Toms River Railroad

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The Toms River Railroad was established in 1866 with a stop at the county seat of Toms River, New Jersey.[1] The line was extended to Waretown in 1872 by the Toms River and Waretown RR Co.[2] In 1881 the Central Railroad of New Jersey purchased the road [2] and in 1893 the property was transferred to the Toms River & Barnegat RR Co. at that time the branch was extended to Barnegat.[3] In 1893, the Toms River & Barnegat RR Co. acquired ownership of the property, and service continued under the Central Railroad.

Passenger service was terminated in the mid-1950s, though freight service continued through the early 1970s before the line was taken out of service and eventually absorbed by Conrail.[1]

Rail trail

The right of way was converted into a rail trail for use by the Barnegat Branch Trail, in late 2007.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ocean County Railroad Buff - Barnegat Branch
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Central Railroad of New Jersey website
  3. ↑ Northeast Rails website
  4. ↑ "Work To Begin On 15-Mile Trail From Toms River To Barnegat". The Berkeley Times. September 19, 2007. p. 1. 
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