Restoring A Railroad Station

Preservation efforts at a New Jersey train station spark renewed interest in the station's home town.

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October 12, 2003, 11:00 AM PDT

[A]n unlikely group of history buffs, rail aficionados, carpenters, architects and accountants recently joined forces to save a 131-year-old Victorian-style train station in Maywood, New Jersey. The station will soon join a growing number of stations restored to their past glory, a string of Jersey towns along an old rail line. The effort has regenerated an interest in the town of Maywood and its history.

Thanks to David Gest

Read the full story: 'Next stop, Maywood!'

Friday, October 10, 2003 in New Jersey Star-Ledger

History / Preservation New Jersey

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