 Maximum extent of the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Jamesburg, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Locale | New Jersey, USA |
| Dates of operation | 1853–1964 |
| Predecessor | Farmingdale and Squan Village Railroad, Freehold Marl Company Railroad, Camden and Amboy Rail Road and Transportation Company |
| Successor | Freehold Industrial Track |
| Technical | |
| Length | 27.323 miles (44 km) |
The Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad was a short-line railroad in New Jersey.[1] The railroad traversed through the communities of Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Manalapan Township, Englishtown Borough, Monroe Township, and Jamesburg Borough, en route to Monmouth Junction in South Brunswick Township.
The railroad's former right-of-way, along with a portion of the Farmingdale and Squan Village Railroad's right-of-way, has become the Edgar Felix Bikeway[2] and the Freehold right-of-way between Route 537 and Big Brook Park in Marlboro Township has become the Henry Hudson Trail. The section of right of way from Route 537 parallel to Jackson Street and behind the former Karagheusian Rug Mill to the former Central Railroad of New Jersey depot on Jackson Street at Mechanic Street in Freehold Borough has not as of yet been improved to be part of the trail. It is not clear whether this part of the right of way is still owned by New Jersey Transit which owns the rest of the line north into Matawan. The latter has been ‘railbanked’ which means it can be reactivated (if economic conditions warrant.)
- ^ Sitkus, Hance Morton (2002). Allaire. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 9780738510835 – via Google Books.
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