Central Railroad of New Jersey, Great Middle Route to the West. Allentown Line, 1866

The Central Railroad of New Jersey traced its roots to 1831. Its mainlines traveled west from the New York City metropolitan area into northeastern Pennsylvania, and south toward Philadelphia. Like many railroads in the northeastern United States, Jersey Central was suffering by the 1960s. It entered bankruptcy in 1967 and became a part of Conrail in 1976.