West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (WJ&S) was a Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary that became part of Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in 1933.On May 4, 1896, the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) consolidated all of it railroads and several smaller properties in southern New Jersey into the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (WJ&S).This railroad was granted its charter by the state of New Jersey on March 19, 1852.The line was built from Camden to Atlantic City via Berlin. In late June 1854, it was completed sans the drawbridge over the Thorofare outside of Atlantic City; regular passenger service started on July 4. This line is currently used for passenger service by PATCO and NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line.The PRR gained control of the Camden and Amboy Railroad (C&A) through its subsidiary West Jersey Railroad on January 1, 1883.