Passaic, Rutherford and Carlstadt Electric Railway explained

Passaic, Rutherford and Carlstadt Electric Railway
Fate:Merged
Successor:Paterson, Passaic and Rutherford Electric Railway
Foundation:1889
Defunct:1893
Industry:Public transportation

The Passaic, Rutherford and Carlstadt Electric Railway was a trolley line incorporated in 1889 and consolidated into the Paterson, Passaic and Rutherford Electric Railway in 1893.[1]

It served the Rutherford station on the Erie Railroad-controlled Paterson and Hudson River Railroad (today's Bergen County Line and the Carlstadt station on the Erie-controlled Hackensack and New York Railroad (today's Pascack Valley Line, although the station has been removed), using Paterson Plank Road for most of its length.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828190032/http://www.wallingtonnj.org/html/history.asp . August 28, 2008 .