The Shore Fast Line was an electric
interurban
The Interurban (or radial railway in Europe and Canada) is a type of electric railway, with streetcar-like electric self-propelled rail cars which run within and between cities or towns. They were very prevalent in North America between 1900 a ...
railroad running from
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Ocean City, New Jersey
Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the principal city of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Cape May County and is part of the Philadelphia- Wilmington- Camden, P ...
, by way of the mainland communities of
Pleasantville,
Northfield Northfield may refer to:
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* Northfield, Aberdeen, Scotland
* Northfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Northfield, Birmingham, England
* Northfield (Kettering BC Ward), Northamptonshire, England
United States
* Northfield, Connec ...
,
Linwood Linwood may refer to:
Places
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*Linwood, South Australia
* Linnwood, Guildford, 11-35 Byron Road, Guildford, New South Wales
Canada
* Linwood, Ontario
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and
Somers Point
Somers Point is a city that is the oldest settlement in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was settled by Europeans in 1693 and was incorporated as a borough in 1886. Somers Point was incorporated as a city in 1902. As of the 2 ...
. The line of about ran from 1907 until 1948, when a hurricane damaged the viaduct and the
decline of trolleys meant that the cost to replace it was prohibitive. The company that operated the Shore Fast Line was called ''Atlantic City and Shore Railroad''.
The Atlantic City Quakers who helped develop the
Monopoly
A monopoly (from Greek language, Greek el, μόνος, mónos, single, alone, label=none and el, πωλεῖν, pōleîn, to sell, label=none), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situati ...
board game
Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well.
Many board games feature a comp ...
named one of the railroad squares for the Shore Fast Line.
Charles and Olive Todd, who taught the game to
Charles Darrow
Charles Brace Darrow (August 10, 1889 – August 28, 1967) was an American board game designer who is credited as the inventor of the board game Monopoly. Although the original idea for the game came from Lizzie Magie's '' The Landlord's Game'', ...
, its eventual patentee, shortened the name on their oilcloth board to ''Short Line''.
It is also possible that the existence of
short-line railroad
:''Short Line is also one of the four railroads in the American version of the popular board game Monopoly, named after the Shore Fast Line, an interurban streetcar line.''
A shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that opera ...
s, those that operate along short distances, influenced that change.
Scene along Atlantic City and Shore Railroad, between Atlantic City and Ocean City - Terminus at Boardwalk and Eight St. - Ocean City.jpg, Terminus at Boardwalk and Eight Street, Ocean City
Scene along Atlantic City and Shore Railroad, between Atlantic City and Ocean City - Bridge Approaching Ocean City.jpg, Bridge Approaching Ocean City
Scene along Atlantic City and Shore Railroad, between Atlantic City and Ocean City - Northfield Golf Links.jpg, Northfield Golf Links
Scene along Atlantic City and Shore Railroad, between Atlantic City and Ocean City - Pleasantville.jpg, Pleasantville
See also
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Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named ...
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West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
The West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (WJ&S) was a Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary in the U.S. state of New Jersey with a connection to Philadelphia. It was formed through the merger of several smaller roads in May 1896. At the end of 1925 it ...
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P-RSL
The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines was a railroad that operated in South Jersey in the 20th century. It was created in 1933 as a joint consolidation venture between two competing railroads in the region: the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Rea ...
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List of New Jersey street railroads
The following street, interurban, or other electric railways operated in New Jersey. Companies marked (PS) were or became part of the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey.
*American Railways Company
*Asbury Park and Belmar Street Railway
* A ...
References
New Jersey streetcar lines
Defunct New Jersey railroads
Interurban railways in New Jersey
Electric railways in New Jersey
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