Pemberton and Hightstown by John Brinckmann Hard Cover SIGNED

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Pemberton and Hightstown by John Brinckmann Hard Cover SIGNED
Pemberton and Hightstown by John Brinckmann SIGNED
A chroncile of railroading through the Farm Belt of New Jersey
Hard Cover
234 pages
Copyright 1987
CONTENTS
Acknowledgementsvi
Bibliographyvii
Prologue1
1In the Beginning: Camden & Amboy3
2'Way Down In Egypt Land'8
3Eastward Ho!13
4Paper Railroads15
5Wrong Way Railroad19
6The Call Is Heard21
7Upstart Greets the Mighty23
8Rails Across the Ridges30
9The Grand Excursion37
10Getting Into 'Training'44
11The Amboy Years48
12Paper Fantasy53
13The Kinkora Connection56
14Pennsy Generation60
15Tolerating a Loser66
16Cut Off74
17Union For Transportation79
18Short Line Genesis82
19A Wisp of Sunshine89
20Six Year Test92
21New Egypt: Resort and Railroad Town100
22Golden Times108
23The Ice Age Cometh116
24Reveille At Dix122
25Never the Same Again132
SPECIAL PICTORIAL
26'Doodlebugging'137
27The Great Milk Race141
28Glory's End146
29The Big Umbrella150
30Low Key Railroading153
31Almost Extinct164
32Reprieved!174
33War and Peace180
34Fred Johnson's Domain187
35Celebrated Fifty-Two Forty-Four192
36Sundown200
37Going Out Together203
38Encore211
SECOND PICTORIAL SECTION
PROLOGUE
The great names in American railroading are becoming increasingly mortal as we move into final years of the twentieth century. Gone are such exalted titles as New York Central, Erie, Lackawanna, Jersey Central, Lehigh Valley, Reading and once proud Pennsylvania- bearer of that famous byline "Standard Railroad of the World" - which predominated as the second party in this dissertation. All left marks of achievement widely recorded in history. Less heralded are obscure short lines-some so unpublicized that knowledgeable followers in the field often discredited their recent existences.
Take the rural trackage which once linked communities of Pemberton and Hightstown. Accepted is the fact that its longest operator in period of years-the Union Transportation Co.-did close a steam era with the very last unit of a once abundant Pennsylvania Railroad fleet, additionally ending its use in workaday New Jersey service. Few appreciate that this line witnessed several important rail developments or that its first owner or succeeding operator profited exceedingly well over a 109-year span. In fact, technically terminated by the start-up of Consolidated Rail Corp. - "Conrail" - UT was the only New Jersey rail operator to exit the field with money in its corporate pocket. This was no accident, for the match of farmer-operator wits against the mighty in rail officialdom makes interesting reading.
One may become amazed or appalled at the extent of content extolling a mere 25-mile line. Once underway, so much pertinent material developed that the writer became hard-pressed to reduce size without losing supportive details. Original documents furnished by Mrs. Mary Meirs Wygant, great-granddaughter of a founder and by the Francis family who retained the operator's heritage, form its basis. Additional recoveries from newspapers, correspondence, other written or printed materials and the words of many gracious individuals helped bind this into a substantiated presentation.
Another valued asset has been a shared interest in the subject with Robert E. Farrell of Pemberton. Relatively new to the railroad field, (he was not yet photographing trains when the Pemberton "Zephyr" ran its last on April 25, 1969) Bob has nevertheless amassed a vast central and south Jersey collection using his own camera and by acquisition. Together we enjoyed many activities and "finds" in Pemberton and Hightstown country.
The writer takes a new approach to dispensing railroad history by alternating from board room decisions to happenings aboard the trains and in communities through which they ran. There will be action from pens of New Jersey celebrities, exhilerations of three opening occasions, the defenses and assertations of short line management and behind the scenes responses of leaders from three companies as they plot the destiny of this tiny enterprise. In short, few references remain unfounded to confirm a most unusual situation.
Having embraced the Tuckerton Railroad as the Garden State's most fascinating short line due to strategic location and exposure to the multitudes traversing its high - speed seashore route, the writer hopes you will mutually agree that this one was its most unique.
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