Previous NJERHS Events
On behalf of Liberty Historic Railway, North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society and Kinkisharyo International, you are cordially invited to the Dedication Ceremony to celebrate the restoration of Public Service Railway (“PSRY”) Trolley Car 2651.
Date: November 30, 2023
Time: 10:00 am EST
Location: Kinkisharyo International
145 Baekeland Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Please RSVP via email or phone @ 732-230-4399.
We look forward to your attendance and joining us on this wonderful occasion.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.
Regards,
James Schworn
Senior Operations Manager
Eastern Rail Division
KINKISHARYO International, L.L.C.
145 Baekeland Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08854
T: 732-230-4399 M: 732-215-6382
Every Third Tuesday of the month, 7:00 PM - Membership Meeting (New location, see below, and via Zoom)
Please email njerhs_meetings@outlook.com before 6:00 PM on 3rd Tuesday for program details and a Zoom link to the meeting.December 20, 2022 - Member Jim Tomczyk will present some interesting interurban videos of the Midwest (North Shore, South Shore, Lake Shore, Twin Cities) and the Western US.
January 17, 2023 - Member Jack May returns with views, from his sojourn this past March, of the new Mid-Coast line in San Diego, as well as BART (new cars), San Jose and Sacramento, in addition to his trip to Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent in Belgium.
February 21, 2023 - Member Bill Keigher will present several videos on historic Southern California traction.
March 21, 2023 - Member Jim Tomczyk presented several videos on streetcars in Vancouver, Canada.
April 18, 2023 - Member and VP Bill Keigher will again present several videos. This time on Midwest streetcar and interurban traction.
May 16, 2023 - “Show, Tell and Discuss,” slide show with images salvaged from Bob Hooper’s hard drive. Some will be familiar, some may be new.
June 20, 2023 - Another “Show, Tell and Discuss,” slide show with images salvaged from Bob Hooper’s hard drive.
July 18, 2023 - Tony Hall will share some glorious images of the current appearance of car 2651. Then we will be continuing our “Show, Tell and Discuss,” with, yet, more images salvaged from Bob Hooper’s hard drive. Due to the lack of air conditioning at the Merchants and Drovers Tavern museum, this will be a Zoom meeting, exclusively.
Aug 15, 2023 - This month, we will have the final "Show, Tell and Discuss" slide show with images salvaged from Bob's hard drive. Once again, due to the lack of air conditioning at the Merchants and Drovers Tavern museum, this will be a Zoom meeting, exclusively.
Sept 19, 2023 - This month we return to hybrid meetings and the Merchants and Drovers Tavern museum. Bob Hooper’s collection of photos taken by North Jersey chapter NRHS charter member, Edward Francis, will be featured.
Oct 17, 2023 - At this month’s hybrid meeting, Bill Keigher will demonstrate the difference between Austria and Australia with videos from, Vienna in 2007, and another from 1960’s Australia. In addition, Tony Hall will have news regarding PSCT 2651.
Nov 21, 2023 - Member Jim Tomczyk will present contemporary cab view videos of Amsterdam, captured from historic equipment. Owing to the lack of heat at the Merchants and Drovers Tavern museum, this will be a Zoom meeting, exclusively.
Dec 19, 2023 - Many images and some broadcast TV from the Nov. 30 rededication of 2651. Acting President, Bill Keigher will present vintage footage of the Sacramento Northern (~50 min.) and trolleys from DC., Baltimore, Atlantic City and Boston (~35 min.). Zoom meeting, exclusively.
Ongoing - Exhibit
“The New Jersey Trolley Era” is soon to be on display at the Phillipsburg Union Train Station.
NEW MEETING LOCATION!
"We are excited to hold our first, in person, meeting since the outset of the Pandemic. Tony Hall managed to find us space in the tap room (unfortunately closed for modern business) of the historic Merchants and Drovers Tavern in Rahway https://www.merchantsanddrovers.org/visit/. There is parking in the yard behind the building accessed from Westfield Avenue.
The exact address: located at 1632 St. Georges Avenue in Rahway, New Jersey, on the corner of St. Georges Avenue (Route 27) and Westfield Avenue.
Please note: we are returning to an old NJERHS tradition of 7:00 PM meetings!
Through the tireless efforts of Jim Tomczyk we have been able to create a hybrid meeting using Zoom. Please join up at or before 7:00 to help us iron out any glitches. We are approaching this a wonderful experiment and time for learning for the future.
Monthly Meetings
NJERHS meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM, at the new location listed above, conditions permitting.
The meetings consist of an informal gathering at 6:30 PM with food (Dutch treat - everyone pays for their own). A brief business meeting is held at 7:00 PM, followed by a presentation lasting roughly an hour and a half. Upcoming presentation entertainment appears on the list above!
During periods of bad weather, consult the website to ascertain the meeting status.