NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Newark City Subway

The Newark City Subway (NCS) in Newark, New Jersey is operated by New Jersey Transit. Despite its name, the Newark City Subway is a "subway-surface" light rail line which runs underground downtown and above-ground in outlying areas. It is also known as the #7-City Subway line. Download high resolution version (852x772, 205 KB)Newark City Subway underground station with a PCC streetcar. ... Download high resolution version (852x772, 205 KB)Newark City Subway underground station with a PCC streetcar. ... A Twin City Rapid Transit PCC streetcar in museum operation. ... Skyline of downtown Newark as seen from the Newark Bay Bridge. ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ...

Description

The line is 4.3 miles long, running between Newark Penn Station and Grove Street in Bloomfield. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (656x1184, 81 KB) Summary Map of the Newark City Subway system created by User:Darkcore. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (656x1184, 81 KB) Summary Map of the Newark City Subway system created by User:Darkcore. ... Pennsylvania Station (Newark) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Map of Bloomfield Township in Essex County Bloomfield is a Township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ...

The one-way fare is $1.25 and a discounted 60¢ "downtown fare" is applicable from Penn Station to the Warren Street during off-peak hours. Passengers must buy tickets before boarding (on the PCC cars, cash fares were paid on board).

History

The line opened in 1935 along the old Morris Canal right-of-way, from Broad Street, at the old Newark Public Service Terminal, north to Heller Parkway. WPA artists decorated the underground stations with art-deco scenes from life on the defunct Morris Canal. The southernmost part, south of Warren Street, was capped with a new road, known as Raymond Boulevard. Only one grade crossing was present on the original subway; the line crosses Orange Avenue at grade so it can pass over the depressed Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (now NJT Morristown Line) just to the north. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Morris Canal was a canal and series of water-driven inclined plane railroads that ran across northern New Jersey in the United States from the middle of the 19th century until the 1920s. ... A 1917 view of the ramp to the upper level of the terminal. ... WPA Graphic The Works Progress Administration (later Works Projects Administration, abbreviated WPA), was created in May 1935 by Presidential order (Congress funded it annually but did not set it up). ... Raymond Boulevard carries traffic from the interchange with the Pulaski Skyway and Newark Viaduct (US 1/US 9) and TRUCK US 1/TRUCK US 9 in eastern Newark west to downtown Newark. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company (DL&W or Lackawanna) (AAR reporting mark DLW) was a railroad connecting Pennsylvanias Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to New York City, Buffalo and Oswego, New York. ... The Morristown Line is one of New Jersey Transits commuter lines. ...

In 1937, the subway was extended to a lower level of the new Newark Penn Station. Additionally, the Cedar Street Subway, which had been used to access the Newark Public Service Terminal from Washington Street, was pushed through to a junction with the subway between Broad Street and Penn Station. An extension to North 6th Street, now Franklin Avenue, opened in 1940. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Categories: Rail stubs | Train stations | Transportation in New Jersey | Newark, New Jersey | Pennsylvania Railroad ... The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation, part of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), as a short underground connection for street trolley lines in Newark, New Jersey to reach the central terminal in downtown Newark. ... A 1917 view of the ramp to the upper level of the terminal. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

The subway was originally operated by the Public Service Corporation as its #7 line. Other streetcar routes used parts of the subway, with ramps to the surface: For other companies named Public Service Corporation, see Public Service Corporation (disambiguation). ...

Until June 5, 1952, the Roseville Car House, on the south side of Main Street (on the #21 line) near the east border of East Orange, was used for the #7 line. Since then, Newark Penn Station has been used for storage and maintenance. A new shops and yard complex opened with the extension to Grove Street, beyond the end of passenger service at Grove Street. The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation, part of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), as a short underground connection for street trolley lines in Newark, New Jersey to reach the central terminal in downtown Newark. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Roseville is a neighborhood in northwestern Newark, New Jersey, bordering Bloomfield and East Orange. ... Map of East Orange in Essex County East Orange is a city located in Essex County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 69,824. ...

New Jersey Transit took over operations in 1980. For many years, 30 PCC streetcars bought from Twin City Rapid Transit in the 1950s were running on the route. The cars had been built 1946–1949 by the St. Louis Car Company and were sold by TCRT when that system went through a conversion to buses. Four were scrapped over the years, and two were sold off to Shaker Heights Rapid Transit in 1978. In 2001, new light rail cars built by Kinki Sharyo in Japan in 1999 replaced the PCCs. New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... A Twin City Rapid Transit PCC streetcar in museum operation. ... The Twin City Rapid Transit Company (TCRT), also known as Twin City Lines (TCL), was a business that primarily operated streetcars, and buses in the area of Minneapolis-St. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The St. ... TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... Waterfront Line of Cleveland Rapid Transit Cleveland Rapid Transit (generally known as The Rapid) is the name of the rail rapid-transit system in Cleveland, Ohio, owned by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Kinki Sharyo (The Kinki Sharyo Co. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Some of the PCCs are currently stored in the Newark City Subway shop, from which they will likely end up in museums. Fifteen have been sold to the San Francisco Municipal Railway for use on its F Market heritage streetcar line. One of the Shaker Heights cars has been restored by the Minnesota Transportation Museum, which operates it on a short stretch of track in western Minneapolis. Some people in Minneapolis have hoped that some of the remaining cars may also return to that city to run on a proposed streetcar line on the Midtown Greenway, but such a project is not likely to begin anytime soon as of 2004. Two forms of public transport operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni): on the left, a bus (the 38 Geary line) and, on the right, the F Market historic streetcar. ... F Market PCC cars at Jones Street terminal. ... The Minnesota Transportation Museum (MTM) is an organization that operates several heritage transportation sites in Minnesota and just across the border in Wisconsin. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant Official website: http://www. ... The Midtown Greenway is a paved bicycle trail running east-west through the middle of Minneapolis. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Broad Street Station was renamed to Military Park Station on September 4, 2004, to avoid confusion when the new line to Newark Broad Street Station on the Morris and Essex Lines opens. September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Newark Broad Street Station is an historic New Jersey Transit commuter rail station in Newark, New Jersey. ... Trackage New Jersey Transit operates a rail network of 11 rail lines, 161 stations and 954 miles as of the 2003 fiscal year (June 30, 2003). ...

Bloomfield Extension

On June 22, 2002, the Newark City Subway was extended to the suburbs of Belleville and Bloomfield along what had been the Erie Railroad's Orange Branch, and is now owned by Norfolk Southern. New stations were opened at Silver Lake and Grove Street, and the Heller Parkway and Franklin Avenue stations were combined into a new Branch Brook Park station. The loop at Franklin Avenue was removed, since the new vehicles can travel in either direction, unlike the old PCCs. All the street crossings on the extension are at-grade. June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Map of Belleville Township in Essex County Belleville is a Township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Map of Bloomfield Township in Essex County Bloomfield is a Township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... The Erie Railroad (AAR reporting mark ERIE) was a railroad that operated in New York State, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, connecting New York City with Lake Erie, and extending west to Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. ... Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) NYSE: NSC is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

The original agreement gave sole operating privileges to Norfolk Southern between 11 PM and 1 AM daily, but a new agreement allows passenger trains at all hours, with late-night service beginning on January 8, 2005. In exchange, Norfolk Southern can now operate during all off-peak hours, when passenger trains are infrequent. January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Broad Street Extension

An extension of the Newark City Subway, which will connect Newark Penn Station to Broad Street Station, is under construction. A section of the extension, from Newark Penn Station to Center Street, will run underground using the refurbished Cedar Street Subway tunnel. The remaining section will run above-ground. One stop will serve the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, while another will serve the Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium. The extension is expected to open in the summer of 2006. Newark Broad Street Station is an historic New Jersey Transit commuter rail station in Newark, New Jersey. ... The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation, part of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), as a short underground connection for street trolley lines in Newark, New Jersey to reach the central terminal in downtown Newark. ... The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) is part of Newarks revitalization project, which officially opened in 1997. ... Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium is a baseball stadium in Newark, New Jersey. ...

The estimated cost of the extension was $208 million dollars. It is expected to have 13,000 daily riders by the year 2015.

Other extensions

Another link connecting downtown with Newark Liberty International Airport is in the planning stages, as part of the Newark Rail Link (formerly the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link). Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR), formerly known as Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey. ... Concept map of Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link, based on preliminary NJ Transit reports. ...

Stations

Current Main Line

Categories: Rail stubs | Train stations | Transportation in New Jersey | Newark, New Jersey | Pennsylvania Railroad ... A 1917 view of the ramp to the upper level of the terminal. ...

Former Main Line Stations

Main line stations that have been closed. Both served by Branch Brook Park station now.

Broad Street Line

Categories: Rail stubs | Train stations | Transportation in New Jersey | Newark, New Jersey | Pennsylvania Railroad ... Newark Broad Street Station is an historic New Jersey Transit commuter rail station in Newark, New Jersey. ...

Timeline

December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... -1... For other companies named Public Service Corporation, see Public Service Corporation (disambiguation). ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is a rapid transit railroad linking Manhattan, New York with New Jersey, and providing service to Jersey City, Hoboken, Harrison, and Newark. ... The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation, part of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), as a short underground connection for street trolley lines in Newark, New Jersey to reach the central terminal in downtown Newark. ... A 1917 view of the ramp to the upper level of the terminal. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation, part of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), as a short underground connection for street trolley lines in Newark, New Jersey to reach the central terminal in downtown Newark. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation, part of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), as a short underground connection for street trolley lines in Newark, New Jersey to reach the central terminal in downtown Newark. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation, part of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), as a short underground connection for street trolley lines in Newark, New Jersey to reach the central terminal in downtown Newark. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation, part of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), as a short underground connection for street trolley lines in Newark, New Jersey to reach the central terminal in downtown Newark. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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