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Amtrak began operations on May 1, 1971 after having taken over long-distance passenger service considered to be in the nation's best interest, including the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey. Statewide commuter services came under the auspices of the New Jersey Department of Transportation and were operated under contract by Conrail , which had ...
The Bergen Hill cut was originally excavated in 1834–1838 by the New Jersey Rail Road and Transportation Company, later part of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), to access the Hudson River waterfront. [8] Passenger trains traveled to what became Exchange Place, while freight trains on the Harsimus Branch continued to the Harsimus Stem Embankment.
The PATCO line opened on January 4, 1969. [1] Woodcrest was a later infill station, was designed as a park and ride facility with a direct connection to the adjacent Interstate 295 via exit 31.
The Morristown Line is an NJ Transit commuter rail line connecting Morris and Essex counties to New York City, via either New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal.Out of 60 inbound and 58 outbound daily weekday trains, 28 inbound and 26 outbound Midtown Direct trains (about 45%) use the Kearny Connection (opened June 10, 1996) to Penn Station; the rest go to Hoboken.
The following street, interurban, or other electric railways operated in New Jersey. Companies marked (PS) were or became part of the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey . This transport-related list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Central Railroad of New Jersey's High Bridge crossing the Raritan River in 1854. The Central Railroad of New Jersey constructed an extension of the former Elizabeth and Somerville Railroad from Clinton in 1852. In order to complete the railroad, it required crossing the Raritan River. The planners decided that a high bridge was the route to go ...
Denville is an active commuter railroad train station in Denville Township, Morris County, New Jersey. Located on Estling Road, the station contains three side platforms–two curved low-level platforms that service New Jersey Transit's Morristown Line, and a third that services their Montclair-Boonton Line. Both platforms on the Morristown ...
Service at West Side Avenue, which went to Broad Street station in Newark became truncated on February 3, 1946 when a steamship collided with the bridge over the Hackensack River, eliminating two spans. [5] The station lost passenger service on May 6, 1948 when service on the branch ended. [6] The new station opened on April 15, 2000. [2]