The line was owned by the jersey railway company and was standard gauge 4ft 8. Railroad r a i l j p r ai l c s o c s a o b e e l e y s p o i n t s e c o n d r y c s a o s e a s h o r e n l i n e c a p e 0 g m a y c a p e m a y s e a s h o r e l i n e pl e a s a nt v ll e i. Place names of salem county is a good tool for those investigating the history of salem county as well as an interesting introduction to that topic. Dec, 2018 in 1879, the pennsylvania railroad directed the west jersey railroad to build a line between atlantic city and newfield in gloucester county. Kevin robertson books specialist retailer of british railway and model train books. At the end of 1925 it operated 379 miles 610 km of road on 717 miles 1,154 km of track. Flagler and a party of 7 men inspecting the work on the railroad on stock island on february 8, 1906. Maps of the major escape routes identifies houses and sites where slaves found refuge chapter on canada discusses the final destination tells the story of the. Karens books specializes in railroad, train, and transportation books from morning sun, four ways west, kalmbach, motorbooks, indiana university press, and others. Railroad history in the united states is nearly as old as the country itself, dating back to the mid1820s.
Welcome to the railroad commissary online railroad book catalog. See more ideas about railroad history, old trains and train. Camden and amboy railroad delaware river to beverly plate 1128. Kenny was also known to appreciate railroad history, which is a trait he brought to his work, and one that we particularly admire. West jersey chapter national railway historical society. Summary outline map showing drainage, counties, stations, and the railroad network in red. The west jersey chapter nrhs is a nonprofit group dedicated to the preservation of railroad history in new jersey. Railroads of new jersey 1887 small file railroads of new jersey 1887 big file camden and amboy railroad bonhampton branch.
The urhs is comprised of 15 groups all put together with a common cause. A series of stories about southern new jersey railroad history, contains stories about these three railroads history and service in south jersey up to the year 1971, ten years before passenger operations ended entirely, and has a rare photograph of crossings in pomona. Nevertheless, it is an indispensable guide to john fenwicks county. Railroads, the pioneers building americas transportation backbone, and more. While it really is a work in progress you might find something usefuul there already.
Johns river, he was captivated and built his first hotel. According to historian mike del vecchios book, railroads. The story behind the abandoned florida overseas railroad. Steam locomotives and trains photographed in northern new jersey 19341937 robert k. The first trial run was on 28 september 1870 and after board of trade approval had been received although nominally selfgoverning, jersey was still very much subject to english controls the first passenger service operated on 25 october. The west shore railroad was the final name of a railroad that ran from weehawken, new jersey, which is across the hudson river from new york city, north along the west shore of the river to albany, new york and then west to buffalo. Were a specialty book publisher focusing on railroad subjects. What is the relation of west jersey to south jersey. Radburn broadway fair rlawn plauderville garfield rutherford park ridge meadow.
Rb3653 the central railroad of new jerseys first 100 years sb signed by author. Kestrel railway books publishes books about british railway history. If you were interested in traveling to the beach and got your hands on one of these books that featured the shore train destinations it would surely have fired up your imagination. Like almost all place name books it is possibly incomplete and on occasion irritatingly cryptic. The book covers over 100 stations and the west shores branch line to earlville. The west shore railroad in the mohawk valley photos of. According to historian mike del vecchios book, railroads across america, the very first. It was organized as a competitor to the new york central and hudson river railroad, but was soon taken over by.
A trip to the beach along the coast of new jersey would have been quite an exotic adventure. As the 18th affiliated chapter of the national railway historical society, the west jersey chapter has spent over seven decades interpreting and educating the public about the steel highways of the garden state. Schopp west jersey chapter, national railway historical society, inc. The constitution of west jersey a start at a west jersey chronology population data for south jersey discussion of slavery and voting in south jersey railroad evolution into south jersey 1832 1897 more maps a portal. Ham the old west shore was a fully equipped, signaled, double track railroad across almost the entire state of new york, i. Later when he discovered florida, the historic and lovely st.
On may 4, 1896, the please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. The first railroad in new jersey, noted here because it was the first railroad to be conceived primarily as a passenger railroad and the first to employ steam locomotives to replace animal powered vehicles on rails. Many thanks to the west jersey chapter of the national railway historical society for granting permission to use the base map, and to paul w. Winslow junction is located at the edge of the new jersey pine barrens almost exactly half way between philadelphia and the resorts in atlantic city. The line would be grade crossing free with a fill to north of nicholson road and a deep cut to haddonfield. The lifetime story of the founder of the colorado railroad museum. In 1967, all remaining cnj commuter trains were rerouted to the pennsylvania railroad station in newark, nj. Cnj books, jersey central railroad books, central railroad of. It was organized as a competitor to the new york central and hudson river railroad, but was soon taken over by that company. Map of the rail roads of new jersey, and parts of adjoining.
Golden west books po box 80250 san marino, ca 911188250. Elmers history of the early settlement and progress of cumberland county have put out for your entertainment and use. Central railroad of new jersey archives the trackside. Cnj books, jersey central railroad books, central railroad. As mentioned elsewhere in this article, the first chartered railroad in the united states was the new jersey railroad company of 1815 while the granite railway was the first actually put into service in 1826. About southern new jersey railroad history national railway.
The west jersey and atlantic railroad carried passengers from the newfield branch through mckee city and cardiff in egg harbor township into pleasantville and atlantic city. Last train to paradise goodreads meet your next favorite book. Have you ever heard about how the nickel plate and the erie advertised themselves as the express routes from chicago to. Here youll find some photos of the line that ran from new jersey to buffalo, new york. In commemoration of its golden jubilee 1948 demonstrated by way of an overlay of the bacot map that browers point which the author affirms is named for jacob brower is definitively within. Weve been in business since 1960, and our books are recognized as authoritative and entertaining. As we know, this great nation would not have grown and prospered as it did without the railroads, which brought together the young country and allowed for unprecedented prosperity. The golden age lasted from roughly the 1880s until the.
Historical new jersey railroad maps rutgers university. This new book covers the history of four pennsylvania railroad branches which served burlington co. The main terminal in jersey city, nj, was used until 1967 as the transfer point between cnj central railroad of new jersey commuter trains and the passenger ferries to manhattan. The following is adapted from one new jersey shore railroad book. Check out the notes on cumberland county place names in our books section. When the south jersey railroad acquired the line from the west jersey railroad, the s. Henry flagler and the spectacular rise and fall of a railroad that crossed an ocean was a captivating book by les standiford of robber baron henry flagler, partner with john d rockefeller in the founding of standard oil. Transanglo books by rail to the boardwalk 1986 richard m. Camden and amboy railroad delaware river to beverly cover10.
United railroad historical society of nj, boonton, new jersey. A series about southern new jersey railroad history national railway historical society on. Cnj books, jersey central railroad books, central railroad of new. A series of stories about southern new jersey railroad. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m. Golden west books, publishers of fine railroading books. The trail of the blue comet a history of the jersey centrals new jersey southern division christopher t. Central railroad of new jersey historical society, po box 4226, dunellen, nj 088124226. The respected historian and memorial high school teacher, the late walter eickmann, ph. First as the west shore and buffalo railroad, then the new york central, penn central and conrails west shore. The west jersey railroad wj was granted its charter by the state of new jersey on february 5, 1853 to build a line from camden, new jersey to cape may, new jersey. Flagler is second from the right on his left is william d. This book is a fully illustrated history of the jointlyowned railroad between camden, new jersey and the seashore from its beginning in 1933 to its transfer to conrail in 1976.
The underground railroad was a network of people, african american as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped slaves from the south. Find best sellers about civil war, american legends, breweries and wineries, and more. Map of the rail roads of new jersey, and parts of adjoining states. This is the only book ever published about the entirety of the new york centrals west shore railroad, a 450 mile line that ran along the western banks of the hudson river and west along the erie canal to buffalo on lake erie. West jersey history project booka place names of salem. System map west jersey and seashore railroad lines in red, atlantic city railroad lines in purple. A brief history the new york, ontario and western railway started out as the new york and oswego midland railroad, running from oswego on lake ontario southeast to the new jersey border at unionville, where the new jersey midland railroad continued to jersey city. The site is surprisingly rural for something set in the most densely populated area of. Effective april 1, 1889, the philadelphia and reading railway consolidated all of its railroads in southern new jersey into the atlantic city railroad.
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