The Gibbsboro - Lucaston Horse Car Railroad

This picture taken around 1910, shows the horse drawn trolley that ran on the rail line spur along United States Avenue, between Gibbsboro and Lucaston. The rail spur was constructed in 1887, connecting the paint works with the main Camden to Atlantic Railroad line at Trout Run (Lucaston). The horse car trolleys shuttled workers to the John L. Lucas & Company paint works, located in Gibbsboro, and provided a connecting passenger service to trains from Camden and Atlantic City. Camden & Atlantic locomotives also used this rail spur to haul freight to and from the paint works.