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Holiday Cheer Coming to Whippany Railway

By Linda Tancs

All aboard for the Santa Claus Special at the Whippany Railway grounds in Morris County, New Jersey.  Beginning on 5 December, the annual 10-mile, 45-minute train ride features gifts and merriment from Santa and his helpers.  Located at Railroad Plaza in Whippany, the railway museum also offers a glimpse into local railroad history on Sundays only from April through October.  The grounds include a Central Railroad of New Jersey club car, the Jersey Coast.  You’ll also find the Pennsylvania Railroad caboose, the old railroad company being one of the wealthiest and most powerful in the world.  Its likeness has even been imitated by the Lionel toy train company; a model has been in production since 1953.  Plan to come back for the spring thaw.

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