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Revision as of 19:54, 20 July 2016

Maywood
Maywood Station in April 2014, showing the museum, along with Locomotive No. 206 and the caboose stored there.
General information
Location269 Maywood Avenue, Maywood, New Jersey
Owned byNew Jersey Midland Railroad (1872–1896)
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (1896–1966)
Maywood Station Historic Committee (2002–present)
Line(s)New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad Main Line (until 1966)
Platforms1 side platforms
Tracks2 New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Construction
Platform levels1
Other information
Station code1093[1]
History
Opened1872
Closed1966
Rebuilt2002 (restoration)
ElectrifiedNot electrified
Maywood Railroad Station
Maywood Station Museum is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Maywood Station Museum
LocationMaywood, New Jersey
Built1872
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.03000487[2]
NJRHP No.4016[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 29, 2003
Designated NJRHPFebruary 18, 2003

The Maywood Station Museum is located in the 1872-built New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway station in Maywood, New Jersey, United States. The station underwent an extensive restoration by the volunteer, 501(C)3 non-profit Maywood Station Historical Committee beginning in July 2002 and officially opened as a museum in September 2004. Maywood Station is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historical Places, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 (as Building #03000487).[4] In addition, the Maywood Station Museum is listed as a Historical Archive by the State of New Jersey.

The museum is open to the public periodically throughout the year. It also open by appointment for class trips, boys and girls scout trips, senior citizen trips and for other organizations and clubs as well as can be contracted for movie and television filming, commercial props, photo shoots, etc.

The museum is operated and staffed by the volunteer membership of the Maywood Station Historical Committee. The main focus of the museum is concentrated on the history of Maywood Station and the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad and the roles they played in the development of the Borough of Maywood and the surrounding area. The museum collection contains hundreds of photographs, displays, documents, maps and artifacts covering the histories of Maywood Station, the NYS&W and local railroads, the Borough of Maywood, and the local region, which are changed periodically and designed to entertain and educate visitors of all ages as well as offer a virtual timeline to these subjects. Maywood Station Museum is also the official site of the New York, Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society's archive, which contains thousands of drawings, maps, track diagrams, photos, timetables, documents and records covering the history of the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad.

For those interested in historical buildings, meticulous care has been taken by the Maywood Station Historical Committee to show the museum in a historical context. The museum features the original woodwork painted and stained in its original colors and original Maywood Station furnishings have been restored and displayed such as the potbelly stove, station agent's desk, chairs, telegraph keys and freight scale. Victorian-period original light fixtures and sconces adorn the ceilings and walls. Additional items have been painstakingly reproduced to the exact original specifications of over one-hundred years ago including the station benches and bay window area.

The Maywood Station Museum collection includes a former Penn Central/Conrail N-12 class caboose, which was restored by Maywood Station Historical Committee members. Visitors to the Maywood Station Museum are invited to come aboard Caboose 24542 and view additional displays and an operating model train layout. The Maywood Station Museum collection also includes original New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad ALCO Type S-2 Locomotive #206, which has also been restored by Maywood Station Historical Committee members. On September 10, 2009, NYS&W S-2 #206 was placed on the State of New Jersey Register of Historical Places. The locomotive was placed onto the National Register of Historical Places on March 19, 2010.

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. July 7, 2009. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ NEW JERSEY - Bergen County, National Register of Historic Places. Accessed March 11, 2008.

Further reading

Kaminski, Edward S. (2010). Maywood - The Borough, The Railroad, and The Station. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-7234-5. Kaminski, Edward S. (2010). New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad in New Jersey. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-7367-0.

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