The Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad, and the Union Transportation Company as operator, was not to be included in Conrail, and thus was independent and on their own.
Construction commenced in 2015 on the fourth segment (1.5 miles (2.4 km)) between County Route 526 (New Jersey) and Davis Station Road, and was completed in September 2016.
The fifth segment (0.75 miles (1.21 km)) between Herbert Road/Sharon Station Road and County Route 539 (New Jersey) was completed in late January 2017 and passes through the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area.
[2] The line started in Pemberton, New Jersey, in 1868 where it had a connection with the Burlington and Camden County Railroad (1867).
Then Lewistown, where a wye and crossover allowed interchange with the Columbus, Kinkora, Springfield RR (1872).
There was a large freight house here, measuring 14 by 23 feet (4.3 m × 7.0 m), as well as Cattle Pen, and storage tracks just south of the wye.
Continuing on, the line ran through Wrightstown, which exploded during World War I when Fort Dix was built.
The line would continue through Cookstown, which included a milk platform and cattle pen, and a 16-by-32-foot (4.9 m × 9.8 m) passenger station, and a 16-by-30-foot (4.9 m × 9.1 m) freight house.
Cream Ridge had a wire fence around the property, with a 16-by-32-foot (4.9 m × 9.8 m) passenger station and 16-by-30-foot (4.9 m × 9.1 m) freight house.