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| Overview | |
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| Parent company |
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| Headquarters | Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Locale | Camden and Winslow Junction to Atlantic City and Millville/Cape May, New Jersey |
| Dates of operation | 1896–1976 |
| Successor | Conrail |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 600 V DC third rail |
The West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (WJ&S) was a railway company in the U.S. state of New Jersey with a connection to Philadelphia. It was formed through the merger of several smaller roads in May 1896.[1] At the end of 1925 it operated 379 miles (610 km) of road on 717 miles (1,154 km) of track; that year it reported 166 million ton-miles of revenue freight and 332 million passenger-miles. The Pennsylvania Railroad leased the company in 1930; this lease was transferred to the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in 1933. Its property was conveyed to Conrail in 1976.
- ^ "A Railroad Merger - All the Pennsylvania Lines in Southern New Jersey Consolidate". The Morning Post. Camden, New Jersey. May 2, 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
