Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad

Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad
Maximum extent of the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersJamesburg, New Jersey, U.S.
LocaleNew Jersey, USA
Dates of operation1853 (1853)–1964 (1964)
PredecessorFarmingdale and Squan Village Railroad,
Freehold Marl Company Railroad,
Camden and Amboy Rail Road and Transportation Company
SuccessorFreehold Industrial Track
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length27.323 miles (44 km)

The Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad was a short-line railroad in New Jersey. The railroad traversed through the communities of Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Manalapan Township, Englishtown Borough, Monroe Township, and Jamesburg Borough, en route to Monmouth Junction in South Brunswick Township.

The railroad's former right-of-way, from Jamesburg to Farmingdale is still in use route 524 Farmingdale to Manalasquan has been abandoned right of way sold to New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners