Nothing was undertaken until the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad began building toward Atsion in the early 1860s.

The Camden and Atlantic contracted with the Raritan and Delaware Bay to construct a connection between the two lines.

A decision of the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals vindicated the Camden and Amboy on November 30, 1867, at which point operation of the line ceased.

[5][6] Coincident with the conveyance the Raritan and Delaware Bay was renamed the New Jersey Southern Railroad.

[7] The Central Railroad of New Jersey gained control of that company and its lines on December 15, 1888, although a formal merger did not occur until October 16, 1917.