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This site is presented by the Garden State Model Railway Club, Incorporated. It began in 1999 when then junior member Robert J. Savino took on the role as Webmaster and began designing this site after having taught himself HTML programming. It started as a simple 5-page site on Angelfire and grew into the current format. In 2000, then junior member Anthony R. Tofani designed the Virtual Layout Tour. In 2001, Anthony introduced our first Railroad History Pages. Robert E. Savino (DCC Bob) contributes many photographs to the site and authors quite a few of the History Pages. Continued growth justified obtaining our domain, GSMRRClub.org.

In early 2003, despite the fact that the site was on the brink of running out of room on Angelfire, there was a massive failure and parts of the site were lost. Vowing never to let this happen again, Webmaster Rob asked the Club to seek the services of a professional host. During the selection process and rebuilding phase, the site was hosted by Rob's friend and college roommate, James Lauser, on a unique "caseless" webserver that hung on a wall in their dormitory. More recently, James has contributed numerous photographs to this site. Finally, Always Web Hosting was chosen!

In April 2004, after months of code work, Webmaster Rob Savino launched a modified website to conform to the latest web standards. The site now has a site map along with numerous other navigation tools, a stated committment to your privacy, and it is fully designed to fit an 800X600 screen. All of the large photos in the galleries are now available in a reduced size. The website was also brought in compliance with HTML 4.01 standards. This hard work paid off as the GSMRRClub website was distinguished with its first three awards in July 2004.

In April 2007, the Club hooked up with James Lauser once again and is using his new professional hosting services.

In June 2011, due to several factors, James decided to discontinue his hosting services. GSMRRClub.org is now using GoDaddy hosting services.

This site is dedicated in loving memory of Honorary GSMRRC Member Ray Allen, 1953-2004.
This site is dedicated in loving memory of Full GSMRRC Member David Speid, 1930-2007.
This site is dedicated in loving memory of Associate GSMRRC Member Bill Weisse, 1932-2009.
This site is dedicated in loving memory of Full GSMRRC Member Ed Fraedrich, 1931-2010.

Robert J. Savino is a Gas Operations Engineer with Precision Pipeline Solutions, LLC working for Central Hudson Gas & Electric in the Hudson Valley. He holds a dual bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electric Power Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Rob attended Railcamp and has been a member of the NRHS ever since. His favorite railroad is the East Broad Top Railroad, which he visits at least twice per year. Rob is also a member of the Friends of the EBT and the Rockhill Trolley Museum. He was employed in the mechanical department of the Morristown and Erie Railroad for the summer of 2004. His interests include NHL and NCAA hockey, web design, and music.

Anthony R. Tofani is a graduate of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with concentrations in Structural and Thermal systems. He is a project consultant with a Pennsylvania-based consulting enginering firm in the passenger rail industry. His interests also include black–and–white photography, SCCA autocross, and classic vehicle restoration.

Robert E. Savino is a Unisys mainframe consultant for Toys R Us. Bob has been a railfan his entire life and started hand-laying track when he was 16. He holds a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. In 2001, "DCC Bob" convinced the Club to purchase a North Coast Engineering DCC system because of his relay circuit design that safely allowed us to keep the old DC system. This very circuit was featured in the December 2003 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman. Bob is a member of the NRHS, NMRA, Friends of the EBT, and other groups.

Minor updates such as link additions or code changes will not appear below. As of February 24, 2005, there is a "Last Updated" date posted on the bottom of each page. This will reflect any change to that respective page.

Garden State Model Railway Club, Inc.
575 High Mountain Road
North Haledon
New Jersey
07508-2605

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The map was updated on December 1, 2011. This map is not to scale.
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From Interstate 80 (from the east)
Take exit 60 onto Route 20 North all the way to the end. Bear left onto 1st Avenue. Go about 1/4 mile. Bear right and cross the Passaic River into Hawthorne. Continue on Lincoln Avenue to the third light. Make a left onto Diamond Bridge Road. Continue to the end and make a right onto Goffle Road. Proceed to traffic light and make a left onto Rea Avenue Extension. At the top of the hill, you will enter North Haledon. About 1/4 mile farther is another traffic light. Bear right onto North Haledon Avenue. The Second stop sign is High Mountain Road. Turn left and go about 1/2 mile. The Club is on the right.

From Route 208
Take the Goffle Road-Paterson exit. The Third light is Rea Avenue Extension. Make a right and follow the instructions above from Interstate 80.

New Alternate Route (From Route 208)
Take the Ewing Avenue exit. Turn LEFT onto Ewing Avenue. (Follow the signs for William Paterson University) At the end of Ewing Avenue, turn left onto High Mountain Road. As you pass a Foodtown, bear left to stay on High Mountain Road. The Club will be about 1.5 miles past this point on your right.

From Garden State Parkway (from the south)
Take exit 156 and follow signs to Route 20 North. Proceed as above.

From Garden State Parkway (from the north)
Take exit 163 onto Route 17 South to Route 4 West. Take Route 4 West to Route 208 North and proceed as above from Route 208.

From Interstate 287
From either North or South, take exit 59 onto Route 208 South. Take the first exit (High Mountain Road/Colonial Road). Loop around to the stop sign. Make a left onto High Mountain Road. Go about 3.5 miles to North Haledon. As you pass a Foodtown, bear left to stay on High Mountain Road. The Club is approximately 1.5 miles past this point on your right.

New Alternate Route (From Interstate 287)
From either North or South, take exit 59 onto Route 208 South. Take the Ewing Avenue exit. Turn RIGHT onto Ewing Avenue (follow WPU signs) and proceed as above.

From Interstate 80 (from the west)
Take exit 43 onto Route 287 North and proceed as above from Interstate 287.

From Route 23 (from the south)
Take the Ratzer Road exit. Follow past William Paterson University to Church Street. (Exxon station on corner). Make a left onto Church Street. Bear left at the Shell Station as you enter North Haledon. The Club is on your left about 1/4 mile past the Linda Vista Road traffic light.

From Route 23 (from the north)
Take the exit for Interstate 287 North. Follow directions for Interstate 287 above.

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  • The Viaduct
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  • Pete's Viaduct
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    • Branch Line Stops:
      • Crystal Lake
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  • Perry
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  • Soggy Bottom
  • The Hidden Yard
• Railroad History
  • The Great Lackawanna Cutoff
    • Port Morris and Landing
    • Brooklyn-Stanhope Road
    • Roseville Tunnel
    • Andover
    • Pequest Fill
    • Greendel
    • Johnsonburg
    • Blairstown
    • Paulins Kill Viaduct
    • Delaware River Viaduct
    • Slateford Junction
  • Washington, New Jersey
  • North Hawthorne, New Jersey
  • Maywood Station
  • Campbell Hall, New York
  • Goshen, New York
  • Greycourt, New York
  • Portland, Pennsylvania
  • LNE between Columbia and Hainesburg, New Jersey
  • Warbasse Junction (Hyper-Humus)
  • Greenwood Lake Division
  • What Lies Beneath the Wanaque Reservoir
  • Little Ferry, New Jersey
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• Special Features
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Visitors to GSMRRClub.org are not required to submit any unique information (such as your name, e-mail address, etc.) in order to visit any portion of our site. Personal information is only obtained when you specifically and knowingly provide it, either via e-mailing any of our contact e-mail addresses or submitting your e-mail address and other information in our contact form or to join our e-mail list (see below). We kindly ask that you look down our contact list and select the appropriate contact e-mail for your comment or question so that only one GSMRRC member sees your information. We reserve the right to forward your e-mail to the GSMRRC member (on our contact list) who can best respond to you. For example, a question about our dual DCC/DC system sent to Info@GSMRRClub.org would be forwarded to DCCBob@GSMRRClub.org. At the bottom of every History page, you will find the contact e-mail of the person who is the most knowledgable on the location discussed on that page. If multiple contacts are listed, any one of them should be able to help you. The GSMRRC loves to read your comments and railroad or modeling stories! Your personal accounts will only be shared with your permission.

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As stated above, only you can voluntarily submit your e-mail address to the GSMRRC. Submitting your city and state are optional and are requested simply to observe where our visitors generally are from. The form saves these two pieces of information to a secure location. Your e-mail address will only be used for the purposes stated above, to announce our Open House or other Club events, announce updates to GSMRRClub.org, or respond to your inquiry. At no time will your e-mail address be given to a third party. You may remove yourself from our e-mail list at any time simply by e-mailing the Webmaster.

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JLauser.net, the GSMRRC's web host, does provide usage logs to its Webmasters. This information includes the visitor's IP address, what pages the visitor requests, and what page referred the visitor to the requested page. Only the Webmaster has access to this data and it is examined ocassionally as a whole to see what areas of our site are most popular and how visitors get there. The GSMRRC does not use this information to track individual visitors, and we do not share the specific data in our server logs with any third party. However, we may find it necessary to trace IP addresses if we receive reports of abuse or find evidence of attempts to violate site security. No other information about visitors is collected.

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The GSMRRC does not knowingly place any cookies on your computer. All linked sites are provided as a resource for your browsing pleasure. The GSMRRC is not responsible for any content found on those sites, any information collected by those sites, or any cookies placed by those sites.

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Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important to the GSMRRC. For that reason, we will never collect or maintain information at our web site from those visitors we actually know are under the age of 13 without parental permission.

Alterations to this Policy
As changes to GSMRRClub.org are made, the GSMRRC may have to modify this policy. All changes will be posted here.

This website and all of its contents are protected by United States Copyright Laws. None of its contents may be used without the proper author's explicit permission.

All 'before' photos in our History Section are used with the most sincere intent to educate and illustrate to our visitors how our mighty Railroad History has changed over time. We are committed to Fair Use policy and Full credit is given. In addition, these photographs are displayed at no more than 640 pixels in either direction so they are of no use outside of this site. Robert and Anthony fully endorse and highly recommend the publications in which these photos are found to our fellow railroad historians!

All other pages and files within this site not explicitly Copyrighted are Copyrighted ©1999-2012 Robert J. Savino. All rights are reserved.

Photos by Robert J. Savino, Anthony R. Tofani, Robert E. Savino, James L. Lauser, and any other GSMRRC member may be used privately (desktop backdrops, etc.). They may not be distributed, sold, or edited without explicit permission. However, if you would like to use a photo for other reasons, please inquire. Many are available in larger sizes, as well as many similar photos that were left off of the site.

Opinions on this site are kept to a minimum. Any opinions expressed on this site are those of the Webmaster and do not necessarilly reflect the opinions of the GSMRRC.

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Disclaimer: The Garden State Model Railway Club, Inc., any Club member, this website, and the Webmaster shall not be held liable for any damages or losses whatsoever resulting from reliance or usage of any files of any kind anywhere on this website under any circumstances.

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