On my last night in NJ, I decided to head up to Whippany, NJ to check out the Whippany Railway Museum out and photograph some of their equipment. As things worked out, not only did I stop in Whippany, but I also swung through Morristown and checked out the Morristown & Erie shops, where I found something a little unusual.
After swinging by J&R Cigar in Whippany (and picking up a nice El Rey del Mundo), I stopped by the Whippany Railway Museum just down the road. There I found a bunch of their equipment dressed up for Christmas just begging to be photographed. So I broke out the Lumedyne and 50D and took a few shots around the entrance of the museum.
[cpg_imagefixthumb:10903] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10902] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10901]After these shots, I figured it was time to move on – not because of the amount of time I was there, but rather that the feeling had all but left my hands (again, no gloves…). So I figured I’d head south a bit and check out the M&E shops in Morristown – hey, it was on the way back to the hotel!
When I got to the back of the Staples parking lot, I was greeted by an idling Norfolk Southern GP40 coupled to a M&E caboose and boxcar. Interesting… In addition to that, it looked like the M&E employees were preparing for the Santa Trains from the Whippany Railway Museum. As they were working, I got a few shots around the yard, including of course the NS consist.
[cpg_imagefixthumb:10900] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10899] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10898] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10897]Once again, the feeling was starting to leave my extremities, so I figured it was time to call it a night…also, I didn’t want to stay out too late since I had a 9:30am train to catch in Newark…
Thanks for looking!
Tom
