The Jersey City, Hoboken and Rutherford Electric Railway was incorporated 1893, and leased from 1894-1899 to New Jersey Electric Railway Company The line was operated by Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson Street Railway. The track length was 18.57 miles.

The rail line in Hoboken, New Jersey

Hoboken, New Jersey

Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...

, was controversial at the time. Officials were concerned that an electric railway would endanger the public and frighten horses.

See also

• Paterson Plank Road
  Paterson Plank Road
  Paterson Plank Road is a road that runs through Passaic, Bergen and Hudson Counties in northeastern New Jersey originally lain in the colonial era. The route, connecting the city Paterson and the Hudson River waterfront, still exists...
  
  
• List of New Jersey street railroads
• Paterson, Passaic and Rutherford Electric Railway
  Paterson, Passaic and Rutherford Electric Railway
  The Paterson, Passaic and Rutherford Electric Railway was a trolley line of 40.57 miles in track length incorporated in 1893 as a consolidation of Paterson & Little Falls Electric Railway Co., Grant Street Electric Railway Co., People's Park Railway Co., Paterson & Passaic Electric Railway Co. and...