Tri-State's New Meeting Information
Tri-State's meetings have moved to a new home and a new night!
Next meeting: Tuesday, August 26, 2008.
at the Bickford Theater at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 07960.
This location is only a quarter mile west of our former location at Honeywell, just off Columbia Tpk, Route 510, between Route 24 and I-287. Meetings will start at 7:30 PM.
This month's entertainment will be long time industrial archeologist and rail historian Rich Taylor, who will remember one of New Jersey's proudest main line railroads with an exceptional photography and presentation. With color slides shot between 1961 and the late 1970's, his coverage will include the main line freight and passenger trains between Jersey and Phillipsburg, plus the heavy rail activity around Elizabethport and Communipaw. Action on the branch lines will show us the former Wharton & Northern and the long "ES-99" raod freights to Scranton that prowled the High bridge Branch before Conrail. The CNJ was known for its variety of locomotives and colorful employees.
ANNUAL PICNIC: Sunday, August 17 at the Whippany Railway Museum!
Schedule through Mid-2009
Most meetings will be on the fourth Tuesday of the month, but the week of the month will be inconsistent at first due to previous theater obligations. The weeks should become more consistent with time.
2008: September 30 (NEW DATE), October 28, November 11 (NEW DATE), December 16 (NEW DATE), all Tuesdays.
2009: January 27, February 24, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, All Tuesdays.
The Morris Museum's new expansion is now open. Hours are 10:00 Am to 7:00 PM. More details are available on the Morris Museum's web site.
This is a great move for Tri-State, and we hope that those who haven't been to a meeting in a while will come see the new home and enjoy the larger presentations. We look forward to seeing you there.
Directions to the Morris Museum
From I-80 East or West and I-287 South: Take I-80 to I-287 South to Exit 37 (Route 24 East-Springfield). Follow Route 24 East to Exit 2A onto Columbia Tpk. towards Morristown. At the fourth traffic light, make a right on Normandy Heights Road. The entrance to the Morris Museum is the first driveway on the left.
Alternate route from I-287 South (bypassing Route 24): Take exit 35. Turn left at the top of the ramp onto Route 124 East (Madison Avenue). Turn left at third traffic light (by Friendly's Restaurant) onto Normandy Parkway. Proceed through the next light at Columbia Tpk. Normandy Pkwy. becomes Normandy Heights Road at this point. The Morris Museum is the first driveway on the left.
From I-287 North: Take Exit 36A. Turn right at the top of the ramp onto Morris Avenue. Stay to your right at the fork in the road and follow the signs for Route 510 (Morris Avenue becomes Columbia Tpk.) Make a left at the first traffic light onto Normandy Heights Road. The Morris Museum is the first driveway on the left. Note: Normandy Heights Road is one mile from Exit 36A.
From Route 24 West and I-78: Take Route 24 West to Exit 2A onto Columbia Tpk. towards Morristown. At the fourth traffic light, make a right on Normandy Heights Road. The entrance to the Morris Museum is the first driveway on the left.
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