Rail service between Pomeroy, Pennsylvania, and Newark, Delaware, began in May 1873 on a line that included 65 bridges and followed the bank of White Clay Creek, crossing and recrossing the creek and surrounding wetlands. During its busiest years, fuel oil, coal, and wood pulp were delivered to Newark, while paper, canned goods, fiber, clay, and other less abundant products were shipped out. The line's passenger car was fondly known as "The Pumpsie Doodle," and passenger service ended in 1928. The 3.87-mile segment from the Delaware state line to Newark was abandoned in 1939. Earlier rail service through Newark had begun in 1837 when the Pennsylvania, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad built tracks about a mile south of town, and a station on South College Avenue was built in 1877 to serve passengers. In 1886, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad laid tracks through Newark, and a station on Elkton Road was built soon after for passenger service; that line still operates today delivering freight throughout the region. Newark Center Station, on Main Street, served passengers on the Pomeroy and Newark Railroad and stood as the southern terminus of that line.