List of Central Railroad of New Jersey precursors

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These railroads were bought, leased, or in other ways had their track come under ownership or lease by the Central Railroad of New Jersey.

The Central Railroad of New Jersey was consolidated into Conrail.

The , , , New York and Long Branch Railroad and Raritan River Railroad were partly owned by the CNJ.

• Central Railroad of Pennsylvania
• • (succeeded November 30, 1878)
• Dover and Rockaway Railroad (leased April 26, 1881)
• • (consolidated January 8, 1890?)
  • (consolidated January 8, 1890?)
• Hibernia Mine Railroad (leased September 30, 1910)
• (leased)
• • Mauch Chunk Switch-Back Railway
• (bought February 1930)
• New Jersey Southern Railway
  • New Jersey Southern Railroad
    • Kent County Railroad (leased) (later reassigned to PRR)
    • (leased)
    • Maryland and Delaware Railroad (leased) (later reassigned to PRR)
    • (leased) (later reassigned to PRR)
    • Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad (succeeded September 14, 1869)
    • Toms River Railroad (leased)
    • (leased)
    • (leased)
      • (succeeded March 30, 1877)
• Newark and New York Railroad (leased)
• Ogden Mine Railroad (leased January 1, 1882)
• Perth Amboy and Elizabethport Railroad (consolidated 1873)
• (consolidated February 22, 1849?)
  • (consolidated February 26, 1847?)
• (bought February 1930)
  • (consolidated December 7, 1905)
  • (consolidated December 7, 1905)
    • (bought 1888)
      • (succeeded August 17, 1876)
  • (consolidated December 7, 1905)
  • (consolidated December 7, 1905)
• (leased May 1, 1888)

References[]

• Railroad History Database
• Conrail family tree (PDF)