Central Railroad of New Jersey Coach 1001

by Anthony Sacco

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Central Railroad of New Jersey Coach 1001

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Anthony Sacco

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Morris County Central Coach #1001 at Newfoundland, NJ. Circa 2019. Central Railroad Company of New Jersey (CNJ) Commuter Coach No. 1001 was built by the American Car & Foundry Co. in May 1923. Morris County Central Railroad (MCC) – operating steam-powered excursion trains out of Whippany, NJ – purchased this #1001 in April 1965. In 1976 #1001 was repainted in the MCC’s new livery and renamed “Beaver Lake”. When the MCC ceased operations, all of the MCC’s ex-CNJ coaches remained in Newfoundland where all but the #1001 were scrapped in January 1988. #1001 was sold to a private individual and placed on an isolated section of track near the Newfoundland station building. In 2017, #1001 was donated to the Whippany Railway Museum by its owners, Matt & Jane Klemchalk. The car was moved by truck from its long-time resting place at Newfoundland, NJ to the Museum site at Whippany on August 30, 2021. The exterior length of the coach is 72′ 6” and the interior length is 62′ 3”. The car carried 78 passengers, and weighs approximately 113,100 lbs.

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November 10th, 2024

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