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The Central Railroad of New Jersey, also known as the Jersey Central, Jersey Central Lines or New Jersey Central (reporting mark CNJ), was a Class I railroad with origins in the 1830s. It was absorbed into Conrail in April 1976 along with several other prominent bankrupt railroads of the Northeastern United States .
Rail service to the Monmouth County coast was revolutionized by the opening of the New York and Long Branch Railroad (NY&LB) in 1875 from Perth Amboy to Long Branch. It was the so-called "all rail route" from Jersey City, operated by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The NY&LB crossed the NJS original mainline at Red Bank and the NJS mainline ...
The railroad line was abandoned after 1964. [16] In 1966, the New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners (PUC) approved the sale of a 2.8-mile long (4.5 km) portion of the former railroad's right-of-way to Jersey Central Power & Light Company. [17] [16] In 1976, Conrail took over the
After the Passaic Plan went into effect in the 1960s, lines merged and continued north along the Erie line. Route 80 was built over the line to Boonton. Junction exists, but Newark Branch only sees occasional freight usage. Pemberton Junction: PRR: PRR Amboy Div. Pemberton
New Jersey Shore Line Railroad; New Jersey Short Line Railroad; New Jersey Southern Railway; New Jersey Southern Railroad; New Jersey West Line Railroad; New York Central and Hudson River Railroad; New York Central Railroad; New York Cross Harbor Railroad Terminal Corporation; New York and Erie Railroad; New York and Greenwood Lake Railway ...
In August 1955, flood waters from the Delaware River caused by Hurricane Diane washed out portions of the line north of Belvidere near where the right-of-way crosses modern-day US Route 46, although the line still remains active south of this point to serve the Hoffmann-LaRoche pharmaceutical plant. North of where the plant is now to the ...
The railroad built a platform in 1902 for permanent summer trains. [116] Sea Bright 1866 [116] November 29, 1944 [115] The station depot at Sea Bright was erected in 1871 until being replaced in 1900. [116] As part of the project to extend NJ 36, [117] the Monmouth Boat Club demolished the station in 1950 and used some material for a shed on ...
Various projects have been proposed for the abandoned track bed: for a four-lane or six-lane highway that would connect the New Jersey Turnpike and U.S. Route 1/9 bypassing traffic headed along New Jersey Route 139 for the Holland Tunnel, [4] extension of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail, or in conjunction with the Harsimus Stem Embankment, a recreational greenway.