Chelsea Branch Railroad (New Jersey)

Chelsea Branch Railroad

Overview
Locale	New Jersey, USA
Dates of operation	1889 (1889)–1896 (1896)
Successor	West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
Technical
Length	1.136 mi (1.828 km)
Route map

The Chelsea Branch Railroad was a railroad company in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In May 1896, it was merged with several other railroads to form the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1][2]

History

The Chelsea Branch Railroad was chartered to build a line from Maine Avenue in Atlantic City to Chelsea.[1] The company's stock was subscribed in 1889.[3] The full line was 1.136 miles (1.828 km) long,[4] and it was operated by the Camden and Atlantic Railroad.[5]

Representatives of the Chelsea Branch Railroad met with those of the West Jersey Railroad, the Alloway and Quinton Railroad, the Camden and Atlantic Railroad, and the Philadelphia, Marlton and Medford Railroad on May 2, 1896, to finalize the vote to merge as the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad.[6] The merger became effective on May 4, 1896.[7]

References

1. "14 Railroads Meet at 22 Federal St". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. March 3, 1941. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Railroad Merger to Be Consummated". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 27, 1896. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Cox, Terry (November 2003). Collectible Stocks and Bonds from North American Railroads (second ed.). TCox & Associates, Inc. p. 133. ISBN 0-9746485-0-7 – via Google Books.
4. 1918-1919 Legislative Documents. Vol. II. Trenton, New Jersey: State Gazette Publishing Co. 1920. p. 205 – via Google Books.
5. "Chelsea Branch Railroad Company". Annual Statements of the Railroad and Canal Companies of the State of New Jersey. Trenton, New Jersey: MacCrellish & Quigley, Book and Job Printers. 1895. p. 79 – via Google Books.
6. "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.
7. Wilson, William Bender (1899) [1895]. History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co. p. 356 – via Google Books.