in northeast New
Mexico.

> At the time, it was used for storage of baretable cars (which are used to haul
containers).  The track looked like it was in use at the US 64 grade crossing
near Colfax.

> I saw on a post on another board that these cars have all been removed within
the past couple weeks.  Evidently BNSF has no more freight customers on this
branch, or the Raton Pass main line between Lamy, New Mexico (junction for the
Santa Fe Southern) and Trinidad, Colorado.


I believe the State of New Mexico now owns that whole Raton line - they do own
the part north and south of ABQ - for the purpose of eventually providing (with
the state of CO) service to Denver.  I don't know if this explains the removal
of the BNSF cars there.

Andy

I think the ST+LC has been permanently Abandoned by the state with part of it
actually being ripped up farther west to be made into a snow-mobile trail. The
State ownes the whole right of way. The nail in the coffin of the STJ+LC was the
closing of the MEC Mountain Division to frieght because the STJ+LC was a western
"extension" of the line for through frieght but deregulation and the end of the
mountain division as a frieght route in 1983-84 turned the Saint J into a
regular "shortline" which continued to serve online customers and had a tourist
train as well. The last "active" owner of the line was CSF Aqusitions (Clyde S.
Forbes) which seemed to pull out of all of his NH + VT RR's in the later 90's.
The state never found another operator that suited thier needs and the
snowmobile crew seemed to have won out.
 
-Willie

--- On Fri, 11/6/09, casco17 <MP02139@...> wrote:


From: casco17 <MP02139@...>
Subject: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Twin State RR - Former St Johnsbury &
Lake Champlain (Vermont)
To: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 2:39 AM


 



In September, we drove past East St. Johnsbury, in northern Vermont. The track
of the former SJ&LC (St Johnsbury & Lake Champlain) is still intact there, with
grade crossing signals in place.

The SPV atlas I have (1999) shows the line as 'active', but it wasn't at the
time we saw it. The right-of-way now resembles a wild tree farm, with tall trees
growing between the rails for some distance. Unfortunately, I did not have time
to get a picture.

Maybe this line is rail-banked, in the hopes that a new operator will come along
to bring rail service back. It would take a lot of clean-up work to get this
line back in service.











[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I found two good videos about the abandoned NC&STL Railway on the Cordova
Branch.  I thought you enjoy to watch them.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TbaLXPUg8U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxISkSPZ6LY
 
Eric F...
www.oldncstlrr.8m.com




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the abandonedrailroadsoftheus
group.

   File        : /Google Earth Abandoned RR/Rockaway Valley RailRoad.kmz
   Uploaded by : donaldburt <donaldburt@...>
   Description : 1890's Central NJ  - The "Rock-a-bye-Baby"

You can access this file at the URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/abandonedrailroadsoftheus/files/Google%20Earth%20A\
bandoned%20RR/Rockaway%20Valley%20RailRoad.kmz

To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/general.htmlfiles

Regards,

donaldburt <donaldburt@...>

My Tales From The Rails book  at 330 pages, is available now at $20.00 via
http://www.lulu.com/content/7925593 and also available for inexpensive e book
download. It is not the fanciest of books, but something I wanted to do to
preserve some of my railroading data. Loads of fallen flags ....

Hi Donald:

Thank you SO much for putting that up here - I was born and raised in NJ and
had only a rough idea of where the RV crossed 78 & 22. Now I know for sure.

Thanks for taking the time to make that map & thanks for sharing it with
us.

Greatly appreciated!

Frank


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.I hope you have a chance to spend it
with family and friends.


Mitchell (a.k.a. Florida Flash)
 
 




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Just wanted to take a minute and introduce myself to the Group.  I live in
Redding California and travel all over Northern California for work.  And I
couldn't help but notice that there are very few photos of abandoned railways
from the north state.  I would like to remedy that, I already have shots of the
bridge that was used in "Stand By Me"  There are no rails left, just the bridge,
and of an old tunnel that is at the bottom of Shasta Lake, last year the lake
was so low many artifacts were above water for only the second time since the
lake was filled in the 40s.  I've seen many other abandoned tracks and plan to
get some shots of them in future trips.  Including portions of the Quincy
Railroad, Much of which is now abandoned, the McCloud River Dinner train which
will become abandoned the 1st of January, unless someone steps up to purchase
it. And then there is the Northwester Pacific Railroad, which has been inactive
for several years, but has good news in it's future, service is being
reestablished from Willits to Schellville, California, (a little over 100
miles).

If there is any interest in photos of this area, please let me know.

Dave Polson

Interesting.  Where is the "Stand By Me" bridge, or what line was it on?  I
always thought it was in Oregon, although it was in Maine in the book.
Can I assume that the right-of-way in Shasta Lake was replaced by a higher line
relocation on the SP main line?
When Lake Fontana is low, from the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad on the line
relocation, you can see the roadbed of Southern's original Murphy branch that
used to run down one fork of the lake and back up another fork, just past Bryson
City, NC.  From the junction of the forks (Bushnell), a shortline once continued
downstream but was not rebuilt after Fontana Dam was constructed.  This
shortline would have become part of a mainline through the Smokies had a short
segment (about 15 miles) between Fontana, NC, and Calderwood, TN, ever been
built along the Little Tennessee River.
http://railga.com/tallu.html
Regan Rickson

--- In abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com, "Dave" <dspolson@...> wrote:
>
> Just wanted to take a minute and introduce myself to the Group.  I live in
Redding California and travel all over Northern California for work.  And I
couldn't help but notice that there are very few photos of abandoned railways
from the north state.  I would like to remedy that, I already have shots of the
bridge that was used in "Stand By Me"  There are no rails left, just the bridge,
and of an old tunnel that is at the bottom of Shasta Lake, last year the lake
was so low many artifacts were above water for only the second time since the
lake was filled in the 40s.  I've seen many other abandoned tracks and plan to
get some shots of them in future trips.  Including portions of the Quincy
Railroad, Much of which is now abandoned, the McCloud River Dinner train which
will become abandoned the 1st of January, unless someone steps up to purchase
it. And then there is the Northwester Pacific Railroad, which has been inactive
for several years, but has good news in it's future, service is being
reestablished from Willits to Schellville, California, (a little over 100
miles).
>
> If there is any interest in photos of this area, please let me know.
>
> Dave Polson
>

The "Stand By Me" Bridge was part of the McCloud Railway, same as the
McCloud River dinner train runs on, just on a portion of the route that is
already abandoned.



Dave Polson

Photographer, Notary Public

Redding California



From: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of allgr8
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 6:50 AM
To: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SPAM][Abandoned Railroads of the US] Re: New to Group





Interesting. Where is the "Stand By Me" bridge, or what line was it on? I
always thought it was in Oregon, although it was in Maine in the book.
Can I assume that the right-of-way in Shasta Lake was replaced by a higher
line relocation on the SP main line?
When Lake Fontana is low, from the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad on the line
relocation, you can see the roadbed of Southern's original Murphy branch
that used to run down one fork of the lake and back up another fork, just
past Bryson City, NC. From the junction of the forks (Bushnell), a shortline
once continued downstream but was not rebuilt after Fontana Dam was
constructed. This shortline would have become part of a mainline through the
Smokies had a short segment (about 15 miles) between Fontana, NC, and
Calderwood, TN, ever been built along the Little Tennessee River.
http://railga.com/tallu.html
Regan Rickson

--- In abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:abandonedrailroadsoftheus%40yahoogroups.com> , "Dave" <dspolson@...>
wrote:
>
> Just wanted to take a minute and introduce myself to the Group. I live in
Redding California and travel all over Northern California for work. And I
couldn't help but notice that there are very few photos of abandoned
railways from the north state. I would like to remedy that, I already have
shots of the bridge that was used in "Stand By Me" There are no rails left,
just the bridge, and of an old tunnel that is at the bottom of Shasta Lake,
last year the lake was so low many artifacts were above water for only the
second time since the lake was filled in the 40s. I've seen many other
abandoned tracks and plan to get some shots of them in future trips.
Including portions of the Quincy Railroad, Much of which is now abandoned,
the McCloud River Dinner train which will become abandoned the 1st of
January, unless someone steps up to purchase it. And then there is the
Northwester Pacific Railroad, which has been inactive for several years, but
has good news in it's future, service is being reestablished from Willits to
Schellville, California, (a little over 100 miles).
>
> If there is any interest in photos of this area, please let me know.
>
> Dave Polson
>





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com, "Dave" <dspolson@...> wrote:
>
> Just wanted to take a minute and introduce myself to the Group.  I live in
Redding California and travel all over Northern California for work.

Hello Dave.

This is Drew. Until a few months ago, I lived up in the Bay Area. When I
travelled as part of my job, it would give me a chance to photograph the
abandoned rail system up in Marin and Sonoma along with the various old things
around the bay. However, after a visit to the historical society in San Rafael,
I discovered a huge amount of abandoned ROW's north of SF. A lot of old logging
and mining railroads up along the coast in between Point Reyes and Fort Bragg
for example. However, getting up there looks to be a remote chance. If I get the
chance, would you like to collaborate?

Would be glad to, the only place I won't go into the remote areas is
southern Humboldt County, they tend to frown on strangers with Cameras there



Dave Polson

Photographer, Notary Public

Redding California



From: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Drew
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:54 AM
To: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SPAM][Abandoned Railroads of the US] Re: New to Group





--- In abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:abandonedrailroadsoftheus%40yahoogroups.com> , "Dave" <dspolson@...>
wrote:
>
> Just wanted to take a minute and introduce myself to the Group. I live in
Redding California and travel all over Northern California for work.

Hello Dave.

This is Drew. Until a few months ago, I lived up in the Bay Area. When I
travelled as part of my job, it would give me a chance to photograph the
abandoned rail system up in Marin and Sonoma along with the various old
things around the bay. However, after a visit to the historical society in
San Rafael, I discovered a huge amount of abandoned ROW's north of SF. A lot
of old logging and mining railroads up along the coast in between Point
Reyes and Fort Bragg for example. However, getting up there looks to be a
remote chance. If I get the chance, would you like to collaborate?





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

My name is Lee Tamn and my husband Mike, and I, operate the North Pemberton
RR Station Museum and Rail Trail in Pemberton, NJ.  We were recently donated
a completely restored box car to add to our outside display of train cars.
That is wonderful but we have to pay someone to move it from PA to our
museum by the end of this month or it will be scrapped.  I have written many
letters of solicitation to raise the $11,000.00 it's going to cost to get it
here.  I would appreciate any advice you could give me about this situation.
Our organization, the Pemberton Twp. Historic Trust, is an all volunteer,
non-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization.  I will give you more info if you think
you could be of help.  The RR Station was built in 1891 after a fire
consumed the original building.  By the 1960's it was ready to fall down so
we restored the building 10 years ago.  Since then, we have also restored
the Section house,  acquired several cabooses, a tank car, a GE Switch
Engine from Roebling, and we even have the original double outhouse that was
found in a Pemberton farm field.  This is the first time we were ever given
a short time to raise the funds necessary to save this car but we are
dealing with a hostile landlord who will definitely scrap this boxcar if we
can't get it out of there by January 1st.  Please email me if you can help.



Thank You,

Lee



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Lee,



Try calling the State Headquarters of the National Guard in New Jersey and
in Pennsylvania.



Sometimes they can do this as a training exercise.



Jim



From: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Leetta Tamn
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 3:37 PM
To: Abandonedrailroadsoftheus
Subject: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Save the box car





My name is Lee Tamn and my husband Mike, and I, operate the North Pemberton
RR Station Museum and Rail Trail in Pemberton, NJ. We were recently donated
a completely restored box car to add to our outside display of train cars.
That is wonderful but we have to pay someone to move it from PA to our
museum by the end of this month or it will be scrapped. I have written many
letters of solicitation to raise the $11,000.00 it's going to cost to get it
here. I would appreciate any advice you could give me about this situation.
Our organization, the Pemberton Twp. Historic Trust, is an all volunteer,
non-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization. I will give you more info if you think
you could be of help. The RR Station was built in 1891 after a fire
consumed the original building. By the 1960's it was ready to fall down so
we restored the building 10 years ago. Since then, we have also restored
the Section house, acquired several cabooses, a tank car, a GE Switch
Engine from Roebling, and we even have the original double outhouse that was
found in a Pemberton farm field. This is the first time we were ever given
a short time to raise the funds necessary to save this car but we are
dealing with a hostile landlord who will definitely scrap this boxcar if we
can't get it out of there by January 1st. Please email me if you can help.

Thank You,

Lee

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Would it be possible to relocate the car locally to a more friendly climate
until you can raise the funds?



Dave Polson

Photographer, Notary Public

Redding California



From: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Leetta Tamn
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 12:37 PM
To: Abandonedrailroadsoftheus
Subject: [SPAM][Abandoned Railroads of the US] Save the box car





My name is Lee Tamn and my husband Mike, and I, operate the North Pemberton
RR Station Museum and Rail Trail in Pemberton, NJ. We were recently donated
a completely restored box car to add to our outside display of train cars.
That is wonderful but we have to pay someone to move it from PA to our
museum by the end of this month or it will be scrapped. I have written many
letters of solicitation to raise the $11,000.00 it's going to cost to get it
here. I would appreciate any advice you could give me about this situation.
Our organization, the Pemberton Twp. Historic Trust, is an all volunteer,
non-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization. I will give you more info if you think
you could be of help. The RR Station was built in 1891 after a fire
consumed the original building. By the 1960's it was ready to fall down so
we restored the building 10 years ago. Since then, we have also restored
the Section house, acquired several cabooses, a tank car, a GE Switch
Engine from Roebling, and we even have the original double outhouse that was
found in a Pemberton farm field. This is the first time we were ever given
a short time to raise the funds necessary to save this car but we are
dealing with a hostile landlord who will definitely scrap this boxcar if we
can't get it out of there by January 1st. Please email me if you can help.

Thank You,

Lee

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Lee,

An article in a few years back in Locomotive & Railway Preservation Magazine
described a less expensive way to move rail cars.  Basically, the concept
involved  jacking up the car, rolling the trucks out from under it and
temporarily mounting a disconnected truck trailer wheel set with brake lines
under one end.  Then temporarily pulling the draw bar off the other end and
welding a trailer hitch pin on the frame and having a semi haul it off.  A
standard flatbed tractor trailer rig can haul the trucks and draw bar to your
museum.

Jim

--- On Mon, 12/7/09, Jim Massfeller <trainman2@...> wrote:

From: Jim Massfeller <trainman2@...>
Subject: RE: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Save the box car
To: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 2:59 PM







 









       Lee,



Try calling the State Headquarters of the National Guard in New Jersey and

in Pennsylvania.



Sometimes they can do this as a training exercise.



Jim



From: abandonedrailroadso ftheus@yahoogrou ps.com

[mailto:abandonedrailroadso ftheus@yahoogrou ps.com] On Behalf Of Leetta Tamn

Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 3:37 PM

To: Abandonedrailroadso ftheus

Subject: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Save the box car



My name is Lee Tamn and my husband Mike, and I, operate the North Pemberton

RR Station Museum and Rail Trail in Pemberton, NJ. We were recently donated

a completely restored box car to add to our outside display of train cars.

That is wonderful but we have to pay someone to move it from PA to our

museum by the end of this month or it will be scrapped. I have written many

letters of solicitation to raise the $11,000.00 it's going to cost to get it

here. I would appreciate any advice you could give me about this situation.

Our organization, the Pemberton Twp. Historic Trust, is an all volunteer,

non-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization. I will give you more info if you think

you could be of help. The RR Station was built in 1891 after a fire

consumed the original building. By the 1960's it was ready to fall down so

we restored the building 10 years ago. Since then, we have also restored

the Section house, acquired several cabooses, a tank car, a GE Switch

Engine from Roebling, and we even have the original double outhouse that was

found in a Pemberton farm field. This is the first time we were ever given

a short time to raise the funds necessary to save this car but we are

dealing with a hostile landlord who will definitely scrap this boxcar if we

can't get it out of there by January 1st. Please email me if you can help.



Thank You,



Lee



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]






















[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

BE CAREFUL!!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Leetta Tamn" <leetamn@...>
To: "Abandonedrailroadsoftheus"
<abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 3:36 PM
Subject: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Save the box car


> My name is Lee Tamn and my husband Mike, and I, operate the North
> Pemberton
> RR Station Museum and Rail Trail in Pemberton, NJ.  We were recently
> donated
> a completely restored box car to add to our outside display of train
> cars.
> That is wonderful but we have to pay someone to move it from PA to
> our
> museum by the end of this month or it will be scrapped.  I have
> written many
> letters of solicitation to raise the $11,000.00 it's going to cost
> to get it
> here.  I would appreciate any advice you could give me about this
> situation.
> Our organization, the Pemberton Twp. Historic Trust, is an all
> volunteer,
> non-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization.  I will give you more info if
> you think
> you could be of help.  The RR Station was built in 1891 after a fire
> consumed the original building.  By the 1960's it was ready to fall
> down so
> we restored the building 10 years ago.  Since then, we have also
> restored
> the Section house,  acquired several cabooses, a tank car, a GE
> Switch
> Engine from Roebling, and we even have the original double outhouse
> that was
> found in a Pemberton farm field.  This is the first time we were
> ever given
> a short time to raise the funds necessary to save this car but we
> are
> dealing with a hostile landlord who will definitely scrap this
> boxcar if we
> can't get it out of there by January 1st.  Please email me if you
> can help.
>
>
>
> Thank You,
>
> Lee
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Lee,
 
Congratulations on getting another car for your museum.  Two years ago I was
given the same opportunity with an old NCStL bay window caboose.  The county
wanted it out of there by Jan 1st, just like you.  Hey, a caboose for a buck -
when else would I get the opportunity?  It was now or never,  but what to do?
 
I used a credit card...
 
Priceless?   Well, maybe not - but it at least saved the caboose from the
scrappers torch.
 
Some things to note with my move.
 
Watch the weather!  My credit card bill cost about the same, $10,000 but about
$3000 of that was because the crane got stuck in the ground at the load site. 
It had rained several days before but, like you, it was a move it or lose it
scenario.  Five hours stuck in the mud at $250 an hour for the crane, $75 for
the truck, and another $250 an hour or so for the wrecker truck which couldnt
pull it out until more help arrived. Maybe the crane company should have eaten
it but what did I know?  Maybe they took me for what they could.  I ended up
storing the caboose on the crane company lot until later and had it off loaded
here in July, when the ground was dry as a desert!
 
Anyway, as a last resort, the evil credit card may be of help.  It sure beats
letting it be scrapped.  Master the possibilities indeed.
 
Aaron A. Tanzabel
Hartsville, Tennessee
only $7000 left to pay - then Im turning back on the HEAT in here! brrrr
(it should be much less than that by now but that is for another yahoogroup
discussion...)
 
 

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Ms. Tamn,
   Have you had anyone donate money yet?I'd like to send a check as my
doantion.I can't send much,but I know every penny counts.Where can I send the
check and how do I make it out to???


Mitchell
 
 

--- On Mon, 12/7/09, Leetta Tamn <leetamn@...> wrote:


From: Leetta Tamn <leetamn@...>
Subject: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Save the box car
To: "Abandonedrailroadsoftheus" <abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 3:36 PM


 



My name is Lee Tamn and my husband Mike, and I, operate the North Pemberton
RR Station Museum and Rail Trail in Pemberton, NJ. We were recently donated
a completely restored box car to add to our outside display of train cars.
That is wonderful but we have to pay someone to move it from PA to our
museum by the end of this month or it will be scrapped. I have written many
letters of solicitation to raise the $11,000.00 it's going to cost to get it
here. I would appreciate any advice you could give me about this situation.
Our organization, the Pemberton Twp. Historic Trust, is an all volunteer,
non-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization. I will give you more info if you think
you could be of help. The RR Station was built in 1891 after a fire
consumed the original building. By the 1960's it was ready to fall down so
we restored the building 10 years ago. Since then, we have also restored
the Section house, acquired several cabooses, a tank car, a GE Switch
Engine from Roebling, and we even have the original double outhouse that was
found in a Pemberton farm field. This is the first time we were ever given
a short time to raise the funds necessary to save this car but we are
dealing with a hostile landlord who will definitely scrap this boxcar if we
can't get it out of there by January 1st. Please email me if you can help.

Thank You,

Lee

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]











[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

It would help to know more about the boxcar and why it is worthy of
preservation.  There are a great many under-funded railroad history projects. 
What is special about this one and why does this boxcar merit our support?

> RR Station Museum and Rail Trail in Pemberton, NJ.  We were recently donated
> a completely restored box car to add to our outside display of train cars.
> That is wonderful but we have to pay someone to move it from PA to our
> museum by the end of this month or it will be scrapped.  I have written many
> letters of solicitation to raise the $11,000.00 it's going to cost to get it
> here.  I would appreciate any advice you could give me about this situation.
> Our organization, the Pemberton Twp. Historic Trust, is an all volunteer,
> non-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization.  I will give you more info if you think
> you could be of help.  The RR Station was built in 1891 after a fire
> consumed the original building.  By the 1960's it was ready to fall down so
> we restored the building 10 years ago.  Since then, we have also restored
> the Section house,  acquired several cabooses, a tank car, a GE Switch
> Engine from Roebling, and we even have the original double outhouse that was
> found in a Pemberton farm field.  This is the first time we were ever given
> a short time to raise the funds necessary to save this car but we are
> dealing with a hostile landlord who will definitely scrap this boxcar if we
> can't get it out of there by January 1st.  Please email me if you can help.
>
>
>
> Thank You,
>
> Lee
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

This may be the most legendary abandoned railroad in America:
www.onelist.com/group/AirLineRR

=Lou=

~~~~~~~~~~ **-=\/=-** ~~~~~~~~~~

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice, but conformity.       Robert Anthony

Thank you all so much for the responses you have sent us so far.  I will let
you all know what becomes of it.  Keep emailing me with any advice you may
have.



Lee Tamn



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

This is a fully restored unit  and similar cars were used in this area
(Pemberton, Fort Dix, McGuire AFB. ) and it's absolutely the best one so far
that has been made available to us.  Please give us a call at 609-784-8721
or email your phone number so we can call you and discuss this further.



Mike and Lee Tamn



From: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of rbhubbell
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 9:51 AM
To: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Re: Save the box car





It would help to know more about the boxcar and why it is worthy of
preservation. There are a great many under-funded railroad history projects.
What is special about this one and why does this boxcar merit our support?

> RR Station Museum and Rail Trail in Pemberton, NJ. We were recently
donated
> a completely restored box car to add to our outside display of train cars.
> That is wonderful but we have to pay someone to move it from PA to our
> museum by the end of this month or it will be scrapped. I have written
many
> letters of solicitation to raise the $11,000.00 it's going to cost to get
it
> here. I would appreciate any advice you could give me about this
situation.
> Our organization, the Pemberton Twp. Historic Trust, is an all volunteer,
> non-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization. I will give you more info if you
think
> you could be of help. The RR Station was built in 1891 after a fire
> consumed the original building. By the 1960's it was ready to fall down so
> we restored the building 10 years ago. Since then, we have also restored
> the Section house, acquired several cabooses, a tank car, a GE Switch
> Engine from Roebling, and we even have the original double outhouse that
was
> found in a Pemberton farm field. This is the first time we were ever given
> a short time to raise the funds necessary to save this car but we are
> dealing with a hostile landlord who will definitely scrap this boxcar if
we
> can't get it out of there by January 1st. Please email me if you can help.
>
>
>
> Thank You,
>
> Lee
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

What's it restored for? Painted how? What makes it special besides the fact they
may have been used in the area? How old is it? Rather than fielding a bunch of
phone calls, give us a run down of it. So far I haven't heard anything about it
that warrants me opening up my wallet to help. It seems kind of funny in fact...
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "Leetta Tamn" <leetamn@...>
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:44:58
To: <abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Re: Save the box car

This is a fully restored unit  and similar cars were used in this area
(Pemberton, Fort Dix, McGuire AFB. ) and it's absolutely the best one so far
that has been made available to us.  Please give us a call at 609-784-8721
or email your phone number so we can call you and discuss this further.



Mike and Lee Tamn



From: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of rbhubbell
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 9:51 AM
To: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Re: Save the box car





It would help to know more about the boxcar and why it is worthy of
preservation. There are a great many under-funded railroad history projects.
What is special about this one and why does this boxcar merit our support?

> RR Station Museum and Rail Trail in Pemberton, NJ. We were recently
donated
> a completely restored box car to add to our outside display of train cars.
> That is wonderful but we have to pay someone to move it from PA to our
> museum by the end of this month or it will be scrapped. I have written
many
> letters of solicitation to raise the $11,000.00 it's going to cost to get
it
> here. I would appreciate any advice you could give me about this
situation.
> Our organization, the Pemberton Twp. Historic Trust, is an all volunteer,
> non-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization. I will give you more info if you
think
> you could be of help. The RR Station was built in 1891 after a fire
> consumed the original building. By the 1960's it was ready to fall down so
> we restored the building 10 years ago. Since then, we have also restored
> the Section house, acquired several cabooses, a tank car, a GE Switch
> Engine from Roebling, and we even have the original double outhouse that
was
> found in a Pemberton farm field. This is the first time we were ever given
> a short time to raise the funds necessary to save this car but we are
> dealing with a hostile landlord who will definitely scrap this boxcar if
we
> can't get it out of there by January 1st. Please email me if you can help.
>
>
>
> Thank You,
>
> Lee
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On Dec 8, 2009, at 11:51 AM, lookatrane@... wrote:

> What's it restored for? Painted how? What makes it special besides the fact
they may have been used in the area? How old is it? Rather than fielding a bunch
of phone calls, give us a run down of it. So far I haven't heard anything about
it that warrants me opening up my wallet to help. It seems kind of funny in
fact...



FWIW - Here's one reference to them. Don't know if they have their own web site
or not.

<http://www.pineypower.com/pemberton_rr.htm>

Jerry Jankura
So many toys.... So little time....

Yep, sounds "fishy".

----- Original Message -----
From: <lookatrane@...>
To: <abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Re: Save the box car


> What's it restored for? Painted how? What makes it special besides
> the fact they may have been used in the area? How old is it? Rather
> than fielding a bunch of phone calls, give us a run down of it. So
> far I haven't heard anything about it that warrants me opening up my
> wallet to help. It seems kind of funny in fact...
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Leetta Tamn" <leetamn@...>
> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:44:58
> To: <abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Re: Save the box car
>
> This is a fully restored unit  and similar cars were used in this
> area
> (Pemberton, Fort Dix, McGuire AFB. ) and it's absolutely the best
> one so far
> that has been made available to us.  Please give us a call at
> 609-784-8721
> or email your phone number so we can call you and discuss this
> further.
>
>
>
> Mike and Lee Tamn
>
>
>
> From: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> rbhubbell
> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 9:51 AM
> To: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] Re: Save the box car
>
>
>
>
>
> It would help to know more about the boxcar and why it is worthy of
> preservation. There are a great many under-funded railroad history
> projects.
> What is special about this one and why does this boxcar merit our
> support?
>
>> RR Station Museum and Rail Trail in Pemberton, NJ. We were recently
> donated
>> a completely restored box car to add to our outside display of
>> train cars.
>> That is wonderful but we have to pay someone to move it from PA to
>> our
>> museum by the end of this month or it will be scrapped. I have
>> written
> many
>> letters of solicitation to raise the $11,000.00 it's going to cost
>> to get
> it
>> here. I would appreciate any advice you could give me about this
> situation.
>> Our organization, the Pemberton Twp. Historic Trust, is an all
>> volunteer,
>> non-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization. I will give you more info if
>> you
> think
>> you could be of help. The RR Station was built in 1891 after a fire
>> consumed the original building. By the 1960's it was ready to fall
>> down so
>> we restored the building 10 years ago. Since then, we have also
>> restored
>> the Section house, acquired several cabooses, a tank car, a GE
>> Switch
>> Engine from Roebling, and we even have the original double outhouse
>> that
> was
>> found in a Pemberton farm field. This is the first time we were
>> ever given
>> a short time to raise the funds necessary to save this car but we
>> are
>> dealing with a hostile landlord who will definitely scrap this
>> boxcar if
> we
>> can't get it out of there by January 1st. Please email me if you
>> can help.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank You,
>>
>> Lee
>>
>>
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>