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NHRHTA NEW HAVEN RAILROAD BOOK OFFERS

Revised 22 February 2010

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The Classic Railway Signal Tower
New Haven Railroad S.S. 44 / Berk
By
Stephen A. McEvoy

The history of New Haven Railroad Signal Station (S.S.) 44 Tower and Interlocking in South Norwalk, CT, now preserved by the Western Connecticut Chapter, N.R.H.S., as the SoNo Switch Tower Museum.  Soft cover, 166 pages, profusely illustrated with b&w and color photos, diagrams and maps.

Special NHRHTA Price $35.00

Please add $3.50 S&H per book
Connecticut residents add $2.10 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $2.19 sales tax per book


Forgotten Railroads Through Westchester County
By Robert A. Bang, with John E. Frank, George W. Kowanski and Otto M. Vondrak

The history of New York's Westchester County railroads, including the New York Central's Putnam Division and Getty Square Branch, the New Haven's Electrification Project, the New York, Westchester & Boston, and other various proposed and partially built lines.  Hard cover, 168 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $35.00

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Connecticut residents add $2.10 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $2.19 sales tax per book


Hartford County Trolleys
By the Connecticut Trolley Museum

Part of the famous and prolific Arcadia history series, this book tells the story of the trolleys of Connecticut's Hartford County.  During the golden age of the trolley, Hartford County was crisscrossed with over 200 miles of trolley lines, reaching to all major cities and towns in the county. Only 8 out of the 29 cities and towns in the county were without some type of public transit. A busy and prosperous area, Hartford County played a major role in banking, insurance, and manufacturing during the trolley era in Connecticut.  Soft cover, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $18.00

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Connecticut residents add $1.08 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.13 sales tax per book


Hartford Trolleys
By the Connecticut Motor Coach Museum

Part of the famous and prolific Arcadia history series, this book tells the story of the Connecticut Company's Hartford Division.  By 1908 Hartford had an extensive system of streetcar lines radiating from the city in all directions. The Hartford division of the Connecticut Company totaled more than one hundred twenty-five miles of track for streetcars, the dominant mode of public transportation in central Connecticut. One could take a car to New Britain, Stafford Springs, or all the way to Springfield, Massachusetts.  Soft cover, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $18.00

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Connecticut residents add $1.08 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.13 sales tax per book


New Haven Color Pictorial #1

New Haven Color Pictorial - Volume One
By David R. Sweetland

All-color photo album of the New Haven Railroad's "west end", focusing on New York, western Connecticut and western Massachusetts, as it was between the 1940s and the late 1960s. Hardcover, 128 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $46.00

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Connecticut residents add $2.76 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $2.88 sales tax per book


New Haven Color Pictorial #2

New Haven Color Pictorial - Volume Two
By David R. Sweetland

All-color photo album of the New Haven Railroad's central section, focusing on central and eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island, as it was between the 1940s and the late 1960s. Hardcover, 128 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $46.00

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Connecticut residents add $2.76 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $2.88 sales tax per book


New Haven Color Pictorial - Volume Three
By David R. Sweetland

All-color photo album of the New Haven Railroad's eastern section, focusing on central and eastern Massachusetts as it was in  the 1950s and 1960s. Hardcover, 128 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $50.00

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Connecticut residents add $3.00 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $3.13 sales tax per book


New Haven Diesel Locomotives Volume 1 - Switchers & Road Switchers
By Robert A. Liljestrand and David R. Sweetland

Photo album of the New Haven's Diesel-electric locomotives, with sections on the various DEY and DERS classes.  Soft cover, 48 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $16.00

Please add $3.00 S&H per book
Connecticut residents add $0.96 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.00 sales tax per book


New Haven Diesel Locomotives Volume 3 - Alco PAs and EMD FL-9s
By Robert A. Liljestrand

Photo album of the New Haven's versatile ALCO Diesel-electric PAs and EMD electric-Diesel-electric FL-9s.  Soft cover, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $18.00

Please add $3.00 S&H per book
Connecticut residents add $1.08 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.13 sales tax per book


 
 

New Haven In Color Volume 1
The Battle for Profits 1945-1961
By Geoffrey H. Doughty

Follow the struggle of the New Haven out on the road during the 1950s as it makes a valiant effort to modernize its operations while enduring onerous financial burdens and dubious management.


Special NHRHTA Price $48.00

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Connecticut residents add $2.88 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $3.00 sales tax per book


New Haven In Color Volume 2
The Battle for Survival 1960s
By Geoffrey H. Doughty

In the Sixties, the once mighty New Haven Railroad had fallen on hard times with its day-to-day continued operation often being questioned. New power, new service ideas and many other changes to its traditional operation enabled the road to limp forward, all illustrated in full color in this new book.

Special NHRHTA Price $46.00

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Connecticut residents add $2.76 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $2.88 sales tax per book


New Haven in Color

New Haven In Color Volume 3
Into the Abyss: The Bankruptcy Years 1961 - 1968
By Geoffrey H. Doughty

The New Haven fought for its very existence during the tumultuous 1960s. Get on board and follow the slow demise of this once-thriving property, featuring over two hundred color photographs and a detailed analysis of its financial health.

Special NHRHTA Price $48.00

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Connecticut residents add $2.88 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $3.00 sales tax per book


New Haven Railroad - Dining on the Shore Line Route

New Haven Railroad
Dining on the Shore Line Route

By Marc J. Frattasio

The story of the New Haven Railroad's famous food service operations. Features hundreds of actual New Haven Railroad Dining Car Department recipes! Softcover, 112 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $19.00

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Connecticut residents add $1.14 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.19 sales tax per book


The New Haven Railroad in the McGinnis Era

The New Haven Railroad in the McGinnis Era
By Marc J. Frattasio

The complete story of the New Haven Railroad's McGinnis administration. Hardcover, 252 pages, over 500 illustrations. Includes a chapter on McGinnis' subsequent career on the Boston & Maine.

Special NHRHTA Price $45.00

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Connecticut residents add $2.70 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $2.81 sales tax per book


The New Haven Railroad's Boston Division

The New Haven Railroad's Boston Division
By Robert A. Liljestrand

Photo album of New Haven Railroad scenes and locations in the Boston, MA area. Covers South Station, Back Bay, the yards in South Boston, etc. Text and captions by Marc J. Frattasio. Part of the Bob's Photo book series. Soft cover, 48 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $12.00

Please add $3.00 S&H per book
Connecticut residents add $0.72 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $0.75 sales tax per book


The New Haven Railroad's Electrified Zone

The New Haven Railroad's Electrified Zone
By Robert A. Liljestrand with Richard Abramson

Photo album of New Haven Railroad scenes and locations in the electrified zone west of New Haven, CT. Covers all freight and passenger electric classes and electric MU commuter cars. Part of the Bob's Photo book series. Soft cover, 48 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $13.00

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Connecticut residents add $0.78 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $0.81 sales tax per book


The New Haven Railroad's Old Colony Division - Volume 2
By Bob Liljestrand

Photo album showing the various routes out of Boston of the former Old Colony.  The routes covered include Boston to Braintree, the Greenbush branch, the  Plymouth branch, the Middleboro branch, Boston to Taunton, the Fall River branch, the New Bedford branch, Buzzards Bay,  the Woods Hole branch; the Hyannis branch, the Provincetown branch, the Northern Old Colony and the Providence Division.  Part of the Bob's Photo book series.  Softcover, 48 pages, profusely illustrated with black & white photos.

Special NHRHTA Price $18.00

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Connecticut residents add $1.08 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.13 sales tax per book


The New Haven Railroad's Streamline Passenger Fleet

The New Haven Railroad's Streamline Passenger Fleet
By Geoffrey H. Doughty

The story of the New Haven Railroad's streamlined passenger equipment of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Hardcover, 160 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $23.00

Please add $3.50 S&H per book
Connecticut residents add $1.38 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.44 sales tax per book


New Haven Streetcars
By the Branford Electric Railway Association

Part of the famous and prolific Arcadia history series, this is a B&W photo album covering the streetcars of New Haven, Connecticut. Soft cover, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $18.00

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Connecticut residents add $1.08 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.13 sales tax per book


The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway:  J. P. Morgan's Magnificent Mistake
By Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.

The story of the New York, Westchester & Boston Railway, built at a cost of $2 million per mile and opened in 1912.  Built to the highest level of engineering standards and designed to carry more than 100,000 people a day efficiently and comfortably, the railway ran through virtually undeveloped territory and parallel to the New Haven.  The NYW&B was shut down within 25 years.  176 pages, hard cover.

New Book!
Special NHRHTA Price $33.00

Please add $3.00 S&H per book
Connecticut residents add $1.98 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $2.06 sales tax per book


Passenger Cars of the New Haven Railroad

Passenger Cars of the New Haven Railroad
By David R. Sweetland and Robert A. Liljestrand

Photo album covering the New Haven's passenger car fleet. A great reference for modelers. Part of the Bob's Photo book series. Soft cover, 48 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $13.00

Please add $3.00 S&H per book
Connecticut residents add $0.78 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $0.81 sales tax per book


Railroad Cities Providence Rhode Island

Railroad Cities
Providence Rhode Island

By Robert A. Liljestrand with David R. Sweetland

Photo album of New Haven Railroad scenes and locations in the Providence, RI area. Covers Providence Union Station, Northup Avenue, Charles Street, Woodlawn, East Side, and much more. Part of the Bob's Photo book series. Soft cover, 48 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $13.00

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Connecticut residents add $0.78 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $0.81 sales tax per book


Railroads of Cape Cod and the Islands

Railroads of Cape Cod and the Islands
By Andrew Eldredge

Part of the famous and prolific Arcadia history series, this book presents rare and vintage scenes taken along the New Haven and other railroads on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Soft cover, 128 pages, profusely illustrated.

Back in Stock!
Special NHRHTA Price $20.00

Please add $3.00 S&H per book
Connecticut residents add $1.20 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.25 sales tax per book


Rails Across Boston
Volume I: South & West
By Robert A. Liljestrand

First of a two-book set on steam, diesel and rapid transit in Boston.  This volume primarily reviews the New Haven and Boston & Albany, including South Station and Back Bay Station. Part of the Bob's Photo book series. Soft cover, 48 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $16.00

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Connecticut residents add $0.96 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.00 sales tax per book


Rolling Stock of New England Volume 1

Rolling Stock of New England
Volume 1
New Haven Railroad Work Equipment

By Robert A. Liljestrand

Photo album covering the New Haven's cranes, snow fighting equipment, work service boxcars, highway vehicles, and more. A great reference for modelers. Text and captions by Marc J. Frattasio. Part of the Bob's Photo book series. Soft cover, 48 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $13.00

Please add $2.00 S&H per book
Connecticut residents add $0.78 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $0.81 sales tax per book


Rolling Stock of New England Volume 2

Rolling Stock of New England
Volume 2
New Haven Railroad Freight Equipment

By Robert A. Liljestrand

Photo album covering the New Haven boxcars, gondolas, hoppers, flatcars, and cabooses. A great reference for modelers. Text and captions by Marc J. Frattasio. Part of the Bob's Photo book series. Soft cover, 48 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $13.00

Please add $3.00 S&H per book
Connecticut residents add $0.78 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $0.81 sales tax per book


Waterbury Trolleys

Waterbury Trolleys
By The Connecticut Motor Coach Museum

Part of the famous and prolific Arcadia history series, this book traces the growth and expansion of the streetcar system throughout the Naugatuck Valley. This system became part of the Connecticut Company’s extensive streetcar network, spanning 1,138 miles statewide at its peak in 1918. As automobiles became a primary mode of transportation, the streetcar lines in Waterbury transitioned to bus routes. By 1937, streetcars were officially replaced by buses. This wonderful collection of vintage photographs documents the network of streetcars that once thrived in Waterbury. Soft cover, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $18.00

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Connecticut residents add $1.08 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.13 sales tax per book


Western Connecticut Trolleys
By The Connecticut Motor Coach Museum

Part of the famous and prolific Arcadia history series, this book traces the growth and expansion of the streetcar system throughout western Connecticut. Soft cover, 128 pages, profusely illustrated.

Special NHRHTA Price $18.00

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Connecticut residents add $1.08 sales tax per book
Massachusetts residents add $1.13 sales tax per book


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