The Raritan Valley Line is a commuter rail service of New Jersey Transit, running out of Newark Penn Station and terminating at High Bridge. On weekends, alternating trains offer through service to Hoboken Terminal. 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. ... Pennsylvania Station (Newark) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Transportation in New Jersey ...

Route description

West of Cranford, the line follows the former Main Line of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey, a subsidiary of the Reading Railroad. The main line originally ran through Elizabeth and Bayonne to Jersey City, leading to a terminal in what is today Liberty State Park. This station, which served Reading, Jersey Central, and former B & O Washington-Jersey City service, had direct connections, either by chartered bus, or by ferry, into Manhattan, the latter serving the financial district. Under the 1967 Aldene Plan, however, the Aldene Connection was built to the former Lehigh Valley Railroad right-of-way, rerouting trains to proceed to Newark Penn Station via a second connection (Hunter Connection), to the Northeast Corridor. alternate logo The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, more commonly known as the Jersey Central Lines, or CNJ, was a regional railroad with origins in the 1830s, lasting until 1976 when it was absorbed into Conrail with the other bankrupt railroads of the Northeast. ... Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Categories: Rail stubs | Philadelphia and Reading Railroad ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Elizabeth is a City located in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Seal of Bayonne Bayonne is a city located in Hudson County, New Jersey. ... Official website: http://www. ... Liberty State Park is a state park in Jersey City, New Jersey. ... The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad or B&O was a 19th century railroad which operated in the east coast of the United States and was the first railroad to offer commercial transportation of both people and freight. ... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... A connection between two railroad lines in Roselle Park in central New Jersey, one formerly belonging to the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the other formerly of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, allowing trains on todays New Jersey Transit Raritan Valley Line to travel from Cranford through stations at Roselle... A connection between two railroad lines in Roselle Park in central New Jersey, one formerly belonging to the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the other formerly of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, allowing trains on todays New Jersey Transit Raritan Valley Line to travel from Cranford through stations at Roselle... 1884 map of the Pennsylvania, Reading and Lehigh Valley Railroads The Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company (AAR reporting mark LV) was incorporated April 21, 1846 in Pennsylvania. ... Pennsylvania Station (Newark) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Hunter Connection improved the connection where New Jersey Transits Raritan Valley Line merges with the Northeast Corridor Line south of downtown Newark, New Jersey. ... Most of the NEC is owned by Amtrak (those sections shown in red). ...

As it has been since 1967, passengers bound for New York must disembark at Newark and change either to a Northeast Corridor or North Jersey Coast Line train operated by New Jersey Transit to New York Penn Station or PATH trains to the World Trade Center. This is due to an unfortunate combination of factors. First, the CNJ never electrified the line when it was still in business, and its subsequent owners including Conrail and New Jersey Transit have never undertaken such a project. Therefore, motive power has been provided by diesel-electric locomotives, including variants of EMD's F40PH and GP40. The second is a regulation allowing only electric-powered trains in Manhattan below 96th Street. The end result is that a trip between New York and the Raritan Valley Line necessarily requires the use of two trains. Most of the NEC is owned by Amtrak (those sections shown in red). ... The North Jersey Coast Line is one of New Jersey Transits commuter lines. ... 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. ... Penn Stations underground Long Island Rail Road concourse Pennsylvania Station is one of New York Citys main railway stations, sharing the Pennsylvania Station name with several stations in other cities. ... 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 World Trade Center in New York City (sometimes informally referred to as the WTC or the Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings mostly designed by Japanese-American architect Minoru Yamasaki and developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. ... alternate logo The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, more commonly known as the Jersey Central Lines, or CNJ, was a regional railroad with origins in the 1830s, lasting until 1976 when it was absorbed into Conrail with the other bankrupt railroads of the Northeast. ... Overhead wire in Coventry, England Overhead wire and its suspension system in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives and multiple units. ... Conrail 6114, a GE Dash 8-40CW, leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. ... 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. ... A locomotive (from lat. ... General Motors Electro-Motive Division (normally shortened to GM EMD or just EMD) is the worlds largest builder of railroad locomotives. ... Caltrain train at Mountain View Amtrak 345 pulls a passenger train through Porter, Indiana. ... A DM&E GP40 running long-hood forward. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...

Service to Phillipsburg

Service beyond High Bridge to Phillipsburg was discontinued in 1984 due to low ridership. There are plans to eventually restore service to Phillipsburg. Between Bloomsbury and Phillipsburg Norfolk Southern tracks will have to be used since Conrail (the previous freight operator) reconfigured its tracks in the Easton-Phillipsburg area, abandoning the ex-Lehigh Valley main between Easton and Phillipsburg and the ex-CNJ main between east of Phillipsburg and Bloomsbury. This was done so that all trains would cross the Delaware on the ex-CNJ bridge, because the ex-LV bridge was found to be structurally unsound. Where the ex-CNJ was abandoned east of Phillipsburg, a section of Interstate 78 was built on its right-of-way, and only one bridge was built for the ex-LV main and the ex-CNJ tracks removed. High Bridge highlighted in Hunterdon County. ... Map of Phillipsburg in Warren County Phillipsburg is a town located in Warren County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Interstate 78 (abbreviated I-78) is an Interstate Highway in the Northeast United States, running 144 miles (231 km) from Interstate 81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania across northern New Jersey to downtown New York City. ...

When service ran to Phillipsburg prior to 1984 there were separate passenger and freight lines, Conrail freights used the ex-LV, and Conrail/NJ DOT/NJ Transit commuter trains used the ex-CNJ. This is no longer possible today. There is only one track available between Easton and Bloomsbury for all rail traffic. If Phillipsburg commuter service returns it would tie up the one and only track at Phillipsburg that is used by many NS freights. The ex-LV main is no longer available at that point. A possible solution would be to build a passing siding at Phillipsburg Station so that commuter trains could idle at the station without tying up the main so that freights could pass through.

Service to West Trenton

Another plan that has been proposed is to restore service on the former Reading Railroad's Jersey City branch track between Trenton and Bound Brook. Prior to 1983, Conrail commuter trains, using Budd Rail Diesel Cars, used what is now the SEPTA R3 West Trenton line between the former Reading Terminal and Newark (Jersey City prior to 1967--this allowed the Reading to compete with the Pennsylvania Railroad with Philadelphia/New York service). Restoration of this line, which is now owned by CSX Transportation, will allow an alternate Philadelphia/New York connection route, with electrified SEPTA trains using the West Trenton line to Trenton, with passengers switching over to NJT service to Newark. Map Political Statistics Founded c. ... Budd RDC-1 #407 of the Cape May Seashore Lines. ... The SEPTA R3 is a Regional (commuter) Rail train operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, extending from the Village of Elwyn, Pennsylvania near Media, Pennsylvania to West Ewing Township, New Jersey outside of Trenton. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting mark CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ...

Station stops

• Hoboken Terminal (limited weekend service)
• Newark Penn Station
• Union
• Roselle Park
• Cranford
• Garwood (limited service- weekdays only)
• Westfield
• Fanwood-Scotch Plains
• Netherwood
• Plainfield
• Dunellen
• Bound Brook
• Bridgewater
• Manville-Finderne (limited service-weekdays only)
• Somerville
• Raritan
• North Branch (limited service- weekdays only)
• Whitehouse Station (limited service- weekdays only)
• Lebanon (limited service- weekdays only)
• Annandale (limited service- weekdays only)
• High Bridge (limited service- weekdays only)

Categories: Rail stubs | Transportation in New Jersey ... Categories: Rail stubs | Train stations | Transportation in New Jersey | Newark, New Jersey | Pennsylvania Railroad ... Union Station is a train station on the Raritan Valley Line, one stop west of Newark Penn Station. ... Roselle Park Station is a train station on New Jersey Transits Raritan Valley Line that was built in the late 1960s. ... Cranford Station is a train station on the Raritan Valley Line, a NJT commuter line running from High Bridge to Newark. ... Garwood Station is a train station on the Raritan Valley Line, a NJT commuter line running from High Bridge to Newark. ... Westfield Station is a train station on the Raritan Valley Line, a NJT commuter line running from High Bridge to Newark. ... Fanwood-Scotch Plains Station or Fanwood Station is a train station on the Raritan Valley Line, a NJT commuter line running from High Bridge to Newark. ... Netherwood Station is a train station on the Raritan Valley Line, a NJT commuter line running from High Bridge to Newark. ... Plainfield Station is a train station on the Raritan Valley Line, a NJT commuter line running from High Bridge to Newark. ... Dunellen is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Dunellen, New Jersey. ... Bound Brook is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bound Brook, New Jersey. ... Bridgewater is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bridgewater, New Jersey. ... Finderne or Manville-Finderne is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bridgewater, New Jersey. ... Somerville is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Somerville, New Jersey, south of the town center. ... Raritan is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Raritan, New Jersey, north of the town center on Thompson St. ... North Branch is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the hamlet of North Branch in Branchburg, New Jersey. ... Whitehouse Station (also written White House) is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the village of Whitehouse Station in Readington, New Jersey. ... Annandale is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the village of Annandale in Clinton, New Jersey. ... High Bridge is the western terminus on New Jersey Transits Raritan Valley Line. ...

Closed stations

• Glen Gardner
• Hampton
• Ludlow
• Bloomsbury
• Phillipsburg

Note: Most trains do not stop at Garwood, including all weekend trains. Only two trains per day (one inbound, one outbound) stop at Finderne, also known as Manville. Stations west of Raritan have limited service, weekdays only.

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