Delaware and Raritan River Railroad

The Delaware and Raritan River Railroad (reporting mark DRR) is a short-line railroad that operates two lines in the central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The Southern Secondary runs from an interchange with Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO) in Red Bank south to Lakewood. The Freehold Secondary runs from an interchange with CSAO in Jamesburg southeast to Farmingdale, New Jersey.. The Delaware and Raritan River Railroad is a subsidiary of Chesapeake and Delaware, LLC.[1] In 2022, Chesapeake and Delaware, LLC filed to take over rail service from CSAO on the Southern Secondary and Freehold Secondary, portions of which are owned by CSAO and NJ Transit.[2] The Delaware and Raritan River Railroad began operations on July 1, 2022.[1]The 5-mile stretch of previously dormant track between Freehold & Farmingdale was completely replaced with new rail, ties & road crossings between January 16, 2023 & September 15, 2023 (well ahead of time estimates & under budget). A test train ran on the restored line September 15, and following a last spike-driven ceremony in Farmingdale on October 13, 2023 the line was offically open for freight train service. This effort will allow train service to efficiently run from Jamesburg to Lakewood directly, the current end of active service.