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West Jersey and Seashore Railroad

October 28, 2023

The West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (WJ&S) was a Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary in the U.S. state of New Jersey with a connection to Philadelphia. It was formed through the merger of several smaller roads in May 1896.[1] At the end of 1925 it operated 379 miles (610 km) of road on 717 miles (1,154 km) of track; that year it reported 166 million ton-miles of revenue freight and 332 million passenger-miles. The railroad became part of Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in 1933.

West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (WJ&S)
Overview
HeadquartersCamden, New Jersey, U.S.
LocaleCamden and Winslow Junction to Atlantic City and Millville/Cape May, New Jersey
Dates of operation1896–1933
SuccessorP-RSL
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification600 V DC third rail

History edit

 
Electric traction was used on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, 1906

On May 4, 1896, the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) consolidated all its railroads and several smaller properties in southern New Jersey into the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (WJ&S).[1][2][3] This included the West Jersey Railroad, the Alloway and Quinton Railroad, the Camden and Atlantic Railroad, the Chelsea Branch Railroad, and the Philadelphia, Marlton and Medford Railroad.[4] The consolidation was originally scheduled to occur in March 1896. But at a meeting held on March 21, it was agreed that there was not enough time given for proxy votes to arrive from stockholders who were not local to New Jersey; the deadline for proxies was then extended to April 6, 1896.[5] Representatives of each of the constituent lines met on May 2, 1896, and all agreed to the merger, to become effective as soon as paperwork could be filed in Trenton.[1]

The WJ&S, as a subsidiary of the PRR, had two lines coming from its Federal Street Terminal in Camden:

On October 28, 1906, an accident in Atlantic City killed 53 people when a three-car train plunged off an open swing bridge.

Predecessor railroads edit

Camden and Atlantic Railroad edit

 
2-4-4 locomotive John Lucas
 
Card promoting an 1880 excursion on the railroad.

This railroad was granted its charter by the state of New Jersey[6] on March 19, 1852.[7][8][page needed]

The line was built from Camden to Atlantic City via Berlin. In late June 1854, it was completed sans the drawbridge over the thoroughfare outside of Atlantic City; regular passenger service started on July 4, with more than 3,000 people carried on the first day.[9][10] The line proved so popular that the rival 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway, which was chartered in 1876, paralleled its mainline between Camden and Atlantic City.[11]

The railroad sent gangs of men to help fight a massive forest fire, that is estimated to have caused more than $200,000 (equivalent to $6,064,828 in 2022) in damages, in May 1880 with the goal of preventing the fire from reaching Atlantic City.[12]

After some financial dealings in 1882[13][14] that may have involved bribery of a C&A clerk to obtain a list of stockholders,[15] the PRR gained control of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad through its subsidiary West Jersey Railroad on January 1, 1883.

The main line built and operated by the C&A remains in use in the 21st century for passenger service by PATCO and NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line.

West Jersey Railroad edit

The West Jersey Railroad (WJ) opened its books on March 29, 1853, subscribing $250,000 in capital.[16] It was granted its charter by the state of New Jersey on February 5, 1853,[17][7] to build a line from Camden, New Jersey to Cape May, New Jersey. An additional stock subscription of 1,000 shares by one director amounting to $200,000 was made at the company's meeting on May 17, bringing the total subscriptions to $450,000.[18] Surveys of possible routes were made fairly quickly, and the directors of the company met on July 15, 1853, to select the route on which they would build.[19] The line was then built in stages with the backing of the C&A from Camden to Glassboro. The first 8.2 miles (13.2 km) of the line using the abandoned right-of-way built by the Camden and Woodbury Railroad was opened on April 15, 1857; then the extension to Glassboro opened on April 1, 1861, and to Bridgeton on July 25, 1861.[17]

The line was completed in 1863. In that year the WJ directors decided to build a line to Bridgeton, New Jersey, and later build the line from Glassboro to Millville and Cape May. The right of way is now South Jersey/Philadelphia Shared Assets Operations Vineland Secondary freight rail line. The northern section is slated to become the light-rail Glassboro–Camden Line.

Millville and Glassboro Railroad edit

The 22-mile long (35 km)[20] Millville and Glassboro Railroad (M&G) was built by a group of Millville businessmen independently of the West Jersey Railroad. Chartered on March 9, 1859,[21] and incorporated in March 1859, the M&G was completed and opened in October 1860.[7][22][23][24][note 1] The M&G started to build a line from Millville to Cape May, but funds dried up and the line was not completed. It was merged into the West Jersey railroad on April 1, 1868.[27]

Cape May and Millville Railroad edit

In 1863, a group of Cape May County investors[note 2] was granted a charter by the state of New Jersey on March 9, 1863,[27][26] to build the Cape May & Millville Railroad (CM&M). The first trains ran on August 23, 1863.[27] Construction was completed in 1867, with the full line extending 41 miles (66 km).[20] It was leased to the WJ in 1869; and fully merged into the WJ on August 27, 1879.[27][29][note 3]

Salem Railroad edit

The 17-mile long (27 km)[20] Salem Railroad, chartered and incorporated on March 14, 1856,[17] stretching from Elmer to Salem, New Jersey. Construction was completed in 1863, and the Salem Railroad was leased to the WJ on January 1, 1868.[17][7][note 4] The line was fully merged into the WJ on January 1, 1888.[17]

Swedesboro Railroad edit

The Swedesboro Railroad, chartered on February 23, 1866,[27] was built from Woodbury to Swedesboro 10.8 miles (17.4 km)[20] by the WJ. Construction started in 1867, was leased to the WJ on August 17, 1869,[27] opened on September 11, 1869,[27] and was completed in October 1869. It was fully merged into the WJ on January 1, 1888.[27]

Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad edit

 
Share from the Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad Company from October 26, 1886

The Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad was chartered on March 21, 1871, opened on February 23, 1873, leased to the WJ on January 1, 1883, and fully merged on January 1, 1888.[27]

On January 21, 1882, the WJ built a line from the end of the Swedesboro Railroad to Riddleton Junction on the Salem Railroad upon request of agricultural interests in Woodstown. Construction was in February 1883. This effectively gave the WJ two different routes into Salem.

Maurice River Railroad edit

The Maurice River Railroad was built by the WJ to obtain a share of the lucrative Delaware Bay oyster business. Incorporated on June 17, 1887, the 9.76-mile (15.71 km) long line stretched from Manumuskin to Maurice River. It was completed on November 1, 1887.[27] The company was very soon merged into the WJ on January 1, 1888.[27]

West Jersey and Atlantic Railroad edit

In 1879, the PRR directed the WJ to build a line from Newfield to Atlantic City via Mays Landing, New Jersey. After surveys were completed,[30] it was incorporated on November 6, 1879,[31][32] with construction starting the same month.[33] Capital stock was valued at $500,000 (equivalent to $15,703,571 in 2022) at $50 per share.[34] The 34.2-mile long (55.0 km)[35] line was completed on June 16, 1880.[36] This railroad was ultimately leased to the WJ.[8][page needed]

The line was abandoned from Newfield to Mays Landing on December 31, 1958. The segment from Mays Landing to McKee City followed on August 18, 1966.[8] p. 275 In 2003, a portion of the line from Egg Harbor Township to Mays Landing was converted to a rail trail as part of the Atlantic County Bikeway.

Philadelphia Marlton and Medford Railroad edit

This railroad was chartered on January 7, 1880,[17] and incorporated in January 1880, and construction began in April 1880. Trains began operating from Haddonfield to Marlton by July 1881, and began service to Medford on October 11, 1881.[17][note 5] In January 1885 it was operated by the Camden and Atlantic, and later as the Medford Branch of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. The last passenger train ran on September 24, 1927. The Medford Branch was officially taken out of service on November 2, 1931.[38]

The PM&M had stops at Haddonfield, Freeman, Orchard, Springdale, Locust Grove, Cropwell, Marlton, Elmwood Road, Melrose, and Medford. All except Haddonfield, Marlton, and Medford were flag stops.

Delaware River Railroad edit

The Delaware River Railroad (DRR) was incorporated on February 20, 1873, as the Delaware Shore Railroad to build a line from Woodbury to Penns Grove. The line was opened in July 1876, but declared bankruptcy in January 1879 and reincorporated as the DRR.[8][page needed] On April 30, 1900, the WJ&S acquired the DRR.[39] Conrail's Penns Grove Secondary operates along the right of way.

Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines edit

Main article: Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
 
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad lines in red, Atlantic City Railroad lines in purple

On November 2, 1932, the PRR and Reading Company (RDG) merged their southern New Jersey railroad lines into one company, the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL). Duplicative lines were abandoned as part of the consolidation. The PRR had a two-thirds ownership, and the RDG maintained one-third ownership.[8][page needed]

On July 15, 1933, the Atlantic City Railroad (a subsidy of the RDG) leased the WJ&S railroad and joined the PRSL.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Charles K. Landis, the founder of Vineland, New Jersey, is reported to have first seen the area while riding the Millville and Glassboro Railroad in 1861.[25][26]
  2. ^ Benjamin F. Lee, who would later serve as clerk of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1877 to 1897, was elected as the CM&M's Treasurer in 1863.[28]
  3. ^ The Millville Centennial Souvenir book of 1966 says the merger happened on August 29, 1879.[24]
  4. ^ Wilson states that the Salem Railroad was leased to the West Jersey Railroad in June 1868.[17]
  5. ^ A Camden newspaper report suggests that the start of service was on October 17.[37]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "A Railroad Merger - All the Pennsylvania Lines in Southern New Jersey Consolidate". The Morning Post. Camden, New Jersey. May 2, 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Wilson (1899), pp. 359–360.
  3. ^ "Office of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company - Notice to Stockholders". The Times. Philadelphia. April 29, 1896. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Wilson (1899), p. 356.
  5. ^ "The Time Extended". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. March 24, 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "The New Jersey Legislature". Monmouth Democrat. February 12, 1852. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. A bill to charter Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company, was ordered a third reading.  
  7. ^ a b c d Camden Safe Deposit & Trust Co. (June 1, 1933). "60 Years Ago (advertisement)". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ a b c d e Gladulich, Richard M. (1986). By rail to the boardwalk. Glendale, California: Trans Anglo Books. ISBN 0-87046-076-5.
  9. ^ "(untitled)". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 8, 1854. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Upwards of three thousand persons passed over the Camden and Atlantic Railroad ... on Tuesday morning.  
  10. ^ "Philadelphia and Old Ocean". The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer. Wheeling, WV. July 7, 1854. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. Philadelphia is now in direct railway communication with Old Ocean, via the Camden and Atlantic City Railroad.  
  11. ^ Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. pp. 446–447. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.
  12. ^ "(untitled)". The Opelika Times. Opelika, Alabama. May 21, 1880. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.  
  13. ^ "Combative Railroads". The Morning Post. Camden, New Jersey. January 16, 1882. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  14. ^ "The Narrow Way". The Morning Post. Camden, New Jersey. August 23, 1882. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  15. ^ "Camden and Atlantic - What ex-president Freeman has to say about it". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. February 26, 1883. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Mr. Freeman ... mentions particularly the bribery of a clerk in the Camden and Atlantic railroad company's office to furnish a list of stockholders.  
  16. ^ "The West Jersey Railroad". The Baltimore Sun. March 31, 1853. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h Wilson (1899), p. 357.
  18. ^ "West Jersey Railroad". Monmouth Democrat. May 19, 1853. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.  
  19. ^ "Meeting". Public Ledger. Philadelphia. July 16, 1853. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  20. ^ a b c d "(untitled)". The New Bloomfield, Pa Times. December 5, 1871. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.  
  21. ^ Wilson (1899), pp. 357–358.
  22. ^ Garrison, S.A. (November 16, 1860). "Railroad Lines - Millville and Glassboro' Railroad". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. On and after Monday, October 22d, the cars of the Millville and Glassboro' Railroad, will leave daily ...  
  23. ^ "Millville through the decades: 1852-1862". The Daily Journal. Vineland, New Jersey. April 29, 2002. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com. 1859 - Construction begins ... It is completed the following year.  
  24. ^ a b "End Of Era: No More Trains". The Millville Daily. February 10, 1971. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  25. ^ "Ramblin' Round". The Millville Daily. July 17, 1959. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.  
  26. ^ a b Brandt, Del (November 16, 1991). "Millville: Where 'Eagle' landed". The Daily Journal. Vineland, New Jersey. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.  
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Wilson (1899), p. 358.
  28. ^ "Changes in the New Jersey Supreme Court Clerk's Office". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 13, 1897. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.  
  29. ^ "Millville Through The Decades: 1872-1882". The Daily Journal. Vineland, New Jersey. May 13, 2002. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.  
  30. ^ "Home Notes". Evening Journal. Vineland, New Jersey. October 24, 1879. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. The West Jersey and Atlantic City Railroad has been surveyed through to the beach.  
  31. ^ "Railway Record - West Jersey and Atlantic Road". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1879. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.  
  32. ^ "(untitled)". The Morning Post. Camden, New Jersey. November 22, 1879. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.  
  33. ^ "Postal Cards". The Morning Post. Camden, New Jersey. November 24, 1879. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  34. ^ "Facts for Jerseymen". The Times. Philadelphia. November 10, 1879. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.  
  35. ^ "A foreign view". The Morning Post. Camden, New Jersey. January 15, 1880. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  36. ^ "Telegraphic Summary, etc". The Baltimore Sun. June 17, 1880. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  37. ^ "To Be Opened". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. October 13, 1881. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. The new Philadelphia, Marlton and Medford Railroad ... will be opened for regular business on Monday, the 17th inst.  
  38. ^ Daniels, Mike (May 18, 2000). "Marlton considering rebuilding rail station". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.  
  39. ^ (PDF). PRR Research. Philadelphia Chapter Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. January 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-26.

Bibliography edit

  • Gladulich, Richard M. (1986). By Rail to the Boardwalk. Trans-Anglo Books. ISBN 0-87046-076-5.
  • Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Crusader Press. 1980. ISBN 0-937156-02-7.
  • Stroup, John P. (1996). Pennsylvania-Reading Seashores Lines In Color. ISBN 978-1-878887-57-3.
  • Stanton, Robert (2006). The Railroads of Camden New Jersey.
  • Stanton, Robert (2004). Trolley Days in Camden New Jersey.
  • West Jersey Chapter-NRHS (1980). Atlantic City Railroad. LCCN 77-79997.
  • West Jersey Chapter-NRHS (1973). The Philadelphia Marlton and Medford Railroad Co. 1881 - 1931.
  • West Jersey Chapter-NRHS (2007). The Reading Seashore Lines. LCCN 2005936161.
  • West Jersey Chapter-NRHS (1988). The Trains to America's Playground. Morning Sun Books Inc.
  • West Jersey Chapter-NRHS (1983). West Jersey Rails. NRHS.
  • West Jersey Chapter-NRHS (1985). West Jersey Rails II. NRHS.
  • West Jersey Chapter-NRHS (2002). West Jersey Rails III. NRHS.
  • Wilson, William Bender (1899) [1895]. History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co. – via Google Books.

External links edit

  • The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society
  • The West Jersey Chapter of the NRHS

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The West Jersey and Seashore Railroad WJ amp S was a Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary in the U S state of New Jersey with a connection to Philadelphia It was formed through the merger of several smaller roads in May 1896 1 At the end of 1925 it operated 379 miles 610 km of road on 717 miles 1 154 km of track that year it reported 166 million ton miles of revenue freight and 332 million passenger miles The railroad became part of Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines in 1933 West Jersey and Seashore Railroad WJ amp S OverviewHeadquartersCamden New Jersey U S LocaleCamden and Winslow Junction to Atlantic City and Millville Cape May New JerseyDates of operation1896 1933SuccessorP RSLTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeElectrification600 V DC third rail Contents 1 History 2 Predecessor railroads 2 1 Camden and Atlantic Railroad 2 2 West Jersey Railroad 2 3 Millville and Glassboro Railroad 2 4 Cape May and Millville Railroad 2 5 Salem Railroad 2 6 Swedesboro Railroad 2 7 Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad 2 8 Maurice River Railroad 2 9 West Jersey and Atlantic Railroad 2 10 Philadelphia Marlton and Medford Railroad 2 11 Delaware River Railroad 3 Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 6 1 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Electric traction was used on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad 1906On May 4 1896 the Pennsylvania Railroad PRR consolidated all its railroads and several smaller properties in southern New Jersey into the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad WJ amp S 1 2 3 This included the West Jersey Railroad the Alloway and Quinton Railroad the Camden and Atlantic Railroad the Chelsea Branch Railroad and the Philadelphia Marlton and Medford Railroad 4 The consolidation was originally scheduled to occur in March 1896 But at a meeting held on March 21 it was agreed that there was not enough time given for proxy votes to arrive from stockholders who were not local to New Jersey the deadline for proxies was then extended to April 6 1896 5 Representatives of each of the constituent lines met on May 2 1896 and all agreed to the merger to become effective as soon as paperwork could be filed in Trenton 1 The WJ amp S as a subsidiary of the PRR had two lines coming from its Federal Street Terminal in Camden The Main Line to Atlantic City and other shore points via Winslow Junction using trackage rights on ACRR s Cape May Branch to Woodbine Junction and its Cape May line to Ocean City Wildwood and Cape May The Millville Line via Woodbury to Milville and splitting off at Newfield to Atlantic City was electrified with 650 V DC third rail and overhead wire A line branching off at Millville Branches going to Salem and Deep Water Point from Woodbury and Bridgeton from Glassboro On October 28 1906 an accident in Atlantic City killed 53 people when a three car train plunged off an open swing bridge Predecessor railroads editCamden and Atlantic Railroad edit nbsp 2 4 4 locomotive John Lucas nbsp Card promoting an 1880 excursion on the railroad This railroad was granted its charter by the state of New Jersey 6 on March 19 1852 7 8 page needed The line was built from Camden to Atlantic City via Berlin In late June 1854 it was completed sans the drawbridge over the thoroughfare outside of Atlantic City regular passenger service started on July 4 with more than 3 000 people carried on the first day 9 10 The line proved so popular that the rival 3 ft 6 in 1 067 mm gauge Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway which was chartered in 1876 paralleled its mainline between Camden and Atlantic City 11 The railroad sent gangs of men to help fight a massive forest fire that is estimated to have caused more than 200 000 equivalent to 6 064 828 in 2022 in damages in May 1880 with the goal of preventing the fire from reaching Atlantic City 12 After some financial dealings in 1882 13 14 that may have involved bribery of a C amp A clerk to obtain a list of stockholders 15 the PRR gained control of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad through its subsidiary West Jersey Railroad on January 1 1883 The main line built and operated by the C amp A remains in use in the 21st century for passenger service by PATCO and NJ Transit s Atlantic City Line West Jersey Railroad edit The West Jersey Railroad WJ opened its books on March 29 1853 subscribing 250 000 in capital 16 It was granted its charter by the state of New Jersey on February 5 1853 17 7 to build a line from Camden New Jersey to Cape May New Jersey An additional stock subscription of 1 000 shares by one director amounting to 200 000 was made at the company s meeting on May 17 bringing the total subscriptions to 450 000 18 Surveys of possible routes were made fairly quickly and the directors of the company met on July 15 1853 to select the route on which they would build 19 The line was then built in stages with the backing of the C amp A from Camden to Glassboro The first 8 2 miles 13 2 km of the line using the abandoned right of way built by the Camden and Woodbury Railroad was opened on April 15 1857 then the extension to Glassboro opened on April 1 1861 and to Bridgeton on July 25 1861 17 The line was completed in 1863 In that year the WJ directors decided to build a line to Bridgeton New Jersey and later build the line from Glassboro to Millville and Cape May The right of way is now South Jersey Philadelphia Shared Assets Operations Vineland Secondary freight rail line The northern section is slated to become the light rail Glassboro Camden Line Millville and Glassboro Railroad edit The 22 mile long 35 km 20 Millville and Glassboro Railroad M amp G was built by a group of Millville businessmen independently of the West Jersey Railroad Chartered on March 9 1859 21 and incorporated in March 1859 the M amp G was completed and opened in October 1860 7 22 23 24 note 1 The M amp G started to build a line from Millville to Cape May but funds dried up and the line was not completed It was merged into the West Jersey railroad on April 1 1868 27 Cape May and Millville Railroad edit In 1863 a group of Cape May County investors note 2 was granted a charter by the state of New Jersey on March 9 1863 27 26 to build the Cape May amp Millville Railroad CM amp M The first trains ran on August 23 1863 27 Construction was completed in 1867 with the full line extending 41 miles 66 km 20 It was leased to the WJ in 1869 and fully merged into the WJ on August 27 1879 27 29 note 3 Salem Railroad edit The 17 mile long 27 km 20 Salem Railroad chartered and incorporated on March 14 1856 17 stretching from Elmer to Salem New Jersey Construction was completed in 1863 and the Salem Railroad was leased to the WJ on January 1 1868 17 7 note 4 The line was fully merged into the WJ on January 1 1888 17 Swedesboro Railroad edit The Swedesboro Railroad chartered on February 23 1866 27 was built from Woodbury to Swedesboro 10 8 miles 17 4 km 20 by the WJ Construction started in 1867 was leased to the WJ on August 17 1869 27 opened on September 11 1869 27 and was completed in October 1869 It was fully merged into the WJ on January 1 1888 27 Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad edit nbsp Share from the Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad Company from October 26 1886The Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad was chartered on March 21 1871 opened on February 23 1873 leased to the WJ on January 1 1883 and fully merged on January 1 1888 27 On January 21 1882 the WJ built a line from the end of the Swedesboro Railroad to Riddleton Junction on the Salem Railroad upon request of agricultural interests in Woodstown Construction was in February 1883 This effectively gave the WJ two different routes into Salem Maurice River Railroad edit The Maurice River Railroad was built by the WJ to obtain a share of the lucrative Delaware Bay oyster business Incorporated on June 17 1887 the 9 76 mile 15 71 km long line stretched from Manumuskin to Maurice River It was completed on November 1 1887 27 The company was very soon merged into the WJ on January 1 1888 27 West Jersey and Atlantic Railroad edit In 1879 the PRR directed the WJ to build a line from Newfield to Atlantic City via Mays Landing New Jersey After surveys were completed 30 it was incorporated on November 6 1879 31 32 with construction starting the same month 33 Capital stock was valued at 500 000 equivalent to 15 703 571 in 2022 at 50 per share 34 The 34 2 mile long 55 0 km 35 line was completed on June 16 1880 36 This railroad was ultimately leased to the WJ 8 page needed The line was abandoned from Newfield to Mays Landing on December 31 1958 The segment from Mays Landing to McKee City followed on August 18 1966 8 p 275 In 2003 a portion of the line from Egg Harbor Township to Mays Landing was converted to a rail trail as part of the Atlantic County Bikeway Philadelphia Marlton and Medford Railroad edit This railroad was chartered on January 7 1880 17 and incorporated in January 1880 and construction began in April 1880 Trains began operating from Haddonfield to Marlton by July 1881 and began service to Medford on October 11 1881 17 note 5 In January 1885 it was operated by the Camden and Atlantic and later as the Medford Branch of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad The last passenger train ran on September 24 1927 The Medford Branch was officially taken out of service on November 2 1931 38 The PM amp M had stops at Haddonfield Freeman Orchard Springdale Locust Grove Cropwell Marlton Elmwood Road Melrose and Medford All except Haddonfield Marlton and Medford were flag stops Delaware River Railroad edit The Delaware River Railroad DRR was incorporated on February 20 1873 as the Delaware Shore Railroad to build a line from Woodbury to Penns Grove The line was opened in July 1876 but declared bankruptcy in January 1879 and reincorporated as the DRR 8 page needed On April 30 1900 the WJ amp S acquired the DRR 39 Conrail s Penns Grove Secondary operates along the right of way Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines editMain article Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines nbsp West Jersey and Seashore Railroad lines in red Atlantic City Railroad lines in purpleOn November 2 1932 the PRR and Reading Company RDG merged their southern New Jersey railroad lines into one company the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines PRSL Duplicative lines were abandoned as part of the consolidation The PRR had a two thirds ownership and the RDG maintained one third ownership 8 page needed On July 15 1933 the Atlantic City Railroad a subsidy of the RDG leased the WJ amp S railroad and joined the PRSL See also edit nbsp Trains portal1896 Atlantic City rail crash 1906 Atlantic City train wreck Central Railroad of New Jersey Glassboro station New Jersey Southern Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad Railroad electrification in the United States Reading CompanyNotes edit Charles K Landis the founder of Vineland New Jersey is reported to have first seen the area while riding the Millville and Glassboro Railroad in 1861 25 26 Benjamin F Lee who would later serve as clerk of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1877 to 1897 was elected as the CM amp M s Treasurer in 1863 28 The Millville Centennial Souvenir book of 1966 says the merger happened on August 29 1879 24 Wilson states that the Salem Railroad was leased to the West Jersey Railroad in June 1868 17 A Camden newspaper report suggests that the start of service was on October 17 37 References edit a b c A Railroad Merger All the Pennsylvania Lines in Southern New Jersey Consolidate The Morning Post Camden New Jersey May 2 1896 p 1 via Newspapers com nbsp Wilson 1899 pp 359 360 Office of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company Notice to Stockholders The Times Philadelphia April 29 1896 p 7 via Newspapers com nbsp Wilson 1899 p 356 The Time Extended Courier Post Camden New Jersey March 24 1896 p 1 via Newspapers com nbsp The New Jersey Legislature Monmouth Democrat February 12 1852 p 2 via Newspapers com A bill to charter Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company was ordered a third reading nbsp a b c d Camden Safe Deposit amp Trust Co June 1 1933 60 Years Ago advertisement Courier Post Camden New Jersey p 3 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c d e Gladulich Richard M 1986 By rail to the boardwalk Glendale California Trans Anglo Books ISBN 0 87046 076 5 untitled The Brooklyn Daily Eagle July 8 1854 p 3 via Newspapers com Upwards of three thousand persons passed over the Camden and Atlantic Railroad on Tuesday morning nbsp Philadelphia and Old Ocean The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer Wheeling WV July 7 1854 p 2 via Newspapers com Philadelphia is now in direct railway communication with Old Ocean via the Camden and Atlantic City Railroad nbsp Hilton George W 1990 American Narrow Gauge Railroads Stanford California Stanford University Press pp 446 447 ISBN 0 8047 2369 9 untitled The Opelika Times Opelika Alabama May 21 1880 p 2 via Newspapers com nbsp Combative Railroads The Morning Post Camden New Jersey January 16 1882 p 1 via Newspapers com nbsp The Narrow Way The Morning Post Camden New Jersey August 23 1882 p 1 via Newspapers com nbsp Camden and Atlantic What ex president Freeman has to say about it Courier Post Camden New Jersey February 26 1883 p 1 via Newspapers com Mr Freeman mentions particularly the bribery of a clerk in the Camden and Atlantic railroad company s office to furnish a list of stockholders nbsp The West Jersey Railroad The Baltimore Sun March 31 1853 p 1 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c d e f g h Wilson 1899 p 357 West Jersey Railroad Monmouth Democrat May 19 1853 p 2 via Newspapers com nbsp Meeting Public Ledger Philadelphia July 16 1853 p 1 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c d untitled The New Bloomfield Pa Times December 5 1871 p 4 via Newspapers com nbsp Wilson 1899 pp 357 358 Garrison S A November 16 1860 Railroad Lines Millville and Glassboro Railroad The Philadelphia Inquirer p 3 via Newspapers com On and after Monday October 22d the cars of the Millville and Glassboro Railroad will leave daily nbsp Millville through the decades 1852 1862 The Daily Journal Vineland New Jersey April 29 2002 p 7 via Newspapers com 1859 Construction begins It is completed the following year nbsp a b End Of Era No More Trains The Millville Daily February 10 1971 p 1 via Newspapers com nbsp Ramblin Round The Millville Daily July 17 1959 p 4 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Brandt Del November 16 1991 Millville Where Eagle landed The Daily Journal Vineland New Jersey p 5 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c d e f g h i j k Wilson 1899 p 358 Changes in the New Jersey Supreme Court Clerk s Office The Philadelphia Inquirer November 13 1897 p 8 via Newspapers com nbsp Millville Through The Decades 1872 1882 The Daily Journal Vineland New Jersey May 13 2002 p 7 via Newspapers com nbsp Home Notes Evening Journal Vineland New Jersey October 24 1879 p 3 via Newspapers com The West Jersey and Atlantic City Railroad has been surveyed through to the beach nbsp Railway Record West Jersey and Atlantic Road The Philadelphia Inquirer November 6 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