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The Morristown Line is one of New Jersey Transit's commuter lines. Out of 60 inbound and 58 outbound daily weekday trains, 28 inbound and 26 outbound trains (about 45%) use the Kearny Connection (opened June 10, 1996) to Secaucus Junction and New York Penn Station; the rest go to Hoboken Terminal. Passengers can transfer at Newark Broad Street or Summit to reach the other destination if necessary. New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The end of the Port Jervis Line The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a private statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
The Kearny Connection allows trains from New Jersey Transits Morris and Essex Lines (part of the Hoboken Division) to go to New York Penn Station, known as MidTOWN DIRECT service. ...
June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Station The Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Station, known as Secaucus Transfer in planning stages, is a major rail hub in Secaucus, New Jersey. ...
For the Pennsylvania Station in Newark, New Jersey or Baltimore, Maryland, see Pennsylvania Station (Newark) or Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore). ...
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Newark Broad Street Station is an historic New Jersey Transit commuter rail station in Newark, New Jersey. ...
Summit is a station served by New Jersey Transits Gladstone Branch and Morristown Line, located in downtown Summit, New Jersey. ...
The line east of Dover Station is electrified, using 25kV AC overhead catenary wire (formerly 3000V DC). There is frequent service weekdays, with hourly service to/from New York (none going beyond Dover) on weekends. Until August 13, 2006, there was also hourly service to Hoboken. On that date, service between Hoboken and Summit was cut back to once every two hours on weekends. The reason was probably the construction in Newark along with cut-back Federal funding. Dover Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Dover, New Jersey. ...
Recently the portions of the line between Millburn and Summit underwent extensive rehabilitation. This included the replacement of the creosote crossties on the eastbound track with cement crossties, the replacement of all crossties on the double trestle over Short Hills Avenue, and the replacement of several sections of rail. Work crews also installed a drainage system at the pedestrian tunnel at the Short Hills station to catch rain runoff. Short Hills Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Short Hills, New Jersey along the Morris and Essex Railroad line. ...
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Route Guide
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Please improve it or discuss changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. Note: This route guide assumes you are traveling from Hoboken and heading west to Dover.
At historic Hoboken terminal, Morristown line trains depart for Dover, Lake Hopatcong, Mt. Olive and Hackettstown. If your train is bound for Dover from Hoboken, it will be an electric set of Arrow III cars built by Budd Company in 1978. Otherwise, your train will be a diesel hauled train of 1970 Pullman Standard Comet I coaches or a set of Metro-North Comet V coaches. (If you boarded in New York, you will have an electric ALP44/46 locomotive hauled train of Comet IIM/III/IV/V units, as only ALP44/46s can run into New York due to different voltages. Also, certain Hoboken-Dover trains are operated using Diesel Equipment due to the redeployment of electric equipment to the Northeast Corridor Line due to the Clocker takeover, train 664 however uses a trainset coming off of the Montclair-Boonton Line.). The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the automobile industry. ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...
The Pullman Palace Car Company, owned by George Pullman, manufactured railroad cars in the mid to late 1800s through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. ...
Metro-North (officially MTA Metro-North Railroad) is a suburban commuter railroad running service from New York City to the northern suburbs in New York State and Connecticut. ...
For the agglomeration of metropolitan areas, see article on BosWash megalopolis The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railway line with overhead wires running from Washington, DC to Boston, Massachusetts, passing through Baltimore, Maryland, Wilmington, Delaware, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New York, New York, New Haven, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island. ...
Clocker for clock, galvanic skin response sensor & digital delay system, is a piece by Alvin Lucier conceived in 1978, though Lucier felt there did not exist an appropriate digital delay system till 1988: With this new equipment, the sounds of the delayed clock now matched those of the original, creating...
The Montclair-Boonton Line is one of New Jersey Transits commuter lines. ...
After leaving Hoboken, you will pass the coach and diesel yards before entering the 1908 Bergen Tunnel under the New Jersey Palisades. There are two air shafts in the tunnel that allow the sunlight in. At the west end of the Bergen Tunnel is West End interlocking, where the Main Line and Bergen County Line branch off to the north. You then cross over Lower Hack Lift, a vertical lift bridge built in 1927 over the Hackensack River. The line crosses under Route 7 and then approaches the Meadows Maintenance Complex. This facility, opened June 13, 1987 is the main overhaul and maintenance shop on the NJ Transit system. Some trains make stops to discharge and receieve NJT employees. Palisades is also a general term for steep cliffs next to a river. ...
Main Line railroad station in downtown Glen Rock The New Jersey Transit Main Line (or Erie Main Line) runs from Suffern, New York to Hoboken, New Jersey, in the United States. ...
The Bergen County Line is a branch off of the New Jersey Transit Main Line line serving communities to the east of the Main Line. ...
The Lower Hack Lift is a lift bridge carrying the New Jersey Transit Morristown Line across the Hackensack River at Jersey City, New Jersey. ...
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Hackensack River, as seen from the New Jersey Turnpike. ...
Route 7 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. ...
June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Amtrak's Northeast Corridor main line and the New Jersey Turnpike cross overhead and this is where the MidTOWN DIRECT trains join the Morristown line from New York. The Kearny Connection, as it is called, was completed in June 1996. The Morristown line parallels the Amtrak Northeast Corridor and PATH lines and Interstate 280. The Waterfront Connection is also at this location and allows selected North Jersey Coast Line and Raritan Valley Line trains to access Hoboken. Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ...
Most of the NEC is owned by Amtrak (those sections shown in red). ...
The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. ...
The Kearny Connection allows trains from New Jersey Transits Morris and Essex Lines (part of the Hoboken Division) to go to New York Penn Station, known as MidTOWN DIRECT service. ...
Hoboken- and Newark-bound platform at Exchange Place station in Jersey City. ...
Interstate 280 is the name of four distinct spur routes of Interstate 80 in the United States. ...
The Waterfront Connection allows trains from New Jersey Transits Newark Division to go to Hoboken Terminal. ...
The North Jersey Coast Line is one of New Jersey Transits commuter lines. ...
The Raritan Valley Line is a commuter rail service of New Jersey Transit, running out of Newark Penn Station and terminating at High Bridge. ...
After following Interstate 280, you cross over a swing bridge over the Passaic River into Newark. The Newark Broad Street station is next. Built in 1903, the Eastbound Station Building is a historic landmark. This station is currently being rebuilt with a high level center platform for ADA access and the Westbound Station Building has been demolished. The line crosses under many city streets and the Newark City Subway in a cut and at Roseville Avenue, the Montclair-Boonton Line spilts off. After passing an abandoned station at Grove Street and over the Garden State Parkway, East Orange is the next stop, on an elevated viaduct. Brick Church and Orange follow, also elevated stations. The line curves south, over Interstate 280 and stops at Highland Avenue and Mountain Station. South Orange is next, an elevated station with two platforms and three tracks. Seton Hall University is located here. Maplewood follows, with a similar arrangement, after which the line narrows to two tracks. Millburn and Short Hills have two side platforms, with two tracks. The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey The Passaic River is a tributary of Newark Bay, approximately 80 mi (129 km long), in northern New Jersey in the United States. ...
Newark Broad Street Station is an historic New Jersey Transit commuter rail station in Newark, New Jersey. ...
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
PCC streetcar at Newark Penn Station in 2001, signed as 7 City Subway. ...
The Montclair-Boonton Line is one of New Jersey Transits commuter lines. ...
The Garden State Parkway is a 174. ...
For other uses of the name Seton Hall see Seton Hall Seton Hall University is a Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, 14 miles (23 km) from New York City. ...
Summit, a major station is next with high platforms. There are two platforms, and the station building above the tracks. A glass crossover is located above the platforms. Some weekday locals terminate here. Many of the area's private schools are located in Summit and commuting high school students are a major source of traffic for this station. Schedules are timed for most Morristown trains to have a convienent transfer to a Gladstone branch train across the platform. Map of Summit in Union County Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. ...
Just west of Summit, the Gladstone Branch separates and we cross over the Passaic River (the second time) into Chatham. Chatham station is on an elevated enbankment with two side platforms. Madison, on an elevated viaduct is similar, with a recently refurbished 1916 station house on the eastbound side. The Gladstone Branch is a branch of New Jersey Transits Morristown Line. ...
The line reaches its first grade crossing at Convent Station, located on the College of Saint Elizabeth campus. This station has two side platforms. After the station, there are several grade crossings. The College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) is a private Roman Catholic, four-year, liberal arts college for women. ...
Crossing Interstate 287, you are in Morristown. Morristown station has two low side platforms and a large station building. Just west of the station, the Morristown & Erie Railway's main office and shop can be visible, as the track that branches off the line to the northwest of the station is the Morristown & Erie Railway main line. 287 Sign Interstate 287 (abbreviated I-287) is a major interstate highway in New Jersey and New York. ...
The Morristown and Erie Railway (M&E) is a freight short line based in Morristown, New Jersey. ...
You pass through a rail yard used for storing museum rail locomotives before reaching Morris Plains, a two-platform station.
The line curves through wooded areas, under Route 10, and past several crossings before stopping at Mount Tabor, a small stop in Parsippany located at a grade crossing. This stop is served by selected weekday and limited weekend trains and even lacks an eastbound platform. New Jersey State Highway 10 is a 25-mile state highway in New Jersey, United States. ...
Denville station is a short distance from Mt. Tabor and is where the Morristown Line rejoins the Montclair-Boonton Line.
Dover, the final stop in electric territory, is next, and has a high center platform. All electric MidTOWN DIRECT and Hoboken service terminates here, however some weekday trains continue to Hackettstown (see Montclair-Boonton Line). However there are plans to extend the electric service to Lake Hopatcong as the Dover Yard is at capacity. The Montclair-Boonton Line is one of New Jersey Transits commuter lines. ...
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Station listing | Milepost | City | Station | Oper | Connections | | 0 | Hoboken | Hoboken Terminal | NJT | PATH and New York Waterways to New York City, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail to local points, NJT 22, 23, 64, 68, 85, 87, 89, 126 buses | | | Meadows Maintenance Complex | NJT | Main Overhaul and Maintenance Shop, employee stop | | MidTOWN DIRECT trains join | | 5 | Kearny | Kearny Junction | | MidTOWN Direct trains from New York Penn Station and Secaucus Junction join the line via the Kearny Connection | | 7.8 | Newark | Newark Broad Street | NJT | Newark Light Rail service, NJT 11, 13, 27, 28, 29, 39, 41, 43, 72, 76, 78, 108 buses, Ticket Vending Machines | | Roseville Avenue | | NJT Montclair-Boonton Line splits, abandoned station | | East Orange | Grove Street | | abandoned | | 10 | East Orange | NJT | NJT 21, 71, 73, 79, 94, 97 buses | | 10.6 | Brick Church | NJT | NJT 21, 71, 73, 79, 94 buses | | 11.5 | Orange | Orange | NJT | NJT 21, 41, 71, 73, 79, 92 buses | | 12.2 | Highland Avenue | NJT | NJT 92 bus | | 13.1 | South Orange | Mountain Station | NJT | NJT 92 bus | | 13.9 | South Orange | NJT | NJT 92, 107 buses | | 15.2 | Maplewood | Maplewood | NJT | | 16.8 | Millburn | Millburn | NJT | NJT 70 bus | | 17.8 | Short Hills | NJT | Springfield Jitney, an NJT-owned community bus service | | 20.1 | Summit | Summit | NJT | NJT Gladstone Branch splits, NJT 70 bus, Ticket Vending Machines | | 23.5 | Chatham | Chatham | NJT | MCM 3 bus | | 25.5 | Madison | Madison | NJT | MCM 3 bus | | 27.7 | Morris | Convent Station | NJT | MCM 3 bus | | 29.8 | Morristown | Morristown | NJT | MCM 1, 2, 3 10 buses | | 32 | Morris Plains | Morris Plains | NJT | MCM 2, 10 buses, Ticket Vending Machines on eastbound side | | 35.7 | Parsippany-Troy Hills | Mount Tabor | NJT | MCM 10 bus | | 36.7 | Denville | Denville | NJT | NJT Montclair-Boonton Line joins, MCM 10 bus | | 40.5 | Dover | Dover | NJT | MCM 2, 10 buses. Only diesel trains are permitted beyond this point. Train Storage Yard | | Mount Arlington | Mount Arlington | NJT | Future I-80 Park and Ride Opening in 2007 | | 45.9 | Roxbury | Lake Hopatcong | NJT | | 46 | Port Morris | NJT | Diesel Train Storage Yard and future Lackawanna Cutoff split | | 48.4 | Netcong | Netcong | NJT | | 50.1 | Mount Olive | Mount Olive | NJT | International Trade Center | | 57.4 | Hackettstown | Hackettstown | NJT | | MidTOWN DIRECT service | | 0 | New York City | New York Penn Station | NJT | Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak, New York City Subway, New York City Bus, MTA Bus | | Secaucus | Secaucus Junction | NJT | All NJT Rail lines except the Atlantic City Line and Raritan Valley Line, NJT 2, 129, 172 buses | |
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