Writing

Writing is central to Jim’s work. It documents achievements and provides information to guide clients and to inform readers. Research, organization, organizing, applying appropriate techniques in a changing world.

Dr. Ely’s Legacy

Dr. Ely’s Legacy: The Mount Holly, Lumberton and Medford Railroad James Alexander Jr. ©2018 Lumberton Station TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE IN MOUNT HOLLY — LOSS OF LIFE — A HORRIBLE SCENE. — Excerpted from the Mt. Holly New Jersey Mirror. May 26, 1869. A train operated by the Camden and Amboy Railroad, running on […]

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Tocks Island Controversy / Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

The Tocks Island Dam Controversy/ Delaware Water Gap National Rec. Area Following the disastrous flooding on the Delaware River in 1955, the Army Corps of Engineers secured Congressional approval to build a dam just above the Delaware Water Gap, at a location called Tocks Island. The results were equally disastrous, with thousands of people being

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Newsletters and Editorials

Newsletters and Editorials In the course of various assignments, Jim often prepares promotional and editorial materials. Whether it is how-to or policy commentary, Jim endeavors to inform the particular audience. Three examples are available here: Toy Train Organization Electronic Newsletter Making use of an integrated membership management system, Jim has written and managed an ongoing

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Asbury Park, NJ

Asbury Park Back Then Fifth Avenue Bandstand-Pavilion, 1961 Home of Howard Johnson’s and Frank Bryan’s Asbury Park Municipal Band, one of an amazing number of new buildings built in rapid succession, aimed at reviving the city’s beachfront, the economic driver of the city’s progress. In the early to mid 1960s, Asbury Park was on a rapid

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Night Before Christmas

Night Before Christmas at the Railroad Museum A tale of whimsy, perhaps? Christmas Eve… The great Rolling Stock Hall of the Railroad Museum was cold, dark, and silent as Joe completed the first of his nightly rounds. Nothing colder than the cold steel of silent locomotives resting on untraveled track, he thought sadly as he

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