Organizations involved
The URHS board of directors is, as of 2021 composed of representatives of 10 of the original 17 member groups. The purpose of this is to assure all participate equally in the decision making and activities and will be representative of all of the local railroad history community. Individuals may join any member organization or The Friends of the New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center to participate in URHS efforts. * Black River and Western Historical Trust * Erie Lackawanna Historical Society * Jersey Central Railway Historical Society, Inc. - Chapter, NRHS * Lackawanna Chapter, The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society * Liberty Historic Railway, Inc. * New York, Susquehanna and Western Technical and Historical Society * North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society * Tri-State Railway Historical Society Chapter, NRHS * West Jersey Chapter, NRHS * Whippany Railway Museum, Inc.Preservation activities
A large part of the URHS collection was moved from the Lebanon and Ridgefield Park NJ storage locations to Boonton railyard in 2010. With that accomplished the ability to do cosmetic restoration was greatly enhanced. The organization leased a large vacant building in 2021 to allow for further preservation work to be conducted indoors.References
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