Rail transportation has been part of daily life in Reading since the 1830s. Reading Trains and Trolleys portrays the good old days of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway (reorganized as the Reading Company in 1923), the Schuykill Valley Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Mount Penn Gravity Railroad, the Neversink Mountain Railroad, the Reading City Passenger Railway, and the Reading Traction Company. The Reading Railroad gained widespread recognition as a property for sale on the Monopoly board, but the history of trains and trolleys in Reading goes well beyond that iconography. Reading Trains and Trolleys documents the impact of railroad and trolley networks on Reading and adjoining communities, including photographs of the interior of the locomotive shop and the carbarn at Tenth and Exeter Streets, views of the Walnut Street yard before and after the Outer Station was constructed, and views from the Swinging Bridge, which spanned the yard by the Outer Station. The Historical Society of Berks County's collection of rail photographs includes many never-before-published images of diverse scenes in and around Reading.

Trolleycars Frank Sullivan & Fred Winkowski. Subtitled: Streetcars, Trams and Trolleys of North America: A Photographic History. Return to the days of old in this full-color pictorial guide to restored streetcars, double-deckers, trams, and inter-urban railcars. A special section concentrates on the colors, signs, logos, and other graphic devices used worldwide to show destinations, fares, and to advertise products on trolleys all through their early history. Appendix includes a listing of significant museums and collections worldwide. Allof the trolleys and trams featured in this book can be seen at these locations, and in most cases e xcursion rides are offered on short, scenic stretches of track. A nostalgic and fun-filled journey back to the days of the trolleycar. Sftbd., 11x 8 1/2, 128 pgs., 3 b&w ill., 27 color.