Jersey City, Hoboken and Rutherford Electric Railway

Jersey City, Hoboken and Rutherford Electric Railway
Industry Public transportation
Fate Merged
Successor New Jersey Electric Railway
Founded 1893

The Jersey City, Hoboken and Rutherford Electric Railway was incorporated 1893, and leased from 1894-1899 to New Jersey Electric Railway Company[1] The line was operated by Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson Street Railway.[2][3] The track length was 18.57 miles.

The rail line in Hoboken, New Jersey, was controversial at the time.[4] Officials were concerned that an electric railway would endanger the public and frighten horses.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ New Jersey Electric Railway Company - New Jersey 1894
  2. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=tBBXxYGSgtgC&pg=PA120&lpg=PA120&dq=%22New+Jersey+Electric+Railway%22&source=bl&ots=9OtN41BDgd&sig=9sXY2n_Uf_ZF9fWo46-vXhUbyQk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result Accessed November 30, 2008.
  3. ^ "Bergen Turnpike Bonds Approved". The New York Times. 1901-08-16. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F40B12F83F5B11738DDDAF0994D0405B818CF1D3. 
  4. ^ "Trolley Gains its Point" (PDF). New York Times. 1896-07-03. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A05E6DD1638E033A25750C0A9619C94679ED7CF&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
  5. ^ "Afraid of an Electric Railway" (PDF). New York Times. 1893-11-29. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F02E3DA153EEF33A2575AC2A9679D94629ED7CF. Retrieved 2008-08-28.