Cape May Seashore Lines

Cape May Seashore Lines
Overview
HeadquartersTuckahoe, New Jersey
Reporting markCMSL
LocaleCape May County and Atlantic County, New Jersey
Dates of operation1984–present
PredecessorPennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length27 miles (43 km)
Other
Websitecapemayseashorelines.org
Route map

MP.0
(distance from Camden, NJ)
38.0
Richland
41.7
Milmay
44.4
Dorothy
46.7
Risley
52.2
Ocean City Branch
57.7
Woodbine Junction to Cape May
via Cedar Grove
60.7
Dennisville
62.0
S. Dennis
65.2
Goshen
68.3
Cape May Courthouse
Stone Harbor Branch
69.4
Mayville
71.5
Whitesboro
72.4
Wildwood Junction
73.7
Rio Grande
76.1
Bennett
78.4
Harbor Branch
80.1
Cape May Station and Welcome Center (bus station and former train station)

Cape May Seashore Lines (reporting mark CMSL) is a short line railroad in southern New Jersey that operates both freight trains and excursion trains. It offers two excursion services: a 30-mile (48 km) round trip between Richland and Tuckahoe along the Beesley's Point Secondary railroad line and a 14-mile (23 km) round trip between Rio Grande, Cold Spring Village, and Cape May City along the Cape May Branch (service between Rio Grande and Cape May is suspended due to theft of track material and damage along the Cape May Branch). The track is owned by NJ Transit and leased to the Seashore Lines. The Cape May Branch is the original line operated by the Cape May Seashore Lines and runs from Cape May north to Tuckahoe, connecting to the Beesley's Point Secondary in Tuckahoe. Cape May Seashore Lines operates freight service along the Beesley's Point Secondary line between Winslow and Palermo, interchanging with Conrail Shared Assets Operations in Winslow. Tony Macrie has been president of the Seashore Lines since he formed the railroad in 1984.