By Benjamin L. Bernhart.

This is a 168 page soft-cover publication containing 25 chapters. This publication will retail in stores for $29.95. There are over 600 illustrations that predate 1930! There are many photographs of CNJ stations and structures (ie. towers, crossing shanties, shop and repair facilities, coaling towers, etc.) that have never been published before.  This book is excellent for anyone that models the CNJ or railroad stations.

Brief histories of the the station or structure are also given. Chapter names include: New York City Harbor, NY; Marine Equipment; Jersey City Terminal Complex, NJ; Jersey City to Phillipsburg, NJ; Easton to Scranton, PA; Ashley Planes; Nanticoke Branch, Garnders Switch to Lee, PA; Nesquehoning Valley Branch, Nessquehoning Junction to Tamanend, PA; Newark Branch, Communipaw to Newark, NJ; Newark & Elizabeth Branch, Brills Junction to Great Island Junction, NJ; Elizabeth Loop Line, NJ; South Branch, Summerville to Flemington, NJ; High Bridge Branch, High Bridge to Hibernia, NJ; Lake Hopatcong - Ogden Mine Branch, Hopatcong Jct to Edison, NJ; Chester Branch, Long Valley to Chester, NJ; Sound Shore Branch, Bayway to Chrome, NJ, Seashore Branch, Perth Amboy to Eastontown, NJ; West End Branch, East Long Branch to Point Pleasant, NJ; Freehold Branch, Matawan to Freehold, NJ; Matawan to Branchport, NJ; Belford Branch, Port Monmouth to Red Bank, NJ; Red Bank to Bayside, NJ; Barnegat Branch; Lakehurst to Barnegat, NJ; and Cumberland & Maurice River Branch, Bridgeton Junction to Bayside View, NJ.

This book is the first in a series on railroad stations and structures. The main focus of this publication was to document; by means of written history and illustrations, stations and structures of the Central Railroad of New Jersey during the time period of 1900 to 1930. It was written by railroad historian Benjamin L. Bernhart who holds a BA degree in history and who has written 14 other publication. Mr. Bernhart is most noted for his 4 volume set on Reading Railroad stations. The book was edited by Jay Leinbach, a retired school teacher and hobby shop owner. The majority of the photograph were never published before. The photographs come from the collection of the Interstate Commerce Commission, William Krug (hobby shop owner) and James Brownback (Reading Railroad employee and owner of the Philadelphia, Reading, Pottsville Telegraph Company).


Name of Place (# of Photographs)

NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY Marine Equipment (40+) New York City (15) Bronx (4) Jersey City (50+) Communipaw (10+) Van Nostrand Place (1) Greenville (2) Bayonne (10+) Port Johnston (3) Newark Bay Bridge (5+) Singer's (1) Elizabethport (27+) Elizabeth (10+) El Mora (2) Lorrain (2) Rosell Park (3) Aldene (1) Cranford (6) Garwood (2) Westfield (5) Fanwood (1) Netherwood Plainfield (5) Dunellen (2) Green Brook (2) Lincoln Middlesex (2) Bound Brook (2) Manville Finderne (s) Somerville (6) Raritan (2) Long Branch (2) White House (1) Lebanon (1) Annandale (3) High Bridge (2) Glen Gardner (3) Hampton (5) Ludlow - Asbury (3) Bloomsbury (2) Springtown (1) Vulcanite (2) Greens Bridge (2) Phillipsburg (16) Hackensack River Drawbridge (2) Brills (3) Newark (4) Flagtown (1) Neshanic (1) Woodfern (1) Higgin's Mill (1) Three Bridges (3) Flemington (2) Califon (1) Long Valley German Valley (2) Bartley (2) Flanders (1) Ledgewood (1) Kenvil (1) Hopatcong Junction (1) Wharton (2) Dover (1) Rockaway (1) Espanong (1) Lake Espanong (1) Mahola (1) Chester (1) Grasselli (1) Warners (1) Carteret (1) Liebigs Lane (1) Chrome (1) Bayway (1) West Carteret (1) West Chrome (1) Port Reading Crossing (1) Sewaren (3) Maurer Barber (5) Perth Amboy (4) SOuth Perth Amboy (1) Morgan (1) Matawan (1) Keyport (2) Keansburg (1) Port Monmouth (1) Belford (1) Leonardo (1) Atlantic Highlands (10) Hiltons (1) Water Witch (1) Highlands (2) Normandie (2) Sea Bright (2) Low Moor (1) Galilee (1) Monmouth Beach (2) North Branch (2) East Long Branch (5) Branchport (4) Oceanport (1) Long Branch (7) West End (3) Elberon (1) Deal Beach (1) Allenhurst (2) North Asbury Park (1) Asbury Park Ocean Grove (5) Bradley Beach (1) Avon (1) Big Shark Drawbridge (1) Belmar (2) Como (2) Spring Lake (2) Sea Grit (1) Manasquan (2) Pt. Pleasant (3) Freneau (1) Morganville (1) Wickatunk (1) Bradvelt (1) Marlboro (1) Middletown (1) Little Silver (1) Chapil Hill (2) Red Bank (9) Shrewsbury (2) Eatontown (1) Shark River (1) Farmingdale (1) Maxim (1) Lakewood (2) South Lakewood (1) Lakehurst (4) Whitings (1) Pasadena (1) Bullock (1) Woodmansie (1) Chatsworth (1) Atsion (1) Parkdale (1) Elm (1) Winslow Junction (2) Cedar Lake (1) Landisville(1) Minotola (1) Vineland (5) Wheat Road (1) Norma (1) Rosenhayn (2) Garton Road (1) Woodruffs (2) Bridgeton (3) Sheppards Mill (1) Greenwich (1) Bacons Neck (1) Bayside (3) Toms River (3) Beachwood (1) Pinewald (1) Lanoka (2) Forked River (2) Ostrom (1) Waretown (1) Barnegat (1) Fairton (1) East Bridgton (1) Cederville (1) Newport (1) Dividing Creek (1) Mauricetown (1) Port Norris (1)  Pennsylvania Easton (6) Glendon (1) Island Park (1) Freemansburg (1) Bethlehem (1) Bethlehem Junction (3) Allentown (15) Catasauquq (4) Northampton (1) Siegfried (4) Treichler (1) Walnutport (2) Lehigh Gap (1) Palmerton (1) Hazard (1) Bowmanstown (1) Perryville (1) Weissport (1) Lehighton (2) Jim Thorpe Mauch Chunk (14) Rockport (1) White Haven (4) Tunnel (1) Laurel Run (1) Mountain Park (1) Ashley (17+) Wilkes-Barre (2) Miners Mill (1) Pittson (1) Moosic (1) Taylor (1) Scranton (12) Ashley Planes (7) Wanamie (1) Nesquehoning (2) Hauto (1) Hometown (2)