The
Jersey City and Albany Railroad completed a line between
Ridgefield, New Jersey, and
Tappan, New York, in 1873. The
New Jersey Midland Railway, a predecessor of the
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, operated the line under contract. Both companies subsequently entered receivership. The New York and New Jersey portions were sold separately, but both to
Delos E. Culver. Two new companies were established in 1878, one in each state, and both called Jersey City and Albany Railway. The two were consolidated into a single company on January 28, 1879. The new company built an additional of track, extending the line north from Tappan to
Haverstraw, New York. Construction was delayed by the crossing of the
Erie Railroad in
Orangeburg, New York, and by challenges with constructing tracks over a
peat bog. The extension opened on March 1, 1880. The company was consolidated with the
North River Railway on May 5, 1881, to form the
North River Railroad. == Notes ==