The line was completed the same year and the company was merged into the West Jersey Railroad.

In the nineteenth century the Delaware Bay was a significant source of oysters.

[1] Multiple railroads were built to Maurice River to gain access to this trade.

The company's line ran 9.71 miles (15.63 km), starting from the West Jersey's main line at Manumuskin, New Jersey and proceeding along the east side of the Maurice River.

[3] The line was completed in November 1887, and the company was merged into the West Jersey Railroad on December 31.