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Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Locomotive storage article from Baltimore Chapter's Interchange; B&O Timetable from Philadelphia Chapter's Cinders; Photos by Mike Burkhart of the Wilmington Chapter's Dec. 12, 2009 Christmas Lights Charter Trolley Trip with operator Gary Mason's decorated streetcar out for night photography. Trip departed from Callowhill; VRE, MARC, NS from Baltimore Chapter's Interchange;  A Tribute to Richard E. Hall from Historic Red Clay Valley's The Lantern; Reading Banquet form - Tickets will only be available until February 23, 2010; B&O from Philadelphia Chapter's Cinders; Crash of the Federal from Lancaster Chapter's Lancaster Dispatcher; Union Station Part 1 from Washington DC Chapter's The Timetable; Stewartstown Railroad from Friends of the Stewartstown Railroad; Gaithersburg Caboose from Potomac Chapter's Potomac Rail News; Collapse of Shimer Trestle from Collis P Huntington HRS's Gondola Gazette; From the "pen" and collection of Richard E. Hall; News from the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Chapter's Laurel Lines; Photo in Harrisburg, PA by Joe Reed
 

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Photos by Richard Hall: Photo #1. The first photo did not have the date marked on it, unfortunately that is not an unusual situation. Looking toward the end of the car, the windows in the end indicate this was car number 78 which is seen in other photos, so this was probably taken on the 1971 Wilmington Chapter NRHS Chartered Street Car Christmas Party Trip out of the 69th Street Terminal. In 1971 we had used a newer car, in 1972 we chartered an older car which had undergone a major restoration to its original appearance, a car which we also chartered on other occasions. Henry "The Trolley Man" Dickinson with his contacts in the Philadelphia traction system, arranged the charters and decorated the car during the morning before the Christmas party trip. Seen in the far end of the car, it looks like Jane Allen looking out the window to the left and with her is M.D. "Andy" Andrews looking to the right and talking to someone on the other side of the aisle. I can't identify the other people now, I thought I knew the one in the left foreground but now I don't think it is who I thought it was, but if it isn't, then I don't know who it might have been.

Photo #2 Another view of the Christmas decorations Henry Dickenson had placed in number 78 for the 1971 Wilmington NRHS Chapter Christmas chartered street car trip from 69th Street to Media and Sharon Hill. Sorry I can't identify the various people at this late date, with a couple of exceptions, facing the camera on the right looks like Alto Smith, Chapter member Tom Smith's father, my first thought was that is William V. "Bill" Russell in the foreground, but on second thought, I don't think it is. I do recognize the second face from the left, its my wife Mary and to me she still looks the same today, even back then she had grey hair which must have been due to some heredity trait, she started getting grey very soon after we were married. The wives provided refreshments on the NRHS Chapter Christmas Party Charters and Paul Fortin still mentions the chocolate chip cookies Mary made for the trips.

Photo #3. The Chapter Charter car had to lay over for a time at the end of the line as shown here at Sharon Hill. Several of the Chapter members or their families got off to wait and watch the arrival and departure of a scheduled car which followed a few minutes behind our car. The face of the person on the left seems to be remembered but I have no idea what name went with it, the second person may have been Paul Mosier, fourth from left is the person I thought looked like William V. (I will no doubt hear from him if it was or wasn't), Henry Dickinson is standing between the pole and the car, facing the camera, and in the far distance it may be Alto Smith between the station building and our chartered car.

Photo #4. A view of car 78 during the lay over at Sharon Hill in the snow which was so appropriate for the Chapter Christmas Party Charter, just enough snow to give a seasonal atmosphere, but not enough to be a problem for us driving up to the 69th Street Terminal. Note the phone box on the pole seems to be open in this photo which would indicate our motorman had been checking on how soon we were to depart, or how long we had to wait. I don't know about the two who are standing on the platform by the car door, they don't look like they belong to any of our members so they were in all probability a couple of stray creatures native to the area which had wondered in to wait for the next scheduled car going toward 69th Street and were very likely curious about the bunch of what they no doubt would have considered to be rather odd characters and their decorated chartered street car.

AMTRAK Photography Guidelines; SEPTA Photography Guidelines from Philadelphia Chapter's Cinders; AMTRAK Bridges from Philadelphia Chapter's Cinders & Railfan Journal from Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley RHS' s Laurel Lines; Railfan Journal from Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley RHS' s Laurel Lines; Prototype Poultry Car from the collection of Richard E. Hall; B&O M-24 Boxcar from West Virginia Railway Museum

Trip Report - by Ronald Cleaves - Two photos of Wilmington Chapter's September 20, 2009 Work Car Trolley Trip. While not a sell-out, those who attended were treated to an excellent day weatherwise to a relaxing, peaceful day riding aboard an early 1980'sKawasaki or "K" car with a former PCC SEPTA rebuilt for use as a work car. Portions of trolley routes RT. 10 and !% were covered this day with ample photo stops. Thanks are in order to Steve Barry and Ed Springer, trolley motormen Bill Monaghan and Russ Greco for this fine trolley outing. Photo by Ronald Cleaves of Girard Avenue at Girard College and departing Elmwood Depot 09-20-09 are SEPTA PCC (rebuilt to work car No. 2194) and Kawasaki No. 9053.

PRRT&HS Drive to Restore Historic Lindbergh Engine;  Order Forms for two books by Richard E. Hall; Wilmington newspaper 09-04-1871 from Historic Red Clay Valley's The Lantern ; Holiday Season Model Railroad Open Houses - November 2009-March 2010 Courtesy of Royersford Modular Model Railroaders; Preamble Express Critique by Richard E. Hall from the Transfer Table on September 1974

Photograph by Chapter Member Duane R. Conly taken on Friday, July 27, 2007, as we awaited the launch of our Chapter's CHARTERED CRUISE on the CHRISTINA RIVER and shows Richard E. Hall, Greg M. Ajamian, and Allan C. Patterson in that order. Richard was delighted to be able to participate in any Chapter Trips, but in later years he felt that he would not be able to make some of the "fast connections" on the SEPTA Trips. So this trip was a special treat in that he could come along and he got a "river's eye view" of three railroad bridges. He even provided some new facts to our veteran river guide along the way!
 

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus:  Photo of Chapter Member Richard Hall in the cab window of New York New Haven & Hartford #0740 in the scrap line at Modina, PA (more than a week ago) on March 8, 1959. Three photos by Ron Cleaves from Jan. 1, 2009 during Super Saturday Streetcar Special XVI. Virtually all are trolley Route 15 was covered this day with some brief diversionary trackage utilized. Cold, brisk temperatures with mostly clear sky was the order of the day. Numerous photos stops were held during this pleasant outing it was. Thanks to Steve Barry, Ed Springer, trolley operator Gary Mason for making for another successful trolley outing. PCC 2320 seen posed on Girard Ave. & 9th Street with SEPTA commuter train passing by overhead. Seen  minutes after departing Malvern Loop is PCC trolley 2320 on Landsdowne Ave. This "Super Saturday" Day. PCC 2320 posed in front of Girard College, Girard Ave. showing some of the attendees of the outing. Steam Locomotives Part II from Leatherstocking Chapter's Rail Times; Photo of the "wheel house" control room above the center of the Susquehanna River "draw" (a.k.a. "swing" or "pivot") bridge taken by Ed Thornton on an unknown day many, many years ago. Object in the far corner (right center of photo) is the engine to provide power and at right is the dial of the "mini-semaphore" indicator;  Fact sheet from our Chapter Trip twenty (20) years ago !; West Jersey Railroad information from the collection of Greg Ajamian; Fact sheet from our Chapter Trip thirty (30) years ago.  Wilmington & Western Iron Horse Ramble flyer from the collection of Greg Ajamian following gift from Russell B. Fox.; Surviving LS&I Consolidations from Western Maryland Chapter's The Automatic Block; Big Shays from Baltimore Chapter's Interchange;  Penn Station from Potomac Rail News; B&O Restoration News; Maxson Side Dump Rail Car;  The Tomato Car from the Central Pennsylvania Chapter's The Susquehannock; Map of the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia PA 1876 - From the collection of Greg Ajamian
 

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus:  PRR Tonnage Ratings compiled by Richard E. Hall; Delaware Division Slow Freight Trains from the collection of Richard E. Hall; Passenger Service Cut from Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley's Laurel Lines; Passenger Service Cut from Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley's Laurel Lines; Baltimore Central Reaches Rising Sun from Chesapeake Railway Association's High Green; Baltimore Central Reaches Rising Sun from Chesapeake Railway Association's High Green; PA Public Utility Commission Railroad Regulations - as revised March 27, 1976 from the collection of Ed Thornton enroute to collection of Richard E. Hall;  24 Great Locomotive Chase from Delaware Valley Chapter's The Observation Car; Worst Wreck in Delaware from Chesapeake Railway Association's High Green

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: F40PH Locomotive Information from the collection of Ed Thornton; Brookville Locomotive Ad from the collection of Greg Ajamian; History of Union Station from Washington DC Chapter's The Timetable; Media Branch to West Chester 150th Anniversary Souvenir Program November 15, 2008 from the collection of Ed Thornton; Chesapeake Railway Association's High Green; Fact Sheet for West Jersey Railroad from Wilmington Chapter's Trip many years ago from Greg Ajamian's collection (NOTE - THIS IS NOT A CURRENT FLYER = THIS TRIP RAN 30 YEARS AGO ! ! ! ); Wilmington & Western Trip flyer from 1979 from the collection of Bill Folger; Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad; Photo of the DOVER HARBOR from the calendar of the Washington DC Chapter; Official Timetable 1875 from the collection of Richard Hall; Handout from Norfolk Southern Excursion from the collection of Greg Ajamian; New Jersey Transit map from their website

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: "AMTRAK's B&O Special" by Richard Hall,  "Reading's Gas-Electric" from Delaware Valley Chapter's "The Observation Car", Thank You Note from Ralph Steven's sister, "The Leiper Railway" from Philadelphia Chapter's "Cinders", Letter from Wilmington Chapter's Richard Hall in response to Steam Shovel photo published in Cornell Chapter's "Leaky Valley",  "Dover Harbor Story" from Washington DC Chapter's "The Timetable", "Philadelphia Interlockings"  from North Central Chapter's "Signal Bridge", "Across the Alleghanies" from Delaware Valley Chapter's "The Observation Car", "Memorable Rides on the Strasburg RR" by Richard Hall

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Railroad Cabooses -Roanoke Chapter's Turntable Times, Foreign PRR Company Service & Shop Cars by Richard Hall, NS Train Numbering System from Gondola Gazette, Pennsylvania Station from NRHS Central Pennsylvania Chapter's newsletter, Riding Amtrak's Keystone Service from Lancaster NRHS Chapter's Lancaster Dispatcher, Odds and Ends Philadelphia NRHS Chapter's Cinders / Rail Measurement from ALDON Company catalog (www.aldonco.com),

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Richard Hall's response to John Tinley's inquiry re: Bowers Dure Co. & Pomeroy & Newark RR., Excerpted from an Amtrak Material Handling Cars Maintenance Manual printed in 1986 by Ed Thornton, Scranton Station from NRHS Central Pennsylvania Chapter's The Susquehannock, Toronto Union Station flyer from Michael Piette, Claymont Passenger Station Plan from the collection of Richard Hall, West Virginia Railroad Museum "Short Ties",  Baltimore NRHS Chapter's Interchange, Octoraro from The Transfer Table twenty years ago!, Reading Society of Model Engineers

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Wilmington Chapter - June 19, 2008 - Meeting Notes by Richard Hall, Wilmington Chapter - June 19, 2008 - Meeting handout from Christian Hannah, "Local PRR Bunk Houses and Rooms" by Richard Hall, NS Green Goats by D.L. Burkes from Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society's Gondola Gazette, "US Rail network Facing System Overload" from Western Maryland Chapter's The Automatic Block Newsletter, "$700 Million CSX Initiative to Have Local Impact" from Western Maryland Chapter's The Automatic Block, "Wilmington's Busy Roundhouse" by Richard Hall, Legacy of Frank Furness from Delaware Valley Chapter's The Observation Car ~ & ~ a vintage Wilmington Chapter Transfer Table about a Chapter Trip 20 years ago !, AMTRAK brochure on Thames River Bridge Project, Northern Central Chapter of the PRRT&HS's The "Signal Bridge" edited by Ivan E. Frantz, Jr.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Trolley Trip & Henry Dickinson photos, PRR Maintenance Truck Drawings dated June 6, 1938,  Drawing and photo of PRR Mack Truck Crane from the collection of Richard Hall, PRR Mack Truck Crane from the collection of Richard Hall, James St., Newport, DE photo & Square Roundhouse (PHMC-MG-286) from the collection of Richard Hall, Photo of 5 GG-1's running light by Richard Hall.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Philadelphia Trolley Map, Photos by Ron Cleaves of Chapter's Super Saturday Streetcar Special XV, Photos from WCRHA Newstracks newsletter, photo and description by R.E. Hall of small column mounted chain hoist at Clayton DE 1964, drawing of 1948 PCC car 1948, USRA Light 4-6-2 & 2-8-2 Locomotives story from "The Observation Car" newsletter, A Look Back to page 3 of May 1988 "Transfer Table" showing photos of members, Norkfolk Southern Train Numbering System  Chart  from Gondola Gazette newsletter, Magnolia Cutoff story from The Automatic Block newsletter, D&H story from Rail Times Newsletter, NS F-units story from Gondola Gazette newsletter, Amtrak Non-Passenger Equipment Listing,

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: PRR E6s #460 Restoration Project Profile, 40th Anniversary of Turbo High Speed on the Northeast Corridor from Lancaster Dispatcher, W&W #58 Turns 100 by Richard Hall,  Photos of founding members Walt Robbins and Richard Hall and other 25-Year members Jack Rathburn, Phil Snyder, Len Arcus, and Ron Cleaves at the Wilmington NRHS Chapter's 40th Anniversary celebration at the Chapter Meeting 9/13/2007, Reading, PA Yard revised 6/26/1958 from the collection of Phil Snyder, Last of the Camels from The Observation Car, J.G.Brill Co. Advertisement from the collection of Bill Folger, PRR Switchers by Richard Hall, AMTRAK E-60cp drawing.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Three Phantoms Under PRR Catenary by Richard Hall, Home for Christmas by Richard Hall, Remembering the Chessie Steam Trips from The Bull Sheet, Sechrist's Handbook detailing the PRR June 1885 from the collection of Craig Bossler, News & Odds & Ends from Philadelphia Chapter's Cinders, American Railroading on the Eve of the Great Depression from the Delaware Valley Chapter's The Observation Car.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus:  two photos and story regarding W&W Doodlebug by Richard Hall; The story of Camden & Amboy from "The Observation Car";  Article from NARP - "Minneapolis Disaster Highlights Infrastructure Needs";  Model Railroading, Railroading & History By Richard Hall;  Map of Dave Warner's 1980s Septembers; Articles from "High Green"; Odds & Ends from "Cinders"; "Potomac Rail News" articles;  PRR Cabooses by Richard Hall.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Photo of Chapter members on the River Taxi Chapter Trip, Photo by Craig Bossler of a Crawler crane north of Pennsylvania Station in Reading, PA (October 1, 1961), Camden & Amboy RR Symposium Flyer, X600 - World's Biggest Coupler story from "Laurel Lines", Map showing restored W&W Bridges from "The Lantern", PRR Conemaugh Division's Tunnelview  Historic Site story from "The Observation Car", Four photos of W&W RR 98 by Tom Smith from the collection of Craig Bossler, Photo of Preserved Pennsylvania Railroad K4s at Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, PA - Philadelphia Chapter NRHS sponsored excursion on April 8, 1962 from the collection of Craig Bossler, Conrail E44 #4444 emerges from a Tunnel on the Port Road just above The MD/PA line in October 1976 Photo by Tom Smith, Three quarter view of wire car PRR 489502Which came up annually to the Army-Navy Game in South Philadelphia on November 26, 1966 - Photo by Craig Bossler.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Article from "Lancaster Dispatcher" about Conrail Begins Service to Staten Island, article from "The Observation Car" about "The Ultimate Rail to Trail", Chapter Trip membership photo at the Baltimore Transportation Museum in Baltimore, Maps showing the bridges viewed from the CHARTERED CRUISE on the CHRISTINA RIVER, Article from the "Gandy Dancer" regarding the movement of last B&O Class O-41 gondola to their museum, Article from the West Virginia Railroad Museum, Four photos from1967 by Tom Smith showing the Wilmington & Western, Article from the "Gondola Gazette" titled "1225 Trip Report", Article from the "Gondola Gazette" titled "WWII Troop Train Wreck of July 6, 1944, Flyer for 2007 Autumn Leaf Train Excursions on the Reading & Northern.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Photo of W&W RR cars being delivered in 1961 to Yorklyn, DE, photo by R.E. Hall, Flyer about Rail to the Fair, Article from "Cinders" about Philadelphia Subway Timeline, "A Notorious W&W Box Car" by R.E. Hall, "UTLX 85915 Tank Car On The W&W" by R.E. Hall..

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Flyer for PICNICRAIL' 07 at the East Penn Main, "Down By The River "by R.E. Hall, track and bridge rebuilding update on the W&W RR, Flyer From Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania for the Grand Opening of the gift shop, Flyer from Collis P. Huntington railroad historical Society regarding the New River Train Excursions, Article from 1977 Amtrak News about Restored GG1 to PRR Livery, NS Harrisburg Div. Timetable 4, Flyer from the "Reading Society of Model Engineers", Flyer about "Mon-Road" Railroad No. 557 2-8-0, photo and drawing of New Castle Freight Station from R.E. Hall.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Photos from R.E. Hall showing Plymouth locomotive from Susquehanna Electric Co. and PRR gondolas used on a fan trip, photos of Dennis Both receiving his 25th year pin and cake, photos by Ron Cleaves of the Chapter's "Super Saturday Streetcar Special XIV", photo of AEM-7 at Newark, DE by Greg Ajamian, photo of station by Ron Cleaves, "PRR Location & Locomotive Assignment Abbreviation Symbols" by R.E. Hall, "The Observation Car" article about "Hoboken Terminal's Continued Renaissance, Letter from R.L. Eastwood, Jr. regarding SEPTA TrailPasses commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Reading Railroad suburban electrification, flyer from Rockhill Trolley Museum announcing a fan trip on the P&W to promote 100 years of service, Flyer from the Baltimore Chapter NRHS announcing the running of PRR 643 0-6-0, Flyer - Train Days - at the Williams Grove Show Grounds, News Journal paper article from 11-29-1949 showing Wilmington Model RR Club in the basement of the PRR Building located next to the Wilmington Train Station.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: PB&W Station by Frank Furness, 100th Anniversary - Comments on the "News Journal" Article of January 26th by R. E. Hall (includes drawings of the Wilmington Station), Photo of Julian Milburn who created the original Wilmington Train Station Artwork which was used as our newsletter's logo at one time, information on Spring Frogs from Amtrak's NEC Employee Timetable, RR Car Ferry photos by Craig Bossler, The Day The Station Moved by R. E. Hall.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Photo of READING T-1 4-8-4 2101, Article from "Gondola Gazette" about "Guyandotte River Bridge Collapse - 1913", "Potomac Rail News" article about "CSX's Anacosta River Bridge Closed", Potomac Rail News" article about "Derailment on the NEC at Bowie", The Observation Car" article about "The Wharton Safety Switch", Photos from R.E. Hall collection of PRR steam locomotive1187  and B&O caboose C-2042, SEPTA LRV spec sheet, List of RR books for sale by NRHS member, "Lancaster Dispatch" article about Reading Co. FP7A 902 & 903, articles from "Cinders", articles from "High Green" Article about W&W RR bridge repair from "The Lantern", "T'was the Night Before Christmas" poem from "Gondola Gazette".

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Photo of SP #184C0001 Railfan, Editors Gas Car Photos by Richard E. Hall with many photos and drawings, Flyer for the "First World War Living History Weekend", Photo in The Morning News Journal (Oct. 5, 1967) shows photo of Reading T-1 at Elsmere Junction on way to Streigle Co., Photo from 1939 with 2 chapter members - Bill Grant and Bill Russell, Photo from early 1900 showing elevated PB&W stone wall for mainline through Wilmington being built.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Chris Kovacs's diesel photo from chapter's photo contest, Photo of chapter members in front of Claymont Library at Dennison, OH, Flyer on Flaming Foliage Express, Photo of chapter members at Danbury Railroad museum, Photo of chapter members on August 2006 Rail Safari trip, Flyer for Auburn Heights 2006, story about the Rail To The Fair by Burton Eisenberg, SP Steam in Texas by Tom Smith, story with photo on C&O 2755 submitted by Tom Lambert, 2 photos and information about Harpers Ferry by Richard E. Hall, a photo and drawing with information about Bollman Through Truss Bridge by Richard E. Hall, Amtrak at 35 by Lancaster Dispatcher, story about the Interstate Highway system from High Green, 2 charts - PRR Minimum Radius of Curvature of Track for Locomotives from Richard E. Hall.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Rail Fan brochure by Amtrak, charts for Sleep Cheap ! !The Budd Slumbercoach brings Economy to Pullman Passengers By Tom Smith, The Lantern story about W&WRR bridges opening, High Green story on two GE 45-ton locos being scrapped in Wilmington, DE, two photo of W&WRR locomotive 98 leaving Strasburg RR in 1964, photo of Ralph Stevens Best Steam Print for 2006 and Ron Cleaves Best Traction Print for 2006, Highball story titled The World of Railroading complied by Jerry Grosshans,  flyer from the Reading Society of Model Engineers, W&WRR 2006 Schedule and Timetable.

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Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Lancaster Dispatch story about Newtown Square railroad Museum and Reading 4-8-4 getting new home in Washington state, Amtrak Station Date by Richard E. Hall, Happy Birthday Bridge 60.07 by Richard E. Hall with charts and drawings, flyer on the National Train Show, flyer on Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Assoc. Model Train Show, The Observation Car story about Baldwin's Diesel-Electric Center-Cab Transfer Locomotive, flyer from East Stroudsburg Railroad Tower Society for 2006 Armed Forces Day railroad Spectacular,  drawing and photo for HORSEPOWER ERRATUM? by Richard E. Hall, Circus Train Sightings & Model by Richard E. Hall.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: two postcards views of Clinchfield #1 supplied by Richard Hall, NRHS News article about Adult Railcamp, article regarding NJ Transit relaxes stance on photography - will allow hobbyists to shoot in public, five photographs of Wilmington, DE trolleys supplied by Mary Hall,  Gondola Gazette Newsletter and West Virginia Railroad Museum Newsletter with 7 photographs showing the return of two West Virginia Northern Baldwin Steam Locomotives back to WV, Philadelphia Express article by Frank G. Tatnall, Jr. from Cinders Newsletter, Photo by Ron Cleaves of Chapter's Super Saturday Streetcar Special, "Liberty Limited" Special Carries Vets to Army-Navy Game article from Cinders Newsletter, 2006 Operating Schedule for the West Chester Railroad.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: photo of Chapter's Super Saturday Streetcar Special by Ron Cleaves, photo of new UP EC-5 Track Inspection Vehicle, flyer regarding PRR Steam Locomotive Restoration Project from the Susquehannock, flyer from the Friends of the Virginian Railway At Milepost 2006 regarding the O. Wilson Link Museum in Roanoke, VA, story from the Laurel Lines about the Shortest Chartered Railroad - West Pittston-Exeter, miscellaneous information about the Wilmington & Western RR from the Annual Reports of the Sectary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from the Gondola Gazette - two stories - Whistle Blow on New Year's Eve 2005 - Huntington, WV and C&O Caboose 90665.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Story from HRCV "The Lantern" regarding the return of locomotive 37 to California. Odds and Ends Stories. The Old W&W-B&O Passenger Stations and Other Things Long Gone by Richard E. Hall. Copy of Contract for Electric Service with the Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company. Air Brake Instruction Car by Richard E. Hall with (2) exterior drawings of the car. Instructions and drawings of snow fighting equipment. Story and drawings of Switch Heater Pots. Restoration effort for NYC Buffalo Central Terminal with photo of terminal.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: (2) photo of member Richard Hall participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony of newly restored PRR Air Brake Instruction car at Strasburg, PA.. Photos taken by Craig Bossler in 1966 of PRR station being torn down, CNJ ferry and PRR tunnel opening in NYC.  (2) drawing early 1900 era showing Concordville, PA station area. Photo by R. E. Hall showing PRR BS10a Baldwin arriving at Rising Sun in 1954.  Drawing of PB&W RR in Rising Sun, MD in 1904.  A Bit of Newsletter Trivia. (3) drawings of wooden express cars from 1868 to 1890.  Miniature RR Club of York, Inc Flyer. (3) drawings of steam locomotives snow blowers.  Buckeye Rails NRHS 2006 Annual Convention flyers. 

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: (2) A Bit of Newsletter Trivia by Richard E. Hall, Pamphlet on Shenandoah Valley Railroad Fall Excursion 2005, Flyer from West Jersey Chapter NRHS "A Dutch Treat", Pennsylvania RR Steam Locomotive Restoration Project, The First (&Last) RR Fan Trip of the Newark Model Railroad Club by Richard E. Hall, A Brief History of the PRSL (including map).

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Photocopy of PATCO ticket, Pamphlet on the Ma & Pa Railroad Heritage Village, A Bit of Newsletter Trivia by Richard E. Hall.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Photograph of the Best Print of the Wilmington Chapter's Annual Doug Weaver Memorial Photo Contest of Engine 632, the last steam locomotive in Wilsmere Yard in April 1953 (note coaling tower at right) taken by Paul Fortin; Amtrak Fact Sheet for the State of Delaware; CSX Freight Schedules for Baltimore Division - Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Trenton Subdivisions; Locomotive drawings from ALCO Century Series Operating Manual TP-447A and BLH RF-16 PRR Diesel Locomotives (dated September, 1951) DF-107A.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Photo provided by Larry Goolsby of 0-6-0 AB&C #27 steam locomotive, Timeline chart of AB&C Railroad,  Map of AB&C Railroad route, 9 pages of drawings and 2 pages of photographs that go with "THE PRR RELIC CARS" by Richard E. Hall, 2 photographs that go with "OLD ACID TANK CARS" by Richard E. Hall, Color photographs by Greg Ajamian of Amtrak AEM-7 #905 & Chessie System 50th Anniversary of General Motors #GM50.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Photo by Bill Monaghan of trolley trip on 3/20/05, Photo from collection of Richard E. Hall of Wilmington & Philadelphia traction Co. truck, "A Bit of Newsletter Trivia" by Richard E. Hall.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Drawings that go with "The Lincoln Car Wheel Myth" by Richard E. Hall, equipment drawings that go with "Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock; Final Rule" by the FRA, flyer about Finger Lakes Railfair.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: A Bite of Newsletter Trivia by Richard E. Hall, "PRR Class "TA" Tool Car" by Richard E. Hall (includes photos and drawings), Flyer regarding 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Enola Yard, Photo of PRR Depot in Cheswold, DE.

Full Version - All of the Lite Version plus: Photos for Phil Toman's story "CAB RIDES", "Wheel Deal!" - A story and photo about the Dover Harbor PV, "The Railroad-Architecture Connection in Kent County" by Elizabeth G. R. Ross (includes photos and maps), Flyer on A Historical Self-Guided Walking Tour of Harrington, DE with photos, Excerpts from "The Lantern" covering the rebuilding progress of the Wilmington & Western RR including photos, Story and Photos about the "B&O Museum Reopens".

Tom Smith