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Re: (rshsdepot) LIE
is there a picture of the Jamaica Central barn at Cedar Manor off Linden
Boulevard ? It is weird realizing the old bus garage I saw all these years
from the train is the old trolley barn...amazing I never figured it
out....maybe I was in the Twilight Zone
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From: <Mrhorn55_@_aol.com>
To: <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) LIE
> Paul
>
> Vincent Seyfried has written eight books on the trolleys of the NY metro
area.
> I talked to Joe Saitta the other day and he is publishing two new books
> written by Vincent. Due date is ?. They will be sold on ebay. The other
books
> listed below are usually available by going to www.bookfinder.com,
www.abebooks.com
> or www.albris.com and searching by author.
>
> Read format of below information as title, author, pages or video,
copyright
> date.
>
> Elevated Lines of Brooklyn - Volume 2 Seyfried, Vincent Video
1956/1977
> Brooklyn Rapid Transit Trolley Lines in Queens County (Volume 7)
Seyfried,
> Vincent F. 92 w/map 1959
> Brooklyn Rapid Transit Trolley Lines in Queens County (Volume 7) Revised
> Seyfried, Vincent F. 88 1998
> Cross Island Line, The - The Story of the Huntington Railroad (Volume 8)
> Seyfried, Vincent F. 142 w/map 1976
> History of the Trolley Lines of Long Island and Manhattan From Horse Car
Days
> to Motorization Seyfried, Vincent F. 113 1949 (Xerox copy
authorized
> by Vincent. see details below)
> New York & Long Island Traction Company (Volume 3) Seyfried, Vincent
F.
> 84 w/map 1952
> New York & North Shore Traction Company (Volume 6) Seyfried, Vincent F.
> 73 w/map 1955
> New York and Queens County Railway and Steinway Lines, The 1867 - 1939
> (Volume 1) Seyfried, Vincent F. 68 1950
> Story of the Jamaica Turnpike and Trolley Line, The (Volume 4 )
Seyfried,
> Vincent F. 27 w/map 1953
> Story of the Long Island Electric and the Jamaica Central Railways, The
1894
> - 1933 (Volume 2) Seyfried, Vincent F. 47 w/map 1951
> Third Avenue Railway System - 1853-1953 - Roster of Equipment (Volume 5)
> Seyfried, Vincent F. 112 w/map 1953
> LIRR, A Comprehensive History - Vol. 1 - South Side RR of L I Seyfried,
> Vincent F. 81 1961
> LIRR, A Comprehensive History - Vol. 2 - The Flushing, North Shore &
Central
> Railroad Seyfried, Vincent F. 154 1963
> LIRR, A Comprehensive History - Vol. 3 - The Age of Expansion 1863-1880
> Seyfried, Vincent F. 204 1966
> LIRR, A Comprehensive History - Vol. 4 - The Bay Ridge & Manhattan Beach
> Divisions - LIRR Operations on the Brighton and Cedar Lines Seyfried,
Vincent F.
> 211 1966
> LIRR, A Comprehensive History - Vol. 5 - The New York, Woodhaven &
Rockaway
> RR - The New York & Rockaway Beach Railway - The New York & Long Beach
RR - New
> York & Rockaway Railroad - Brooklyn Rapid Transit Operation to Rockaway
over
> LIRR Seyfried, Vincent F. 184 1966
> LIRR, A Comprehensive History - Vol. 6 - The Golden Age 1881 - 1900
Seyfried,
> Vincent F. 283 1975
> LIRR, A Comprehensive History - Vol. 7 - The Age of Electrification
1901-1916
> Seyfried, Vincent F. 384 1984
>
> Vincent also wrote another book about trolleys in the metro area, however,
it
> looks like a summary of the above trolley books. It was probably written
> first and then expanded to the above books. It was never published. The
copy I saw
> was in the Queensbrough Library, Long Island reference room, across the
> street from the bus terminal on Merrick Blvd. in Jamaica. It consisted of
> typewritten text and copies of pictures 3 x 4.5 pasted on the facing page
to the text.
> I have purchased copies of all the trolley books and also the LIRR series.
>
> Dick Horn
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> The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
> railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
>
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