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Most in-print and just out-of-print books can be bought from hobby stores and others are available online from Walthers or Amazon.comGoldenSpike US has a good selection of CNJ titles at very competitive prices and many of the links below are now through to this site.  For out-of-print books Bookfinder.com is fantastic - and don't forget Amazon's second hand service, although this is often more expensive than the guide prices given.   Some books also come up on eBay, but always check the prices on Bookfinder.com before bidding or you can waste your money.   In the UK, an excellent source of these books is Motor Books in London.

The list is now split into Books focusing on the CNJ and Books with some CNJ content. Thirteen Videos/DVDs with CNJ content are also available and these are also detailed at the bottom.

YOU CAN NOW DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL COMBINED LIST AS PDF FILES: PHOTO BOOK LIST (360kb) or TEXT-ONLY BOOKLIST (97kb). Contact me for the files in MS Word.  Thanks to Tom Bavolar, Bob Hoeft, Alan Mende, Kenneth Montero, Bill Smith, John Wierzbicki and Steven Winter who helped complete this list and supplied more cover photos (Nov 2005). Links were updated 12 June 2008/

Books focusing on the CNJ

View Image 26 Miles to Jersey City
bulletPeter L. Komelski
bulletRailroad Avenue Ent., 1983; ISBN: 1878887068
bullet62 pages, softcover,
bullet$4.50 - $12 new
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The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey Steam Motive Power 1935-1956
bulletRobert F. Fischer
bulletpubl. authors,  2004
bullet120 pages, softcover, spiralbound ; detailed descriptions and B&W photos of steam loco.s
bullet$30 - available via their website, new
Available from:
         the authors

 

Central Railroad of New Jersey 1940 Freight Car Diagram Book
bulletVictor Roseman
bullet43 pages, softcover
bulletplans of CNJ freight cars
bullet~$20, out of print, rare
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Central Railroad of New Jersey Historical Journal 2002 The Central Railroad of New Jersey Historical Journal 2002
bulletMembers of the CRNJ Historical Society
bulletCentral Railroad of New Jersey Historical Society, PO Box 4226, Dunellen, NJ 08812-4226
bullet64 pages, softcover
bullet$11 - 13 new
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The Central Railroad of New Jersey's First 100 Years 1849-1949 A Historical Survey
bulletElaine Anderson
bulletCenter for Canal History, 1984; ISBN: 0930973003
bullet283pages, softcover
bullet~$30, out of print, readily available
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The Central Railroad of New Jersey: It's History and Employees
bulletFrank T. Reilly
bulletFrank T. Reilly Publications, 2004
bullet66 pages, softcover
bullethard to find, $140-170 used
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lpb_sm.jpg (1996 bytes) Central Railroad of New Jersey Steam Locomotive Planbook, Postwar Power (c.1945 - 1954)
bulletVictor Roseman
bulletpubl. Victor Roseman
bulletsoftcover; plans of CNJ steam locomotives
bullet~$20, out of print - rare
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Central Railroad of New Jersey Steam Locomotives In Action Central Railroad of New Jersey Steam Locomotives in Action
bulletBenjamin L. Bernhart
bulletOuter Station Project, 2007
bullet72 pages, softcover; B&W photos of steam locomotives
bullet$20 new but now out of print & hard to find
Available from:  
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Central Railroad of New Jersey - Story of the Big Little Railroad
bulletJim Mancuso
bulletself produced
bulletlooseleaf or on CD ROM
bullet$15 + $3.50 postage (hard copy)
Available by post from:     
         the author
cgfp_sm.jpg (2459 bytes) CNJ/LV Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment
bulletCraig T. Bossler
bulletMorning Sun Books, 1995;  ISBN: 1878887386
bullet127 pages, hardcover; color photos of freight & passenger cars
bullet$22 - 50 used
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The Hard Coal Carriers: Volume 2: Camelback Twilight
bulletGerard E. Bernet
bulletRailroad Ave Enterprises, 1995
bullet96 pages, softcover; B&W photos & other details of 4-4-2 and 4-6-0 class camelbacks (all CNJ)
bullet~$20 new

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Henry Hudson Trail - Central RR of NJ's Seashore Branch
bulletTom Gallo
bulletArcadia Publishing, 1999; ISBN: 0738501883
bullet128 pages, softcover; B&W photos of several railroads
bulletfrom $13, new
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Historical Highlights of the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey and of Its Veteran Employees Association
bulletAlfred L. Jenico
bulletCRCofNJ Veteran Employee Association, 1983
bullet56 pages, softcover; text includes some B&W photos
bullet~$20, out of print, available
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Historic Journeys by Rail; Central Railroad of New Jersey; Stations, Structures and Marine Equipment
bulletBenjamin L. Bernhart
bulletOuter Station Project, 2004; ISBN: 1891402072
bullet168 pages, softcover; B&W photos of mainly buildings
bullet~$27 new
Sold by the author  directly and through eBay.
Available from
    Karen's Books
Jersey Central Diesels
bulletGerard E. Bernet
bulletWithers Publishing, 1991;  ISBN: 096185037X
bullet192 pages, hardcover; detailed descriptions, plans and (mainly) B&W photos of diesels
bullet~$75, out of print, available
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jcl1sm.jpg (2532 bytes) Jersey Central Lines in Color
bulletWilliam J. Brennan
bulletMorning Sun Books, 1991; ISBN: 1878887009
bullet128 pages, hardcover;  color photos of locos and locations
bullet~$50, out of print, rare      - check ISBN no. when buying !!
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jcl_sm.jpg (2352 bytes) Jersey Central Lines in Color: Volume 2
bulletWilliam J. Brennan
bulletMorning Sun Books, 1993;  ISBN: 187888719X
bullet128 pages, hardcover color photos of locos and locations
bullet$36 - 50, new       - check ISBN no. when buying !!
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jcl3sm.jpg (2327 bytes) Jersey Central Lines in Color: Volume 3
bulletWalter A. Appel
bulletMorning Sun Books, 2003;  ISBN: 1582480982
bullet128 pages, hardcover color photos of locos and locations
bullet$45 - 50, new       - check ISBN no. when buying !!
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The Jersey Central Railroad: Steam - Locomotives and Trains Photographed in Northern New Jersey - 1934-1937
bulletRobert K. Durham
bulletpubl. author, 1996;  ISBN: 0964448041
bullet52 pages, softcover; B&W photo album of loco.s
bullet~$35, out of print, available
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jcs_sm.jpg (2267 bytes) Jersey Central Steam in Color
bulletBert Pennypacker
bulletMorning Sun Books, 2000;  ISBN: 1582480478
bullet128 pages, hardcover;  color photos of steam locos and locations
bullet$40 - 55  new
                      errata by Bob Hoeft (rtf file) - click here

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The Jersey Central Story - The Big Little Railroad
bulletPaul Carleton
bulletD. Carleton Railbooks. 1976
bullet416 pages, hardcoverB&W photos of loco.s & trains
bullet~$50, out of print, readily available
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jcst_sm.jpg (2416 bytes) The Jersey Central Story - A Locomotive History
bulletPaul Carleton
bulletD. Carleton Railbooks. 1996
bullet224 pages, hardcoverB&W photos of loco.s & trains
bullet~$26, out of print, available
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lgcn.jpg (1334 bytes) Locomotives of the Jersey Central. 1 - 999
bulletWarren B. Crater and Arthur E. Owen, Jr.
bulletRailroadians of America, New Jersey. 1957, 1978
bullet105 pages, softcoverMainly tables of locomotive details - some B&W photos
bullet~$35, out of print, available
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Motive Power of the Jersey Central - Quadrant Press Review 7
bulletMike Eagleson
bulletQuadrant Press Inc. 1978
bullet64 pages, softcoverB&W photos of CNJ loco.s
bullet~$13, out of print, readily available
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New Jersey Central Album
bulletWarren B. Crater
bulletRailroadians of America, New Jersey. 1963
bullet66 pages, softcoverB&W photos of CNJ steam loco.s, passenger & freight cars
bullet~$20, out of print, available
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The Northeast Railroad Scene, Vol. 5, The Jersey Central - a brief look before Conrail
bulletBob Pennisi
bulletRAE Flanders, NJ. 1980
bullet64 pages, softcover;  >100 B&W photos, text, route map
bullet~$6.50, out of print, readily available
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A Pictorial Review: Central Railroad of New Jersey
bulletEdward F. Gardner
bulletpubl. author
bullet24 pages, papercover; B&W photos (many c.1900) of station buildings
bullet~$25, out of print, available
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A Pictorial Review: New Jersey Central, Reading, Mauch Chunk Switch Back Railway
bulletEdward F. Gardner
bulletGardner Rubber Stamp Co. Wilkes-Barre, PA, ~1975
bulletunpaginated, softcover, spiral bound, B&W photos
bullet~$25, out of print, available
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A Pictorial Review vol 1: Time Tables and Postcard Scenes, Central Railroad of New Jersey
bulletRuth Gardner
bulletpubl. author, 1982
bulletpapercover; B&W photos
bulletout of print, rare
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A Pictorial Review vol 2: New Jersey Central - The Line of the Bullet - New York & Wilkes Barre
bulletRuth Gardner
bulletpubl. author, Mountaintop, PA, 1982
bullet82 pages, softcover, spiral bound, B&W photos
bullet~$28, out of print, available
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Reading - Jersey Central Magazine, Volume 1, Issues 1-6, June 1936 - November 1936
bulletcompiled by Benjamin L. Bernhart
bulletOuter Station Project, 2004
bullet208 pages, softcoverrepro. of  Reading/CNJ employee mags 1936
bullet~$30 new
Available from:  
     Karen's Books
Sold by the author directly and through
eBay.
 
Reading - Jersey Central Magazine, Volume 1, Issues 7-12, December 1936 -1937
bulletcompiled by Benjamin L. Bernhart
bulletOuter Station Project, 200?
bullet??? pages, softcoverrepro. of  Reading/CNJ employee mags 1936-7
bullet~$30 new
Available from:  
     Karen's Books
Sold by the author directly and through
eBay.
The Seashore's Finest Train
bulletJoel Rosenbaum and Tom Gallo
bulletRailpace Company Inc., Piscataway, NJ, 1982, 1985
bullet60 pages, softcover; B&W photos
bullet~$30, out of print, readily available
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The Trail of the Blue Comet - A History of the Jersey Central's New Jersey Southern Division
bulletChristopher T. Baer, William J. Coxey, and Paul W. Schopp
bulletWest Jersey Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Inc., 1994
bullet488 pages, hardcover
bullet out of print and hard to find
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Books with some CNJ Content

a2a_sm.jpg (2432 bytes) Alcos to Allentown
bulletThomas A. Biery
bulletThe Railroad Press, 1998;  ISBN: 0965770915
bullet112 pages, softcover; color, (CNJ & others)
bullet$31-$95 out of print
Available from:
     Walthers
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ac_sm.jpg (2791 bytes) Anthracite Classics
bulletJaime F.M. Serensits, photos by William R. McClellan
bulletThe Railroad Press, 2001; ISBN: 1931477035
bullet48 pages, softcover; color, (CNJ & others)
bullet$20 new
Available from:
        Walthers
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