Atlantic City & Shore Railroad 1908 Trackage Rights Payment Voucher New Jersey
$ 6.86
Description
Atlantic City & Shore Railroad 1908 Trackage Rights Payment Voucher New Jersey. This 1908 financial voucher and associated documentation provide a comprehensive archival record of a trackage rights payment between two New Jersey railroads. Issued by the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad Company in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, the voucher jacket records a payment of $1,368.61 to the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad Company, a significant subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad, for services rendered during June 1908. The transaction is formally marked PAID on August 31, 1908, with check number 4964. The included invoice, dated July 11, 1908, issued from the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad’s Camden office, itemizes the charge as compensation for operating trains over West Jersey & Seashore Railroad tracks between Meadows Tower Junction, near Atlantic City, and Somers Point. The payment amount corresponds to interest on the valuation of two branch lines: $587.78 for the Newfield Branch and $780.83 for the Somers Point Branch. The document grouping offers an example of early twentieth-century railway financial and operational arrangements. The interior of the voucher presents detailed accounting entries allocated to the Newfield Branch Rental account and the Somers Point Branch Rental account. The verso includes expenditure categories typical of the period, such as Wages for Motor Inspectors and Barn Men, and Power Purchased, illustrating components of the operating cost structure. Multiple original signatures and approvals are present, including those of J.M. Campbell, Secretary; S.S. Neff, General Superintendent; and members of the Executive Committee, providing evidentiary attribution and administrative context. This collection reflects the contractual and financial relationships between electric interurban rail lines and established steam railroad companies, documenting an operational agreement for access to terminal trackage in coastal New Jersey. The documents display age-appropriate toning, foxing, and fold lines. Manuscript notations, company stamps, and a protective bank revenue stamp remain clear and legible, preserving the records as a primary source relevant to transportation and local history studies.
