Centerville & Southwestern Mini RR, Phillipsburg, NJ

The Centerville and Southwestern is a 2 in scale, 9 7/16 gauge railroad owned and operated by the Phillipsburg railroad Historians in Phillipsburg, NJ. The C&S was saved from the Becker Dairy farm and was a famous NJ tourist attraction, today the C&S lives on thanks to PRRH. I also have a PRRH with a little C&S footage check that one out as well.

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• centerville
• and
• southwestern
• phillipsburg
• new
• jersey
• mini
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• scale
• historians
• prrh
• alco
• fa

[cuzinitr]

That's a great sounding engine! Do you know it is? 5* Rich

[jimbo2317]

the locomotive is a ALCO FA, but as for the engine I do not know.

[busman0204]

I rode these trains at Beckers when I was a kid. I'm 65 now and I can still remember the rides.

[intercityrailpal]

@railfreek It's called no money! Now I guess there's talk again of a museum in JC Terminal. Which would be a good location. P'Burg wouldn't be that great for now. Untill the passenger trains come back.For now you need a car to get there. That would limit it to just local people attending it. As you can see the're having a hard time making it. The very young and the very old enjoy this alot. Trouble is this group can't drive. Port Morris or, JC Terminal you don't need a car to get to.

[intercityrailpal]

@Thebexster0310 The engine was just given to a City in the area of the old Becker Farms. For display in their city hall. I wish could remember more of the article in Railnews about it. So I hope someday I can see a real DL&W 4-8-4 steamer!

[railfreek]

The museum hasn't changed in years. The C$S still travels 300 feet and travels backward to the "station. The trolley travels a whopping 10 to 20 feet, and their collection is all but rotting. What happened to the grandious plans for the transportation center?

[Thebexster0310]

James, Great video! Keep up the great work you're doing.

[Thebexster0310]

It's a Wisconsin four cylinder

[Thebexster0310]

The steam engine was donated to the Henry Ford Museum. They are the ones that sold it. The engine is in private hands.

[daverave207]

Am so bummed that I missed riding it again -- such great memories from my childhood. I love that they still have a Becker car . . . . Any way to download this video?

[intercityrailpal]

The problem is they didn't get the DL&W 4-8-4- it was sold to the Ford Museum of Dearborn, Mi. Then they sold it too! Where is it today?