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NJ PRIVATE EXPRESSES: OFFICES IN NEWARK, PART 6B ~ Bruce MosherPhiladelphia & Reading Express (1873–87)Figure 6-14. 1877 Newark Union Express advertisement.The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Express (P&RX) was discussed in Part 2 where itsbusiness life was established as being from 1873–87. 2 By 1879, the P&RX opened an office inNewark that existed until at least 1882, and probably beyond that. During this timeframe theCentral of New Jersey Railroad had regular schedules into Newark and this road was controlledby the Philadelphia and Reading. It appears that these circumstances facilitated the P&RXhaving an office in Newark. A P&RX label was previously shown in Figure 2-9, no additional,collectible P&RX paper has surfaced since Part 2 was written.Traders’ Express (1868–75)When the Traders’ Express Co. was discussed in Part 1, 3 we were very unsure about thelongevity of this company. Referring to Table 6-II, note that Traders’ is listed in the 1868through 1875 city directories. As discussed earlier, the last operating year for Breese’s Expresswas 1867. So, we now believe that Trader’s Express acquired the Breese Express assets toaccomplish this express company transition. A Traders’ Express label that was used in theirNewark office was previously shown in Figure 1-4. No additional artifacts from Traders’Express have been reported since Part 1 was written.NJPH 78Vol. 33/No. 2May 2005 Whole No. 158