I forgot to mention this in the Allaire thread, but the NJMT guys ahve made one fo the most significant investments in solving the "junkyard" problem recently discussed on RYPN.

When I was a kid, only the operating engines at NJMT were stored inside. There was a lot of equipment looking shabby out in the elements.

To the credit of the museum, they resisted the temptation to spend all their money trying to make everything run and put it into huge buildings to house the collection. Now almost everything is inside, restored or not.

After that, rather than making everything run, they turned their attention to trackwork and adding capacity.

Now, the NJMT has the best ROW they have ever had, and they have a collection largely protected from mother nature.

Kudos to the managment in the past 10-15 years for putting the priority on making sure the artifacts will be there to enjoy and restore when thier time comes.

You will probably never find a museum with so many pieces awaiting restoration that looks as neat and well kept as the NJMT.

Rob Davis

Ahead of the Torch
trains@robertjohndavis.com

And some pieces should never be restored. Conserving the remains of some artifacts rather than "improving"them provides valuable pieces for future study. I wish I could have taken one of the Ford AA trucks from Glover Machine Works along with its Kudzu blanket and put it in a museum just as it was.

Dave

irondave@bellsouth.net

Rob:
Thanks for the complements. It pains me to see equipment rotting outdoors and with that in mind, we would be interested in leasing out or selling some pieces of equipment such as:

Tweetsy boxcar
25 ton Whitcomb
12 ton Plymouth

All three require serious work.

We are now planning a significant expansion of our shop facilities. Stay tuned!

J.R. May
Chairman of the Board
NJMT, Inc.

> I forgot to mention this in the Allaire
> thread, but the NJMT guys ahve made one fo
> the most significant investments in solving
> the "junkyard" problem recently
> discussed on RYPN.

> When I was a kid, only the operating engines
> at NJMT were stored inside. There was a lot
> of equipment looking shabby out in the
> elements.

> To the credit of the museum, they resisted
> the temptation to spend all their money
> trying to make everything run and put it
> into huge buildings to house the collection.
> Now almost everything is inside, restored or
> not.

> After that, rather than making everything
> run, they turned their attention to
> trackwork and adding capacity.

> Now, the NJMT has the best ROW they have
> ever had, and they have a collection largely
> protected from mother nature.

> Kudos to the managment in the past 10-15
> years for putting the priority on making
> sure the artifacts will be there to enjoy
> and restore when thier time comes.

> You will probably never find a museum with
> so many pieces awaiting restoration that
> looks as neat and well kept as the NJMT.

> Rob Davis


http://www,njmt.org
jrmay@njmt.org

> 25 ton Whitcomb
> 12 ton Plymouth

> All three require serious work.

What gauge are these two locomotives? Standard or narrow?

Rick

http://www.todengine.org
jrowlands@neo.rr.com

we would be interested in leasing
> out or selling some pieces of equipment such
> as:

> Tweetsy boxcar

Has anyone approached the Friends of the ET&WNC? Perhaps it would be a good restoration project that they could undertake, perhaps even off-site at the Tweetsie in North Carolina? Is this the last remaining Tweetsie boxcar complete with trucks? Where's Ken Riddle?