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A New Roof for Phillipsburg, NJ's Union Station in 2007
| The Phillipsburg Union Station was re-roofed back to its original condition with slate by the Friends of the New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center in fall of 2007. The installation of the slate shingles was funded by a grant from the WARREN COUNTY MUNICIPAL & CHARITABLE CONSERVANCY TRUST FUND.
Phillipsburg Union Station served the Jersey Central and DL&W railroad lines as they conveyed just short of the Delaware River at Phillipsburg, NJ. |
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| The Caption in the photo above reads - "A 1929 photo of Phillipsburg Fire Company #1 as they prepare to leave for a parade in Hackettstown. The truck is a 1922 chain drive Mack that had to be pushed up Hudson St. by all hands as recalled by Tom Titus Jr. Members are from left to right: George Reese, Abe Johnson, Tom Titus, Frank Bercan, & Barney Thomas. Seated are Bill Devine, Clarance Hess, Grady Blallock, Tom Titus Jr., Harry Ricker, Jim Lance, and Harry Ricker Sr. - Photo courtesy Thomas Titus Jr." In the background Philipsburg's Union Station can be seen, this is the west facing side of the structure. |
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| A veiw from the west shows the ladders in place to allow for the installation of the new slate roof. |
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| A view from Main Street in Phillipsburg, NJ shows the work underway of removing the old roof on the Phillipsburg, NJ Union Station during the fall of 2007. |
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| On a cold rainy Saturday, October 27, 2007 the workman have taken a break from the re-roofing of the Phillipsburg Union Station. the roof crew worked whenever the weather permitted to complete the job as quickly as possible. Picture is taken from Main Street looking at what would be the North side of the building. This street-side view of the roofing project shows the scaffolding used to move the workman up the steeply pitched roof as the re-roofing was completed. |
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| The front of Phillipsburg Union Station showing off its new slate roof Dec. 2007 just after it is finished. The next step of the project will be to retrun the front facade to its formerconfigurartion. |
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