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Belvidere and Delaware River Railway

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Class III railroad in the United States

The Belvidere and Delaware River Railway Company (reporting mark BDRV) also known as Delaware River Railroad or Bel-Del, is a class III railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1995 when the Conrail Delaware Secondary line was purchased by the Black River Railroad System, which operates several railroad services in western New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The Black River Railroad System also owns and operates the Black River and Western Railroad (BR&W).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: Owen Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Belvidere and Delaware River Railway Company (reporting mark BDRV) also known as Delaware River Railroad or Bel-Del, is a class III railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1995 when the Conrail Delaware Secondary line was purchased by the Black River Railroad System, which operates several railroad services in western New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The Black River Railroad System also owns and operates the Black River and Western Railroad (BR&W). BR&W has leased 10 miles (16 km) of trackage to BDRV since 2004.2

The story

The BDRV right-of-way began as a segment of the original Belvidere Delaware Railroad, later controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), Penn Central (PC), and Conrail.

BDRV originally served the James River Paper plant in Milford, New Jersey, assuming the task from Conrail: service to the plant ended in July 2003 when the plant closed. Rail service to a lumber transload continued serving Milford into 2004 when service on this part of the line was finally terminated. Freight service to Corrugated Paper Group (now Georgia Pacific) in nearby Riegelsville, New Jersey terminated in 2005 when the firm switched from railroad to trucking for product shipment.

From Wikipedia’s article on Belvidere and Delaware River Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

In 2017, the railroad began running freight service again for its parent company, Chesapeake and Delaware, LLC. The customers served were the Builders FirstSource lumberyard in Phillipsburg, and the Riverline Aggregates quarry in Carpentersville.

From Wikipedia’s article on Belvidere and Delaware River Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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