Central Headlight: Where to write
Posted October 12, 2008

Submitting Material and Articles for Central Headlight
Address all material and articles to the editor, R. L. Stoving, 264 Dartt Settlement Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901-8388. We welcome all submissions, and invite your contributions to our magazine. We cannot emphasize too strongly our continuing need to receive well-researched and well-written feature articles for our magazine, and we urge all of our members to contribute to this effort. Otherwise, there can be no Central Headlight. All submissions become the property of NYCSHS, Inc. and will be held on file for future use.

Address Changes
Send all address changes, at least 60 days in advance of effective date, to NYCSHS Membership, P. O. Box 81184, Cleveland, OH 44181-0184. Address changes must be submitted in the standard USPS format. Please see www.usps.com for details. It is extremely important that you keep the Society informed of your current address, as the USPS will not forward publications, including Central Headlight, which are sent under a bulk mailing permit.
The Society does not remail magazines returned to us on account of a change of address. Members who miss issues on account of failure to notify us of change of address may order replacement copies at the back issue price. See instructions under “Back Issues.”

Back Issues
Address all orders for back issues of Central Headlight to James C. Suhs, Secretary, 17038 Roosevelt Ave., Lockport, IL 60441-4734. The price of back issues is $8.00 per copy, postpaid. Copies of all 2007, 2006, and 2005 issues are available, as well as a limited number of earlier issues. A listing of available earlier issues, 1985-2004, may be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Secretary Suhs at the address given above.

Photographic Listing
Posted October 12, 2008

Listings of the locations of published photographs of specific NYCS equipment or sites is available. These will be sorted from a data base of over 14,000 entries. Inquiries can be accommodated for locomotive sub-classes, equipment lot numbers, specific engine or car names/numbers, towns, cities or stations. Copies of the bibliography, abbreviation list and a preliminary response will be furnished. Send a large #10 SASE with the request to NYCSHS to Kent Singer, 146 Barrington Rd., Pooler, GA 3 1322-9434.

Passenger Car Roster Information
Posted October 12, 2008

Hugh T. Guillaume, 160 Parkledge Dr., Amherst, NY 14226-3925, has reviewed the classification books and microfilm records in the NYCSHS archives and has developed a large data base of NYCS passenger car roster information. He will be pleased to field questions about passenger car numbering and renumbering, rebuildings, etc. However, he must restrict this service to specific questions and must have a road name, car number and/or lot number as a starting point. General questions, such as “Tell me about Big Four diners,” cannot be answered. The time frame of the available data is 1870 to 1968, although the early data is less complete. When requesting this service, please send Mr. Guillaume a stamped self-addressed #10 envelope; otherwise no reply can be made.

The Tack Board
Posted October 12, 2008

Items and questions for “The Tack Board” column should be sent to the editor, R. L. Stoving, 264 Dartt Settlement Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901.

For the Modeler
Posted October 12, 2008

Items and questions directed to the "For The Modeler" column should be sent to: James M. Benedict, NYCSHS, PO Box 374, New Canaan, CT 06840-0374

Classified Ads
Posted October 12, 2008

There is no charge for NYCSHS members for this service for ads of 50 words or less, exclusive of address. Over 50 words, there is a charge of 25 cents per word, per issue. Non-member rate is 50 cents per word per issue, exclusive of address. Items for the Classified Ads column should be sent to the Editor, R. L. Stoving, 264 Dartt Settlement Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901.

NEW! Bound Reprint of the First Five Years
of Central Headlight
Posted October 12, 2008

These issues have been out of print for many years and are sought after by many to complete their Headlight collections. Issues comprise the complete New York Central System Historical Society Central Headlight magazine from 1970 (The society's founding) through the end of 1974. Approximately 160 pages, reprints of the original newsletters, Headlights and articles, embellished with additional color photos. Here are some highlights:

Volume 1 - NYC 800 - HS-1a 4-8-4, P&LE 91st Birthday, M-497
Volume 2 - Inspection Loco Cleveland, Cleveland Union Terminal
Volume 3 - The Mercury, NYC 119 Years Ago, X-660 Rotary Snow Plow Diesel Roster: Pt 1 FM, NYC X-8016
Volume 4 - Motor Car Roster, NYC oval and application, Surviving NYC Steam, 999

$30 plus $5.00 USPS Priority Mail shipping. Ohio residents must include $2.10 in-state sales tax. Get yours now by mailing:

NYCSHS Headlight Reprint
Dept W
17038 Roosevelt Ave
Lockport, IL 60441-4734