Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Rail Road Company
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CompanyPerth Amboy and Woodbridge Rail Road Company
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
May 27, 1874
Canceled
Yes
Printer
Latimer Bros. & Seymour
Signatures
Hand signed
Approximate Size
10 1/2" (w) by 8" (h)
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Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
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Historical Context
The Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad was incorporated on March 9, 1855, and opened its 6.33-mile line on October 11, 1864. The line diverged from the New Jersey Rail Road and Transportation Company's main line at Rahway, New Jersey (at the future location of Union Tower), and ran south through Woodbridge to South Amboy, New Jersey (at Essay Tower), on the Camden and Amboy Railroad.
The New Jersey Rail Road leased the company on completion; the Pennsylvania Railroad assumed the lease in 1871 when the New Jersey Rail Road, Camden and Amboy, and Delaware and Raritan Canal Company were consolidated to form the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company.
The line was double-tracked in 1886–1887. In 1891, the Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad was consolidated with the Perth Amboy and Long Branch Railroad; the new company kept the name Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad. The Pennsylvania Railroad merged the Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad into the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company in 1958.
The line was electrified in 1935.
Upon the Penn Central Transportation's bankruptcy in 1976, the Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Branch was conveyed to Conrail. The New Jersey Department of Transportation acquired the line, along with most other properties hosting commuter rail, in 1978.
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