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This 4 page paper provides an overview of how NJ railroads evolved during the 1800s. Several lines are discussed as well as the geographic areas affected. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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as close as the nearest train station" (Speiser, 2002). In fact, New Jersey is a state with many commuters but even before New Jersey and New York were connected by
the commuter rail line, the railroad would be important to residents. In fact, throughout the state, the commuter suburbs did develop around streetcar or railroad lines (2002). Plainfield,
for example, had been connected by railroad to Elizabeth in 1838 (2002). About a half-dozen historic districts do reflect a tendency for towns to crop up along railroad
lines during the latter part of the nineteenth century (2002). It makes sense. It was a time prior to the automobile. The train would allow people to become more mobile.
Before looking at how the railroad changed life in New Jersey, and how the people of New Jersey would be an integral part of that building, it should be emphasized
that politics were important in the creation of the railroad. This is true of any transportation endeavor. Governors and local governments will likely be the force behind such changes. This
is true for rail road building in New Jersey. During the railroad era of the late 1800s, every single New Jersey governor did have ties to the railroad industry ("NJ
Governors," 2003). South Orange is another example of a long-established suburb whose development was contingent upon the rise of the streetcars and railroads (Speiser, 2002) . Also, Montrose is
an area that would grow due to the presence of the railroad. In fact, both rail and streetcar lines of the mid-nineteenth century as well as the regions proximity
to urban centers of employment and prosperity, would lead to the development of Montrose (2002). The state Assembly would authorize the construction of the Morris and Essex Railroad in
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