West Jersey Chapter’s August membership meeting was held virtually via Zoom on Monday, August 25, 2025. WJC member Brian Yates presented photos of the Central Railroad of New Jersey from the Chapter’s Francis Palmer Collection. Stations, yards, and locomotives are featured across the system, moving westward from New York City to Scranton, PA. Chapter members fill in additional caption information throughout. Francis Palmer (1901-1993) initially worked as a PRR clerk, using his railroad travel pass to photograph stations all over the railroad’s territory. After being laid off during the Great Depression he left the railroad industry but turned his attention to documenting locomotives and steamships. WJC purchased his photographic collection after his death. You can play a recording of the presentation by clicking on the image or by clicking here. The length of the program is 1:18:19.