| Rockaway Valley Railroad | |
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 The Mendham, New Jersey station site looking north along the right-of-way towards Watnong. The station was located about where the small building is in this June 1994 photo. The last freight car on the railroad was delivered here on June 10, 1914. | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Abandoned (1917) |
| Locale | New Jersey |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1888 |
| Closed | 1917 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 25 mi (40.2 km) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Character | Surface |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Operating speed | unknown possibly 30-35 MPH |
The Rockaway Valley Railroad, also known as the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Railroad and informally known as the Rock-A-Bye Baby, was an American short line. Built from a connection with the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) mainline in White House Station, New Jersey, the railroad traveled north to Watnong, New Jersey (a community in the northern section of Morris Township, New Jersey about 2 miles northwest of the center of Morristown, New Jersey), a total distance of approximately 25 miles (about 40 km). The railroad was constructed between 1888 and 1892, predominantly to ship peaches from orchards that were abundant along the southern part of the line, but it also carried passengers and other freight along the entire route. The Rockaway Valley Railroad (RVRR) ceased operation in 1914 and was abandoned in 1917. Much of the old railbed is now part of a rail-trail.