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Amtrak Genesis 100 was selected
to pull the Century of Stamps Train. The train visited Whippany
September 24th and 25th, 2000. |
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Builders plaque on the locomotive. |
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Jersey Central observation car sitting
at Whippany in September 2000. While the car is of CNJ heritage,
it was not a Blue Comet car as its current color scheme may imply. |
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Erie painted E8 at Whippany in September 2000. The locomotive
has pulled some URHS excursions in northern New Jersey. |
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Builder's plaque on Morris County
Railroad steam locomotive.. |
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Lehigh Valley painted F7A locomtive
in August 1995. The 575 and 576 are pulled in NJT/M&E excursion
trains. |
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M&E Alco Century 17 pulls an
excursion train out of Whippany in August 1995. |
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Reading Alco switcher sits in Whippany
in August 1995. |
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Susquehanna RDC at Whippany in September
2000. |
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An Amtrak coach as seen for its
role in the Century of Stamps train visting Whippany in September
2000. |
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Amtrak also selected one of their
baggage cars for the train. |
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A restored, privately-owned South
Railway Post Office car was also included in the train. Walking through
the car was really a great experience. |
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CNJ GP7 1524 also payed a
visit to Whippany in September 2000. |
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Morristown & Erie Alco Century
number 17 pulled excursion trains for the September 2000 weekend. |
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The Morristown & Erie also had
some of their motive power on display. In addition to Alco 17, and
a switcher, here is GP9M, number 22. |
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Morristown & Erie Alco C430
17 returns from its excursion run in August 1995. Note the "classic"
Alco black smoke seen behind the big locomotive. |
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PRR Pullman Mountain View was
at Whippany in August 1995. This car was also part of the C&O
614's consist during my ride in October 1998. |
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A string of PRR coaches visited
Whippany in August 1995. |
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M&E Alco 18 leads an excursion
train out of Whippany in August 1995. |
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M&E Alco 17 pulls an excursion
train in August 1995. |