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  2. Central Railroad of New Jersey - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Bergen Arches - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. List of New Jersey railroad junctions - Wikipedia

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    Franklin, New Jersey: NYSW Hanford Branch abandoned 1958, LHR acquired portion from Franklin Junction south to New Jersey Zinc Company and renamed "NJ Zinc Mine Branch", abandoned 1987. NYSW runs freight on LHR trackage currently through Franklin.

  6. Category:Defunct New Jersey railroads - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Defunct New Jersey railroads" The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  7. New Jersey Southern Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Central Railroad of New Jersey was among the railroads merged into Conrail in April 1976. Conrail began closing segments of the former NJS, and in 1978 severed the main line by abandoning the stretch through the Pine Barrens from Lakehurst to Winslow Junction. The Toms River branch (diverging at Lakehurst) was closed by 1988.

  8. List of stations on the Central Railroad of New Jersey

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    Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line. [21] Until 1873, the station was known as Clinton, when Annandale was suggested by a railroad official to change the name. [ 37 ] The station depot was closed and replaced by a shelter in October 1970. [ 38 ]

  9. Warren Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Warren Railroad was chartered on February 12, 1851, by special act of the state of New Jersey, to provide a connection from the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's (DL&W) terminus at the Delaware River to Hampton, New Jersey, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ), in anticipation of a merger between the two railroads. The ...