Trains Books
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THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY ROLLSIGNS and ANCILLARY
ITEMS - VOL I - BMT and IND LINES from 1914 to the 1970's
A. HARD COVER (casewrap) BLACK and WHITE interior -- Price: $89.95
B. HARD COVER (casewrap) FULL COLOR interior pages -- Price: $169.95
Publisher's Note :
After four years of extensive research and consultation with public transit experts, VOLUME ONE of the
ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY ROLLSIGNS AND ANCILLARY ITEMS
is now available.
The book contains 33 chapters with 360 pages of over one thousand images and photographs. It
presents the first known detailed history in print of every type of rollsign used on the BMT and IND
(including Staten Island Rapid Transit) from 1914 with the BMT STANDARDS through the R-38's into
the 1970's. Also included are the rollsigns and plate signs used in all of the experimental subway and
elevated cars.
Ancillary items include subway marker lights, rollsign boxes, lanterns, train annunciators, station and
platform signage, maps, employee badges, miscellaneous advertisements, station entrance globes,
unification and integration of the BMT and IND, subway car drawings and lesser known signage used
throughout this period.
The intent of this encyclopedia is to preserve in print the now obsolete subway rollsign and some of the
lesser known signage and unknown specialties used on the New York City Subway System for a span of
sixty years. This book captures the forgotten sights that a typical daily New York City Subway rider saw
every time a ride was taken on the subway or elevated lines.
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Brooklyn Manhattan Transit: A History as Seen Through the Company's Maps, Guides and
Other Documents: 1923-1939 -- Price: $24.95
Paperback: 108 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace (September 13, 2011)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
Publisher's Note :
A history of the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation from 1923-1939 as seen through original
source documents such as maps, guides and brochures. Includes full color images of every map and
service guide issued by the company as well as brochures for all of the experimental cars in its roster.
Finally, it includes a map of the BMT trolley and bus routes as well as the service guide the BMT issued
for its bus services. The section on trolleys also includes excerpts from the BMT Monthly describing the
PCC car.
A must-have for anyone interested in the history of the New York Subway System. This book expands
upon the magazine entitled "Mapping the BMT" that was sold at the 2010 Mass Transit and Trolley
Modeler's Convention. The guides are larger and easier to read, the map collection was completed, and
additional material was added.
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Subway Art by Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper 2009 -- Price: $20.00
Publisher's Note :
During the 1970s and 80s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the
environment and the imagination of a generation by documenting the burgeoning New York City graffiti
movement. Now 25 years and more than a half a million copies later, their bestselling book Subway Art
is available in a large-scale, deluxe format heightening the visual impact of their classic images.
With 70 additional photographs, and a fresh introduction and afterword, this collector's edition illustrates
the passion, creativity and resourcefulness of unlikely kids inventing an art form destined to spread
worldwide and spawn the present-day street art movement.
During the 1970s and 80s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the
environment and the imagination of a generation by documenting the burgeoning New York City graffiti
movement. Now 25 years and more than a half a million copies later, their bestselling book SUBWAY
ART is available in a large-scale, deluxe format heightening the visual impact of their classic images.
With 70 additional photographs, and a fresh introduction and afterword, this collector's edition illustrates
the passion, creativity and resourcefulness of unlikely kids inventing an art form destined to spread
worldwide and spawn the present-day street art movement.
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