THE TROLLEYVILLE LIBRARY

CERA BULLETINS - THE STREET RAILWAY REVIEWS

TRACTION HERITAGE MAGAZINES

TRANSPORTATION BULLETINS - OTHER PERIODICALS

CERA BULLETINS

These Bulletins contain short subjects on many traction lines and are of interest due to the time that they were published.

BULLETIN NUMBER	DATE PUBLISHED	CONTENT:
46	JUNE 1943	MARION RAILWAYS (INDIANA) by Willard Hopkins - General Information - Equipment Roster
47	JUNE 1943	GALVESTON-HOUSTON ELECTRIC CO
48	NOVEMBER 1943	ROSTER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY TRANSIT - City and Interurban Cars - Foreword - Rolling Stock of the LVT Company - Cars 137-211; the Saint Louis Group - Cars 800-811; the Jewett Group - Cars 700-711; the Southern Group - Freight Rolling Stock - Miscellaneous Notes - Liberty Bell Route - Signals, Crossing Protection, and Communication - City and Suburban Car Roster
49	NOVEMBER 1943	REPORT OF THE CERA FOR THE FY ENDING 11-43
50	MARCH 1944	EAST ERIE COMMERCIAL RAILROAD by A.V. Johansson - Introductory - Historical - Electric Locomotive Testing Facilities - Testing of Electric Locomotives - Right of Way and Roadway - Catenary Construction - Running Tests on New Locomotives - Special Running Tests - High Current Collection Tests - Low Bridge Current collection Tests - Arcing Tests on third Rail - The Otheograph - Development of 3000 volt Multiple Unit cars - Special Tests Involving Steam Locomotives - Notes on Important Electrifications
51	JULY 1944	CEDAR RAPIDS & IOWA CITY RAILWAY CAR 120
52	JULY 1944	LAKE SHORE ELECTRIC RAILWAY TIMETABLE
53	JULY 1944	SPRINGFIELD SUBURBAN RAILWAY (OHIO) by George W. Hock, Jr. & Bernard J. Kern - Roster of Equipment
54	JULY 1944	EMBLEMS & MONOGRAMS OF ELECTRIC RAILWAYS - Forty-two emblems and monograms
55	AUGUST 1944	ILLINOIS TRACTION CARS 270 & 271 - from the collection of W. C. Janssen
66	FEBRUARY 1947	REMINISCENCES by M.O.Callahan - Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railway - Gallatin Valley Railway - Pittsburg County Motor Car - Hershey Transit Company - Equipment Roster - New South Shore Line Car
67	MARCH 1947	Heavy Snowfall in Milwaukee Fort Wayne Boomer Cars Bluefield (Tri-City Traction) Line Running? Holiday in Lancaster BERA Takes Over Chautauqua Traction
68	APRIL 1947	CARS OF THE NORTH SHORE LINE by George Krambles - Foreword - Drawings - Group 1 – Cars 407-408 - Group 4 – Cars 316-325 - Group 5 – Cars 313-315 - Group 7A - Cars 250-256 - Group 9 - Cars 150-164 - Group 12 – Cars 138-141 - Group 13 – Cars 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81 & 82 - Group 14 – Cars 500-509 - Group 19 – Cars 29-38 - Group 21 – Cars 62, 64-67 - Group 22 – Cars 410-413 - Group 25 – Cars 510-511 - Group 30 - Cars 714-733 (ex. 720, 726, 730) - Group 31A – Cars 415 & 417 - Group 33 – Cars 351-360 - Group 34 – Cars 737-744, 746-751 - Group 35 – Cars 418 & 419 - Group 36 - Car 420 - Group 38 - Electroliner – Cars 801-802, 803-804 - Group 101 – Cars 203-214 - Group 102 – Cars 200-202 - Group 103 – Car 5 - Group 104 – Car 6 - Group 108 – Cars 216-229 - Group 209 – Car 604 - Group 212 – Car 19 - Group 213 – Car 601 - Group 226 – Car 226 - Group 230 – Car 606 - Group 403 – Locomotives 455 & 456 - Group 404 – Locomotive 457 (452 to 454)
69	APRIL 1947	TEXAS ELECTRIC RAILWAY KEWANEE & GALVA LONG ISLAND RIALROAD DOUBLE DECKERS
70	MAY 1947	INDIANAPOLIS TRACTION TERMINAL LITTLE ROCK (ARKANSAS) STREET RAILWAYS - Roster of Equipment
71	JUNE 1947	PRINCETON-BLUEFIELD INTERURBAN TEXAS ELECTRIC PASSENGER CAR ROSTER THE HARMONY ROUTE (PITTSBURGH)
72	JULY 1947	FORT COLLINS MUNICIPAL RAILWAY GEORGIA POWER COMPANY INTERURBANS - Roster of Equipment
73	AUGUST 1947	PCC EQUIPMENT FOR CHICAGO "EL"
74	SEPTEMBER 1947	OKLAHOMA RAILWAY - Roster of Equipment
75	OCT-NOV 1947	MONTREAL & SOUTHERN COUNTIES RAILWAY - by George Krambles - Roster of Equipment

THE STREET RAILWAY REVIEW

The Street Railway Reviews contain short, very detailed subjects on many traction lines or specific pieces of traction equipment and are of great interest to modelers.

REVIEW NUMBER	DATE PUBLISHED	MAJOR TOPIC(S) CONTAINED WITHIN
VOL 1, NO 1	MARCH 1973	CSL AIR DOOR PULLMANS 101-700, PART ONE; NEW YORK RAILWAYS
VOL 1, NO 2	APRIL 1973	WEST FARMS SQUARE (BRONX) 1948; INDIANAPOLIS PETER WITTS; CSL AIR DOOR PULLMANS , PART TWO
VOL 1, NO 4	JUNE 1973	CHICAGO STREETCARS; SAINT LOUIS 1942
VOL 1, NO 5	JULY 1973	THIRD AVENUE RY 300 SERIES CARS; CAR RAILWAYS 19-27 SERIES CARS
VOL 1, NO 6	AUGUST 1973	THE FORT DODGE LINE; MORE SAINT LOUIS 1942
VOL 1, NO 7	1973	CHICAGO AVENUE (CHICAGO); MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC 500 SERIES CARS
VOL 1, NO 8	1973	REGINA MUNICIPAL RAILWAY; BROOKLYN NEAR THE END
VOL 1, NO 9	1973	THE TARS STRAIGHT SIDE CONVERTIBLES (1-100 & 201-300 SERIES CARS)
VOL 1, NO 10	1973	TORONTO REBUILDS (PCC); MORE TARS STRAIGHT SIDE CONVERTIBLES
VOL 1, NO 11	1975	COLUMBUS, OHIO 1942; CSL W SERIES CARS, PART ONE
VOL1, NO 12	1975	CHICAGO, NORTH SHORE & MILWAUKEE LINE CAR 606, PART ONE; CSL W-SERIES CARS PART TWO
VOL 1, NO 13	1975	CHICAGO, NORTH SHORE & MILWAUKEE LINE CAR 606, PART TWO;
VOL1 , NO 14	1975	NEWARK CITY SUBWAY, PART ONE; DAYTON 1942;
VOL 1, NO 15	1975	PHILADELPHIA (TORONTO CARS ARRIVE); CLEVELAND SCENES;
NUMBER 16 VOL 2, NO 4	1976	PG&E SACRAMENTO LINES, PART ONE; NEWARK CITY SUBWAY, PART TWO
NUMBER 17 VOL 2, NO 5	1977	CAPITAL TRANSIT'S 1935 EXPERIMENTAL CARS; PG&E SACRAMENTO CITY CARS, PART TWO
NUMBER 19 VOL 2, NO 7	1978	PHILADELPHIA ROUTE 65; CSL 1800-1999 SERIES CARS

TRACTION HERITAGE MAGAZINES

Traction Heritage contains selections from various issues of the Street Railway Journal. The years of the original journals yield significant facts about the state of electric railways at the time they were written and could be of value to modelers.

VOLUME NUMBER AND DATE PUBLISHED	DATE OF ORIGINAL STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL SELECTIONS	MAJOR SELECTIONS CONTAINED:
VOL 1, NO 1 JANUARY 1968	1905	TOPEKA CITY RAILWAYS RECONSTRUCTION; CHICAGO RAILWAYS 5000 SERIES CARS
VOL 1, NO 2 MARCH 1968	1919	TELEPHONE POLE STANDARDS ELECTRIC FREIGHT HAULAGE IS AN ECONOMIC DUTY WHAT FREIGHT HANDLING ON ELECTRIC ROADS REQUIRES AND COSTS HINTS FOR THE FREIGHT OPERATOR DEVELOPING FEEDERS FOR FREIGHT TRAFFIC STEAM DRIVEN PASSENGER AND BAGGAGE CAR FOR RAILWAY OPERATION BRIDGEPORT WELL PLEASED WITH SAFETY CARS IS THE TROLLEY IN DANGER OF BECOMING EXTINCT? AKRON’S NEW INTERURBAN TERMINAL LIGHT OPEN CARS FOR AMUSEMENT PARK TRAFFIC
VOL 1, NO 3 MAY 1968	1940	CARS REMODELED FOR TODAY’S NEEDS (BIRMINGHAM) TROLLEY BUS HAS RECORD YEAR (SURVEY) IN EVERY PLACE IT’S DIFFERENT (VARIOUS OPERATIONS) THEY CAN TAKE IT (PITTSBUIRGH PCC’S) CURVE CLEARANCE MARKING (SURVEY) CURTAINS FOR OPERATORS (SURVEY) ADS TO SELL TRANSIT ANYWHERE (EVERYWHERE) THIRD AVENUE SYSTEM TO GO ALL-BUS (NEW YORK CITY) 80,000,000 MILES PROVE THEIR WORTH (PCC’S) MODERN EQUIPMENT HELPS MEET EMERGENCY CONDITIONS (INDIANAPOLIS) NEWS PHOTOS FROM EVERYWHERE SUGAR, PINEAPPLES AND SAILORS (HONOLULU) AUTOMATIC INTERLOCKING (PITTSBURGH) P.E. STARTS NEW STREAMLINERS (LOS ANGELES) BUILDING SALES APPEAL INTO 15 YEAR OLD STREETCARS (PHILADELPHIA) TROLLEY BUS ON STILTS (DETROIT) REBUILDING FOR TOMORROW (LEHIGH VALLEY TRANSIT) WASHINGTON MODERNIZES CARS EXHIBIT OF ELECTRIC RAIL CARS (NEW PCC’S) FOR THE DURATION (BRITISH WAR CONDITIONS) MODERNIZING THE RAIL LINES (NEW CARS OF 1939)
VOL 1, NO 5 SEPT 1968	1913	THE BEST OF THE CONVENTION ISSUE - DESIGN OF CITY CARS - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT - ELECTRIC RAILWAY SIGNALING - SELF-PROPELLED CARS
VOL 1, NO 6 NOV 1968	1925	WOODEN TRESTLES ELiMINATED ON LAKE SHORE ELECTRIC NEW CARS FOR UNION TRACTION ELECTRIC RAPID TRANSIT INAUGURATED ON STATEN ISLAND A RADICAL DEPARTURE IN BUS DESIGN EL PASO HONORS ALVES DIXON PERMANENT TRACK FEATURES REHABILITATION IN WISCONSIN CITIES SIMPLE ARTICULATED CAR BUILT FOR CHICAGO SURFACE LINES RAILWAY STARTS INTERSTATE BUS LINE REGULATING 2200 TRAIN MOVEMENTS A DAY BUFFALO & ERIE CARS HAVE NOVEL FEATURES TOURIST BUSINESS INCREASED 20% ON WASHINGTON-VIRGINIA RWY STANDARDIZING ROLLING STOCK IN PITTSBURGH SPANISH ARCHITECTURE FEATURED IN NEW CORAL GABLES CAR FREIGHT BUSINESS IMPROVES INTERURBAN’S OPERATING RATIO BUILDING UP REVENUE FROM ODDS AND ENDS OF REAL ESTATE PICK-UP AND DELIVERY FREIGHT SERVICE PROVES PROFITABLE
VOL 2, NO 1 JANUARY 1969	1911	NEW EXPRESS CARS FOR THE OLD COLONY RAILWAY NEW SOUTH BEND SHOPS OF MURDOCK LINES MOTOR TOWER WAGONS FOR UNION RWY, NEW YORK NEW PAY-WITHIN CARS AT BOSTON PROPOSED RELIEF FOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN NEWARK NEW STEEL CARS OF LONG ISLAND R.R. PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER CAR SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE BUILDING AND CARHOUSE FOR DENVER NEW PAYE CARS FOR BALTIMORE TERMINAL IMPROVEMENT OF OHIO ELECTRIC AT DAYTON BUSINESS AND OFFICE CAR OF MICHIGAN UNITED RWYS SOUTHERN PACIFIC ELECTRIFICATION AT OAKLAND BUFFALO NEAR-SIDE SINGLE PLATFORM CAR GASOLINE MOTOR CAR FOR ALASKA WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE & ANNAPOLIS 1200 VOLT OPERATION ELECTRIFICATION OF THE SALE LAKE & OGDEN R.R. NEW / SEMI-CONVERTIBLE CAR FOR COFFEYVILLE, KS
VOL 2, NO 4 JULY 1969	1921	THE CAR AS A TRANSPORTATION SALESMAN DEVELOPING A FREIGHT BUSINESS SOME RECENT INTERURBAN CAR DESIGNS TROLLEY FREIGHT & MOTOR TRUCK CUSTOMERS TENDENCY IN TRAIN OPERATIONS BALTIMORE’S NEW TYPE SAFETY CARS SINGLE PHASE TO AUTOMATIC SUBSTATION NEW CARS FOR TEXAS ELECTRIC RWY REPAIR SHOPS REBUILT IN WINNIPEG DEAD MILEAGE PAYS FOR NEW CAR STORAGE SPECIAL SNOW FIGHTING EQUIPMENT DIXIE TERMINAL OPENED DOUBLE TRUCK CARS FOR MILWAUKEE CHANGING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT HAND OPERATION NEW CARS FOR THE FRANKFORD “L” (PHILADELPHIA) ROTARY SNOW & ICE DIGGER POSITIVE STOP CROSSING GATES ATTRACTIVE ELAVATED STATIONS
VOL 2, NO 5	1895	THE PEOPLE’S TRACTION CO., PHILADELPHIA DOUBLE TRUCK VS SINGLE TRUCK CARS A REVERSIBLE SNOW PLOW (LANCASTER, PA) A HOME BUILT SNOW PLOW (SPOKANE, WA) A CHANGE OF TERMINALS FOR SAN FRANCISCO NEW POWER STATION & CAR HOUSE FOR NEW YORK HANDSOME PRIVATE CARS (PHILADELPHIA & NEW JERSEY) NEW TOWER WAGON (BALTIMORE) THE STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM OF BOSTON THREE MAIL CARS (PHILADELPHIA, BOSTON & CHICAGO) THE STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM OF HARTFORD THE STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM OF ST. LOUIS NEW CONVERTIBLE CAR (DAYTON) MAIL & EXPRESS CAR SERVICE IN CALIFORNIA (OAKLAND) ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION ON MT. HOLLY BRANCH OF PRR NEW INTERURBAN – WELLSTON & JACKSON BELT LINE TORONTO DOUBLE TRUCK CAR STREET RAILWAY STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES
VOL 6, NO 6 NOV 1973 NUMBER 36	1906	WINONA INTERURBAN RAILWAY (IN) ATLANTIC CITY & SHORE LINE (NJ) WEST JERSEY & SEASHORE (NJ) FT. WAYNE & WABASH VALLEY TRACTION CO. (IN) SURFACE EXPRESS SERVICE FOR PITTSBURGH PHILADELPHIA RAPID TRANSIT TOWER CAR KINGSTON CONSOLIDATED RR (NY) BRIDGES OF SOUTH BEND & SOUTHERN MICHIGAN RY TRACK DEPARTMENT OF DETROIT UNITED RWYS ROLLING STOCK FOR THE SPOKANE & INLAND RWY SCENIC LINES IN ITHACA (NY) STEEL UNDERFRAME CARS FOR BOSTON
VOL 8, NO 5 SEPT 1975 NUMBER 47	1911	LATEST TYPE OF PASSENGER CAR FOR McKINLEY SYSTEM SLEEPING AND PARLOR CAR SERVICE ON ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM MEETING WITH CERA STANDARDIZATION COMMITTEE VENICE POWER STATION OF ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM LONG JOURNEY OF ILLINOIS TRACTION OFFICE CAR NEW CARS FOT THE ARKANSAS VALLEY INTERURBAN PREPAYMENT CARS FOR KEY SYSTEM ELECTRIC TERMINAL ARCADE FOR OKLAHOMA RAILWAY OPERATION OF NEARSIDE CARS IN PHILADELPHIA SEMI-STEEL CARS FOR HOUSTON, TX
VOL11, NO 2 MARCH 1978 NUMBER 62	1937	TRANSIT EVENTS OF 1936 IN PICTURES EXHIBIT OF MODERN EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE METHODS IN MEMPHIS NEW YORK, WESTCHESTER & BOSTON GEORGIA LINE CAR SAN FANCISCO BAY BRIDGE ARTICULATED CARS BALTIMORE’S STREAMLINERS INIDANAPOLIS LAYS OUT PERFECT SHOPS CHICAGO GETS NEW CARS – MORE RIDERS BOSTON READY FOR MORE TROLLEY BUSES BIG SEND OFF FOR LOS ANGELES CARS MORE NEW PCC CARS FOR PITTSBURGH SPAN WIRES ON HILLY STREETS MODERNIZATION IN SAN DIEGO NEW CARS ON THE DELAWARE RIVER BRIDGE TROLLEY GUARDS FOR GRADE CROSSINGS
VOL 12, NO 1 JANUARY 1979 NUMBER 67	1928	THI&E ADDS ANOTHER LOCOMOTIVE CINCINNATI COMPLETES A MODEL CAR SHOP GARY CARS REVAMPED INTO SNOW FIGHTERS SHORT INTERURBAN BACKBONE OF BUS SYSTEM (TULSA) ILLINOIS VALLEY CARHOUSE & GARAGE EXPANDS CLEVELAND ARTICULATED CARS RECENT STEPS IN CAR DEVELOPMENT NEW CARS FOR: PHOENIX, GARY AND WILMINGTON (PLANS/SPECS) WEED FIGHTING ON THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC HAVANA CARRIES ON VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER AWARDED COFFIN PRIZE NEW GARY CARS INCRREASE RIDING
VOL 12, NO 3 MAY 1980 NUMBER 75	1906	OHIO RIVER ELECTRIC RAILWAY SYSTEM AND ITS NEW EQUIPMENT TOLEDO & CHICAGO INTERURBAN RAILWAY SINGLE PHASE EQUIPMENT FOR THE WB&A PRIVATE CAR FOR THE DETROIT UNITED RAILWAYS NEW ALL-STEEL CARS A NEW STEAM MOTOR COACH LOWELL & FITCHBURG RAILWAY NEW OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC RAILWAY PROPERTIES PHILADELPHIA & WEST CHESTER REHABILITATION LACKAWANNA & WYOMING VALLEY RAILROAD HAULING FREIGHT ON THE INTER-URBAN RAILWAY

TRANSPORTATION BULLETINS

Transportation Bulletins were publications of the Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc. of the National Railway Historical Society. They contain detailed articles about various small interurban lines. These articles contain significant facts about the state of electric railways at the time they were written and could be of value to modelers.

VOLUME NUMBER AND DATE PUBLISHED	CONTENTS:
Number 63 May-June-July 1960	The Beginning of the Old Colony Street Railway - Brockton Street Railway Company (MA) [Including East Side Railway Co., Whitman street Railway Co., Brockton & Holbrook Street Railway Co., Rockland & Abington Street Railway Co., Bridgewater, Whitman & Rockland Street Railway Co., Taunton & Brockton Street Railway Co., Brockton, Bridgewater & Taunton Street Railway Co., Brockton & East Bridgewater Street Railway Co., Boston, Milton & Brockton Street Railway Co., New Bedford, Middleboro & Brockton Street Railway, Co.] by Carlton E. Tucker
Number 64 Aug-Sept 1960	The Bay State Street Railway (MA) by O. R. Cummings
Number 65 October 1960 - July 1961	Metropolitan Transit Authority, Boston, MA - Riverside line Extension, 1959 by Edward Dana
Number 66 August 1961 - July 1962	Norfolk & Bristol Street Railway Company (MA)
Number 67 August 1962 - February 1963	The Haverhill, Georgetown & Danvers Street Railway, The Georgetown, Rowley & Ipswich Street Railway, 1900-1906 by O. R. Cummings & Gerald F. Cunningham
Number 68 Mar-Sept 1963	Taunton Street Railway Company Taunton Division, Old Colony Street Railway Co. and independent lines operating in Taunton, MA by Carlton E. Tucker
Number 69 October 1963 - Nov 1964	Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company Open and Closed Cars Rebuilt or Retained by O. R. Cummings
Number 70 December 1965	Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company Snow Fighting Equipment by O. R. Cummings
Number 71 Jan-Mar 1965	Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company The 6000 and 7000 Class Cars by O. R. Cummings
Number 75 July-Dec 1967 Jan-Dec 1968	The Story Behind the “Bridge of Flowers” – the Shelburne Falls and Colrain Street Railway Company
Number 78 Sept 1970 - Dec 1971	Plattsburgh Traction Company Plattsburgh, New York 1895-1929 by Roger Borrup
Number 85 July-Dec 1978	Whaling City Trolleys The Union Street Railway by O. R. Cummings

OTHER PERIODICALS

These various other periodicals contain short subjects on many traction lines and are of interest due to the time that they were published. They are arranged by date of publication.

PERIODICAL	ISSUE	MAJOR TOPIC(S) CONTAINED WITHIN
Pennsylvania Traction	January 1963	Greyhounds - PRT Double Truck Open Cars; PRT Route 8
Pennsylvania Traction	July 1964	Early Brill Trucks; PRT Routes 17 & 18

UPDATED 5-8-07