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Books
about the LVRR, or with substantial LVRR content, arranged
by Title or by Author
By
Title
ALCO's To Allentown,
by Thomas A Biery, The Railroad Press, 1998. A nice collection of color and
black & white photos of railroads in the Lehigh Valley: LV, CNJ, RDG. In
spite of its title, it doesn't concentrate exclusively on ALCo products!
Anthracite Classics
- Photography of William R. McClellan, by Jaime F.M. Serensits, The Railroad
Press, 2001. Photo coverage of the LVRR and CNJ, mostly in the late 1950s to
early 1960s. Also covers PRR and RDG.
Anthracite Country
Color, by Gerard Bernet, Railroad Avenue Enterprises, 1998. A beautiful
photo book featuring the work of Bruce and Arch Kantner. In addition to the LV,
covers CNJ, PRR & RDG.
Bulletin No. 126,
Lehigh Valley Issue, The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, April
1972. Complete roster of steam and diesel locomotives from the beginning through
1972. Builders, original build and rebuild dates, disposal date. Only the GE
U23Bs are missing!
CNJ/LV Color Guide
to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Craig T Bossler, Morning Sun Books,
1994. Great collection of color photos for modelers, covering most of the LV
equipment of the 1960s and 1970s.
Color Pictorial of
Northeastern Railfanning, A, by Steven Ford & Fred Hart, N.J.
International, undated. Photo coverage of LV, CNJ, LNE, RDG, E-L and a few
others. No text, captions only.
Handsomest
Trains in the World, The - Passenger Service on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, by
William T. Greeberg, Jr., and Frederick A. Kramer, with Theodore F. Gleichmann,
Jr., Bells & Whistles, 1978. A history, with lots of b&w photos, of
passenger service on the LVRR.
Hard Coal
Carriers, The, Volume 1: First Generation Geeps, by Gerard Bernet, Railroad Avenue
Enterprises, 1994. In-depth coverage of the GP7s, GP9s & GP18s operated by
LV, CNJ, DL&W, ERIE, E-L & RDG. Mostly black & white photos, only
eight pages of color, counting covers.
History
of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad, A - The Route of the Black Diamond, by Robert F Archer,
Heimburger House, 1977. THE definitive history of the LVRR, from birth to
Conrail. Black & white photos. 372 pages!
Lehigh Gorge
Pictorial, A, special issue of Flags, Diamonds and Statues, Vol. 8, Nos. 3
& 4, Anthracite Railroads Historical Society, 1989. Great color photos of
action in the Lehigh Gorge.
Lehigh
Valley Freight and Passenger Equipment Rosters, by Eric A. Neubauer, Society
of Freight Car Historians, 1996. "Intended to be the first word on Lehigh
Valley freight and passenger cars, not the last." But undoubtedly the place
to start! Comprehensive listings with a little background, no photos.
Lehigh Valley in Color,
by Robert J Yanosey, Morning Sun Books, 1989. Color photos with lots of good
commentary, arranged along the main line traveling westward.
Lehigh Valley in Color 2,
by Robert J Yanosey, Morning Sun Books, 1991. More color photos with good
commentary. Arranged as volume 1, but contains more early
photos.
Lehigh Valley in Color
3, by Jeremy F Plant & Richard T Steinbrenner, Morning Sun Books, 1999.
History, maps, loco roster, color photos arranged by era: 1930s/40s, 1950s,
1960s & 1970s.
Lehigh Valley
Memories - A Tour of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in New York's Finger Lakes
Region, 1941-1959, by David Marcham, DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins
County, 1998. A personal memoir of the LVRR from the author's boyhood years.
Well written and illustrated with the author's photos, scans of memorabilia.
Lehigh
Valley Railroad - A Pictorial Review, by Ed Gardner, self-published,
undated. A collection of b&w photos, reproductions of timetables,
advertisements, postcards and other documents, including the music for "The
Black Diamond March and Two Step."
Lehigh Valley Railroad - The
New York Division, by Mike Bednar, Garrigues House, 1993. My favorite Lehigh
Valley book. Like the Morning Sun books, arranged westward along the main line,
but with lots of personal commentary and colorful anecdotes about life on
"the Lehigh." Includes Mike's hand drawn interlocking diagrams from
his days as a tower man, and an extensive diesel locomotive roster.
Lehigh Valley Railroad - The
Wyoming and Buffalo Divisions, by Mike Bednar, Garrigues House, 2003. A
sequel to Mike's first LV book, also arranged westward along the main line, with
a chapter on the M&H Branch inserted at the appropriate junction. Like
the first book, contains personal commentary and colorful anecdotes about life on
"the Lehigh," but does not cover these areas in the same depth as the
New York Division book.
Lehigh Valley
Railroad Diesel Paint Schemes (1925-1976), by Carl
Steckler (cjs9 at cornell dot edu), 40 Simms Hill Rd, Dryden, NY 13053, 1993. A complete listing of all the
color schemes used on LV diesels, with a painting history of each locomotive.
Illustrated with b&w photos of one locomotive illustrating each color
scheme. Reprints available from the
author at this address, $30/copy including shipping.
Lehigh Valley
Railroad East of Mauch Chunk, The, by William T Greenberg Jr & Robert F
Fischer, The Gingerbread Stop, 1997. Nice collection of black & white photos
from the 1950s, with lots of maps, interlocking diagrams, excerpts from
timetables, and reproductions of advertisements.
Lehigh Valley
Railroad Locomotive Development, Anthracite Railroads Historical Society,
1999. A reprint of an LVRR internal document by J.P. Laux, Superintendent of
Motive Power, issued ca. 1935, updated ca.1940. B&W photos. Covers
highlights, not a comprehensive listing.
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Passenger Cars - Photo and Diagram Book No. 1, by M Mickey & D Warfel,
Railroad Avenue Enterprises, 1980. Features HO scale reproductions of LVRR
passenger car diagrams & data, black & white photos, color cover photos.
Memories of Eastern
Pennsylvania Railroading, by Gerard Bernet, Railroad Avenue Enterprises,
2000. More of the beautiful photographs of the Kantner brothers, this time
covering LV, CNJ, RDG, E-L (incl. DL&W & ERIE) & PRR.
Northeast
Railroad Scene, The, Vol. 1: The Lehigh Valley, by Bob Pennisi, Railroad Avenue
Enterprises, 1976. A collection of black & white photos, with minimal text
other than captions. Color on covers only. Part of a series on the railroads
that were merged into Conrail.
Railroads in the
Lehigh River Valley, edited by Randolph L. Kulp, Lehigh Valley Chapter,
National Railway Historical Society, 1962. A local history of the CNJ, Chestnut
Ridge, E-L and predecessors, Ironton RR, L&HR, LVRR and predecessors,
Northampton & Bath, PRR, RDG and predecessors, L&NE and predecessors,
Quakertown & Bethlehem RR. Illustrated with b&w photos.
Rails North - Lehigh
Valley Railroad in New York State, Central New York Chapter, National
Railway Historical Society, Inc., 1971. Brief history, black & white photos
mostly from steam era, reproductions of public timetables.
Steam Era of Lehigh
Valley, The, by Chuck Yungkurth, Andover Junction Publications, 1991. High
quality black & white photos, good narrative of the steam years, ending with
the transition to diesels. Page 23 has a chart of all the classes of steam
locomotives used, dates built, and period in service.
Trackside Around
Allentown, PA, 1947-1968 with Arthur Angstadt, by Jeremy F Plant, Morning
Sun Books, 2001. A collection of the color photos of Allentown railfan Arthur
Angstadt,
covering LV, CNJ, LNE and RDG.
Trackside Around
Buffalo, 1953-1976 with Ray Richards, Reg Button & Devan Lawton, by
Stephan M Koening, Morning
Sun Books, 2001. A collection of the color photos of three Buffalo area railfans,
covering LV, E-L, PRR, B&O, C&O and others.
Trackside Around
Sayre-Towanda-Waverly with Lloyd Hall, by Jeremy F Plant & Bill Caloroso, Morning
Sun Books, 2003. A collection of the color photos of Towanda railfan Lloyd Hall,
covering LV, ERIE, DL&W, E-L, and PRR. Lots of great photos, mostly from the
40s and 50s, including steam in color. Don't expect to see many units in
anything other than clean bright Cornell Red with three black stripes in this
book (only three pages of 1960s - 1970s LV photos)!
Trackside Around
Scranton, PA, 1952-1976 with Edward S Miller, by Chuck Yungkurth, Morning
Sun Books, 1999. A collection of the color photos of Pittston railfan Ed Miller,
covering LV, E-L, D&H and others.
Upstate
Odyssey - The Lehigh Valley Railroad in Western New York, by Mary
Hamilton Dann, Railroad Research Publications, 1997. A history illustrated by
photos, drawings, maps and reproductions of documents. No color.
By
Author and Date
Archer, Robert F:
A History of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad - The Route of the Black Diamond,
Heimburger House, 1977. THE definitive history of the LVRR, from birth to
Conrail. Black & white photos. 372 pages!
Bednar, Mike: Lehigh Valley Railroad - The
New York Division, Garrigues House, 1993. My favorite Lehigh
Valley book. Like the Morning Sun books, arranged westward along the main line,
but with lots of personal commentary and colorful anecdotes about life on
"the Lehigh." Includes Mike's hand drawn interlocking diagrams from
his days as a tower man, and an extensive diesel locomotive roster.
Bednar, Mike: Lehigh Valley Railroad - The
Wyoming and Buffalo Divisions, Garrigues House, 2003. A sequel to Mike's
first LV book, also arranged westward along the main line, with a chapter on the
M&H Branch inserted at the appropriate junction. Like the first book,
contains personal commentary and colorful anecdotes about life on
"the Lehigh," but does not cover these areas in the same depth as the
New York Division book.
Bernet, Gerard: The Hard Coal
Carriers, Volume 1: First Generation Geeps, Railroad Avenue
Enterprises, 1994. In-depth coverage of the GP7s, GP9s & GP18s operated by
LV, CNJ, DL&W, ERIE, E-L & RDG. Mostly black & white photos, only
eight pages of color, counting covers.
Bernet, Gerard:
Anthracite Country
Color, Railroad Avenue Enterprises, 1998. A beautiful
photo book featuring the work of Bruce and Arch Kantner. In addition to the LV,
covers CNJ, PRR & RDG.
Bernet, Gerard: Memories of Eastern
Pennsylvania Railroading, Railroad Avenue Enterprises,
2000. More of the beautiful photographs of the Kantner brothers, this time
covering LV, CNJ, RDG, E-L (incl. DL&W & ERIE) & PRR.
Biery, Thomas A.:
ALCO's To Allentown, The Railroad Press, 1998. A nice collection of color and
black & white photos of railroads in the Lehigh Valley: LV, CNJ, RDG. In
spite of its title, it doesn't concentrate exclusively on ALCo products!
Bossler, Craig T.:
CNJ/LV Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, Morning Sun Books,
1994. Great collection of color photos for modelers, covering most of the LV
equipment of the 1960s and 1970s.
Dann, Mary Hamilton:
Upstate Odyssey - The Lehigh Valley Railroad in Western New York, Railroad
Research Publications, 1997. A history illustrated by photos, drawings, maps and
reproductions of documents. No color.
Ford, Steven &
Hart, Fred: A Color Pictorial of
Northeastern Railfanning, N.J.
International, undated. Photo coverage of LV, CNJ, LNE, RDG, E-L and a few
others. No text, captions only.
Gardner, Ed: Lehigh
Valley Railroad - A Pictorial Review, self-published,
undated. A collection of b&w photos, reproductions of timetables,
advertisements, postcards and other documents, including the music for "The
Black Diamond March and Two Step."
Greenberg, William T Jr &
Fischer, Robert F: The Lehigh Valley
Railroad East of Mauch Chunk, The Gingerbread Stop, 1997. Nice collection of black & white photos
from the 1950s, with lots of maps, interlocking diagrams, excerpts from
timetables, and reproductions of advertisements.
Greenberg, William T
Jr, & Kramer, Frederick A , with Gleichmann, Theodore F Jr: The Handsomest
Trains in the World - Passenger Service on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, Bells & Whistles, 1978. A history, with lots of b&w photos, of
passenger service on the LVRR.
Koenig, Stephan M:
Trackside Around Buffalo, 1953-1976 with Ray Richards, Reg Button & Devan
Lawton, Morning
Sun Books, 2001. A collection of the color photos of three Buffalo area railfans,
covering LV, E-L, PRR, B&O, C&O and others.
Kulp, Randolph L,
ed.: Railroads in the
Lehigh River Valley, Lehigh Valley Chapter,
National Railway Historical Society, 1962. A local history of the CNJ, Chestnut
Ridge, E-L and predecessors, Ironton RR, L&HR, LVRR and predecessors,
Northampton & Bath, PRR, RDG and predecessors, L&NE and predecessors,
Quakertown & Bethlehem RR. Illustrated with b&w photos.
Laux, J P: Lehigh Valley
Railroad Locomotive Development, Anthracite Railroads Historical Society,
1999. A reprint of an LVRR internal document by LVRR's Superintendent of
Motive Power, issued ca. 1935, updated ca.1940. B&W photos. Covers
highlights, not a comprehensive listing.
Marcham, David: Lehigh Valley
Memories - A Tour of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in New York's Finger Lakes
Region, 1941-1959, DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins
County, 1998. A personal memoir of the LVRR from the author's boyhood years.
Well written and illustrated with the author's photos, scans of memorabilia.
Mickey, M &
Warfel, D: Lehigh Valley Railroad
Passenger Cars - Photo and Diagram Book No. 1, ,
Railroad Avenue Enterprises, 1980. Features HO scale reproductions of LVRR
passenger car diagrams & data, black & white photos, color cover photos.
Neubauer, Eric
A: Lehigh
Valley Freight and Passenger Equipment Rosters, Society
of Freight Car Historians, 1996. "Intended to be the first word on Lehigh
Valley freight and passenger cars, not the last." But undoubtedly the place
to start! Comprehensive listings with a little background, no photos.
Pennisi, Bob:
The Northeast
Railroad Scene, Vol. 1: The Lehigh Valley, Railroad Avenue
Enterprises, 1976. A collection of black & white photos, with minimal text
other than captions. Color on covers only. Part of a series on the railroads
that were merged into Conrail.
Plant, Jeremy F:
Trackside Around Allentown, PA, 1947-1968 with Arthur Angstadt, Morning
Sun Books, 2001. A collection of the color photos of Allentown railfan Arthur
Angstadt,
covering LV, CNJ, LNE and RDG.
Plant, Jeremy F &
Steinbrenner, Richard T: Lehigh Valley in Color
3, Morning Sun Books, 1999.
History, maps, loco roster, color photos arranged by era: 1930s/40s, 1950s,
1960s & 1970s.
Plant, Jeremy F
& Caloroso, Bill: Trackside Around Sayre-Towanda-Waverly with Lloyd
Hall, Morning
Sun Books, 2003. A collection of the color photos of Towanda railfan Lloyd Hall,
covering LV, ERIE, DL&W, E-L, and PRR. Lots of great photos, mostly from the
40s and 50s, including steam in color. Don't expect to see many units in
anything other than clean bright Cornell Red with three black stripes in this
book (only three pages of 1960s - 1970s LV photos)!
Serensits, Jaime F.M.:
Anthracite Classics
- Photography of William R. McClellan, The Railroad
Press, 2001. Photo coverage of the LVRR and CNJ, mostly in the late 1950s to
early 1960s. Also covers PRR and RDG.
Steckler, Carl:
Lehigh Valley
Railroad Diesel Paint Schemes (1925-1976), Carl
Steckler, 40 Simms Hill Rd, Dryden, NY 13053, 1993. A complete listing of all the
color schemes used on LV diesels, with a painting history of each locomotive.
Illustrated with b&w photos of one locomotive illustrating each color
scheme. Reprints available from the
author at this address, $30/copy including shipping.
Yanosey, Robert J:
Lehigh Valley in Color, Morning Sun Books, 1989. Color photos with lots of good
commentary, arranged along the main line traveling westward.
Yanosey, Robert J:
Lehigh Valley in Color 2, Morning Sun Books, 1991. More color photos with good
commentary. Arranged as volume 1, but contains more early
photos.
Yungkurth, Chuck:
The Steam Era of Lehigh
Valley, Andover Junction Publications, 1991. High
quality black & white photos, good narrative of the steam years, ending with
the transition to diesels. Page 23 has a chart of all the classes of steam
locomotives used, dates built, and period in service.
Yungkurth, Chuck:Trackside Around
Scranton, PA, 1952-1976 with Edward S Miller, Morning
Sun Books, 1999. A collection of the color photos of Pittston railfan Ed Miller,
covering LV, E-L, D&H and others.