The Garbely Publishing Company

Softcover, 80+ pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs.

By Jeremy F. Plant, Jeffrey G. Plant, and Jonathan W. Plant.

Step aboard the vibrant world of the Burlington Northern in this richly illustrated volume capturing the evolution, operations, and scenic journeys of the BN system as it carved its path from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest. Through over two decades of transformation — from the post-merger legacy of Great Northern, Northern Pacific, CB&Q, and SP&S to the dawn of the BNSF era — the Plants chronicle the railroad's locomotives, freight service, passenger operations, and the iconic Cascade Green paint scheme that defined an era.

Featuring stunning color photography from 1971 to 1995, this book is an essential record of one of America's great western railroads during a period of dramatic change.

Softcover, 86 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W and Color photographs and illustrations.In 1868, the Buffalo Creek Railroad was incorporated as the first terminal railroad in the United States. Designed to tap into the growing grain milling business and Lake Erie commercial traffic, this five-mile railroad, concentrated entirely in Buffalo, New York, became the busiest terminal railroad of its size by the early 20th century.

Even though the railroad’s service became synonymous with Buffalo's grain milling and flour industry, it also served a significant amount of the chemical and oil business in the area. The railroad began to dieselize in the 1930s, completing the process in 1948. It was an all-ALCo road after 1956.This book covers the railroad's last 26 years of operations from 1950 to 1976 and its integration into Conrail.

Additional chapters cover the detailed histories and dispositions of the railroad's fleet of diesel locomotives (primarily ALCo end-cab switchers) and its wide-ranging fleet of 2,000 40-foot boxcars, used to transport Buffalo's grain products to locations as far away as Mexico City and Vancouver. Illustrated with over 150 photos, with about 75% of those in full color.

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• New Softcover Stephan M. Koenig and Ronald R. Dukarm The Garbely Publishing Company

Softcover, 74 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs and illustrations. Explore the twilight years of one of America's most storied railroads in Erie Lackawanna in the Northeast: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, 1961 to 1976. This compelling visual and historical account follows the Erie Lackawanna from its early post-merger struggles through its spirited fight for survival in the face of economic headwinds, competition, and consolidation. With a regional focus on the heart of EL territory — New Jersey, New York's Southern Tier, and Northeastern Pennsylvania — this book paints a detailed portrait of a railroad that was both resilient and beloved. Featuring a vibrant array of full-color photographs, meticulously researched captions, and thoughtful commentary, this volume captures the locomotives, rolling stock, facilities, and daily operations that defined the Erie Lackawanna. Whether charging through the Lackawanna Cut-Off or winding through the Delaware Water Gap, the EL is brought to life with the reverence and attention it deserves. Perfect for railfans, modelers, and historians alike, this book is a nostalgic yet authoritative tribute to a railroad that maintained pride and purpose right up to its 1976 absorption into Conrail.

The Garbely Publishing Company, softcover, 80 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., Color photographs.Immerse yourself in the final, transformative years of one of America's most iconic railroads with the photography of prolific authors Jeremy F. Plant and Jeffrey G. Plant. This full-color photo book is a visual celebration of the Chicago & North Western Railway's rich history during its last 25 years of operation.Through stunning photographs and insightful commentary, the book captures the railroad's evolution from a struggling 1970s regional railroad through its eventual merger into Union Pacific.

The images vividly depict the C&NW’s diverse locomotives, bustling freight yards, scenic routes, and the dedicated people who kept the railroad alive. From the dramatic challenges of the 1970s to the modernization efforts of the 1980s and its final days in the 1990s, this book provides a compelling photographic narrative of resilience, innovation, and change.Perfect for railfans, historians, and photography enthusiasts, The Last Three Decades of the Chicago & North Western offers an unforgettable journey through a pivotal chapter of American railroading history.

Whether you’re reminiscing about the iconic yellow-and-green locomotives or discovering this era for the first time, this book is a must-have addition to your collection.

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• New Softcover Jeremy F. Plant and Jeffrey G. Plant The Garbely Publishing Company 2025

Each of the 35 classes of cabooses from the predecessor railroads that made up Conrail are presented. Often prior paint schemes and then Conrail paint schemes are shown. There are usually 3-4 photographs representing each class. Some classes have floor diagrams as part of the short chapter. A table for each class shows which cabooses were on the roster for April 1, 1976, June 6, 1981, and April 8, 1986.

Conrail was formed just before the end of the caboose era which will make this title more interesting as the predecessor railroads of Conrail were from the caboose era. As with all early Conrail operations, the many paint schemes of the cabooses, cars and locomotives make for a great color book. Plus add in the roster of over 2,500 cabooses, this will be a great reference title, too.

The Garbely Publishing Company has partnered with The Conrail HS to produce the definitive guide to Conrail cabooses. Authored by GPCo (and CRHS) president Rudy Garbely with contributions from The CRHS staff, this book will include all 35 classes of Conrail cabooses, complete with the histories of each class and stories from Conrail employees that worked on them.

This book also contains information on cars that were destined for the Conrail roster but never operated on Conrail. The book includes over 600 color photographs, 28 original Conrail car diagrams, and detailed roster entries for over 2,500 cabooses. All author royalties from the sale of this book are being donated to The Conrail HS.

Hardcover, 308 pages, standard vertical format, Color photographs and roster.

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• New Hardcover The Garbely Publishing Company

by Jerry Pyfer

Publisher: The Garbely Publishing Company (in partnership with South Platte Press)
Released: March 17, 2026
ISBN: 979-8-9946504-2-4
Pages: 80
Format: 8.5"x11" softcover

The Milwaukee Road Racine & Southwestern Division: The Rest of the Story continues Jerry Pyfer’s previous Tales from the Racine & Southwestern, his firsthand account of life on one of the Milwaukee Road’s most memorable divisions during its final years. Rather than a traditional corporate history, this book captures the everyday reality of railroading in southeastern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois through personal stories and a wealth of photographs, many published here for the first time. Pyfer draws on his own experiences working train service between 1971 and 1978, presenting railroading as it was lived — imperfect, demanding, and deeply human.

Arranged largely in chronological order, the book allows readers to follow the evolution and decline of the Racine & Southwestern Division as the Milwaukee Road faced aging infrastructure, power shortages, and financial collapse. Richly illustrated and candidly told, The Rest of the Story is an essential companion to Tales from the Racine & Southwestern and a compelling read for Milwaukee Road enthusiasts, railroad historians, and anyone interested in the working railroad of the 1970s.

Softcover, 100 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W and Color images. In 1868, the Buffalo Creek Railroad was incorporated as the first terminal railroad in the United States. Designed to tap into the growing grain milling business and Lake Erie commercial traffic, this five-mile railroad, concentrated entirely in Buffalo, New York, became the busiest terminal railroad of its size by the early 20th century.

Even though the railroad's service became synonymous with Buffalo's grain milling and flour industry, it also served a significant amount of the chemical and oil business in the area. While its operations were locally confined, the Buffalo Creek was widely known in the railroading community by its vast fleet of 40-foot boxcars, used to transport Buffalo's grain products to locations as far away as Mexico City and Vancouver.

This book covers the railroad's inception through the end of its steam era and into the early diesel era.

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• New Softcover Stephan M. Koenig and Ronald R. Dukarm The Garbely Publishing Company 2023

The Garbely Publishing Company, spiral-bound softcover, 242 pages, 6 x 9 in.

, B&W.The Union Pacific Railroad's dining cars were renowned for their service and food quality. The UP's well-trained chefs and waiters provided some of the world's finest cuisine while rolling along the eastern seaboard's steel highways. The procedures and, more importantly, the recipes used to provide that service were compiled into a single volume for the staff's reference and guidance on board the train.This exact reprint of the UP's Dining Car Cookbook and Service Instructions dates from circa 1955, after the Milwaukee Road began handling UP trains between Chicago and Omaha.

It is reproduced from an original copy in The Garbely Publishing Company's collection, which includes updates through the end of UP passenger service in 1971. From uniquely exotic 1950s recipes to those that are familiar to the modern reader, this book contains hundreds of recipes that were originally prepared aboard a UP dining car, including sauces, salads, sandwiches, entrees, sides, and desserts.Simplicity was key aboard a rolling kitchen with limited space and ingredients, and the UP's signature dishes were designed to provide the flavor of a five-star restaurant with limited expense, time, and effort - all traits that translate well to home cooking!

With many of the recipes written for cooking in bulk for a train full of passengers, this book also makes the perfect companion to any event from an upscale dinner party to a backyard barbecue. This historic book is a must-have for both the avid culinary historian and the casual railroad enthusiast.

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• New Spiral-bound softcover Union Pacific Railroad The Garbely Publishing Company 2024

By Tim Stockwell with Aaron Keller and John Sesonske

Publisher: The Garbely Publishing Company
ISBN: TBA
Pages: ~80
Format: 8.5"x11" softcover

Since the railroad era began, New York State's Capital Region has been an area of convergence -- most famously for the New York Central, Delaware & Hudson, and the Boston & Maine. However, from the 1960s through the 1990s, this area underwent a lot of change. Mergers and abandonments left the Capital Region railroad scene scaled back at the end of this era. Author Tim Stockwell -- who was a child in the 1980s and 1990s -- witnessed a lot of this change but had not yet picked up a camera. Through the lenses of photographers like Jim Connor, Jeff Plant, Jeremy Plant, John Sesonske, Gordy Smith, and Jack Wright, Tim takes us on a journey through the Capital Region, with special attention paid to lines that no longer exist.

Volume 2 starts in Albany, then takes a geographical tour south and west of the city.

Softcover, 80 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., Color and B&W photographs. This is the third in a series of titles covering the Susquehanna from the 1940s through 1990s. This book features over 150 previously unpublished B&W and Color photographs covering the railroad's west end. Coverage includes both freight and passenger operations from the railroad's earliest diesel operations through its rebirth in the 1980s as a regional carrier.

This book includes rare photographic coverage of the NYS&W main line from Butler to Sparta, NJ (out of service in 1971 and reactivated in 1986), the western end of the main line from Sparta to Hainesburg (abandoned in 1962), and the Hanford Branch from Beaver Lake to Hanford (abandoned in 1957).

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• New Softcover Rudy Garbely The Garbely Publishing Company 2023

Aboard the Burlington's famous Zephyrs, fine dining was as much a part of the journey as the gleaming stainless-steel train itself. A Dining aboard the Way of the Zephyrs is a faithful reproduction of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroads' original 1948 dining car cookbook, used by the railroad's chefs during the height of the streamliner era. This authentic reprint preserves the exact recipes once prepared in the Burlington's rolling kitchens — complete with the straightforward instructions and period flavor of the mid-20th century.

From breakfast staples and elegant entrees to classic desserts served on the Morning and Denver Zephyrs, this volume offers a genuine taste of the CB&Q's celebrated dining service. Perfect for railroad historians, vintage cookbook collectors, and anyone with an appetite for nostalgia, Dining aboard the Way of the Zephyrs brings the golden age of railroading right to your own kitchen table.

Hardcover, limited edition, 450 pages, 11 x 8.

5 in., B&W photographs and roster data.The famous run of the Stourbridge Lion in Honesdale, Pennsylvania on August 8, 1829, marked the first operation of a steam locomotive in North America. Its operator and owner, the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company, was only six years old at the time, but the beginning of steam railroading in the United States was just one of the D&H's lasting contributions to the railroad industry.Over the next 124 years, the D&H would construct its own steam locomotives, purchase some of the largest steam locomotives ever used on the east coast of the United States, and experiment with some of the most unique and innovative steam locomotive designs ever seen on American rails (including those with European-style headlights!).This book is laden with photographs, diagrams, specifications, and roster information for every one of the D&H's steam locomotives between 1828 and 1953 - the full length of the D&H's steam era.

Written by Chris Shepherd, the vice president of the Bridge Line Historical Society, this is the definitive research book regarding some of the finest machines to ever roll on rails in the United States.

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• New Hardcover Christopher A. Shepherd The Garbely Publishing Company 2023

The Garbely Publishing Company, wire-bound softcover, 234 pages, 6 x 9 in.

, B&W. The pages of this original mid-century cookbook have been painstakingly scanned and digitally retouched to eliminate fading, staining, and other age issues found in the original. The reader will find dishes that are remarkably similar to modern-day standards, as well as some that are very "of the time." Only a handful of recipes include ingredient lists, and some of the instructions are vague; a certain level of culinary experience and knowledge to fill in these blanks was required before a Southern Pacific employee would even be issued one of these cookbooks.

Most of the recipes are designed for single-portion cooking, which is different from most railroad cookbooks of the era. This book presents the recipes exactly as the Southern Pacific set them forth on paper in 1944, spiral-bound and in a new larger format for ease of use in the kitchen. We hope you enjoy preparing these authentic "Espee" dishes in your own home!

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• New Wire-bound softcover Southern Pacific Company The Garbely Publishing Company 2024

by Paul Strubeck

Publisher: The Garbely Publishing Company
Released: August 11, 2026
ISBN: 979-8-9946504-5-5
Pages: 176
Format: 8.5"x11" limited edition hardcover

Industry City, Volume 1: Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal and New York Dock Railway is a richly detailed exploration of the last independent rail-marine operations on New York City’s waterfront. Drawing on years of research and the collections of noted historians Jay Bendersky, Philip Goldstein, and the late Benjamin Schaeffer, this volume chronicles the intertwined histories of the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal (BEDT) and the New York Dock Railway (NYD), two railroad operations that defined industrial Brooklyn From the bustling Kent Avenue yards and Pidgeon Street terminal to the piers of Red Hook and the warehouses of Fulton Terminal.

Through detailed histories, photographs, maps, and rosters, Industry City, Vol. 1 immerses readers in the last bits of industrial railroading from just before and throughout Conrail merger days, which changed the railroad scene in New York Harbor overnight. The 1970s merger that united BEDT and NYD under one banner produced the landmark “New York Dock Agreement,” a defining labor decision still cited today. This first volume in the Industry City series sets the stage for future books exploring other New York short lines — including New York Cross Harbor, the South Brooklyn Railway, Long Island Rail Road, and other New York City railroad operations — while preserving the legacy of an era when railroads, tugboats, and warehouses worked side by side to keep America’s largest city moving.

Softcover, 84 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W and Color photographs and illustrations. This volume is the first in a series of titles covering the Susquehanna from the 1940s through 1990s, this book features over 150 previously unpublished black & white and color photos covering the railroad's east end. Coverage includes both freight and passenger operations from the railroad's earliest diesel operations through its rebirth in the 1980s as a regional carrier.

The railroad's main yard operations in Edgewater, Little Ferry, and Passaic Junction are covered in this title.

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• New Softcover Carolyn Hoffman The Garbely Publishing Company 2022

The Garbely Publishing Company, softcover, 88 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., Color photographs.The fourth in a series of titles covering the Susquehanna, this book features over 150 previously unpublished color photos covering the railroad’s major territorial expansion in the 1980s and 1990s.Coverage includes both freight and excursion operations on former Lehigh & Hudson River and Erie rails from the mid-1980s through the late 1990s.

This book showcases photos of the ex-L&HR main line from Sparta Junction to Maybrook, the former Erie route from Campbell Hall/Maybrook to Binghamton, and the Lackawaxen & Sturbridge's related operations on the ex-Erie Honesdale Branch.

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• New softcover Neil P. Finch The Garbely Publishing Company 2024

The Pennsylvania Railroad's dining cars were renowned for their service and food quality. The PRR's well-trained chefs and waiters provided some of the world's finest cuisine while rolling along the eastern seaboard's steel highways. The procedures and, more importantly, the recipes used to provide that service were compiled into a single volume for the staff's reference and guidance on board the train.This exact reprint of the PRR's Cooking and Service Instructions from April 1947 is a collaborative effort between the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and The Garbely Publishing Company.

From uniquely exotic 1940s recipes (like a chicken shortcake) to the exacting specifications for the PRR's famous club sandwich or renowned salad bowl, this book contains hundreds of recipes that were originally prepared aboard a PRR dining car, including sauces, salads, sandwiches, entrees, sides, and desserts.Simplicity was key aboard a rolling kitchen with limited space and ingredients, and the PRR's signature dishes were designed to provide the flavor of a five-star restaurant with limited expense, time, and effort - all traits that translate well to home cooking!

With many of the recipes written for cooking in bulk for a train full of passengers, this book also makes the perfect companion to any event from an upscale dinner party to a backyard barbecue. This historic book is a must-have for both the avid culinary historian and the casual railroad enthusiast.Includes a portion chart, table of weights and measures, definitions of cooking terms and processes, main dishes, relishes, sandwiches, sauces, dressings, desserts, beverages, breads, etc.The Garbely Publishing Company and Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, spiral bound softcover, 200 pages, small portrait format 6 x 9 in., Black and White text.

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• New Spiral Bound Pennsylvania Railroad The Garbely Publishing Company

The Garbely Publishing Company, spiral bound, 288 pages, 6 x 9 in.Step aboard the elegant dining cars of the legendary New York Central System and relive the golden age of American train travel. This reproduction cookbook brings to life the flavors and sophistication that defined luxury rail dining, at a time when the New York Central's well-trained chefs and waiters provided some of the world's finest cuisine while rolling along steel highways between Boston, New York, and Chicago.

The recipes used to provide that world-class service were thought to be lost to time until January 2023, when a chance encounter led The Garbely Publishing Company to unearth a rare original manuscript for the New York Central's full cookbook from the late 1930s and early 1940s. The typewritten manuscript, perhaps the only one still in existence today, also contains the handwritten notes, alterations, and additions from an original New York Central dining car inspector.This 288-page spiral-bound book is an exact reprint of that manuscript, with all of the original handwritten notes lovingly reproduced.

From uniquely exotic 1930s recipes to the exacting specifications for the New York Central's famous 20th Century Salad Bowl, this book contains hundreds of recipes that were originally prepared aboard NYC dining cars, including sauces, salads, sandwiches, entrees, sides, and desserts. Step back in time to dine aboard famous streamliners like the 20th Century Limited, the Empire State Express, and the James Whitcomb Riley, and enjoy everything from hearty breakfasts to gourmet dinners and indulgent desserts.

Each recipe is a testament to the artistry and precision of the New York Central’s celebrated chefs, the spirit of 1930s railroading, and the passengers who traveled in style. An introduction with several cooking notes for modern chefs provides historical context and vivid period-correct imagery of New York Central dining operations.Simplicity was key aboard a rolling kitchen with limited space and ingredients, and the New York Central's signature dishes were designed to provide the flavor of a five-star restaurant with limited expense, time, and effort - all traits that translate well to home cooking.

With many of the recipes written for cooking in bulk for a train full of passengers, this book also makes the perfect companion to any event from an upscale dinner party to a backyard barbecue. This historic book is a must-have for the avid culinary historian, the railroad enthusiast, or the passionate home cook who wishes to discover the elegance of train travel, one delicious meal at a time.

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• New Spiral Bound The Garbely Publishing Company 2024

by Don Ehrenbeck & Rudy Garbely

Publisher: The Garbely Publishing Company
Released: August 2026
ISBN: 979-8-9946504-4-8
Pages: 84
Format: 8.5"x11" softcover

The Lackawanna Electrics is a richly detailed chronicle of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad’s pioneering fleet of electric multiple-unit (MU) cars — an engineering marvel that defined suburban rail travel in northern New Jersey for more than five decades. From their debut in 1930 through their final years of service under NJ Transit in the 1980s, these dependable “electrics” carried countless commuters between Hoboken and the growing suburbs of Morris, Essex, and Somerset Counties.

Blending thorough research with vivid photography, this book explores every phase of the MU cars’ lives: their design and construction, their reliable performance through the Great Depression, World War II, and the Erie Lackawanna merger, and their graceful decline amid modernization and re-electrification. Featuring rare historical documents and over 150 images, The Lackawanna Electrics is both a tribute and a technical history of one of the most distinctive and enduring commuter car fleets ever to run in the United States — a true New Jersey icon remembered with affection by generations of riders and railfans alike.

Softcover, 80 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., Color photographs and illustrations. Since the railroad era began, New York State's Capital Region has been an area of convergence -- most famously for the New York Central, Delaware & Hudson, and the Boston & Maine. However, from the 1960s through the 1990s, this area underwent a lot of change.

Mergers and abandonments left the Capital Region railroad scene scaled back at the end of this era. Author Tim Stockwell -- who was a child in the 1980s and 1990s -- witnessed a lot of this change but had not yet picked up a camera. Through the lenses of photographers like Jim Connor, Jeff Plant, Jeremy Plant, John Sesonske, Gordy Smith, and Jack Wright, Tim takes us on a journey through the Capital Region, with special attention paid to lines that no longer exist.

Volume 1 starts in Albany, then takes a geographical tour in the following order: the D&H Colonie Main Line, the D&H Waterford / Green Island Branch, Mechanicville Yard, the B&M / D&H 'Joint Mainline,' Saratoga Springs, the D&H Adirondack Branch, the Greenwich & Johnsonville, the B&M 'West End,' the B&M Troy Branch, the Penn Central, Conrail, and D&H in Troy, Rensselaer, Amtrak's Hudson Line, the Fort Orange Paper Company, the Upper Harlem Division, and the B&A.

Softcover, 80 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W and Color photographs. The second in a series of titles covering railroad operations around Port Jervis, New York, this book will cover the time from the Erie Railroad's merger with the Lackawanna Railroad in 1960 through the Erie Lackawanna's 1972 bankruptcy up to its merger into Conrail in 1976.

This book is illustrated with never-before-seen black and white and color photography, as well as a variety of historic maps.

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• New Softcover Rudy Garbely The Garbely Publishing Company 2023

Softcover, 80+ pages, B&W and Color photographs.The first in a series of titles covering railroad operations around Port Jervis, New York, this book will cover the earliest years of the Erie Railroad's predecessors in the region in the 1850s through its merger into the Erie Lackawanna in 1960.

This book is illustrated with never-before-seen black and white and color photography, as well as a variety of historic maps and track plans.This book is being released to coincide with the opening of the Port Jervis Transportation Festival.

All author royalties from the sale of this book series are being donated to the Port Jervis Transportation History Center. Features: New Softcover The Garbely Publishing Company

Hardcover titles by The Garbely Publishing Company are all limited production books.Hardcover, 160 pages, Color photographs and illustrations.The second book from author Rudy Garbely covering the Delaware & Hudson, this title is the definitive guide to the railroad's cabooses from the 1950s through the 1990s.

It includes all 15 classes of D&H diesel-era cabooses, plus the cabooses of D&H subsidiaries Greenwich & Johnsonville and Napierville Junction.The book is complete with the histories of each class, specifications and mechanical data, and firsthand stories from D&H employees that worked on them. This material is supplemented with over 300 photographs, several original D&H car diagrams, and a detailed roster.

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• New Hardcover Rudy Garbely The Garbely Publishing Company 2023

The Garbely Publishing Co., 116 pages, 6 x 9 in., spiral bound.The Pennsylvania Railroad's dining cars were renowned for their service and food quality. The PRR's well-trained chefs and waiters provided some of the world's finest cuisine while rolling along the eastern seaboard's steel highways.

The procedures and, more importantly, the recipes used to provide that service were compiled into a single volume for the staff's reference and guidance on board the train.This exact reprint of the PRR's Cooking Instructions for the Preparation of Dishes Served in Dining Cars Throughout the System is produced by The Garbely Publishing Company.

From uniquely exotic 1930s recipes to the exacting specifications for the PRR's famous club sandwich or renowned salad bowl, this book contains hundreds of recipes that were originally prepared aboard a PRR dining car, including sauces, salads, sandwiches, entrees, sides, and desserts.

The original cookbook dates to circa 1938, when the Raymond Loewy-designed "Fleet of Modernism" passenger cars were entering service across the PRR.Simplicity was key aboard a rolling kitchen with limited space and ingredients, and the PRR's signature dishes were designed to provide the flavor of a five-star restaurant with limited expense, time, and effort - all traits that translate well to home cooking! With many of the recipes written for cooking in bulk for a train full of passengers, this book also makes the perfect companion to any event from an upscale dinner party to a backyard barbecue.

This historic book is a must-have for both the avid culinary historian and the casual railroad enthusiast. Features: New Spiral Bound Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Car Department The Garbely Publishing Company 2024

by Jeremy F. Plant, Jeffrey G. Plant, and Brian D. Plant

Publisher: The Garbely Publishing Company
Released: June 2026
ISBN: 979-8-9946504-0-0
Pages: 80
Format: 8.5"x11" softcover

Trackside in Eastern Canada with the Plant Family is a stunning visual journey through several decades of railway photography across the Maritimes, Quebec, and Ontario. Brothers Jeffrey and Jeremy Plant, along with Jeremy’s son Brian, chronicle their explorations from the 1970s to the early 2000s, capturing the evolution of Canada’s eastern railways, from the Alco-powered main lines of Canadian National and Canadian Pacific to the remote mining railroads of the Canadian Shield. Blending family adventure, heritage, and a lifelong passion for trains, this book offers a rare and intimate look at both the grandeur and the grit of Canadian railroading.

Through more than 150 vividly detailed scenes, readers will follow the Plants from the busy ports of Halifax and the coal trains of Cape Breton to the majestic wilderness of northern Ontario. Each photograph is paired with expert commentary and rich historical context, making Trackside in Eastern Canada both a captivating travelogue and an essential reference for rail enthusiasts and historians alike.

The Garbely Publishing Company, 80 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs. The fifth in a series of titles covering the Susquehanna, this book features over 150 previously unpublished color photos showcasing the railroad's major Northern Division territorial expansion in the 1980s and 1990s.

Coverage includes both freight and excursion operations on the former Lackawanna Utica and Syracuse Branches north of Binghamton from the 1980s into the 2000s. These are some of the most scenic and least-photographed portions of the NYS&W, and through expertly curated images and accompanying captions, authors Finch and Hoffman delve into the railroad's pivotal role in maintaining rail service to communities and industries across upstate New York.

Railroad enthusiasts, history buffs, and fans of upstate New York will find Volume 5 a compelling addition to this popular book series. Features: New softcover Neil P. Finch and Carolyn Hoffman The Garbely Publishing Company 2025

The Garbely Publishing Company, spiral-bound softcover, 300 pages, 6 x 9 in.

, B&W.Step aboard the dining cars of the legendary New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and relive the golden age of American train travel!This cookbook serves as both a historical treasure and a culinary adventure, spotlighting the food served by the New Haven Railroad on its famous trains between New York and Boston.

Lovingly reproduced from an original circa 1940 copy in a private collection, this book showcases authentic recipes that once graced the menus of the New Haven's dining cars, celebrated for their refined service and gourmet offerings. From hearty New England classics to refined dishes that catered to the tastes of businessmen and socialites, these recipes embody the sophistication of mid-century American dining.Perfect for food enthusiasts, history buffs, and train aficionados, this book captures the charm of a bygone era and invites readers to recreate the timeless flavors of the New Haven Railroad's dining car experience in their own kitchens.

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• New Spiral-bound softcover New Haven Railroad The Garbely Publishing Company 2025

Softcover, 90 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs and illustrations.

Ira Silverman's lifelong awe with the transcontinental Canadian began with his first trip on the train in 1964. He has since ridden The Canadian over 40 times, taking care to document every trip with his trusty camera in hand. With full-color images spanning 1964 through 2018, this book is a photographic album of the history of one of the longest-lasting and most graceful, streamlined trains in North America.