Industries of New Jersey. . -berton AND Seashore RAiLROAD,from Whitings to Pemberton, eigtiteen miles. Built in 1870, and was sold March 31, 1879, to the Pennsylvania Railroad. Perth Amboy .d Woodbridge Railroad, a short line from Rahway to Perth Amboy, 6,30 miles. RocKY HiLL AND Kingston Railroad, from Kingston to Rocky Hill, miles, with Monmouth Branch from Monmouth Junction to Kingston, Vincentown Branch Railroad, from Mount Holly to Vincentown, miles. West Jer-sey Railroad, from Camden to Cape May, eighty-one and a half miles, with branch road from Glassboroto Bridgeto
Industries of New Jersey. . -berton AND Seashore RAiLROAD,from Whitings to Pemberton, eigtiteen miles. Built in 1870, and was sold March 31, 1879, to the Pennsylvania Railroad. Perth Amboy .d Woodbridge Railroad, a short line from Rahway to Perth Amboy, 6,30 miles. RocKY HiLL AND Kingston Railroad, from Kingston to Rocky Hill, miles, with Monmouth Branch from Monmouth Junction to Kingston, Vincentown Branch Railroad, from Mount Holly to Vincentown, miles. West Jer-sey Railroad, from Camden to Cape May, eighty-one and a half miles, with branch road from Glassboroto Bridgeton, nineteen and a half miles. The road was chartered February 5, 1853, and opened to Wood-bury in 1857, and to Bridgeton in 1862. The line from Glassboro to Millville was built under a separatecharter, opened in i860, and consolidated with the main line June i, 1868. The extension to Cape May,built by the Cape May and Millville Railroad Company, was opened in June, 1868, and consolidated with58 RAILROADS OF NEW JERSEY. S3. West Jersey Railroad. the West Jerjey, August 29, 1S79. The leased lines of the West Jersey Railroad are, the Salem, Swedes-boro and West Jersey and Atlantic Railroads, and these, with the main lines, are operated and controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Salem Railroad extends from Elmer to Salem, a distance of seventeen miles. Opened for travel in June, 1857. Swedesboro Ratlroau from Woodbury to Swedesboro, ten and three quarter miles. Opened for traffic October 2, 1S69. West Jersey and Atlantic Railroad is the third line to Atlantic City, the road commencing atNewfield, a distance of thirty-four and a half miles. The West Jersey leased the road for twenty-five percent, of gross earnings brought to the road. It was open for travel June 16, 18S0, and rapidly secured aleading place as a competing line to Atlantic City, the superior road-bed and excellent equipment guarantee-ing to its patrons the three essentials of modern travel—security, comfort and sp
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