by rrbluesman
I was reading through the Reading Seashore Lines book, in a couple of places the book suggests the P&AC and later the PRSL were marginallly profitable if profitable at all. Southern New Jersey and the Jersey shore is not a particullarly big place, so I am wondering, if thr PRSL and it's predecessors didnt make money, why didnt the Reading and the PRR simply operate the system as a normal part of the Reading and PRR and not seperate railroads when it seems like all the motive power and cars were Reading or PRR property anyway? The PRSL and it's predecessors cover a small area, why have a seperate operating company? I hope this makes sense to you guys.
Ed
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