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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 18 January 2017 - 07:20 PM

News12 (Edison) New Jersey, 1/16:
 

Vandals deface historic train equipment in Boonton

 

BOONTON - Volunteers with the United Railroad Historic Society of New Jersey in Morris County say that someone painted graffiti all over some of the old rail equipment that is on their property.

 

The Boonton property is secluded and those who work at the society are volunteers, so they are not sure exactly when the vandalism occurred. It was discovered Saturday.

 

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Posted 18 January 2017 - 07:23 PM

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History Vandalized: Antique Rail Cars Tagged With Graffiti Inside Boonton Restoration Facility

 

BOONTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The trains may look abandoned, but they are actually historic treasures that were recently vandalized at the Boonton Restoration Facility on Morris Ave.

 

It’s a place train enthusiasts house a collection of 50 antique cars.

 

Carolyn Hoffman with the United Railroad Historical Society said she noticed a ton of graffiti scribbled on rail cars and broken windows Saturday afternoon.

 

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Posted 18 January 2017 - 07:27 PM

Daily Record, Parsippany, NJ  1/18:
 

Toys for Tots trains vandalized in Boonton

 

Historic trains used to pick up and deliver toys and clothing for Toys for Tots during the holidays were vandalized last week, according to volunteers.

 

Volunteers from the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey, a nonprofit railroad preservation group, discovered the trains on Saturday and assume the damage was done some time in early January.

 

The trains were sitting at the historical society’s restoration facility on Morris Avenue in Boonton, according to historical society spokesperson Kevin Phalon.

 

The 2,000-foot-long rail yard stores more than 50 of the historical society’s locomotives and cars behind eight-foot security fencing, Phalon said.

 

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