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Tell Me Wye 📷Leica M3 🎞️TriX 🔭50/2.2 Color Skopar - Historic early railroading hot spot in the US. Three lines met here in 1838, configured as a wye. #believeinfilm #filmismorefun #CamdenAndAmboy #MonoAMano #NJTLightRail
A black and white film photograph of the former Camden and Amboy bridge forming part of the Bordentown wye. Starting in late 1832, passengers would take a steam boat up from Philadelphia or Camden, disembark here in Bordentown, ride the train 30ish miles to South Amboy, where one could take another boat to Manhattan and other points north/east. In 1834 the line was extended to south/west Camden, and in 1838 a line to Trenton was completed. A black and white film photograph of the former Camden and Amboy cut forming part of the Bordentown wye. Starting in late 1832, passengers would take a steam boat up from Philadelphia or Camden, disembark here in Bordentown, ride the train 30ish miles to South Amboy, where one could take another boat to Manhattan and other points north/east. In 1834 the line was extended to south/west Camden, and in 1838 a line to Trenton was completed. This cut through downtown Bordentown was part of the original line in opened 1832 - completely dug by hand. A black and white film photograph of the historical display at the former Camden and Amboy HQ forming part of the Bordentown wye. Starting in late 1832, passengers would take a steam boat up from Philadelphia or Camden, disembark here in Bordentown, ride the train 30ish miles to South Amboy, where one could take another boat to Manhattan and other points north/east. In 1834 the line was extended to south/west Camden, and in 1838 a line to Trenton was completed. The display shows examples of the different types of rail used on the line. Railroading was very experimental at this early stage!
May 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM