PHILLIPSBURG RAILROAD TIMELINE CELEBRATING 170 YEARS OF RAIL
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- The first railroad to arrive in Phillipsburg was the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ), which opened on July 2, 1852.
- The Belvidere-Delaware Railroad (Bel-Del, later the Pennsylvania Railroad [PRR]) reached town on February 3, 1854
- The Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV) reached Phillipsburg on September 3, 1855, with the opening of their bridge over the Delaware River from Pennsylvania, closely followed by the entrance of the Morris & Essex Railroad (M&E, later the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad [DL&W]) on November 18, 1855
- The first scheduled through passenger train between Phillipsburg and Hoboken was inaugurated August 6, 1866, on the Morris & Essex.
- Another bridge over the Delaware River was built between Easton and Phillipsburg by the Lehigh & Susquehanna Railroad (L&S, later the CNJ's Pennsylvania Division) and opened on March 14, 1868. The new L&S bridge connected with the CNJ, LV, M&E, and Bel-Del in Phillipsburg.
From the office of Congressman Malinowski:
"Platinum Star Cleaning Services owner Aaron Coleman started cleaning out Phillipsburg's Union Station as a service to the town. Now, he’s working with community members to bring the train station back to life & drive tourism through revitalization plans. He chatted with Tom to see how Congress can help."
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