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New Jersey Southern RR and connections. The New Jersey Southern Railroad was a railroad that started in 1854. It would continue under this name until the 1870s as a separate company and the lines that it had constructed or run continued to be run in the New Jersey Southern name until the early 2000s.
JP Rail, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation doing business as SRNJ, [2] operates tracks in the Winslow area that originally belonged to the New Jersey Southern Railroad, and which were later acquired by the Central Railroad of New Jersey (in the 1880s) and subsequently Conrail (1976) and the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT; 1984). [3]
Pennsylvania and New England Railroad: Southern New Jersey Railroad: 1937 1940 N/A Speedwell Lake Railroad: 1904 New Jersey and Pennsylvania Railroad: Squankum and Freehold Marl Company: PRR: 1868 1879 Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad: Staten Island Railroad: SIRC B&O: 1971 1991 N/A Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad: B&O: 1880 1899
Famous Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman spent time in South Jersey during her time of helping slaves escape to freedom.
Camden, New Jersey, U.S. Reporting mark: PRSL: Locale: New Jersey, U.S. Dates of operation: 1933–1976: Predecessor: West Jersey and Seashore Railroad and Atlantic City Railroad: Successor: Conrail (1976-1999); now Norfolk Southern and CSX (both since 1999) Technical; Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Length: 413 ...
On January 12, 1883, the southern section of the second transcontinental railroad line was completed as the Southern Pacific tracks from Los Angeles met the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway at a location 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the Pecos River near Langtry, Texas.
Finally, on October 26, 1985, the Whippany Railway Museum had its grand opening. [citation needed] The museum has continued to flourish at its Whippany location, as well as expanding its collection of New Jersey railroad history. In early 2011, the Whippany Museum was recognized for its efforts in the preservation of this history by a ...
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