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In the early 20th century, Atlantic City and the South Jersey seashore were major seaside vacation destinations for Philadelphia area residents. The popularity of South Jersey's seashore was made possible by rail transport, which provided inexpensive and fast service between the Philadelphia area's population centers and shore points.
It was granted its charter by the state of New Jersey on February 5, 1853, [17] [7] to build a line from Camden, New Jersey to Cape May, New Jersey. An additional stock subscription of 1,000 shares by one director amounting to $200,000 was made at the company's meeting on May 17, bringing the total subscriptions to $450,000. [ 18 ]
30 single cars (no lavatory) 1977 Self-propelled cars. Single Arrow III MU's are GE Model MA-1J, married pairs are GE Model MA-1H. 160 cars are in revenue service. Rebuilt 1992–1995 by ABB; 1319 features heritage Lackawanna Railroad decals. 1334–1533 200 paired cars (lavatory in odd cars) Bombardier Comet II: 5300–5460 161 trailers (no ...
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In 1912, the first lunch wagon built by Jerry and Daniel O'Mahoney and John Hanf was bought for $800 by restaurant entrepreneur Michael Griffin and operated at Transfer Station in Hudson County, New Jersey. The wagon helped spark New Jersey's golden age of diner manufacturing. [3] It is estimated that about 20 remain in the United States as of ...
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Hemmings Motor News is a monthly magazine catering to traders and collectors of antique, classic, and exotic sports cars.It is the largest and oldest publication of its type in the United States, with sales of 215,000 copies per month, and is best known for its large classified advertising sections.
Durant co-founded a truck-making subsidiary, Mason Truck, and also acquired numerous ancillary companies to support Durant Motors.In 1927, the Durant line was shut down to retool for a brand-new, modernized car for 1928, re-emerging in 1928 with Durant, Locomobile, and Rugby lines in place, and dropping the Mason Truck and Flint automobile lines and the top-selling Star car in April 1928.