Central Railroad of New Jersey
The Central Railroad of New Jersey, also known as the Jersey Central Lines or CNJ, was an American railroad company with routes in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. It existed from 1847 until its acquisition by Conrail in 1976. The main line of the company ran from Jersey City across New Jersey to Phillipsburg and then across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania they went on about Allentown and Wilkes -Barre to Scranton. From Jersey City from there was also a north-south connection through Red Bank and Lakehurst to Bridgeton in the south of the State of New Jersey.
History
The origin of the CNJ dates back to 1831. In that year the Elizabeth and Somerville Railroad was founded, which in 1836 opened up a connection from Port Elizabeth by Elizabeth. 1839 this route was changed from horse to steam operation and extended westward beginning in 1842 to Somerville. 1847, the Somerville and Easton Railroad was established that two years later the Elizabeth & Somerville Railroad took over and umänderte its name to Central Railroad of New Jersey. 1852, the company achieved Phillipsburg on the east bank of the Delaware River. On July 29, 1864, the route of Elizabeth was extended eastward to Jersey City. On June 7, 1872 followed by the Newark Branch of Elizabeth Port to Newark. The track in Pennsylvania was completed in 1866 by the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad (L & S ) to Wilkes - Barre. 1871 leased the CNJ this path. The sequel to Scranton in 1888, completed by the Wilkes-Barre Scranton and Railroad, a subsidiary of L & S. Between 1883 and 1887, the CNJ was by a lease under the control of the Philadelphia & Reading, a predecessor company of the Reading Company. 1887 she received back their independence, but had, from 1901, the Reading Company, the majority of shares.
Between 1946 and 1952, the CNJ operate their routes in Pennsylvania as the Central Railroad of Pennsylvania, in order to avoid the high taxes of the State of New Jersey. In goods, particularly in the coal traffic, led the CNJ a long time rivalry with the between Jersey City and Wilkes -Barre parallel Lehigh Valley Railroad. After the Second World War, the company, which operates particularly in commuter and regional freight fell into financial difficulties and eventually had to declare bankruptcy in 1967. On April 1, 1976 she was taken over by Conrail. The significance for the passenger train tracks were bought transit from 1966 to 1982 by the transport company, New Jersey and has since been used by local trains.
See also: List of North American Railroads
- Former Railroad Company ( New Jersey)
- Former Railroad Company ( Pennsylvania)