Audio-Visual Designs Information

Founded in 1964 by the late Carl H. Sturner, Audio-Visual Designs has been a leader in providing high quality railroad image products for almost 40 years. For over thirty years the business was located in Earlton, NY. The name was derived by the products sold at the time -- audio sound tracks of trains as well as visual items (post cards, books and calendars). The first All Pennsy Calendar was published in 1966 and for many years used exclusively the photos of Don Wood, a long time friend of Carl’s. In the late 80’s, Carl started showcasing other photographers’ work as well. Railroad Christmas cards were added to the line of products early on and with a few exceptions feature real photo’s of trains. Three railroad books have been published by Audio-Visual Designs: I Remember Pennsy, Locomotives in My Life and The Unique New York and Long Branch, all of which were projects worked on by Carl and Mr. Wood. Audio-Visual Designs has also published books for other non-railroad related organizations. By the time of his untimely passing in 1995, Carl had grown Audio-Visual Designs into an established icon in the railfan community -- providing an enjoyable aspect of both the railfanning and model railroading hobbies.