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$50K Raised To 'Save Our Caboose' In Mahwah, Matching Gift Submitted
A fundraising goal was met to repair and shelter the Erie Railroad caboose 04940 in Mahwah; a locally owned auto group matched the donation.
MAHWAH, NJ — An important part of Mahwah's history will be restored thanks to $50,000 raised by the community and a matching donation from the DeSilva family and Liberty Family of Dealerships, the Mahwah Historic Preservation Commission said.
A "Save Our Caboose" campaign to fund repairs and a pavilion for the Erie Railroad caboose 04940, the rear end of a freight spur commissioned in 1929, set and met the fundraising goal, which will be matched by the family-owned auto dealer group.
"Thank you to (the DeSilva family) for making this leadership gift and inspiring others to give," the preservation commission said.
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Special thanks was also given to rail transit advocate Liberty Historic Railway and the Bergen Highlands Ramsey Rotary Club for their gifts.
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