Cape May City Rail Terminal

Cape May City
Cape May City
CMSL excursion station
General information
Coordinates	38°56′07″N 74°55′21″W / 38.9352°N 74.9226°W
Owned by	Cape May Seashore Lines
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	MAC Trolly
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Services

The Cape May City Rail Terminal is a passenger train station in Cape May, New Jersey. The station offered train service from 1863 through 1983. Train service resumed in 1999, but stopped in 2005 due to structural concerns, but resumed again in 2010.^[1] The terminal is located at the intersection of Lafayette and Elmira Streets.^[2] Service was suspended after 2012 following extensive vandalism of the rail line.^[3] In 2015 the City of Cape May announced a proposal for parking space expansion that would pave over the tracks.^[4]

Current service

Cape May Seashore Lines^[5]

References

^ Tischler, Susan (1 August 2003). "All Aboard! The train is now leaving the station". CapeMay.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ Degener, Richard (18 August 2010). "Seashore Line resumes train service to Cape May as tourist attraction". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ Degener, Richard (2012-03-21). "3 arrested in thefts of metal pieces used to fasten railroad track to ties". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
^ Degener, Richard (5 August 2015). "Cape May wants to turn unused train tracks into parking lot". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "Rio Grande–Cape May Line". Cape May Seashore Line. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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[1] Tischler, Susan (1 August 2003). "All Aboard! The train is now leaving the station". CapeMay.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[2] Degener, Richard (18 August 2010). "Seashore Line resumes train service to Cape May as tourist attraction". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[3] Degener, Richard (2012-03-21). "3 arrested in thefts of metal pieces used to fasten railroad track to ties". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[4] Degener, Richard (5 August 2015). "Cape May wants to turn unused train tracks into parking lot". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[5] "Rio Grande–Cape May Line". Cape May Seashore Line. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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v t e Cape May, New Jersey
Landmarks	United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Cape May Historic District The Chalfonte Hotel Carroll Villa John B. McCreary House Congress Hall Episcopal Church of the Advent / St. John's Chapel Emlen Physick Estate
Transportation	Cape May City Rail Terminal Washington Street
Education	Cape May City School District Lower Cape May Regional School District
Media	Cape May Times WCFA-LP
Culture	Cape May Stage Harriet Tubman Museum On the Way to Cape May
This list is incomplete. Cape May Lighthouse and Cape May Airport are in Lower Township Cape May diamonds are found at Cape May Point. Cape May Bird Observatory has facilities in Cape May Point and Middle Township. Currently the Cape May Warbler birds live outside of Cape May. Our Lady Star of the Sea School in Cape May merged into what became Wildwood Catholic Academy.