Claim: The Hackensack and New York Railroad, which operated from 1858 to 1870s, was succeeded by the New Jersey and New York Railroad, which operated north from Rutherford, New Jersey to Haverstraw, New York from the beginning to the mid-to-late 19th century.
Evidence: Hackensack and New York Railroad was a New Jersey railroad company which was chartered in 1856. Hackensack and New York Railroad 1858–1870s New Jersey and New York Railroad The New Jersey and New York Railroad (NJ&NY) was a railroad company that operated north from Rutherford, New Jersey, to Haverstraw, New York beginning in the mid-to-late 19th century.