26 Miles to Jersey City

This largely photographic work is meant to document the condition of the stations of the Central Railroad of New Jersey during the early 1970s through the early 1980s. Brief histories of the various lines along which the stations are located are included as they were, after all, the reason for the structures existence. Included are some simple diagrams of some of the more important stations.

Contents:
Introduction, pg. 3;
The Central Railroad of New Jersey, pg. 5;
The Jersey City Terminal, pp. 5-12;
The Main Line, pp. 13-43;
North and South of Elizabethport, pp. 44-48;
The South Branch, pp. 49-50;
Branches North of High Bridge, pp. 51-52;
Branching in to Matawan, pp. 53-56;
The New Jersey Southern Division, pp. 57-62.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 62 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., b&w and color photographs (2 pages of color photographs plus front and back covers). RAE061
Price: 7.95 USD

A Colorful Look At: Selected Pennsylvania Short Lines: Featuring the Color Photography of Carl Connelly.

This book is not a history of Pennsylvania short line railroads, but an attempt to give the reader a feel for what these lines were like in captions and color photographs. The largest portion of the book portrays the Wellsville, Addison and Galeton. Next in coverage is the Maryland & Pennsylvania, then the Pittsburgh and Shawmut, then the Montour plus one or two photographs of other short line railroads-all in color!

Contents:
Ch. 1: Wellsville, Addison & Galeton, pp. 4-17;
Coudersport & Port Alleghany, pp. 18-19;
Ch. 2: Cornwall Railroad Co., pp. 20-25;
Ch. 3: Maryland & Pennsylvania, pp. 26-35;
Ch. 4: Montour, pp. 36-37;
Ch. 5: Pittsburgh & Shawmut, pp. 38-41;
Ch. 6: Selected Short Lines, pp. 42-47;
Bibliography, pp. 48.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., all color photographs. RAE102
Price: 16.95 USD

A Colorful Look At: The Erie Lackawanna, An Employees Photo Essay.

This book presents the color photography Rich Pennisi, a former E-L employee, and others in 1970 and 1971. Contents include The Susquehanna Division, New York Division-Erie Side, New York and Scranton Divisions (Lackawanna Side) and Farewell to the Lake Cities. Color track diagrams of some Interlockings are included as are some timetable reproductions. Looking through this book makes one miss the colorful E-L.

Contents:
The Susquehanna Division, pp. 4-19;
New York Division-Erie Side, pp. 20-33;
New York & Scranton Divisions (Lackawanna Side), pp. 34-61;
Farewell to the Lake Cities, pp. 62-63;
Acknowledgments, pg. 64.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., all color photography. RAE104
Price: 21.95 USD

Colorful Memories of Reading's Shamokin Division: Featuring the photography of Bruce and Arch Kantner

This is the long awaited sequel to Anthracite Country Color by Gerard Bernet. Featuring the photography of Bruce and Arch Kantner, this book includes some truly unbelievable color photographs of the Reading Company as it operated throughout the coal regions of Pennsylvania during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.

Most photographs are of steam and first-generation diesels.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., all color photographs. RAE106
Price: 16.95 USD

Dutch Country Trolleys: Conestoga Traction-Hershey Transit

Part One of this book covers the Conestoga Transportation Company, which was an impressive electric transportation system that served the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area.

Part Two covers the Hershey Transit Company which served the model town founded by Milton Hershey. Milton Hershey took great pride in his works and the trolley system was no exception.

Contents:
Part One: Conestoga Transportation Company, pp. 3-32;
Part Two: Hershey Transit Company, pp. 33-64.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 64 pages, 8 x 11 x .25 in., b&w photographs with text and extensive captions. RAE108
Price: 13.45 USD

This book is a selection of photographs from the Railroad Avenue photograph collection. Since Bob Pennisi of Railroad Avenue was employed by the Erie Lackawanna from 1962 to 1977 and worked 'the Erie side', he is able to accurately caption the photographs for the reader.

Photographs cover the late steam-early diesel era of Erie operations in New Jersey. This includes the ferries and commuter trains but also includes some freight action.

Contents:
Introduction, pg. 2;
Jersey City, pp. 3-7;
Hoboken, pg. 8;
The Main Line, pp. 9-20;
Bergen County Line, pg. 21;
New York & Greenwood Lake, pp. 22-30;
The Caldwell Branch, pp. 31-33;
Back to Great Notch, pp. 34-36;
The Orange Branch, pp. 37-38;
The New Jersey & New York, pp. 39-40;
The Newark Branch, pp. 41-47;
The Northern Branch, pp. 48.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., b&w photographs and captions. RAE109
Price: 16.95 USD

Memories of Eastern Pennsylvania Railroading Featuring the Photography of Arch and Bruce Kantner.

This book is the third in the series by Gerard Bernet, featuring the photography of Arch and Bruce Kantner.

This book highlights the operation of several railroads, including the CNJ, Lehigh Valley, Reading, DL&W, Erie, Erie Lackawanna, and Pennsylvania Railroad. Included are maps and detailed captions.

Contents:
Central New Jersey, pp. 4-11;
Lehigh Valley, pp. 12-21;
The Reading Company, pp. 22-27;
DL&W, Erie, Erie Lackawanna, pp. 28-37;
Pennsylvania Railroad, pp. 38-64.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., all color photographs. RAE111
Price: 21.95 USD

Railroad Stations of New England Today Vol. 1: The Boston & Maine Railroad

This book is a b&w photographic tour of many of the Boston & Maine's passenger railroad stations. All states but not all cities served by the Boston & Maine are presented. The format is 3 photographs per page with a short caption for each photo.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., b&w photographs with captions. RAE113
Price: 4.95 USD

The Brooklyn & Queens Transit: From Coney Island to Flushing

The Brooklyn & Queens Transit was formed from the surface lines of the former Brooklyn Rapid Transit after a disastrous wreck that had claimed the lives of 94 people and injured 100 had forced the BRT into receivership.

This book is a brief history of the B&QT and a b&w photographic tour of the system.

Contents:
A Brief Historical Review, pp. 4-11;
Downtown and Surrounding Areas, pp. 12-33;
From Coney Island North to Church Avenue, pp. 34-47;
Eastern Brooklyn and Western Queens, pp. 48-71;
Fighting Snow, pp. 72-75;
Trackless Trolley Postscript, pp. 76-80.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 80 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., b&w photographs and maps. RAE193
Price: 16.95 USD

The Hard Coal Carriers Vol. 2: Camelback Twilight (The Last Years of Jersey Central's Passenger Camelbacks)

On April 23, 1954, an era ended on the Central Railroad of New Jersey as scheduled, steam passenger operations came to an end. Not only did steam passenger service end on that day, but also the last of Central Railroad of New Jersey's Camelback steam locomotives.

The CNJ had long been a user of this distinctive, humped-back design. After April 23, 1954, the next fire these locomotives would experience in their firebox would be the fire from the cutter's torch. This book's focus has been narrowed to the careers of only those passenger camelback locomotives that remained on the CNJ roster as of January 1, 1945.

Contents:
Introduction, pp. 2-3;
Ch. 1: Historical Review, pp. 4-5;
Ch. 2: Notes, Generally Speaking, pp. 6-11;
Ch. 3: Engines #150-184, pp. 12-25;
Ch. 4: Engines #590-595, pp. 26-31;
Ch. 5: Engines #600-630, pp. 32-37;
Ch. 6: Engines #631-635, pp. 38-41;
Ch. 7: Engines #750-789, pp. 42-51;
Ch. 8: An Oasis In The Land of Camels, pp. 54-59;
Ch. 9: Life Aboard a Camel, pp. 60-61;
Ch. 10: Post War Years and the Camelback's Demise, pp. 62-69;
Ch. 11: Life After Death, pp. 70-75;
Ch. 12: A View from the Tower, pp. 76-79;
Ch. 13: Tag -Alongs, pp. 80-87;
Ch. 14: A CNJ Portfolio, pp. 88-95;
Bibliography, pg. 96.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 96 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., b&w photographs, roster, locomotive data. RAE116
Price: 16.95 USD