The Atlantic City Rail Terminal is Atlantic City, New Jersey's train station. It is the final stop on New Jersey Transit's Atlantic City Line and is directly connected to the Atlantic City Convention Center. From the terminal, scheduled local service is available westbound and terminating at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's 30th Street Station. Free jitney rides are available from the terminal to points along the Atlantic City boardwalk. Motto: Nickname: Founded Incorporated March 1854 County Atlantic County Borough Parrish Mayor Lorenzo Langford Area - Total - Water 44. ... State nickname: The Garden State Official languages None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting, Outgoing Jon Corzine (D) (Governor-Elect) Senators Jon Corzine (D) (Outgoing) Bob Menendez (D) (named as Corzines replacement) Frank Lautenberg (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 47th 22... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... An eastbound train crosses the Cooper River near Cherry Hill, NJ. The Atlantic City Line is run by New Jersey Transit between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey. ... The Atlantic City Convention Center is located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. ... Independence Hall, as it appears today. ... 30th Street Station is the main railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... A jitney is a livery vehicle intermediate between a taxi and a bus. ... Photograph of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ, USA, taken August 2003. ...
The city was incorporated in 1854, the same year in which train service began, linking this remote parcel of land with the more populated, urban centers of New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In the city the population is spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who are 65 years of age or older.
AtlanticCity is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District.