Motorcar tripsJuly 19, 2008 (Saturday) – NY New York Susquehanna & Western Railway, Utica Branch The Volunteer Railroaders Association is pleased to sponsor a 1-day run over the NYS&W Utica Branch July 19, 2008. Participants will travel approximately 84 round-trip miles between Sherburne, NY and Utica, NY. We will be stopping at convenient locations for bathroom breaks and a portable bathroom may be available. We will also stop at a convenient location for lunch on your own. Operators and riders under 18 are not permitted by the railroad. The trip fee is $80.00 per car which includes the railroad's per car fee. There is a 40 car limit. This is a NARCOA insured excursion, and all NARCOA rules will apply. This is a non-mentoring run. Steve Weiss is the EC for the trip. For trip details contact the VRA at 80 Royal Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506 Tel: (973) 238-0555 or email to: volunteerra@yahoo.com You can also sign up and pay for the trip with a major credit card below.
July 20, 2008 (Sunday) – NY TENTATIVE DATE Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad The Volunteer Railroaders Association is pleased to sponsor a 1-day run over the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad July 20, 2008. Participants will travel approximately 30 round-trip miles between Cooperstown Junction, NY and Cooperstown, NY. Lunch will be on your own in downtown Cooperstown, NY. Ample time will be provided for a lunch break and a visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame. We will be stopping at convenient locations for bathroom breaks. Operators and riders under 18 are welcomed by the railroad. The trip fee is $30.00 per car which includes the railroad's per car fee. There is a 20 car limit. This is a NARCOA insured excursion, and all NARCOA rules will apply. Mentoring will be permitted on this run via pre-arrangement. Christopher Vitz and Steve Weiss are the ECs for the trip. For trip details contact the VRA at 80 Royal Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506 Tel: (973) 238-0555 or email to: volunteerra@yahoo.com You can also sign up and pay for the trip with a major credit card below.
September 20 - 21, 2008 (Saturday - Sunday) - NY New York Susquehanna & Western Railway, Syracuse Branch The Volunteer Railroaders Association is pleased to sponsor a 2-day run over the NYS&W Syracuse Branch September 20 and 21, 2008. Participants will travel approximately 160 round-trip miles between Chenango Bridge, NY and Syracuse, NY over the two days. Saturday we will be running roundtrip from Cortland, NY to Syracuse, NY where lunch will be on your own at Syracuse’s famed Carousel Mall next to the CSX Chicago mainline which hosts many trains per day. Sunday we will run roundtrip from Cortland, NY to Chenango Bridge, NY, lunch will be deli sandwiches for an additional $9.00 per person. We will be stopping at convenient locations for bathroom breaks and a portable bathroom will be available. Operators and riders under 18 are not permitted by the railroad. The trip fee is $120.00 per car which includes the railroad's per car fee. There is a 40 car limit. This is a NARCOA insured excursion, and all NARCOA rules will apply. This is a non-mentoring run. Steve Weiss is the EC for the trip. For trip details contact the VRA at 80 Royal Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506 Tel: (973) 238-0555 or email to: volunteerra@yahoo.com You can also sign up and pay for the trip with a major credit card below
October 18 - 19, 2008 (Saturday - Sunday) – NJ New York Susquehanna & Western Railway, Southern Division The Volunteer Railroaders Association is pleased to sponsor a 2-day run over the NYS&W Southern Division October 18-19, 2008. On Saturday the participants will travel approximately 100 round-trip miles between Riverdale, NJ and Warwick, NY. On Sunday we will run approximately 60 round-trip miles between Riverdale, NJ and North Bergen, NJ. Operators and riders under 18 are not permitted by the railroad. Trip fee of $120.00 per car includes railroad costs. Lunches will be deli sandwiches on both days for an additional $9.00 per person, per day. There is a 40 car limit. This is a NARCOA insured excursion, and all NARCOA rules will apply. This is a non-mentoring run. For trip details contact the VRA at 80 Royal Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506 Tel: (973) 238-0555 or email to: volunteerra@yahoo.com You can also sign up and pay for the trip with a major credit card below
VRA MeetingsWe hold the meetings on the 3rd Thursday of the month in February (21-Feb-2008), May (15-May-2008), August (21-Aug-2008) and November (20-Nov-2008). Meetings start at 7:30pm at the NYS&W Hawthorne Station (80 Royal Avenue Hawthorne, NJ 07506-1810). We try and get a show together for each meeting and so ask people who have something to let us know so we can schedule it, this does not always work so some meetings we have an open projector night where we allow members to bring what ever they want and show it with a limit of about 15 or 20 minutes worth. All are welcome members and prospects as well. |