Before we leave Philadelphia and begin our run through Eastern PA, let's take some time to visit the other side of the Delaware River. Southern NJ was largely served by the Pennsylvania/Reading Seashore Line. I model the first two cities heading east after the river; Camden and Collingswood. My parents moved to Collingswood from West Philly so I spent much of my youth there.

I commuted to my job at Conrail in Philly on the PATCO High Speed Line, one of the best run rail lines in the country. That's where I observed some of the industries that I modeled.

Mohrfeld fuel was a popular local fuel dealer. They went out of business in the 90's. I worked hard to hand paint the distinctive "M" that Morhfeld had on it's buildings and trucks. The concrete slab is foamcore and the chain fence is screening.  

The Peter Lumber Co. moved from Collingswood and there are condo's being built on their old property. I observed it from my train window and made a special trip to take several photos upon which the structure was based. It's made of heavy card stock.

Whiteground Models made an ice house based on John Allen's Atsan Ice Co.

Angelo Bova's produce is a Lehigh Valley Models S kit. The produce shed is scratchbuilt from an MR article.

Campbell Soup Co. is a Korber kit. Korber is based in South Jersey which probably explains why he made the kit for Campbell Soup.
 

The NJ portion of the PW is a 2' X 16' switching layout and maintains its interchange with Philadelphia via carfloats. As you can see, the main industries are produce, lumber and fuel oil.