Atlantic City Line

The Atlantic City Line (ACL) is a commuter rail line operated by NJ Transit (NJT) in the United States between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey, operating along the corridor of the White Horse Pike. It runs over trackage that was controlled by both the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) and the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. It shares trackage with SEPTA and Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) until it crosses the Delaware River on Conrails Delair Bridge into New Jersey.

Atlantic City Line
An Atlantic City Line train at Lindenwold station in 2008
Overview
OwnerNew Jersey Transit
(Atlantic City to River Line)
Conrail Shared Assets
(Delair Bridge to Shore interlocking)
Amtrak
(Shore interlocking to 30th Street)
LocaleWhite Horse Pike corridor
Termini
Stations9
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemNJ Transit Rail Operations
Operator(s)New Jersey Transit
Rolling stockGP40PH-2B locomotives, Comet coaches
Daily ridership2,951
Technical
Number of tracks1 plus sidings
(Shore Interlocking to Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector)
Track gauge4 ft 8+1โ„2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

0.0 mi
0 km
30th Street Station
MFL
Main Line
to Harrisburg
Zoo Junction
North Philadelphia
Shore interlocking
Northeast Corridor
to Boston
PA
NJ
to Pavonia Yard
10.3 mi
16.6 km
Pennsauken
  River Line
14.2 mi
22.9 km
Cherry Hill
Woodcrest
21.4 mi
34.4 km
Lindenwold
PATCO
Lindenwold Shops
Berlin
27.5 mi
44.3 km
Atco
SRNJ to Vineland
Winslow Junction
40.5 mi
65.2 km
Hammonton
51.4 mi
82.7 km
Egg Harbor City
62.0 mi
99.8 km
Absecon
SRNJ to Pleasantville
67.9 mi
109.3 km
Atlantic City

The Atlantic City Line also shares the right-of-way with the PATCO Speedline between Haddonfield and Lindenwold, New Jersey. There are 14 departures each day in each direction. Conrail also uses short sections of the line for freight movements (which are segregated), including the NEC-Delair Bridge section to its main freight yard in Camden, New Jersey. Unlike all other NJT railway lines, the Atlantic City line does not have traditional rush hour service. The Atlantic City line is colored dark blue on New Jersey Transit's system maps, and the line's symbol is a lighthouse, an homage to the Absecon Lighthouse.

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