Reward offered after vandalism to historic train in New Jersey

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
BOONTON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Police are investigating following major damage to a historic train car in New Jersey.

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspects who are behind the vandalism.
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Police say the rare Lackawanna Railroad parlor and commuter car was stored at a fenced-in rail yard in Boonton.

The car, owned by the Whippany Railway Museum, had recently been restored, which cost hundreds of thousands of grant and donated dollars.
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Several other locomotives and cars also were vandalized.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Boonton Police Department at (973) 402-9371.

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