The Garbely Publishing Company

02/04/2025

Friday this week is the last day to preorder our new book "Capital Region Rails, Volume 1," which is coming in early March! Get your orders in ASAP at https://store.garbelypublishing.com/capitalregion1/

01/17/2025

Born partially from discussions following our 2022 book "Delaware & Hudson: The Final Years: 1968 to 1991," the new Delaware & Hudson Railway Historical Society is ready to roll with a major project right out fo the gate! Learn more or join today at www.DelawareHudson.org and get instant access to their newsletter, Discord server, and online archive - which already includes many of the documents we used for our research!

We are proud to announce the existence of our Society with our first major preservation project - D&H RS3 #4085! Our online D&H archive is up and running with over 1,700 items already accessible, and the first articles in our digital newsletter, the "Champlain Shield," are now available to members. Memberships are available exclusively through Patreon and start at just $1/month - learn more or join today at www.DelawareHudson.org!

01/06/2025

We're announcing five brand-new books, all being released in 2025! Preorder your copies of any of these exciting new titles today at https://store.garbelypublishing.com/preorders/ !

12/15/2024

The view from the office window looks a bit different today! We’re out with our Conrail caboose #22130 in support of Operation Toy Train’s last day of 2024 toy collections for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Our nine-car consist is running throughout Orange County, New York today on the Middletown & New Jersey Railroad - come out and donate!

12/14/2024

We’re happy to be out on the road with our caboose today supporting Operation Toy Train on THE NEW YORK, SUSQUEHANNA AND WESTERN RAILWAY CORP. in northern New Jersey! We’ve already collected over 14,000 toys today for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation!

11/16/2024

GPCo is pleased to announce that it has traded cabooses with The Conrail Historical Society!

On September 6, 2024, GPCo donated former Conrail N21 bay window caboose #21292 to The CRHS, and in turn purchased The CRHS's former Conrail N20 wide vision caboose #22130. In the intervening two months, GPCo staff have completely restored the exterior of the #22130 to its 1976 Conrail paint scheme.

Look for the restored #22130 to make its debut on this year's Operation Toy Train Toys for Tots collection trains on the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway and the Middletown & New Jersey Railroad on December 14th/15th!

Learn more about our new caboose at www.erieturntable.org/22130

11/09/2024

10/30/2024

Two new books - the New York Central dining car cookbook and the Conrail caboose maintenance manual - are now in stock and shipping! If you preordered, your order went out today. If you haven't ordered either book yet, grab your copies now at https://store.garbelypublishing.com/ !

10/15/2024

Tomorrow is the last day to get your preorders in for these two upcoming GPCo titles! Order now at https://store.garbelypublishing.com/preorders/

10/04/2024

NEW BOOK - "Conrail Maintenance, Service, and Repair Manual for Cabooses"!! This 11"x17" reproduction of an original manual represents the final form of most Conrail cabooses before they were retired in the late 1980s. A large percentage of Conrail’s cabooses were sold or donated to private individuals, museums, short line railroads, towns or cities, or local businesses. Topics like windows, brake systems, water systems, toilets, and stoves are covered in great detail. Additionally, since Conrail owned so many different cabooses with different features, designs, and manufacturers, entire sections of this book are useful in the maintenance of cabooses from other railroads. Preorders are due by October 15th - grab your copy today at https://store.garbelypublishing.com/CRCabooseManual

10/04/2024

Susquehanna Volume 4 has now arrived and is in stock! If you preordered, your book was shipped earlier this week, and you'll probably have your copy today or tomorrow. If you didn't preorder, grab your copy now at https://store.garbelypublishing.com/nysw4/

Preorders for our forthcoming book on the NYS&W are due by this coming weekend! Grab a copy at https://store.garbelypublishing.com/nysw4/ to ensure your delivery upon its late September or early October release!

10/01/2024

In addition to all of the annual support we provide for Operation Toy Train, we're happy to announce that GPCo's own caboose will be featured on the NYS&W and M&NJ runs on December 14th and 15th to provide much-needed capacity for these growing runs! Come out and see us, and donate a toy to this worthy cause!

Five states, ten railroads, and forty-eight communities - all collecting toys for underprivileged children. Our full 2024 train schedule for November and December is now available with dates, times, and locations at www.operationtoytrain.org/schedule - join us at one of our stops to make a difference for kids in your hometown!

09/17/2024

Only a handful of original New York Central dining car recipes have surfaced in the 56 years since the railroad's demise... until now! We've discovered an original manuscript of a complete New York Central cookbook and are now offering this faithful reproduction. Go on a culinary ride aboard famous trains like the "20th Century Limited" and "James Whitcomb Riley," and prepare the very meals once served to Hollywood royalty while they crisscrossed the nation's steel highways in art deco style. Grab your copy today at www.WaterLevelRoute.com!

08/27/2024

Preorders for our forthcoming book on the NYS&W are due by this coming weekend! Grab a copy at https://store.garbelypublishing.com/nysw4/ to ensure your delivery upon its late September or early October release!

08/20/2024

Before you ask, it's a 2004 Ford Ranger. Visit https://store.garbelypublishing.com/sale/ to help us clear out some older titles and make space for it in the garage!

07/28/2024

We've got a sales table today at the Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society in Middletown, New York. Come say hi and grab some of our latest books!

07/17/2024

THEY'RE HERE! If you preordered, your copies are already out in the mail. We're down to just 74 hardcovers and 18 softcovers remaining in stock - if you haven't ordered yet, grab your copy at www.bigemmabook.com !

07/05/2024

We're happy to announce a new railroad cookbook, being released tomorrow (Saturday, July 6th) at the Rubber & Steel Vehicle & Train Show at the Erie Turntable in Port Jervis, New York! This circa 1938 cookbook is the predecessor to the 1947 version we've already reproduced. The Dining Car Society will be serving up the PRR's cole slaw during the event - grab a copy of this book to get the recipe and make it at home! (If you can't make it to the event, online sales will start later this weekend!)