Parlor Car Enterprises Railroad Chrome Postcard Checklist
Another very nice and modestly sized series by the late Henry C. Butz of Netcong, New Jersey. The exact number of postcards in the series is yet to be determined but appears to be perhaps no more than 100. The emphasis of the series is on eastern railroad operations. Action photography predominates although there are a couple of roster-style shots and a couple of in-service urban streetcars. Coverage dates from the mid-1960s through circa. 1990.
Postcards are regular sized on quality card stock and are printed in Canada. All are numbered using the prefix PCE for Parlor Car Enterprises. All images are identified as to photographer and production date; some later images credit Aron Blum rather than Henry Butz. Their relationship, if any, is unknown to me. All postcards in the series are now out of print but may frequently be found on-line on EBAY, BIDSTART or similar services (although not usually identified by series) or at postcard shows. Names of railroads and other key words from my checklist should assist in searching.
Number | Railroad | Location | Description | Date |
PCE- 1 | PC | NY: Hastings | P-Motor on Point of AMTRAK Train No. 75 | 1971 |
PCE- 2 | PC | NY: Port Chester | Passenger Train: The Colonial | 1972 |
PCE- 3 | AMTRAK | OH: Cincinnati | Passenger Train: The George Washington | 1986 |
PCE- 4 | AMTRAK | NY: Cold Spring | Passenger Train: No. 72 | 1974 |
PCE- 5 | AMTRAK | NY: Peekskill | Passenger Train: Empire State Express | 1977 |
PCE- 6 | AT&SF | IL: Chicago | Passenger Train: The Texas Chief | 1971 |
PCE- 7 | B&M | MA: Ayer | Diesel Mainline Freight Train | 1973 |
PCE- 8 | CP | BC: | Passenger Train: Canadian | 1976 |
PCE- 9 | CRI&P | IL: Chicago | 1971 | |
PCE-10 | D&H | NY: Oneonta (Nr) | U-30C #707 on Southbound Freight | 1974 |
PCE-11 | E-L | NY: Waldwick | Diesel Commuter Train | 1970 |
PCE-12 | E-L | NY: Maybrook | F-7A #7134 | 1972 |
PCE-13 | E-L | NY: Sparrowbush | Diesel Mainline Freight Train | 1974 |
PCE-14 | E-L | NJ: Hoboken | GP-7's on Train From Port Jervis | 1974 |
PCE-15 | IC | IL: Chicago | The Governor's Special dp Central Station | 1971 |
PCE-16 | L&N | IL: Chicago | Passenger Train: No. 3 | 1971 |
PCE-17 | METRO-NORTH | NY: Montrose | FL9 on Commuter Train | 1982 |
PCE-18 | ||||
PCE-19 | SOUTHERN | NC: Greensboro | Passenger Train: Piedmont Limited | 1975 |
PCE-20 | UP | WY: Borie | Diesel Mainline Freight Train | 1981 |
PCE-21 | E-L | NY: Campbell Hall | Quartet of Alco RS's on Westbound Freight | 1971 |
PCE-22 | NJ: Newark | Newark City Subway | 1975 | |
PCE-23 | CNJ | NJ: Cranford | Diesel Commuter Train | 1972 |
PCE-24 | L&HR | NY: Warwick | Alco C-420's (2) | 1974 |
PCE-25 | AMTRAK | MT: Havre | Passenger Train: Empire Builder | 1973 |
PCE-26 | B&O | WV: Harpers Ferry | Diesel Mainline Freight Train | 1973 |
PCE-27 | CN | AL: Jasper | Passenger Train: Rupert Rocket | 1972 |
PCE-28 | CB&Q | IL: Chicago | E-9 #9992 in CB&Q Coach Yard Between Runs | 1971 |
PCE-29 | CC&P | IL: Munger | TOFC Train #10 - Council Bluffs to Chicago | 1987 |
PCE-30 | CONRAIL | NJ: Ridgefield Park | Diesel Mainline Freight Train | 1977 |
PCE-31 | D&H | NY: Watervliet | Inside DH Colonie Shops | 1971 |
PCE-32 | D&H | NY: Afton | Passenger Train: Susquehanna Valley Special | 1973 |
PCE-33 | E-L | NJ: Waldwick | Passenger Train: Hoboken to Port Jervis | 1974 |
PCE-34 | E-L | NJ: Hillsdale | Passenger Train: Hoboken to Spring Valley | 1971 |
PCE-35 | E-L | NJ: West End Int. | Diesel Freight - Electric Commuter Train Meet | 1974 |
PCE-36 | E-L | NY: Port Jervis | RS-3 #931 on Turntable Track in Winter Snow | 1971 |
PCE-37 | LIRR | NY: Montauk | Century 420 #211 & Coaches Between Runs | 1969 |
PCE-38 | L&N | MS: Pascagoula | L&N Extra Freight Skirts Gulf of Mexico | 1972 |
PCE-39 | ||||
PCE-40 | NH | NY: Bronx | Passsenger Train: The Owl | 1966 |
PCE-41 | PC | NJ: South Amboy | MP-54 Commuter MU's | 1974 |
PCE-42 | ||||
PCE-43 | SEPTA | PA: Philadelphia | Route 23 Trolley #2789 | 1970 |
PCE-44 | RDG | NJ: Newark | Passenger Train: Crusader | 1974 |
PCE-45 | NYS&W | NY: Southfields | Train NTV-4 Sealand Double Stack Container Train | 1986 |
PCE-46 | CNJ/B&O/PC | NJ: Elizabeth | Three Railroads' Activity | 1969 |
PCE-47 | AMTRAK | NY: Manitou | Passenger Train: Lake Shore Limited | 1990 |
PCE-48 | AMTRAK | NY: Peekskill | Passenger Train: Water Level Express | 1974 |
PCE-49 | AMTRAK | NJ: Princeton Jct. | Passenger Train: Minute Man | 1977 |
PCE-50 | ||||
PCE-51 | ||||
PCE-52 | CONRAIL | CT: New London | GP-35 #2337 on Local Freight | 1980 |
PCE-53 | D&H | NY: Whitehall | Alco RS-3 #1508 Works the D&H Yard | 1975 |
PCE-54 | ||||
PCE-55 | D&RGW | CO: Minturn | Freight Train | 1989 |
PCE-56 | ||||
PCE-57 | E-L | PA: E. Stroudsburg | C-424 #2401 w/Caboose Between Runs | 1973 |
PCE-58 | ||||
PCE-59 | ||||
PCE-60 | ||||
PCE-61 | METRA | IL: Chicago | Commuter Train at Wolf Point | 1989 |
PCE-62 | ||||
PCE-63 | ||||
PCE-64 | ||||
PCE-65 | ||||
PCE-66 | NYS&W | NY: Warwick | SUSQ Dash 8's Power Stack Train on CR Track | 1989 |
PCE-67 | ONT NOR | ON: North Bay | Passenger Train: Northlander | 1990 |
PCE-68 | PC | NY: Syracuse | #6545 Leads Freight Out of Dewitt Yard wb | |
PCE-69 | PRR | NJ: S. Elizabeth | Two GG-1s Power Southbound Freight | 1967 |
PCE-70 | ||||
PCE-71 | ||||
PCE-72 | ||||
PCE-73 | ||||
PCE-74 | VIA | ON: Brockville | Passenger Train: The Lakeshore | 1980 |
PCE-75 |