Railroad Avenue Enterprises

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 72 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs, illustrations, maps, diagrams and locomotive roster data.

The story of the rail operations out of Cleveland Union Terminal in Railroading's Golden Age The author has always thought that Cleveland Union Terminal had one of the most sophisticated railroad, interurban and rapid transit operations in the United States, and maybe the world.

In this book you will see why he thinks this way.

Contents:

• Foreword, p. 4
• Introduction, p. 5
• Two Brothers and an Idea, pp. 6–7
• Operations Start, pp. 8–11
• The Electrification, pp. 12–21
• Diesel Days, pp. 22–38
• Local Electric Operation Survived, pp. 39–49
• CUT Electrics Find a New Life in New York, pp. 50–53
• CUT Rat Pack, pp. 54–67
• Appendix, pp. 68–71
• Bibliography, p. 72.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.25 in., all Color photographs.

In this book, you'll see some of the most spectacular, and rare, shots of the Reading, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and CNJ Railroads as they ran through Schuylkill and Carbon counties. These pictures are truly amazing to say the least.

The great color reproduction on glossy paper makes this softcover book a great reference for modeling.

Contents:

• Introduction, p. 2
• acknowledgments, p. 3
• Central New Jersey, pp. 4–11
• Lehigh Valley, pp. 12–19
• Pennsylvania Railroad, pp. 20–27
• Reading Company, pp. 28–46
• Anthracite-Who, What, Where, Why and When, pp. 47
• Bibliography, pp. 48.

This book focuses on one class of locomotives which seemed to fit the successor of Penn Central and other eastern United States carriers well, the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors model SD40 and SD40-2s. Excellent for pulling heavy freight trains around Horseshoe Curve or running along the Water Level Route to Buffalo, this book uses excellent photographs and photographic reproduction to tell their story.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., all Color photographs with roster and mechanical detail specifications.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 72 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs.

Unification of New York's rapid transit lines started on June 1, 1940. After a decade of rough-and-tumble politics, the Inter-borough Rapid Transit and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Transit properties had been bought by the city.

The properties were then combined with the municipal Independent Subway system. The combined operation was the New York Transit System run by the Board of Transportation. The board dated back to 1924 and, as an arm of the city government, was controlled by the mayor.

The Board thus lacked the independence needed to handle fundamentals such as setting fare levels to assure adequate income and establishing spending priorities on a strictly business-like basis. A fight by local politicians to retain this political power would massively consume the energies of the city, state, labor and civic groups throughout the 1940s and beyond.

The focus of this book is on the events of the 13 year period between unification and the transfer of the city's transit system to an independent entity-the New York Transit Authority.

Contents:

• Introduction, p. 4
• From Unification to the Transit Authority, pp. 5–13
• A Few Rolling Stock Examples from the Board of Transportation's Fleet, pp. 14–20
• Scenes from Around the System, pp. 21–44
• The Brooklyn El's, pp. 45–53
• The Manhattan Els, pp. 54–60
• Some Non-Passenger Equipment, pp. 61–67
• Finishing Up on the IND, pp. 68–72.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 80 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs and maps.

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, softcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.25 in., B&W photographs.

A photographic tour featuring scenes from the John Harrington Riley collection. This book is a pictorial review of the Third Avenue Railway, but in a more general sense it is a pictorial review of street scenes in Manhattan and The Bronx during the late 1940s.

All of the images are from the postwar 1940s. And all images are from the inexpensive folding and box cameras of amateur photographers who happened to be rail fans.

Contents:

• In Manhattan, pp. 5–26
• North-South in The Bronx, pp. 27–49
• Cross-town in The Bronx, pp. 50–78
• Last Glimpses, pp. 79–80.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 64 pages, 8 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs with text and extensive captions.

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, softcover, 96 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.25 in., B&W photographs, roster, locomotive data.

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 operated.

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, p. 96.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.25 in., B&W and Color photographs (5 pages of color), locomotive roster data.

This book is the first in a series of books about the railroads which operated in and around Northeast Pennsylvania. Their common denominator was Anthracite coal which they hauled out of the region. The general time period will start at 1940.

The first topic to be covered will be the Electo-Motive's classic first-generation GP locomotives: the GP-7, GP-9 and GP-18s operated by these railroads.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 3–5
• Ch. 1: Central Railroad of New Jersey, pp. 6–19
• Ch. 2: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, pp. 20–29
• Ch. 3: Erie Railroad, pp. 30–39
• Ch. 4: Erie Lackawanna, pp. 40–55
• Ch. 5: Lehigh Valley, 56-63
• Ch. 6: Reading Company, pp. 64–75
• Ch. 7: Those Geeps at Work, pp. 76–80.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.25 in., all Color photographs.

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, softcover, 11 x 17 x.25 in., 64 pages. B&W photographs and HO scale diagrams.

This large-format book ships by itself. This large-format book is a collection of HO scale plans of Lehigh Valley passenger equipment with some B&W photographs and text. The blueprints have been redrawn from original LV shop prints.

Included is the following information: Construction material, trucks, wheels, brakes, weights, roster numbers and construction dates.

Contents:

• Milk Cars
• Baggage Cars
• Passenger Baggage Cars
• Coaches
• Club Cars & Diners
• Parlor Cars
• Business Cars
• Brief History in Diagrams and photographs. List of Pullman cars assigned to the Lehigh Valley.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs and captions.

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, p. 2
• Jersey City, pp. 3–7
• Hoboken, p. 8
• The Main Line, pp. 9–20
• Bergen County Line, p. 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, softcover, 64 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs.

The Erie Railroad played a pioneering role in developing and utilizing the self-propelled motor car, both reciprocating steam and spark ignition engines. This book covers the equipment employed by the Erie Railroad from the 1890s until their demise in 1951.

Contents:

• Foreword and Introduction, pp. 4–6
• The Rail Car Era on the Erie, pp. 7–9
• The Infant Gas Cars, pp. 10–11
• The Motor Car Matures in the Jazz Age, pp. 12–19
• Rail Motor Cars get a New Deal, pp. 20–25
• From Prewar to Postwar, pp. 26–47
• Riding to the End of the Line, pp. 48–53
• Diamondbug Rat Pack, pp. 54–61
• Roster, p. 62
• Additional 5000 Information, p. 63
• Bibliography, p. 64.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.25 in., all color photography.

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, p. 64.

A color photographic tour of the Chicago & North Western beginning in the 1970s and ending in the 1990s its assimilation into the Union Pacific. Photographs selected range from First-Generation power to ALCO Centuries, Fairbanks-Morse H16-66s, the C&NW Executive Train, cabooses and Powder River coal train power.

Excellent photographic reproduction for the modelers! Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., all Color photographs.