West Jersey Rails Quarterly - 1995 to 2004

West Jersey Rails Quarterly is the official journal of West Jersey Chapter, featuring articles on railroad history, current events, and Chapter happenings. Issued four times per year, WJRQ is printed on coated stock (except Vol. 1, No. 1) in 8½" × 11" vertical format.

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Vol. 10, No. 2 - Winter 2004

  • Military (GI) Railroading with the 706th Railway Grand Operating Division. Cooper, Plenefisch

  • Turner Classic Railroads? Marian

  • Local Scene.

  • Refreshment Car Service on the North Jersey Coast Line. Rosenbaum

  • The Proper Method (Train Orders at Brown Tower). Lee

Vol. 10, No. 1 - Autumn 2004

  • Aldene and the Plan. Albury

  • PRSL Industrial Site Search. Baile

  • Train Time at Tuckahoe. Marian

  • Local Scene.

  • Atlantic City Railroad Takes Part in Camden Civic Celebration (July 1916).

Vol. 9, No. 4 - Summer 2004 (Quantity Limited)

  • Equipment Manipulation (on the CNJ and NY&LB). Hoeft

  • WJC Visit to the Strasburg Railroad. Lewis

  • 2004 Boy Scout Railroading Merit Badge Forum. Burlage

  • Camden's Mysterious Bridge. Stanton

  • The Day the Race Train Faltered.

  • A Third Life. Kozempel

  • Local Scene.

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line. Kozempel.

Vol. 9, No. 3 - Spring 2004

  • Growing Up with the PRSL in Salem. Githens

  • A Ride on the Southern Railroad of New Jersey's Salem Branch. Baile

  • Oldmans Creek Trestle Repair.

  • Townsends Inlet Bridge Watchman. Brazel, Wells

  • “Is this the Train to Easton?” (Cape May Seashore Lines Fantrip 11/1/03). Marian/Farrell

  • NJT's Secaucus Junction. Holtz

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line. Kozempel

  • Local Scene.

Vol. 9, No. 2 - Winter 2003

  • Railroads, Business and Southern New Jersey (Address by Reading President J. A. Fisher, 11/3/53).

  • Tribute to Walter A. Zackon. Vigrass

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line. Kozempel

  • The Frankford Swing. Seidelmann

  • Beaneries. Hoeft

  • Local Scene.

  • Christmas 1925 in Camden. Pardee

Vol. 9, No. 1 - Autumn 2003

  • When the PRR Returned to Hazlet. Rosenbaum

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line. Kozempel

  • Local Scene.

  • PRSL Album (Ertis Photos).

  • Cruising the Corridor. Marian

  • Conrail (CSAO), CSX, and NS Southern NJ Local Freight and Unit Train Schedules.

Vol. 8, No. 4 . - Summer 2003 (Note: Dated "Spring 2003")

  • Millville Headout (Philadelphia & Wildwood RPO). Wentzel

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line. Kozempel

  • PRSL Album - Camden (Samuel Franklin Ertis Photos).

  • Yard Limits. Hoeft

  • Local Scene.

Vol. 8, No. 3 - Spring 2003

  • PRSL Album 1937-1953 (Part I). Etris, Brazel, Wentzel

  • SEPTA Route 15 Trolley. Ciocciola

  • I've Got Heat. Hoeft

  • Bridgeton Branch Wreck of 3/14/1888. Cook

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line. Kozempel

  • Local Scene.

  • PATCO Rapid Transit Extension Assessment. Vigrass

  • Book Review: We Had a Shore Fast Line. Marian

Vol. 8, No. 2 - Winter 2002

  • Why the Cross-County Trolley Was Never Built. Stanton

  • A Dream Fulfilled (Riding CNJ Observation Car 1178). Albury

  • A Mystery Solved (BU Tower in Burlington). Kozempel

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line. Kozempel

  • Local Scene.

  • Conrail Southern NJ Freight Schedules.

Vol. 8, No. 1 - Autumn 2002

  • Over & Under (Bridges on the Atlantic City Line). Long, Wentzel

  • My Golden Years of Railroading. Githens

  • My Trip to Baltimore. Vogel

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line. Kozempel

  • Local Scene.

Vol. 7, No. 4 - Summer 2002 (Note: Dated "Summer")

  • The Atlantic City Railroad Wreck at Winslow Junction. MacDonald

  • Cape May Seashore Lines Heritage Tour. Marian

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line Update. Kozempel

  • Short Cuts. Hoeft

  • Delaware River Bridge Day. Marian

  • Local Scene.

Vol. 7, No. 3 - Spring 2002

  • The Great Atlantic Coastal Storm of March 1962. Cook

  • Camden to Cape May by RDC in a Blizzard. Olden

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line Update. Kozempel

  • Local Scene.

Vol. 7, No. 2 - Winter 2001 (Quantity Limited)

  • PRR L1s Steam Locomotive in South Jersey. Kozempel

  • Recollection of the PRSL in Collingswood. Dyre

  • WJC Tours SEPTA Shops. Farrell, Dawson

  • Snow Duty (on the CNJ Southern Division). Hoeft

  • Light Rail Line Update. Kozempel

  • Local Scene.

Vol. 7, No. 1 - Autumn 2001

  • Salem Scene: the 40-A Drill Crew. Githens

  • Perth Amboy Connection. Rosenbaum

  • Farewell to the Newark PCCs Fantrip. Russell

  • Silver Card Redux: Budd Cars 2001. Marian

  • Local Scene.

  • Light Rail Line Update. Kozempel

Vol. 6, No. 4 - Summer 2001

  • Named Trains of the PRSL and Predecessors. Baer

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line Report. Kozempel

  • The Observation Car: Silver Anniversary. Marian

  • 'Mickey Mouse Rules.' Hoeft

  • Current Events.

Vol. 6, No. 3 - Spring 2001 (Sold Out - PDF 1.8 MB)

  • Silver Cars to the Seashore: The 50th Anniversary Ceremony in Cape May. Marian

  • Memories of the PRSL Bridgeton-Camden Commuter Train. Githens

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line Report. Kozempel

  • Current Events.

Vol. 6, No. 2 - Winter 2000

  • Summers, Seashore Lines and the Sixties: Confessions of a PRSL Block Operator. Magee, Marian

  • A Most Wonderful Picnic. Connell

  • Southern New Jersey Light Rail Line Report. Kozempel

  • Current Events.

Vol. 6, No. 1 - Autumn 2000

  • Dim Prospects: The Delaware River and Atlantic Railroad. Schopp

  • Oldest PRR Coach a Goner.

  • A Ride on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Line. Holtz

  • Beesley's Point Power Plant Tour. Hitzel

  • Current Events.

Vol. 5, No. 4 - Summer 2000 (Sold Out - PDF 5.6MB)

  • My First Trip on the Back Road. Wentzel

  • A Tale of Two Cabin Cars. Kozempel

  • Recollections of Eddie Fell. Long

  • Background on the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Line Controversy. Hoeft

  • Video Review: The Pennsy in New Jersey. Marian

  • Stack Talk. Moran

  • “I Tought Dey Vant Us to Call.” Hoeft

  • Current Events.

Vol. 5, No. 3 - Spring 2000 (Sold Out - PDF 5.5MB)

  • The Florence Branch. Kozempel

  • Middletown & Hummelstown Trip. Connell

  • West Jersey Chapter Financial Report. Sweeney

  • A Day at Hamilton and Rahway with a Train Ride to Matawan. Holtz

  • Video Review: A Century and a Half at Horseshoe Curve. Marian

  • West Jersey Chapter Train Shows. Gilanyi

  • Current Events.

Vol. 5, No. 2 - Winter 1999

  • Growing up by the Railroad. Long

  • Master Plan Funded for N. J. Transportation Museum.

  • Corrections to Dark Territory - Reprise. Hoeft

  • Current Events.

Vol. 5, No. 1 - Autumn 1999

  • Dark Territory - Reprise. Hoeft

  • On the Way to Cape May. Marian

  • Graybeards Review Lubin Philadelphia Films. Brazel

  • New Jersey Railroad-Related Web Sites.

  • James E. Strates Show Visits South Jersey. Kozempel

  • Current Events.

Vol. 4, No. 4 - June 1999

  • My (Almost) First Ride Behind Steam. Baer

  • Last Run of the Broker from Jersey City. Rosenbaum

  • Something for Everyone. Marian

  • Video Review: PATCO's Lindenwold Line. Marian

  • Current Events.

  • Along the Iron Trail in South Jersey. Schopp

Vol. 4, No. 3 - March 1999

  • Cape May Seashore Lines Reopens Line into Cape May. Magee

  • The Engine Needs a Couple Quarts of Oil. Hoeft

  • New York City Subway Railfan Trip. Vogel, Sweeney

  • More on the C&O Portable Layout. Adams

  • Walkin' Talkin' Cape May Blues. Marian

  • Current Events.

  • Along the Iron Trail in South Jersey. Schopp

Vol. 4, No. 2 - December 1998

  • A Relationship: The C&A, Collingswood, and the West Jersey Chapter. Mountney

  • Chapter Sponsored Film Restoration. Plenefisch

  • Steam Locomotive Usage on the PRSL. Cook

  • My Ride on a Conrail Wayfreight. Baile

  • Atlantic City Observations. Holtz

  • Current Rail Scene in South Jersey.

  • Current events.

Vol. 4, No. 1 - September 1998

  • An Awakening. Kozempel

  • Who Cries for Conrail? Marian

  • Shooting OCS104. Farrell

  • The Wreck of the Blue Comet. Dyre

  • Video Review: Atlantic City Trolley Days. Marian

  • Video Review: Steam in Indian Summer: Vol. II - The PRSL. Marian

  • Friends of the New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Museum. Plenefisch

  • Current Events.

  • Along the Iron Trail in South Jersey.

Vol. 3, No. 4 - June 1998

  • Dark Territory: No Signals, No Blocks, No Radios (Part II). Hoeft

  • Summer Traffic on the ACRR.

  • Current Rail Scene in South Jersey.

  • Current Events.

  • Along the Iron Trail in South Jersey.

Vol. 3, No. 3 - March 1998

  • A Look at the Current Scene. Holtz

  • The Dispatcher is Looking All Over for You Guys. Hoeft

  • Backward Compatibility.

  • United Railroad Historical Society. Plenefisch, Ciocciola

  • Ride till You Drop. Plenefisch

  • Clamtown Sail Car. Bradley

  • An Electric Railway to Atlantic City. Wentzel

  • Current Events.

Vol. 3, No. 2 - December 1997

  • Hanging around the Railroad. Cook

  • Annual Chapter Picnic. Seidelmann

  • Quirks of a Traffic Control System. Hoeft

  • Growing up by the Railroad. Long

  • Along the Iron Trail in South Jersey.

  • Current Events.

Vol. 3, No. 1 - September 1997

  • Dark Territory: No Signals, No Blocks, No Radios. Hoeft

  • Camden & Atlantic Survey.

  • Notes on PATCO Since 1990 to Supplement the Book The Lindenwold Hi-Speed Line. Vigrass

  • “Exchange Prisoners at the 38th Parallel”. Baile

  • Current Rail Scene in South Jersey.

  • Current Events.

Vol. 2, No. 4 - June 1997

  • Camden & Amboy Railroad Ferries. Francis

  • Commuting on the Atlantic City Line. Holtz

  • On the Boardwalk in Atlantic City: The World's Largest Miniature Railway. Pardee, Wentzel

  • Current Rail Scene in South Jersey.

  • Current Events.

Vol. 2, No. 3 - March 1997

  • Quinton Branch. Wentzel

  • Regiosprinter.

  • Memories of the Reading (PRSL). Field

  • Somewhere in the Woods around Egg Harbor City. Hitzel

  • PRR Engine No. 7279. Kozempel

  • Current Events.

Vol. 2, No. 2 - December 1996

  • A Ride on the Cape May Seashore Lines. Holtz

  • From the Trainmaster's Scrapbook. Cook

  • PRSL Passenger Service Discontinuance Dates. Baer, Coxey

  • Along the Iron Trail in South Jersey.

  • Current Events.

Vol. 2, No. 1 - September 1996

  • South Amboy Engine Change. Rosenbaum

  • PATCO from a Different Perspective. Howard

  • Circus Move on the Southern. Hoeft

  • Current Events.

Vol. 1, No. 4 - June 1996

  • A Railfan's Delight. Long

  • Penns Grove Enginehouse Fire. Burlage

  • You Could Look It Up: The Railroad Rulebook (From Metro-North Commuter RR).

  • Along the Iron Trail in South Jersey.

  • Current Events.

Vol. 1, No. 3 - March 1996

  • Conrail Office Car Special Trip. Holtz

  • Current Events.

Vol. 1, No. 2 - December 1995

  • Cape May's Harbor Branch. MacDonald

  • Childhood Memories. Mountney

  • Current Events.

Vol. 1, No. 1 - September 1995 (Quantity Limited)

  • PRSL Work Equipment. Kozempel

  • Demise of the Broadway Limited. Coxey

  • Amtrak No Longer Runs in South Jersey. Hitzel

  • Current Events.