peapack gladstone line history Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/peapack-gladstone-line-history/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:26:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme-32x32.jpg peapack gladstone line history Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/peapack-gladstone-line-history/ 32 32 168989768 Looking Back at Train Stations Along the Peapack Gladstone Line https://mrlocalhistory.org/train-stations-summit-to-gladstone/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/train-stations-summit-to-gladstone/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:57:45 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=77718 Views: 2,017 Stations in the News Railroad service into the Somerset Hills began in 1872 when the Passaic Valley and Peapack Railroad opened a new line running west from Summit into northern Somerset County. The original route established stations at New Providence, Berkeley Heights, Murray Hill, Stirling, and Millington before reaching its western terminus at… Read More »Looking Back at Train Stations Along the Peapack Gladstone Line

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/train-stations-summit-to-gladstone/feed/ 0 77718 Millionaires Express Elegant Commuting – Who Was On That Exclusive Subscriber List https://mrlocalhistory.org/millionaires-express-gladstone-car-club/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/millionaires-express-gladstone-car-club/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:00:53 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=77657 Views: 1,033 History says the subscriber list is lost, so Mr. Local History is trying to rebuild it. We wanted to begin this addition to our Somerset Hills train history series with the story behind what became widely known as the Millionaires Express. Officially, it was the Gladstone Car Subscription service, a special arrangement on… Read More »Millionaires Express Elegant Commuting – Who Was On That Exclusive Subscriber List

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/millionaires-express-gladstone-car-club/feed/ 0 77657 Historic Train Accidents on the Peapack Gladstone Line https://mrlocalhistory.org/historic-railroad-accidents/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/historic-railroad-accidents/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:40:21 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=77599 Views: 718 As our researchers investigated the history of the Millionaires Express story, we found several articles about a terrible rail accident involving the Millionaires Express on June 5, 1908. We’re sharing a few stories/articles from the era and are working to expand the coverage to include other major rail accidents, starting with our home… Read More »Historic Train Accidents on the Peapack Gladstone Line

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