Chatham Choo Choo

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160 years of CHATHAM'S RAILROAD HERITAGE

BriefChronology:
1804 MORRIS TURNPIKE OPENS
1837 MORRIS & ESSEX RAILROAD FIRST TRAIN
1868 M&E LEASED TO THE LACKAWANNA (DL&W)
1915 NEW CHATHAM STATION ON ELEVATED GRADE
1930 FIRST ELECTRIC SERVICE
1960 ERIE-LACKAWANNA MERGER
1976 CONRAIL BECOMES OPERATOR
1979 NEW JERSEY TRANSIT TAKES OVER
1984 NEW TRAINS REPLACE "EDISON" VETERANS 1996 MID-TOWN DIRECT SERVICE TO MANHATTAN