Despite its stature, its population, which now stands at over 9 million, makes it the most densely populated state in the Union.Įven in the 19th century, New Jersey was a fast growing state thanks to its location between two of the United States' largest cities, Philadelphia and New York.Īs a result, it boasted one of the nation's earliest railroads (Camden & Amboy, 1832) and by 1920 was home to more than 2,300 miles of track.Īll of the northeast's major anthracite railroads and trunk lines (outside of the New England carriers) boasted at least a few miles in New Jersey, even New York Central. Or cutback after most were absorbed into Conrail.Īt 8,729 square miles, New Jersey, ranking it at 47th in terms of land size.
Railroads that resulted in many lines serving New Jersey to be abandoned To two factors first, of course, is the decline the industryĮxperienced during World War II, particularly amongst Northeastern Percentage loss among states is about 45%-50%). Its infrastructure since the 1920s (in comparison, the average State boasted some 2,350 miles of track and has stunningly lost 60% of In total New Jersey today is home to just 950 miles ofĭuring the height of rail operations in this country the The C&A would eventually wind up as part of the modern Pennsylvania Railroad. After just a few years the line was opened from Bordentown, New Jersey to Hightstown, New Jersey on October 1, 1832, a distance of about 13 miles. It was planned to link connecting the Delaware River and the city of Philadelphia with the Raritan River, which provided a direct waterway link into New York City.
* New Jersey holds a special place in the history of America's railroad industry it is home to one of the nation's earliest systems, the Camden & Amboy Rail Road & Transportation Company formed in 1830 by Robert Stevens. Please note that there are links provided throughout this page leading to other areas of the website here, which relate in some way to New Jersey railroads. Today, while all of the fabled railroads of the past are gone most of their key routes through the remain, operated between commuter services, short lines and Conrail Shared Assets for CSX and Norfolk Southern. If you were a railfan between the 1940s to 1970s New Jersey offered some of the best variety of railroading to be found anywhere in the country. Many of their landmarks can still be seen in the state such as the Jersey Central's Jersey City Terminal and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western's Hoboken Terminal and New Jersey/Lackawanna Cutoff. Having once operated within its borders, partly due to its strategic Local/short line and excursion operations.Īlso has a very rich railroading history with numerous classic lines Miles of trackage it once offered a dizzying variety of high-speed, While New Jersey today may only consist of less than 1,000
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