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Discussion of the CNJ (aka the Jersey Central) and predecessors Elizabethtown and Somerville, and Somerville and Easton, for the period 1831 to its inclusion in ConRail in 1976. The historical society site is here: http://www.jcrhs.org/

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 #1235316  by CLamb
 
I've seem numerous statements that the majority of immigrants landing at Ellis Island who didn't go to New York embarked on their journeys on the CNJ but I've never seen any references to original sources on this. Do any of you folks know of any original sources? I wonder if there are any Ellis Island ticket sales records preserved.