About the Volunteer Railroaders Association

Volunteer Railroaders Association aka VRA is a NJ based non-profit group of volunteers. The VRA runs fund raising train rides for children in NJ. They operate (and own) four motor cars. One, rare Lehigh & New England Railroad Sheffield Corp. model 40B. The VRA members operate motor cars trips for the enjoyment of all, including the public. The children's events are fundraiser are to benefit the creation of the NJ State Transportation Museum and other railroad related preservation activities. The VRA is a member of the NJ based United Railway Historical Society of NJ aka URHS of NJ. Many local (NJ) chapters of the National Railway Historical Society

National Railway Historical Society

The National Railway Historical Society is a non-profit organization established in 1935 in the United States to promote interest in, and appreciation for, the historical development of railroads. It is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and organized into 16 regions and...

 are also members of the URHS of NJ.

History

In the beginning this group had the honor of being the exclusive volunteer group for the Susquehanna 142 steam program in New Jersey in 1993. Then the group were known as the Susquehanna Volunteer Association. When the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway

New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway

The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...

moved the program to New York this group was left with nothing to do. So the group decided to run passenger trains for the enjoyment of the public and to raise funds for local historic railroad related items. Since that time the group has run many trips carrying thousands of people. In 1997 the group changed its name to what it is today. This change was to better reflect what they are all about. http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/volunteerrailroaders/

Membership

The VRA has quarterly meetings at 7:00 pm on the third Thursday of the month (February, May, August and November). Meetings are held at the St. Clements Church in Hawthorne, New Jersey.

Non profit

Volunteer Railroaders Association Inc. is a NJ non-profit corp that also is IRS recognized as a non-profit under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Volunteer Railroaders Association Inc.

80 Royal Avenue

Hawthorne, NJ 07506-1810 USA