West Line Railroad Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/west-line-railroad/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:49:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme-32x32.jpg West Line Railroad Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/west-line-railroad/ 32 32 168989768 Railroad Photo Collection – The West Line of Central New Jersey https://mrlocalhistory.org/railroad-images-honoring-west-line/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/railroad-images-honoring-west-line/#respond Sat, 09 May 2026 15:55:51 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=81057 Views: 344 While researching the rich history of the West Line to Bernardsville, New Jersey, here are just some of the images from the series, gathered from various sources, to share as an online local photo collection that spans from the mid 1800s to the 1960s. We’d like to give a special thanks to the… Read More »Railroad Photo Collection – The West Line of Central New Jersey

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/railroad-images-honoring-west-line/feed/ 0 81057 Northside or Southside – Train Determines Socio Economic Town Dynamics https://mrlocalhistory.org/traintalk-northside-or-soutside-matters/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/traintalk-northside-or-soutside-matters/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:10:35 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=77296 Views: 1,220 Part of our Mr. Local History Train Series….. For years, the Mr. Local History research team has been digging into New Jersey’s railroad history. As we traced old rail lines town by town, something curious began to appear in our notes. In community after community, the rail line seemed to divide towns into… Read More »Northside or Southside – Train Determines Socio Economic Town Dynamics

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/traintalk-northside-or-soutside-matters/feed/ 0 77296 Passaic Valley & Peapack and the West Line Railroad – What if the West Line Succeeded? https://mrlocalhistory.org/somerset-hills-train-retrospective/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/somerset-hills-train-retrospective/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:14:47 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=77170 Views: 714 A Retrospective The Mr. Local History Project conducted a deep dive into the beginnings of railroads in New Jersey, focusing on east-west corridors that sought to connect Pennsylvania with New York through New Jersey’s crossroads. Long before the railroads arrived, this corridor had already proven its strategic value. Revolutionary War routes, early turnpikes,… Read More »Passaic Valley & Peapack and the West Line Railroad – What if the West Line Succeeded?

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