East Broad Top Railroad

by Kenneth C. Springirth

Located in central Middlesex County, East Brunswick is a community of more than 40,000 people. Once part of North Brunswick, it broke away and incorporated as a separate entity in 1860. The city has both an agrarian history and well-defined neighborhoods with fascinating architecture and interesting characters; it has been home to nationally known artist J.C. Thom and noteworthy author Henrietta Christian Wright. This once-rural farming community is now a large, suburban township that takes pride in its ethnic diversity and cultural background. In this new addition to the Images of America series, rareimages of this New Jersey township come to life, celebrating the community's rich heritage. Many of the images featured in this collection have been generously contributed by local families and the East Brunswick Museum Corporation.

199 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 6, 2008

Reviews

[Kyle Nieman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very solid history account of the EBT, with tons of great photos of its different eras. This book is about 20 years old now, so there is more recent history with this railroad’s current operation and rebuilding process(with new photo archives/collections being restored and added to the collection). This book has good coverage of the history up to that point and it’s really cool to think that I visited this place all these years later after these pictures were taken.

I really need to go back soon and see all the progress being made there!