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C&D Rail System

Chesapeake and Delaware, LLC (C&D) is the parent of 5 railroad companies spanning 250 miles across New Jersey. The combined market knowledge and flexibility of our Class I railroad connections and our affiliate railways allows us to provide you the most competitive options and alternatives to truck.

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Ship with Us

Our management team has decades of experience providing quality, customer-focused service in the rail industry. If you are looking to ship by rail, we have the knowledge and expertise to make it happen.

  • Chesapeake & Delaware has experience providing customer-focused service in rail. If you’re new to shipping by rail in New Jersey, learn how to get started here.

  • For information about our transload partners and transload locations served by C&D, click here to learn more.

  • Looking to lease a locomotive for your rail operation or industry track? We have the equipment to meet your motive power requirements regardless of application. Click here to learn more.

  • Do you need temporary or long-term railcar storage? Most of C&D’s railroads offer flexible rates and car storage options. Learn more by clicking here.

  • To learn how C&D helps shippers meet their transportation needs through the track leasing process, click here to learn more.

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C&D Real Estate

The C&D railway network spans across more than 250 miles in 9 counties across New Jersey. Access to C&D property for digging, surveys, drilling, soil sampling and monitoring is possible by obtaining the appropriate permits. Permissions and right of entry permits are required before entering railroad property. C&D also has a number of industrial sites available for lease.

Our Partners

American Short Line Railroad Association

Black River Railroad
Historical Trust

Choose New Jersey

Conrail

CSX

Township of Howell, NJ

Hunterdon County, NJ
Economic Development

Maryland & Delaware
Railroad

Monmouth County, NJ

Morris County, NJ

New Jersey
Department of Transportation

New Jersey
Economic Development Authority

New Jersey
Railroad Association

New Jersey
Transit

New York Susquehanna & Western
Technical Historical Society, Inc.

Norfolk Southern

Ocean County, NJ