Toys For Tots Train 12/11/10 on the NYS&W: Maywood, Elmwood Park & Pomptom Lakes

!9# Toys For Tots Train 12/11/10 on the NYS&W: Maywood, Elmwood Park & Pomptom Lakes

NOTE: Tripod shock vibrations from jointed rail and passing engines. It's either that or shaky hand held video in the cold. OK, today I decided to take some video of the Toys For Tots train that traveled on the Susquehanna's Southern Division between Ridgefield Park and Butler NJ. I began at the first stop in Maywood by the museum.* The train was powered by NYS&W SD40-2 3022 and Norfolk Southern GP40-2 3010. Trailing was a vintage Louisville & Nashville passenger car and a camouflaged box car. The box car would be loaded with the donated toys. Briging up the rear were cabooses. One an Erie Lackawanna and the other a Morristown And Erie/Soo. Santa was in the cupola of the M&E caboose. After taking some scenes I went west to catch the train in Elmwood Park at the South Center Street crossing. This is an obscure crossing located in between the crossing for Boulevard and River Dr. (County Highway 507). Just to the east of the crossing is the I-80 overpass. Back in my college days I would go here to catch daylight running SLN100 trains. To this day I'm still kicking myself for not owning a VHS or Hi8 camcorder back then! Anyway, after it passed I made my way to the Pomptom Lakes Station. A radio station was there with the crowd to greet the train. At one point, not taped, the engines and passenger car were uncoupled from the train so Wanaque Ave. wouldn't be blocked for the over an hour stop. The engines and passenger car parked near the Wnaque Ave bridge. I did get the train ...

Toys For Tots Train 12/11/10 on the NYS&W: Maywood, Elmwood Park & Pomptom Lakes

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