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| This is a '''List of New Jersey railroad junctions''', present and past. | This is a '''List of New Jersey railroad junctions''', present and past. | ||
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{{Incomplete list|date=February 2013}} | ||
| {| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
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| !Junction | !Junction | ||
| !Systems | !Systems | ||
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| !Location | !Location | ||
| !Current status | !Current status | ||
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| |], ], ], NJT, | |||
| |CNJ Main Line, ], ] | |||
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| {{Coord|40.659219|-74.279624|display=}} | |||
| |Opened May 1, 1967. Currently in service for NJT's Raritan Valley trains. At the time of completion (and along with the ]), it allowed CRRNJ traffic to terminate in ], rather than its own ]. This saved the floundering CNJ of the large operating costs of their terminal and ferry service. ] Crusader that once terminated in Communipaw also used the junction to terminate in Penn Station. A shuttle between Cranford and Bayonne, known as "the Scoot," operated until August 6, 1978,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thorpe|first=Steve|date=April 23, 2009|title=CONRAIL/NJ D.O.T. Draws the Curtain on the Bayonne Shuttle|url=http://www.thorpefamily.us/bayonne.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007055759/http://www.thorpefamily.us/bayonne.html|archive-date=October 7, 2011|access-date=April 23, 2009|website=}}</ref> after which the right-of-way between Aldene and Bayonne was effectively abandoned. The ] was demolished in stages after the US Coast Guard deemed it too great a hazard to maritime traffic.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heyer, Gruel & Associates, PA|date=August 2000|title=Bayonne, 2000 Master Plan|url=http://www.bayonnenj.org/web_content/pdf/plans/2000-Bayonne-Master-Plan.pdf?v=2000|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=City of Bayonne, NJ|pages=X4–X9}}</ref> The junction and the Aldene-Elizabethport right-of-way is currently owned and controlled by CSAO. | |||
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| |]|| ], ] ||Salem Branch/Quinton Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.580092|-75.373231|name=Alloway Junction}}</small>||Quinton Branch is abandoned<!--||PRR system map--> | |]|| ], ] ||Salem Branch/Quinton Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.580092|-75.373231|name=Alloway Junction}}</small>||Quinton Branch is abandoned<!--||PRR system map--> | ||
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| |]||DL&W,<br> |
|]||],<br />]||DL&W Sussex Branch/LHR main||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.997157|-74.745705|name=Andover Junction}}</small>||All lines now abandoned, DLW Sussex Branch abandoned September 30, 1966, trackage removed 1967–1977, LHR Mainline abandoned 1985, trackage removed 1989 | ||
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| |]||PRR, WJ&SS, P-RSL||WJ&SS Cape May Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.050571|-74.856970|name=Anglesea Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | |]||], ], P-RSL||WJ&SS Cape May Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.050571|-74.856970|name=Anglesea Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | ||
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| |]||CNJ||CNJ Southern Div.||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.737229|-74.725701|name=Atsion Junction}}</small>||Branch to Atco abandoned | |]||]||CNJ Southern Div.||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.737229|-74.725701|name=Atsion Junction}}</small>||Branch to Atco abandoned | ||
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| |]||NJT, EL, DL&W||Morristown and Erie Main||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.799299|-74.475425|name=Baker Junction}}</small>||Junction in Morristown, New Jersey between New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex line and the ] (M&E) main line. It has been fully operational for over 100 years and currently remains in service to provide connections for the shortline M&E to the national rail network. | |]||], ], DL&W||Morristown and Erie Main||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.799299|-74.475425|name=Baker Junction}}</small>||Junction in Morristown, New Jersey between New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex line and the ] (M&E) main line. It has been fully operational for over 100 years and currently remains in service to provide connections for the shortline M&E to the national rail network. | ||
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| |]||TRR, PRR||Long Beach Railroad||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.649896|-74.175466|name=Barnegat City Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | |]||TRR, PRR||Long Beach Railroad||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.649896|-74.175466|name=Barnegat City Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | ||
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| |]||P-RSL, CNJ||CNJ Southern Div./PRSL(WJ&SS)Bridgeton Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.452755|-75.213069|name=Bridgeton Junction}}</small>||PRSL Bridgeton Branch is abandoned to north | |]||P-RSL, CNJ||CNJ Southern Div./PRSL(WJ&SS)Bridgeton Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.452755|-75.213069|name=Bridgeton Junction}}</small>||PRSL Bridgeton Branch is abandoned to north | ||
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| |]||ACRR||ACRR Main Line||]||All abandoned | |]||ACRR, RDG, P-RSL||ACRR Main Line, Brigantine Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.472974|-74.590859|name=Brigantine Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | ||
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| |]||CNJ||Newark |
|]||CNJ||]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.726072|-74.136754|name=Brills Junction}}</small>||Newark to Jersey City line abandoned | ||
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| |]||PRR||Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad, Brown's Mills Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.949400|-74.596982|name=Brown's Mills Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | |]||PRR||Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad, Brown's Mills Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.949400|-74.596982|name=Brown's Mills Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | ||
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| |] (Delaware Junction)||BRW, NYSW||]/] former Mainline and Delaware Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.933537|-75.073512|name=Columbia Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | |] (Delaware Junction)||BRW, NYSW||]/] former Mainline and Delaware Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.933537|-75.073512|name=Columbia Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | ||
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| |]||LV||Constable Hook Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.660461|-74.116952|name=Constable Hook Junction}}</small>||Active | |||
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| |]||SIRT, B&O, ME, CNJ, NJT||North Shore Branch, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.656746|-74.293119|name=Cranford Junction}}</small>||Exists | |]||SIRT, B&O, ME, CNJ, NJT||North Shore Branch, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.656746|-74.293119|name=Cranford Junction}}</small>||Exists | ||
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| |]||ERIE, EL, CSAO, CSX, NS||Erie ], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.745873|-74.064881|name=Croxton Junction}}</small>||Active for freight. Junction at southern end of NS Croxton Yard. Passenger service ended after Erie operations were shifted from ] to ]. | |]||ERIE, EL, CSAO, CSX, NS||Erie ], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.745873|-74.064881|name=Croxton Junction}}</small>||Active for freight. Junction at southern end of NS Croxton Yard. Passenger service ended after Erie operations were shifted from ] to ]. | ||
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| |]||DL&W||], Newton Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.059349|-74.727842|name=Cutoff Junction}}</small>||<ref>{{citation|title=Sussex County railroad map|date=1895|url=http://dlw-sussexbranch.com/Maps/SCRR_1895.JPG}}</ref> Abandoned | |||
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| |]||DLW, CNJ, NJT, ME||Dover & Rockaway RR, NJT||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.898484|-74.572155|name=D&R Junction}}</small>||Active freight branch used by ME off of NJ Transit Morristown Line | |]||DLW, CNJ, NJT, ME||Dover & Rockaway RR, NJT||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.898484|-74.572155|name=D&R Junction}}</small>||Active freight branch used by ME off of NJ Transit Morristown Line | ||
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| |]||C&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAO||C&A Mainline (NJT ]/CSAO ]), Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT ])||]<br /><small>{{coord|39. |
|]||C&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAO||C&A Mainline (NJT ]/CSAO ]), Morris Branch to Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT ])||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.977732|-75.061638|name=Delair Junction}}</small>||<ref name="Railway World 41">{{citation|title=Railway World: In which is Incorporated the United States Railroad and Mining Register|volume=41|year=1897|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1841AQAAMAAJ}}</ref> Main lines exist, connecting Morris Branch abandoned to the north, new junction created to the south | ||
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| |]||WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT||Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT ]), ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.890630|-75.033215|name=East Haddonfield Junction}}</small>||Medford branch abandoned | |||
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| |]||CNJ||Southern Div. and Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn.||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.298255|-74.068627|name=Eatontown Junction}}</small>|| Southern Div. operated by CSX, Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn. abandoned | |]||CNJ||Southern Div. and Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn.||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.298255|-74.068627|name=Eatontown Junction}}</small>|| Southern Div. operated by CSX, Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn. abandoned | ||
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| |]||CNJ, EL, DL&W||High Bridge (CNJ) and Chester (DL&W) Branches||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.884686|-74.618310|name=Ferromonte Junction}}</small>||] is a railroad junction located in Kenvil, New Jersey. It was originally formed by the crossing at grade of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's ] (former Long Valley Railroad) with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Chester Branch (former Chester Railroad) and the connection to the Ferromonte Railroad (a CNJ subsidiary). When the Chester Branch was abandoned east of the junction, a switch was cut in to connect the western portion to the High Bridge Branch, and both lines are now operated by the ]<!--||CNJ system map--> | |]||CNJ, EL, DL&W||High Bridge (CNJ) and Chester (DL&W) Branches||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.884686|-74.618310|name=Ferromonte Junction}}</small>||] is a railroad junction located in Kenvil, New Jersey. It was originally formed by the crossing at grade of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's ] (former Long Valley Railroad) with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Chester Branch (former Chester Railroad) and the connection to the Ferromonte Railroad (a CNJ subsidiary). When the Chester Branch was abandoned east of the junction, a switch was cut in to connect the western portion to the High Bridge Branch, and both lines are now operated by the ]<!--||CNJ system map--> | ||
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| |]||C&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAO||C&A Mainline (NJT ]/CSAO ]), Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT ])||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.975889|-75.064931|name=Fish House Junction}}</small>||<ref name="Railway World 41" /> Exists | |||
| |]||PRR|| | |||
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| |]||PRR||] Mainline, Flemington Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.375157|-74.949429|name=Flemington Junction}}</small>||Bel-Del Mainline Abandoned, ] owns Flemington Branch | |]||PRR||] Mainline, Flemington Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.375157|-74.949429|name=Flemington Junction}}</small>||Bel-Del Mainline Abandoned, ] owns Flemington Branch | ||
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| |]||LV||LV Mainline, Flemington Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.531740|-74.839629|name=Flemington Junction}}</small>||Branch abandoned | |]||LV||LV Mainline, Flemington Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.531740|-74.839629|name=Flemington Junction}}</small>||Branch abandoned | ||
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| |]||NYSW, LHR||Zinc Mine branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.121819|-74.589460|name=Franklin Junction}}</small>||NYSW Hanford |
|]||NYSW, LHR||NYSW Zinc Mine branch, LHR Main||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.121819|-74.589460|name=Franklin Junction}}</small>||NYSW Hanford Branch abandoned 1958, LHR acquired portion from Franklin Junction south to ] and renamed "NJ Zinc Mine Branch", abandoned 1987. NYSW runs freight on LHR trackage currently through Franklin. | ||
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| |]||ACRR, RDG, P-RSL||ACRR Main Line, Grenloch Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.903108|-75.118305|name=Gloucester Junction}}</small>||Exists | |]||ACRR, RDG, P-RSL||ACRR Main Line, Grenloch Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.903108|-75.118305|name=Gloucester Junction}}</small>||Exists | ||
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| |]||NYC NYSW|| NYSW ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.805105|-74.022920|name=Granton Junction}}</small>||NYSW<br>CSX ]<br>CSX ] | |]||NYC NYSW|| NYSW ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.805105|-74.022920|name=Granton Junction}}</small>||NYSW<br />CSX ]<br />CSX ] | ||
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| |]||CNJ, CSAO||CNJ Mainline, Newark Branch/]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.658334|-74.183750|name=Great Island Junction}}</small>||Mainline east to Jersey City abandoned | |||
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| |]||CNJ, NYSW||NYSW Mainline, ] (Wharton & Northern RR)||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.03785|-74.433856|name=Green Pond Junction}}</small>||Second connection after Charlotteburg Reservoir was created. CNJ abandoned 1971, NYSW active. | |]||CNJ, NYSW||NYSW Mainline, ] (Wharton & Northern RR)||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.03785|-74.433856|name=Green Pond Junction}}</small>||Second connection after Charlotteburg Reservoir was created. CNJ abandoned 1971, NYSW active. | ||
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| |]||CNJ||], Hacklebarney Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.787918|-74.721056|name=Hacklebarney Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | |]||CNJ||], Hacklebarney Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.787918|-74.721056|name=Hacklebarney Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | ||
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| |]||PRR, P-RSL|| |
|]||WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, PATCO||Camden & Atlantic RR, ], NJT ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.904068|-75.041939|name=Haddonfield Junction}}</small>||<ref name="Railway World 41" /> Junction at Vernon Interlocking for Main Line to Broadway Station at Camden (now PATCO Speedline) and "Bridge trains" to Philadelphia via Delair Bridge (now NJT Atlantic City Line) | ||
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| |]||NYSW, LNE||Former connection of the two railroads to shared single track||]<br /><small>{{coord|40|56|35.94|N|75|3|51.54|W|name=Hainesburg Junction}}</small>||NYSW Main northeast of Hainesburg Jct. to East Stroudsburg, P.A. abandoned and removed 1941, LNE Main west of Hainesburg Jct. abandoned 1961, NYSW abandoned 1962, all trackage removed 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point north (to Swartswood Junction). A freight interchange yard between the NYS&W and the LNE existed just south of this junction. | |]||NYSW, LNE||Former connection of the two railroads to shared single track||]<br /><small>{{coord|40|56|35.94|N|75|3|51.54|W|name=Hainesburg Junction}}</small>||NYSW Main northeast of Hainesburg Jct. to East Stroudsburg, P.A. abandoned and removed 1941, LNE Main west of Hainesburg Jct. abandoned 1961, NYSW abandoned 1962, all trackage removed 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point north (to Swartswood Junction). A freight interchange yard between the NYS&W and the LNE existed just south of this junction. | ||
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| |]||NYSW, LHR||Hanford |
|]||NYSW, LHR||NYSW Hanford Branch, LHR Main||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.140156|-74.576802|name=Hamburg Junction}}</small>||NYSW Hanford Branch to north abandoned 1958. Track removed from Hamburg to Unionville, NY 1959. NYSW runs freight on LHR trackage currently through Hamburg. | ||
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| |]||DL&W, CNJ||Hampton Branch, CNJ mainline||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.709912|-74.951059|name=Hampton Junction}}</small>||Hampton Branch abandoned 1958, trackage removed 1959, CNJ Main abandoned, tracks still in place | |]||DL&W, CNJ||Hampton Branch, CNJ mainline||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.709912|-74.951059|name=Hampton Junction}}</small>||Hampton Branch abandoned 1958, trackage removed 1959, CNJ Main abandoned, tracks still in place | ||
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|]||ACRR, RDG, P-RSL||Cape May Branch, Harbor Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|38.956915|-74.921449|name=Harbor Branch Junction}}</small>||Harbor Branch abandoned | ||
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| |]||CNJ, DLW, ME||] (Hibernia Mine RR), DLW Rockaway Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.893162|-74.514965|name=Hibernia Junction}}</small>||ME operates along CNJ; DLW Rockaway Branch abandoned | |]||CNJ, DLW, ME||] (Hibernia Mine RR), DLW Rockaway Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.893162|-74.514965|name=Hibernia Junction}}</small>||ME operates along CNJ; DLW Rockaway Branch abandoned | ||
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| |]||CNJ||], CNJ Main||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.669814|-74.899762|name=High Bridge Junction}}</small>||High Bridge Br. abandoned 1976 by Conrail, trackage removed 1977. CNJ Main abandoned from High Bridge to Phillipsburg by NJT. Tracks still in place. | |]||CNJ||], CNJ Main||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.669814|-74.899762|name=High Bridge Junction}}</small>||High Bridge Br. abandoned 1976 by Conrail, trackage removed 1977. CNJ Main abandoned from High Bridge to Phillipsburg by NJT. Tracks still in place. | ||
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| ⚫ | |]||PRR||], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.261390|-74.540921|name=Hightstown Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | ||
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| |]||CNJ||] (Lake Hopatcong RR, Dover & Rockaway RR, Longwood |
|]||CNJ||] (Lake Hopatcong RR, Dover & Rockaway RR, Longwood Valley RR)||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.896801|-74.600335|name=Hopatcong Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | ||
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| | Hunter||PRR, CNJ||], NEC, Conrail ]||]|| | |||
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| |]||PRR, RDG||PRR Amboy Div., RDG branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.939059|-74.192001|name=Island Heights Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | |]||PRR, RDG||PRR Amboy Div., RDG branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.939059|-74.192001|name=Island Heights Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | ||
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| |]||DL&W||Chester Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.904892|-74.601188|name=Lake Junction}}</small>||The Chester branch begins at the Lake Junction interchange, where all incoming and outgoing cars are exchanged with ]. The line continues in a southwest direction, to Ferromonte Junction, the start of the ], and continues southward for about a mile. The line is now operated by the ], which provides daily service.<!--||DL&W system map--> | |]||DL&W||Chester Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.904892|-74.601188|name=Lake Junction}}</small>||The Chester branch begins at the Lake Junction interchange, where all incoming and outgoing cars are exchanged with ]. The line continues in a southwest direction, to Ferromonte Junction, the start of the ], and continues southward for about a mile. The line is now operated by the ], which provides daily service.<!--||DL&W system map--> | ||
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| |]||LV||Clinton Branch and Pittstown Branch||]||Both Branches are abandoned and now serve as rail trails maintained by the State of New Jersey.<!--||LV system map--> | |]||LV||Clinton Branch and Pittstown Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.606748|-74.913405|name=Landsdown Junction}}</small>||Both Branches are abandoned and now serve as rail trails maintained by the State of New Jersey.<!--||LV system map--> | ||
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| |]||SIRT, B&O, ME, PRR, NJT||North Shore Branch, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.641231|-74.239385|name=Linden Junction}}</small>||SIR active freight line, NEC active passenger line, no current connection | |]||SIRT, B&O, ME, PRR, NJT||North Shore Branch, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.641231|-74.239385|name=Linden Junction}}</small>||SIR active freight line, NEC active passenger line, no current connection | ||
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| |]||NYSW||Edgewater Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.84228|-74.02809|name=Little Ferry Junction}}</small>||Exists, Edgewater Branch abandoned further east | |]||NYSW||Edgewater Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.84228|-74.02809|name=Little Ferry Junction}}</small>||Exists, Edgewater Branch abandoned further east | ||
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|]||NYNJ||Lodi Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.8648|||N|74|||W|name=Lodi Junction}}</small>||The NY&NJ (currently NJ Transit's Pascack Valley Line) briefly had a branch line heading west to Lodi, slightly south of the current I-80, eventually. The junction was slightly north of the site of the present Teterboro station. | ||
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| |]||NYSW||Lodi Industrial Spur||]<br /><small>{{coord|40|53|28.98|N|74|3|26.51|W|name=Lodi Junction}}</small>||Short industrial spur that used to serve a number of businesses along Gregg St in Lodi. Mostly used now for car storage. Now abandoned just before Garibaldi Ave, tracks removed south of this point and almost no trace of ROW remains. Used to cross Rt 46 and continue into center of Lodi (and possibly crossing the Saddle Brook) through residential neighborhood where it served a number of chemical plants, which have long since burned down, exploded, or been demolished. | |||
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| |]||NYSW||NYSW Mainline, Macopin Lake Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.038246|-74.429049|name=Macopin Lake Junction}}||Branch abandoned | |]||NYSW||NYSW Mainline, Macopin Lake Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.038246|-74.429049|name=Macopin Lake Junction}}</small>||Branch abandoned | ||
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| |]||DL&W, PRR||], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.861770|-75.047834|name=Manunka Chunk Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | |]||DL&W, PRR||], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.861770|-75.047834|name=Manunka Chunk Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | ||
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| |]||PRR, ERIE, CSX, CSAO||], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.737665|-74.07372|name=Marion Junction}}</small>||Exists, active for freight | |]||PRR, ERIE, CSX, CSAO||], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.737665|-74.07372|name=Marion Junction}}</small>||Exists, active for freight | ||
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| |]||NY&GL, ERIE||] Main, Erie Main||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.749027|-74.068522|name=Meadow Junction}}</small>||Junction no longer exists. Merger of Erie with DL&W rendered junction obsolete, as former Erie Mainline (now ]) and NY&GL Line (was ]) to ] shifted on to DL&W M&E line to ]. Merger of Montclair Branch with Boonton Line ended traffic through junction and creation of ] obliterated former Erie Mainline ROW. | |||
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| |]||PRR||Philadelphia and Atlantic Line |
|]||WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL||Philadelphia and Atlantic Line, Mount Holly and Medford Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.988654|-74.799591|name=Medford Junction}}</small>||All abandoned<!--||PRR system map--> | ||
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| |]||PRR, NS, CSX, NJT||PRR, Camden & Burlington County Railroad, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.955790|-75.039102|name=Merchantville Junction}}</small>||<ref name="Railway World 41" /> Exists, active for passenger service | |||
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| |]||PRR||New York Line |
|]||PRR||New York Line, Millham Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.236683|-74.730835|name=Millham Junction}}</small>||exists<!--||PRR system map--> | ||
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| |]||PRR||PRR/NJ Transit/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.479294|-74.464852|name=Millstone Junction}}</small>||Active for local freight service up to just west of Cylde Road in Somerset, abandoned further west of Cylde Road. Few remnants remain of the original line west of Cylde Road in Somerset to East Millstone, NJ. A nice pictorial account of the Millstone Branch is at <!--||PRR system map--> | |]||PRR||PRR/NJ Transit/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.479294|-74.464852|name=Millstone Junction}}</small>||Active for local freight service up to just west of Cylde Road in Somerset, abandoned further west of Cylde Road. Few remnants remain of the original line west of Cylde Road in Somerset to East Millstone, NJ. A nice pictorial account of the Millstone Branch is at <!--||PRR system map--> | ||
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| |]||NY&LB, CNJ||CNJ Freehold Branch, NY&LB Main||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.415014|-74.222504|name=Mohingson Junction}}</small>||CNJ line abandoned | |||
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| |]||PRR||New York Line/Jamesburg Branch/Rocky Hill Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.380057|-74.542685|name=Monmouth Junction}}</small>||exists, Rocky Hill Branch is abandoned<!--||PRR system map--> | |]||PRR||New York Line/Jamesburg Branch/Rocky Hill Branch||]<br />Midway Interlocking<br /><small>{{coord|40.380057|-74.542685|name=Monmouth Junction}}</small>||exists, Rocky Hill Branch is abandoned<!--||PRR system map--> | ||
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| |]||NY&LB, NJT||]/], Monmouth Park Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.317381|-74.022975|name=Monmouth Park Junction}}</small>||Branch no longer used, as a ] on the line was created | |||
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| |]||C&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAO||C&A Mainline (NJT ]/CSAO ]), Morris Branch to Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT ])||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.985062|-75.052389|name=Morris Junction}}</small>||<ref name="Railway World 41" /> Main lines exist, connecting Morris Branch abandoned to the south, new junction created to the south | |||
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| |]||CNJ||Lake Hopatcong RR and Wharton & Northern RR||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.904461|-74.609171|name=Morris County Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | |]||CNJ||Lake Hopatcong RR and Wharton & Northern RR||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.904461|-74.609171|name=Morris County Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | ||
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| |]||C&A, PRR, NJT||C&A Mainline (NJT ]/CSAO ]), ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.079408|-74.848267|name=Mount Holly Junction}}</small>||<ref name="Industries of NJ">{{citation|title=Industries of New Jersey, Part 1|author=Richard Edwards|year=1882|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jQVLAAAAYAAJ}}</ref> Mount Holly to Burlington abandoned | |||
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| |]||CNJ||] (Dover & Rockaway RR, Mount Hope Mineral RR)||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.903507|-74.577915|name=Mount Hope Junction}}</small>||All abandoned, along Wharton Rail Trail | |]||CNJ||] (Dover & Rockaway RR, Mount Hope Mineral RR)||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.903507|-74.577915|name=Mount Hope Junction}}</small>||All abandoned, along Wharton Rail Trail | ||
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| |]||LV||LV Mainline, Musconetcong Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.640721|-75.106455|name=Musconetcong Junction}}</small>||Branch abandoned | |||
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| |]||DL&W||], Newton Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.043548|-74.738730|name=Newton Junction}}</small>||<ref name="Industries of NJ" /> Abandoned | |||
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| |] (Hackensack Junction)||EL, NJT||], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.816095|-74.094893|name=Pascack Junction}}</small>||Exists | |] (Hackensack Junction)||EL, NJT||], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.816095|-74.094893|name=Pascack Junction}}</small>||Exists | ||
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| |]||NYSW, EL, NJT, NS||NYSW mainline, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.902256|-74.104303|name=Passaic Junction}}</small>||Active |
|] and Passaic Branch Junction||], EL, NJT, ], ]||NYSW mainline, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.902256|-74.104303|name=Passaic Junction}}</small>||Active junctions used for freight. Passaic Junction is a rail yard for NYSW. It includes a track that junctions with the New Jersey Transit Bergen County Line (to the northwest). To the southwest the yard, after the NYSW main line passes under the NJT trestle, the Passaic Branch junction connects to a branch line terminating in Garfield. NS and M&E connections are via the NJT junction. | ||
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| |]||DLW, ERIE, EL, NJT||DLW ] (NJT ], ERIE Newark Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.880614|-74.164078|name=Paterson Junction}}</small>||DLW Boonton Branch originally headed northwest to Boonton. It crossed over Erie Newark Branch, which terminated at the Erie Main Line at ]. After the Passaic Plan went into effect, lines merged |
|]||DLW, ERIE, EL, NJT||DLW ] (now NJT ]), ERIE Newark Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.880614|-74.164078|name=Paterson Junction}}</small>||DLW Boonton Branch originally headed northwest to Boonton. It crossed over Erie Newark Branch, which terminated at the Erie Main Line at ]. 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. | ||
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| |]||PRR||PRR Amboy Div.||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.975458|-74.699456|name=Pemberton Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | |]||PRR||PRR Amboy Div.||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.975458|-74.699456|name=Pemberton Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | ||
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| |]||PRR, NS, CSX||PRR, Camden & Burlington County Railroad||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.954014|-75.034062|name=Pennsauken Junction}}</small>||<ref name="Railway World 41" /> Exists, active for freight, abandoned to west | |||
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| |]||PRR, NJT||New York Line/], Perth Amboy Branch/]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.598937|-74.285078|name=Perth Amboy Junction}}</small>||exists<!--||PRR system map--> | |]||PRR, NJT||New York Line/], Perth Amboy Branch/]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.598937|-74.285078|name=Perth Amboy Junction}}</small>||exists<!--||PRR system map--> | ||
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| |]||NYSW,NY&GL/Erie||NY&GL, later the Erie's Greenwood Lake Branch/NYSW main||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.003435|-74.300039|name=Pompton Junction}}||Now the junction between the NYSW main and its Pompton Industrial spur, which was the NY&GL main. | |]||NYSW, NY&GL/Erie||NY&GL, later the Erie's Greenwood Lake Branch/NYSW main||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.003435|-74.300039|name=Pompton Junction}}</small>||Now the junction between the NYSW main and its Pompton Industrial spur, which was the NY&GL main. | ||
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| |]||DL&W ||Phillipsburg Line /]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.90769|-74.66968|name=Port Morris Junction}}</small>||Tower exists, adjacent to Port Morris yard, ] tracks removed in 1984. | |]||DL&W ||Phillipsburg Line /]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.90769|-74.66968|name=Port Morris Junction}}</small>||Tower exists, adjacent to Port Morris yard, ] tracks removed in 1984. | ||
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|Richland Junction||CSAO, P-RSL, ACRR|| | ||
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| |]||NJT, NS||Main Line/Bergen County Line||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.970548|-74.126057|name=Ridgewood Junction}}||Still an active junction. Controlled remotely. Stone interlocking tower WJ still stands at this location, but is not active, used by maintenance of way crews. |
|]||NJT, NS||Main Line/Bergen County Line||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.970548|-74.126057|name=Ridgewood Junction}}</small>||Still an active junction. Controlled remotely. Stone interlocking tower WJ still stands at this location, but is not active, used by maintenance of way crews. | ||
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| |]||NY&GL, ERIE||NY&GL Main/Ringwood Branch(spur)||]<br /><small>{{coord|41|6|19.74|N|74|16|22.43|W|name=Ringwood Junction}}</small>||All lines abandoned, no tracks, ROW still visible. Junction allowed the Ringwood branch to split off from the main and go several miles to the north to the Iron Mines (Peter's Mine/Cannon Mine) and Ringwood Station. Passenger service ended around 1939, service to mines ended after WWII, rails removed sometime in 1960s. | |]||NY&GL, ERIE||NY&GL Main/Ringwood Branch(spur)||]<br /><small>{{coord|41|6|19.74|N|74|16|22.43|W|name=Ringwood Junction}}</small>||All lines abandoned, no tracks, ROW still visible. Junction allowed the Ringwood branch to split off from the main and go several miles to the north to the Iron Mines (Peter's Mine/Cannon Mine) and Ringwood Station. Passenger service ended around 1939, service to mines ended after WWII, rails removed sometime in 1960s. | ||
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|]||WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL||], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.594392|-75.352886|name=Riddleton Junction}}</small>||All Abandoned | ||
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| |]||DL&W, EL, NJT||NJ Transit Morris and Essex Lines||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.754747|-74.190944|name=Roseville Junction}}</small>||Continues to be a junction on the NJ Transit Morris and Essex lines as the Montclair-Boonton line breaks off from the mainline in Newark. | |]||DL&W, EL, NJT||NJ Transit Morris and Essex Lines||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.754747|-74.190944|name=Roseville Junction}}</small>||Continues to be a junction on the NJ Transit Morris and Essex lines as the Montclair-Boonton line breaks off from the mainline in Newark. | ||
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| |]||ERIE, EL||]/]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.836719|-74.104464|name=Rutherford Junction}}</small>||Junction no longer exists. Junction was just north of Rutherford Station, and was controlled by a stone interlocking tower ("BJ"), which still stands at the site. The ] trackage diverted to the left, crossing the Passaic River into Passaic, where the rails went right up the center of Main Ave for about a mile with north and south bound auto traffic on either side of the rails. The ] continued through Paterson, and continued north until it met the ] at its northern end at Ridgewood Jct ("WJ"). After the merger with the DL&W, the ] was abandoned on west side of Passaic River and up through Passaic. The old Main Line tracks were used for a number of years after this time from the junction for about 1 mile west to serve two chemical companies that existed just east of where tracks used to cross the river (at Jackson Ave & W. Erie Ave, Rutherford). Today the old Main Line rails are still intact up to this intersection, along with dilapidated crossing gates and flashers. This track has not been used since the 1970s, is completely overgrown, and discussions are going on between Rutherford and NS to abandon it and turn it over to Rutherford for a bike/hike trail. | |]||ERIE, EL||]/]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.836719|-74.104464|name=Rutherford Junction}}</small>||Junction no longer exists. Junction was just north of Rutherford Station, and was controlled by a stone interlocking tower ("BJ"), which still stands at the site. The ] trackage diverted to the left, crossing the Passaic River into Passaic, where the rails went right up the center of Main Ave for about a mile with north and south bound auto traffic on either side of the rails. The ] continued through Paterson, and continued north until it met the ] at its northern end at Ridgewood Jct ("WJ"). After the merger with the DL&W, the ] was abandoned on west side of Passaic River and up through Passaic. The old Main Line tracks were used for a number of years after this time from the junction for about 1 mile west to serve two chemical companies that existed just east of where tracks used to cross the river (at Jackson Ave & W. Erie Ave, Rutherford). Today the old Main Line rails are still intact up to this intersection, along with dilapidated crossing gates and flashers. This track has not been used since the 1970s, is completely overgrown, and discussions are going on between Rutherford and NS to abandon it and turn it over to Rutherford for a bike/hike trail. | ||
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| |]||CSAO||], Sayreville Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.465789|-74.329950|name=Sayreville Junction}}</small>||Branch abandoned | |||
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| |]||PRR, WJ&SS, P-RSL||Cape May Branch, Sea Isle Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.206586|-74.764631|name=Sea Isle Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | |]||PRR, WJ&SS, P-RSL||Cape May Branch, Sea Isle Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.206586|-74.764631|name=Sea Isle Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | ||
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| |]||CSAO||], Serviss Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.443740|-74.400005|name=Serviss Junction}}</small>||Active for freight | |||
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| |]||PRR||] Mainline, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.277602|-74.853522|name=Somerset Junction}}</small>||Abandoned | |||
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| |]||CNJ, CSAO|| |
|]||C&A, PAW, CNJ, CSAO, NJT||], ], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40|29|23|N|74|17|3|W|name=Long Branch Junction}}</small>||Site of the abandoned ] | ||
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| |]||LHR, NYSW||Former crossover of two railroads||]<br /><small>{{coord|41|3|52.74|N|74|39|59.27|W|name=Sparta Junction}}</small>||NYSW tracks west of junction abandoned 1962 (Hainesburg Branch), was an interchange with LNE. NYSW tracks from the east have a permanent connection to former LHR tracks to the north. Was previously just a crossover junction between the two railroads. Original crossover junction gone. However, there still is a junction here to use trackage south of old crossover on old LHR right of way to Limecrest Quarry about a half mile south. LHR south of that point abandoned. Eastern Propane is also served at this location. | |]||LHR, NYSW||Former crossover of two railroads||]<br /><small>{{coord|41|3|52.74|N|74|39|59.27|W|name=Sparta Junction}}</small>||NYSW tracks west of junction abandoned 1962 (Hainesburg Branch), was an interchange with LNE. NYSW tracks from the east have a permanent connection to former LHR tracks to the north. Was previously just a crossover junction between the two railroads. Original crossover junction gone. However, there still is a junction here to use trackage south of old crossover on old LHR right of way to Limecrest Quarry about a half mile south. LHR south of that point abandoned. Eastern Propane is also served at this location. | ||
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| |]||SIRT, B&O, ME, LV, CSAO||North Shore Branch, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.655036|-74.285818|name=Staten Island Junction}}</small>||Both active freight lines, no current connection | |]||SIRT, B&O, ME, LV, CSAO||North Shore Branch, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.655036|-74.285818|name=Staten Island Junction}}</small>||Both active freight lines, no current connection | ||
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| |] | |]||LV | ||
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| |]||EL||Former interchange with Rahway Valley Railroad||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.714754|-74.351547|name=Summit Junction}}</small>||Abandoned/rail removed, but |
|]||EL||Former interchange with Rahway Valley Railroad||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.714754|-74.351547|name=Summit Junction}}</small>||Abandoned/rail removed, but ] is working to restore service on the ] and the junction might be reactivated.<!--||EL system map--> | ||
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| |]||NYSW, LNE||NYSW Middletown Branch, LNE Mainline||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.201443|-74.596535|name=Sussex Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | |||
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|]||NYSW, LNE||Former connection of the two railroads to shared single track||]<br /><small>{{coord|41|4|23.82|N|74|47|14.94|W|name=Swartswood Junction}}</small>||Abandoned/rails removed in 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point south (to Hainesburg Junction). A telegraph office and operator was at this location to operate the hand switch and give train crews their movement orders. Its call was JU. Ruins of the building still exist. | ||
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| |]||RDG||Mainline, Trenton Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.262166|-74.812143|name=Trenton Junction}}</small>||Active | |]||RDG||Mainline, Trenton Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.262166|-74.812143|name=Trenton Junction}}</small>||Active | ||
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| |]||NYS&W||Mainline, Edgewater branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.8417|-74.028197|name=Undercliff Junction}}</small>||Junction exists, but Edgewater branch dead ends at ] tunnel | |]||NYS&W||Mainline, Edgewater branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.8417|-74.028197|name=Undercliff Junction}}</small>||Junction exists, but Edgewater branch dead ends at ] tunnel | ||
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| |]||DLW||DLW Chester Branch, Ferromonte Railroad||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.878684|-74.621642|name=Vanatta Junction}}</small>||Ferromonte Railroad abandoned | |||
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| |]||DLW, NYSW||DLW ], NYSW main||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.084473|-74.698967|name=Warbasse Junction}}</small>||All lines now abandoned, NYSW former Mainline then Hainesburg Br. abandoned 1962, trackage removed 1962, DLW Sussex Branch abandoned 1966 by EL, trackage removed 1966 | |]||DLW, NYSW||DLW ], NYSW main||]<br /><small>{{coord|41.084473|-74.698967|name=Warbasse Junction}}</small>||All lines now abandoned, NYSW former Mainline then Hainesburg Br. abandoned 1962, trackage removed 1962, DLW Sussex Branch abandoned 1966 by EL, trackage removed 1966 | ||
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| |]||DL&W||], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.758074|-74.968142|name=Washington Junction}}</small>||former Warren Railroad abandoned, former M&E line active freight line | |]||DL&W||], ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.758074|-74.968142|name=Washington Junction}}</small>||former Warren Railroad abandoned, former M&E line active freight line | ||
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| |] (Barnegat Junction)||CNJ, TRR||Toms River and Barnegat RR, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.778543|-74.210287|name=Waretown Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | |] (Barnegat Junction)||CNJ, TRR||Toms River and Barnegat RR, ]||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.778543|-74.210287|name=Waretown Junction}}</small>||All abandoned | ||
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| |]||DLW, ERIE, EL, NJT||], ] ||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.740951|-74.065405|name=West End Junction}}||Active for passenger service | |]||DLW, ERIE, EL, NJT||], ] ||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.740951|-74.065405|name=West End Junction}}</small>||Active for passenger service | ||
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| |]||NJS, NY&LB, CNJ||CNJ Southern Div.||]<br /><small>{{coord|40. |
|]||NJS, NY&LB, CNJ||CNJ Southern Div., NY&LB Main||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.285500|-73.989444|name=West End Junction}}</small>||CNJ Southern Div. abandoned (toward Sandy Hook). Passenger service active on NJT ] | ||
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| |]||PRR||PRR/NJT/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New York Bay Railroad, West Newark Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.712978|-74.185593|name=West Newark Junction}}</small>||West Newark Branch abandoned | |]||PRR||PRR/NJT/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New York Bay Railroad, West Newark Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.712978|-74.185593|name=West Newark Junction}}</small>||West Newark Branch abandoned | ||
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| |]||RDG, ACRR, P-RSL||Cape May Branch/Wildwood Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.030420|-74.865582|name=Wildwood Junction}}</small>||Wildwood Branch is abandoned. Bridge at Grassy Sound has been removed.<!--||PRR system map--> | |]||RDG, ACRR, P-RSL||Cape May Branch/Wildwood Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.030420|-74.865582|name=Wildwood Junction}}</small>||Wildwood Branch is abandoned. Bridge at Grassy Sound has been removed.<!--||PRR system map--> | ||
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| |]||W&DR,<br>ACRR<br>P-RSL||Clementon Branch/Williamstown Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.737027|-74.920806|name=Williamstown Junction}}</small>||Williamstown Branch is abandoned. Williamstown Branch ran to ] to the west and ] to east, with earlier continuation to ]. Section between Glassboro and Williamstown currently serves as the Monroe Township Bikeway ].<ref></ref><!--||PRR system map--> | |]||W&DR,<br />ACRR<br />P-RSL||Clementon Branch/Williamstown Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.737027|-74.920806|name=Williamstown Junction}}</small>||Williamstown Branch is abandoned. Williamstown Branch ran to ] to the west and ] to east, with earlier continuation to ]. Section between Glassboro and Williamstown currently serves as the Monroe Township Bikeway ].<ref></ref><!--||PRR system map--> | ||
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| |]||WJ&SS<br>ACRR<br>CNJ<br>P-RSL||CNJ Southern Div.<br>WJ&SS Main Line<br>ACRR Main Line/Cape May Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.661572|-74.846117|name=Winslow Junction}}</small>||exists, CNJ Southern Div. abandoned 1978 to the north, ACRR AC Line is abandoned to the east<!--||PRR system map--> | |]||WJ&SS<br />ACRR<br />CNJ<br />P-RSL||CNJ Southern Div.<br />WJ&SS Main Line<br />ACRR Main Line/Cape May Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.661572|-74.846117|name=Winslow Junction}}</small>||exists, CNJ Southern Div. abandoned 1978 to the north, ACRR AC Line is abandoned to the east<!--||PRR system map--> | ||
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| |]||P-RSL<br>ACRR<br>WJ&SS||WJ&SS Millville Branch<br>ACRR Cape May Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.230198|-74.795671|name=Woodbine Junction}}</small>||WJ&S Millville Branch is abandoned<!--||PRR system map--> | |] (Mount Pleasant Junction)||P-RSL<br />ACRR<br />WJ&SS||WJ&SS Millville Branch<br />ACRR Cape May Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|39.230198|-74.795671|name=Woodbine Junction}}</small>||WJ&S Millville Branch is abandoned<!--||PRR system map--> | ||
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| |]||CNJ |
|] (Long Branch Junction)||CNJ, PRR, CSAO, NJT||], Perth Amboy Branch||]<br /><small>{{coord|40.526392|-74.266723|name=Woodbridge Junction}}</small>||exists, Perth Amboy Branch is abandoned to the south<!--||PRR system map--> | ||
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| *B&O = ] | *B&O = ] | ||
| *BRW = ] | *BRW = ] | ||
| *C&A = ] | *C&A = ] | ||
| *CNJ = ] | *CNJ = ] | ||
| *CSAO = ] | *CSAO = ] | ||
| *DLW = ] | *DLW = ] | ||
| *ERIE = ] | *ERIE = ] | ||
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| *LV = ] | *LV = ] | ||
| *NJT = ] | *NJT = ] | ||
| *LNE = ] | *LNE = ] | ||
| *M&E = ] | *M&E = ] | ||
| *NS = ] | *NS = ] | ||
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| *RDG = ] | *RDG = ] | ||
| *SIRT = ] | *SIRT = ] | ||
| *WJ&S =] | *WJ&S = ] | ||
| *W&DR=Williamstown |
*W&DR = ] | ||
| Line names may not be official, but serve to identify the line. | Line names may not be official, but serve to identify the line. | ||
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This is a List of New Jersey railroad junctions, present and past.
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| Junction | Systems | Lines | Location | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldene Junction | CNJ, LV, CSAO, NJT, | CNJ Main Line, LV Terminal Branch, NJT Raritan Valley Line | Aldene
40°39′33″N 74°16′47″W / 40.659219°N 74.279624°W / 40.659219; -74.279624 |
Opened May 1, 1967. Currently in service for NJT's Raritan Valley trains. At the time of completion (and along with the Hunter Connection), it allowed CRRNJ traffic to terminate in Newark Penn Station, rather than its own Communipaw Terminal. This saved the floundering CNJ of the large operating costs of their terminal and ferry service. Reading Company's Crusader that once terminated in Communipaw also used the junction to terminate in Penn Station. A shuttle between Cranford and Bayonne, known as "the Scoot," operated until August 6, 1978, after which the right-of-way between Aldene and Bayonne was effectively abandoned. The CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge was demolished in stages after the US Coast Guard deemed it too great a hazard to maritime traffic. The junction and the Aldene-Elizabethport right-of-way is currently owned and controlled by CSAO. |
| Alloway Junction | P-RSL, WJ&S | Salem Branch/Quinton Branch | Alloway 39°34′48″N 75°22′24″W / 39.580092°N 75.373231°W / 39.580092; -75.373231 (Alloway Junction) |
Quinton Branch is abandoned |
| Andover Junction | DL&W, L&HR |
DL&W Sussex Branch/LHR main | Andover 40°59′50″N 74°44′45″W / 40.997157°N 74.745705°W / 40.997157; -74.745705 (Andover Junction) |
All lines now abandoned, DLW Sussex Branch abandoned September 30, 1966, trackage removed 1967–1977, LHR Mainline abandoned 1985, trackage removed 1989 |
| Anglesea Junction | PRR, WJ&SS, P-RSL | WJ&SS Cape May Branch | Burleigh 39°03′02″N 74°51′25″W / 39.050571°N 74.856970°W / 39.050571; -74.856970 (Anglesea Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Atsion Junction | CNJ | CNJ Southern Div. | Atsion 39°44′14″N 74°43′33″W / 39.737229°N 74.725701°W / 39.737229; -74.725701 (Atsion Junction) |
Branch to Atco abandoned |
| Baker Junction | NJT, EL, DL&W | Morristown and Erie Main | Morristown 40°47′57″N 74°28′32″W / 40.799299°N 74.475425°W / 40.799299; -74.475425 (Baker Junction) |
Junction in Morristown, New Jersey between New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex line and the Morristown and Erie (M&E) main line. It has been fully operational for over 100 years and currently remains in service to provide connections for the shortline M&E to the national rail network. |
| Barnegat City Junction | TRR, PRR | Long Beach Railroad | Ship Bottom 39°39′00″N 74°10′32″W / 39.649896°N 74.175466°W / 39.649896; -74.175466 (Barnegat City Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Bay Head Junction | CNJ, PRR, NJT | New York and Long Branch Railroad/North Jersey Coast Line, Long Branch and Barnegat Bay Railroad | Bay Head 40°04′36″N 74°02′46″W / 40.076805°N 74.046113°W / 40.076805; -74.046113 (Bay Head Junction) |
PRR abandoned Bay Head Jct.-Toms River portion of its Camden-Toms River-Bay Head Jct. Line in 1946 after the bridge over Barnaget Bay burned. |
| Bergen Junction | ERIE, DLW, EL, NJT | DLW Boonton Branch (NJT Main Line), Erie Main Line (NJT Bergen County Line) | Jersey City 40°45′06″N 74°04′12″W / 40.751708°N 74.069886°W / 40.751708; -74.069886 (Bergen Junction) |
Junction no longer exists. Was created to shift Erie's Main Line operations from Pavonia Terminal to Lackawanna Terminal. Was removed with creation of Secaucus Junction, which shifted NJT Bergen County Line junction with NJT Main Line north. |
| Bound Brook Junction | LV, CNJ, RDG | Junction of former Lehigh Valley Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey main lines and Reading Railroad Port Reading Branch | Bound Brook 40°33′38″N 74°31′52″W / 40.560536°N 74.531243°W / 40.560536; -74.531243 (Bound Brook Junction) |
A junction still exists, but is rarely used since the lines now serve passenger and freight traffic separately. The original Bound Brook Jct (where the Reading line to Philadelphia met the CNJ main line 1.6 miles west of Bound Brook station) was removed by Conrail years ago. The former LV main line is now operated by Conrail, CSX and Norfolk Southern and used for long distance and local freight services. The former CNJ main line is now NJ Transit's Raritan passenger line. A branch line called the Port Reading Secondary, formerly called the Port Reading Railroad (RDG), originates at Bound Brook Junction and crosses northern Middlesex County to connect with the Chemical Coast line in Eastern Middlesex County. The Port Reading Secondary has been refurbished and upgraded by its new owner CSX as a second route to Oak Island Terminal in Newark, NJ (via the Chemical Coast Line) and other points on the CSX system. The line now handles much more freight traffic than it handled in the later 20th Century under Conrail, including long haul double-stack container freight traffic. |
| Bowentown Junction | ||||
| Branchville Junction | DLW | Sussex Branch | Lafayette 41°04′56″N 74°42′03″W / 41.082298°N 74.700877°W / 41.082298; -74.700877 (Branchville Junction) |
Abandoned 1934, removed 1938 |
| Bridgeton Junction | P-RSL, CNJ | CNJ Southern Div./PRSL(WJ&SS)Bridgeton Branch | Bridgeton 39°27′10″N 75°12′47″W / 39.452755°N 75.213069°W / 39.452755; -75.213069 (Bridgeton Junction) |
PRSL Bridgeton Branch is abandoned to north |
| Brigantine Junction | ACRR, RDG, P-RSL | ACRR Main Line, Brigantine Branch | Pomona 39°28′23″N 74°35′27″W / 39.472974°N 74.590859°W / 39.472974; -74.590859 (Brigantine Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Brills Junction | CNJ | Newark and New York Branch | Newark 40°43′34″N 74°08′12″W / 40.726072°N 74.136754°W / 40.726072; -74.136754 (Brills Junction) |
Newark to Jersey City line abandoned |
| Brown's Mills Junction | PRR | Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad, Brown's Mills Branch | Browns Mills 39°56′58″N 74°35′49″W / 39.949400°N 74.596982°W / 39.949400; -74.596982 (Brown's Mills Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Burlington Junction | ||||
| Caldwell Junction | NYGL, ERIE, EL | NYGL, Caldwell Branch | Little Falls 40°52′21″N 74°12′39″W / 40.872475°N 74.210872°W / 40.872475; -74.210872 (Caldwell Junction) |
Caldwell Branch abandoned. NYGL line now NJT Montclair-Boonton Line, Caldwell Branch now West Essex Trail. |
| Carteret Junction | ||||
| Chester Junction | DLW, CNJ | DLW Chester Branch, CNJ High Bridge Branch | Chester 40°47′20″N 74°43′05″W / 40.788867°N 74.718180°W / 40.788867; -74.718180 (Chester Junction) |
Abandoned, now a rail-trail |
| Columbia Junction (Delaware Junction) | BRW, NYSW | Blairstown Railway/NYSW former Mainline and Delaware Branch | Columbia 40°56′01″N 75°04′25″W / 40.933537°N 75.073512°W / 40.933537; -75.073512 (Columbia Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Constable Hook Junction | LV | Constable Hook Branch | Bayone 40°39′38″N 74°07′01″W / 40.660461°N 74.116952°W / 40.660461; -74.116952 (Constable Hook Junction) |
Active |
| Cranford Junction | SIRT, B&O, ME, CNJ, NJT | North Shore Branch, Raritan Valley Line | Cranford 40°39′24″N 74°17′35″W / 40.656746°N 74.293119°W / 40.656746; -74.293119 (Cranford Junction) |
Exists |
| Croxton Junction | ERIE, EL, CSAO, CSX, NS | Erie Main Line, Northern Branch | Jersey City 40°44′45″N 74°03′54″W / 40.745873°N 74.064881°W / 40.745873; -74.064881 (Croxton Junction) |
Active for freight. Junction at southern end of NS Croxton Yard. Passenger service ended after Erie operations were shifted from Pavonia Terminal to Lackawanna Terminal. |
| Cutoff Junction | DL&W | Sussex Branch, Newton Branch | Lafayette 41°03′34″N 74°43′40″W / 41.059349°N 74.727842°W / 41.059349; -74.727842 (Cutoff Junction) |
Abandoned |
| D&R Junction | DLW, CNJ, NJT, ME | Dover & Rockaway RR, NJT | Dover 40°53′55″N 74°34′20″W / 40.898484°N 74.572155°W / 40.898484; -74.572155 (D&R Junction) |
Active freight branch used by ME off of NJ Transit Morristown Line |
| Delair Junction | C&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAO | C&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Morris Branch to Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line) | Pennsauken 39°58′40″N 75°03′42″W / 39.977732°N 75.061638°W / 39.977732; -75.061638 (Delair Junction) |
Main lines exist, connecting Morris Branch abandoned to the north, new junction created to the south |
| East Haddonfield Junction | WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT | Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line), Philadelphia, Marlton and Medford Railroad | Haddonfield 39°53′26″N 75°02′00″W / 39.890630°N 75.033215°W / 39.890630; -75.033215 (East Haddonfield Junction) |
Medford branch abandoned |
| Eatontown Junction | CNJ | Southern Div. and Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn. | Eatontown 40°17′54″N 74°04′07″W / 40.298255°N 74.068627°W / 40.298255; -74.068627 (Eatontown Junction) |
Southern Div. operated by CSX, Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn. abandoned |
| Enterprise Junction | ||||
| Ferromonte Junction | CNJ, EL, DL&W | High Bridge (CNJ) and Chester (DL&W) Branches | Kenvil 40°53′05″N 74°37′06″W / 40.884686°N 74.618310°W / 40.884686; -74.618310 (Ferromonte Junction) |
Ferromonte Junction is a railroad junction located in Kenvil, New Jersey. It was originally formed by the crossing at grade of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's High Bridge Branch (former Long Valley Railroad) with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Chester Branch (former Chester Railroad) and the connection to the Ferromonte Railroad (a CNJ subsidiary). When the Chester Branch was abandoned east of the junction, a switch was cut in to connect the western portion to the High Bridge Branch, and both lines are now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway |
| Fish House Junction | C&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAO | C&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line) | Pennsauken 39°58′33″N 75°03′54″W / 39.975889°N 75.064931°W / 39.975889; -75.064931 (Fish House Junction) |
Exists |
| Flemington Junction | PRR | Bel-Del Mainline, Flemington Branch | Lambertville 40°22′31″N 74°56′58″W / 40.375157°N 74.949429°W / 40.375157; -74.949429 (Flemington Junction) |
Bel-Del Mainline Abandoned, Black River and Western Railroad owns Flemington Branch |
| Flemington Junction | LV | LV Mainline, Flemington Branch | Flemington Junction 40°31′54″N 74°50′23″W / 40.531740°N 74.839629°W / 40.531740; -74.839629 (Flemington Junction) |
Branch abandoned |
| Franklin Junction | NYSW, LHR | NYSW Zinc Mine branch, LHR Main | Franklin, New Jersey 41°07′19″N 74°35′22″W / 41.121819°N 74.589460°W / 41.121819; -74.589460 (Franklin Junction) |
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. |
| Gloucester Junction | ACRR, RDG, P-RSL | ACRR Main Line, Grenloch Branch | Camden 39°54′11″N 75°07′06″W / 39.903108°N 75.118305°W / 39.903108; -75.118305 (Gloucester Junction) |
Exists |
| Granton Junction | NYC NYSW | NYSW West Shore Railroad | North Bergen 40°48′18″N 74°01′23″W / 40.805105°N 74.022920°W / 40.805105; -74.022920 (Granton Junction) |
NYSW CSX River Subdivision CSX Northern Branch |
| Great Island Junction | CNJ, CSAO | CNJ Mainline, Newark Branch/Chemical Coast Line | Elizabeth 40°39′30″N 74°11′02″W / 40.658334°N 74.183750°W / 40.658334; -74.183750 (Great Island Junction) |
Mainline east to Jersey City abandoned |
| Green Pond Junction | CNJ, NYSW | NYSW Mainline, High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR) | Jefferson 41°02′16″N 74°26′02″W / 41.03785°N 74.433856°W / 41.03785; -74.433856 (Green Pond Junction) |
Second connection after Charlotteburg Reservoir was created. CNJ abandoned 1971, NYSW active. |
| Hacklebarney Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch, Hacklebarney Branch | Chester 40°47′17″N 74°43′16″W / 40.787918°N 74.721056°W / 40.787918; -74.721056 (Hacklebarney Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Haddonfield Junction | WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, PATCO | Camden & Atlantic RR, PATCO Speedline, NJT Atlantic City Line | Haddonfield 39°54′15″N 75°02′31″W / 39.904068°N 75.041939°W / 39.904068; -75.041939 (Haddonfield Junction) |
Junction at Vernon Interlocking for Main Line to Broadway Station at Camden (now PATCO Speedline) and "Bridge trains" to Philadelphia via Delair Bridge (now NJT Atlantic City Line) |
| Hainesburg Junction | NYSW, LNE | Former connection of the two railroads to shared single track | Hainesburg 40°56′35.94″N 75°3′51.54″W / 40.9433167°N 75.0643167°W / 40.9433167; -75.0643167 (Hainesburg Junction) |
NYSW Main northeast of Hainesburg Jct. to East Stroudsburg, P.A. abandoned and removed 1941, LNE Main west of Hainesburg Jct. abandoned 1961, NYSW abandoned 1962, all trackage removed 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point north (to Swartswood Junction). A freight interchange yard between the NYS&W and the LNE existed just south of this junction. |
| Hamburg Junction | NYSW, LHR | NYSW Hanford Branch, LHR Main | Hamburg 41°08′25″N 74°34′36″W / 41.140156°N 74.576802°W / 41.140156; -74.576802 (Hamburg Junction) |
NYSW Hanford Branch to north abandoned 1958. Track removed from Hamburg to Unionville, NY 1959. NYSW runs freight on LHR trackage currently through Hamburg. |
| Hampton Junction | DL&W, CNJ | Hampton Branch, CNJ mainline | Hampton 40°42′36″N 74°57′04″W / 40.709912°N 74.951059°W / 40.709912; -74.951059 (Hampton Junction) |
Hampton Branch abandoned 1958, trackage removed 1959, CNJ Main abandoned, tracks still in place |
| Harbor Branch Junction | ACRR, RDG, P-RSL | Cape May Branch, Harbor Branch | Cape May 38°57′25″N 74°55′17″W / 38.956915°N 74.921449°W / 38.956915; -74.921449 (Harbor Branch Junction) |
Harbor Branch abandoned |
| Hibernia Junction | CNJ, DLW, ME | High Bridge Branch (Hibernia Mine RR), DLW Rockaway Branch | Rockaway 40°53′35″N 74°30′54″W / 40.893162°N 74.514965°W / 40.893162; -74.514965 (Hibernia Junction) |
ME operates along CNJ; DLW Rockaway Branch abandoned |
| High Bridge Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch, CNJ Main | High Bridge 40°40′11″N 74°53′59″W / 40.669814°N 74.899762°W / 40.669814; -74.899762 (High Bridge Junction) |
High Bridge Br. abandoned 1976 by Conrail, trackage removed 1977. CNJ Main abandoned from High Bridge to Phillipsburg by NJT. Tracks still in place. |
| Hightstown Junction | PRR | Camden and Amboy Railroad, Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad | East Windsor 40°15′41″N 74°32′27″W / 40.261390°N 74.540921°W / 40.261390; -74.540921 (Hightstown Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Hopatcong Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Lake Hopatcong RR, Dover & Rockaway RR, Longwood Valley RR) | Kenvil 40°53′48″N 74°36′01″W / 40.896801°N 74.600335°W / 40.896801; -74.600335 (Hopatcong Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Hopping Junction | ||||
| Hunter | PRR, CNJ | Raritan Valley Line, NEC, Conrail Lehigh Line | Newark | |
| Island Heights Junction | PRR, RDG | PRR Amboy Div., RDG branch | Beachwood 39°56′21″N 74°11′31″W / 39.939059°N 74.192001°W / 39.939059; -74.192001 (Island Heights Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Jamesburg Junction | ||||
| Kearny Junction | Amtrak, NJT | Northeast Corridor, Morris & Essex Lines | Kearny 40°44′38″N 74°07′29″W / 40.7438°N 74.1248°W / 40.7438; -74.1248 (Kearny Junction) |
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| Kent Junction | ||||
| Kingsland Junction | DLW, EL, NJT | Boonton Branch (NJT Main Line), Harrison Cut-Off | Lyndhurst 40°47′38″N 74°06′26″W / 40.794017°N 74.107201°W / 40.794017; -74.107201 (Kingsland Junction) |
Harrison Cut-Off abandoned. |
| Lake Junction | DL&W | Chester Branch | Kenvil 40°54′18″N 74°36′04″W / 40.904892°N 74.601188°W / 40.904892; -74.601188 (Lake Junction) |
The Chester branch begins at the Lake Junction interchange, where all incoming and outgoing cars are exchanged with Norfolk Southern. The line continues in a southwest direction, to Ferromonte Junction, the start of the High Bridge Branch, and continues southward for about a mile. The line is now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway, which provides daily service. |
| Landsdown Junction | LV | Clinton Branch and Pittstown Branch | Franklin 40°36′24″N 74°54′48″W / 40.606748°N 74.913405°W / 40.606748; -74.913405 (Landsdown Junction) |
Both Branches are abandoned and now serve as rail trails maintained by the State of New Jersey. |
| Lehigh Junction | ||||
| Linden Junction | SIRT, B&O, ME, PRR, NJT | North Shore Branch, Northeast Corridor Line | Linden 40°38′28″N 74°14′22″W / 40.641231°N 74.239385°W / 40.641231; -74.239385 (Linden Junction) |
SIR active freight line, NEC active passenger line, no current connection |
| Little Ferry Junction | NYSW | Edgewater Branch | Ridgefield Park 40°50′32″N 74°01′41″W / 40.84228°N 74.02809°W / 40.84228; -74.02809 (Little Ferry Junction) |
Exists, Edgewater Branch abandoned further east |
| Lodi Junction (NY&NJ) | NYNJ | Lodi Branch | Teterboro 40°51′53″N 74°00′00″W / 40.8648°N 74°W / 40.8648; -74 (Lodi Junction) |
The NY&NJ (currently NJ Transit's Pascack Valley Line) briefly had a branch line heading west to Lodi, slightly south of the current I-80, eventually. The junction was slightly north of the site of the present Teterboro station. |
| Lodi Junction | NYSW | Lodi Industrial Spur | Lodi 40°53′28.98″N 74°3′26.51″W / 40.8913833°N 74.0573639°W / 40.8913833; -74.0573639 (Lodi Junction) |
Short industrial spur that used to serve a number of businesses along Gregg St in Lodi. Mostly used now for car storage. Now abandoned just before Garibaldi Ave, tracks removed south of this point and almost no trace of ROW remains. Used to cross Rt 46 and continue into center of Lodi (and possibly crossing the Saddle Brook) through residential neighborhood where it served a number of chemical plants, which have long since burned down, exploded, or been demolished. |
| Macopin Lake Junction | NYSW | NYSW Mainline, Macopin Lake Branch | Jefferson 41°02′18″N 74°25′45″W / 41.038246°N 74.429049°W / 41.038246; -74.429049 (Macopin Lake Junction) |
Branch abandoned |
| Manunka Chunk Junction | DL&W, PRR | Lackawanna Old Road, Bel-Del | Columbia 40°51′42″N 75°02′52″W / 40.861770°N 75.047834°W / 40.861770; -75.047834 (Manunka Chunk Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Marion Junction | PRR, ERIE, CSX, CSAO | River Line, Passaic and Harsimus Line | Jersey City 40°44′16″N 74°04′25″W / 40.737665°N 74.07372°W / 40.737665; -74.07372 (Marion Junction) |
Exists, active for freight |
| Meadow Junction | NY&GL, ERIE | NY&GL Main, Erie Main | Jersey City 40°44′56″N 74°04′07″W / 40.749027°N 74.068522°W / 40.749027; -74.068522 (Meadow Junction) |
Junction no longer exists. Merger of Erie with DL&W rendered junction obsolete, as former Erie Mainline (now NJT Main Line) and NY&GL Line (was NJT Boonton Line) to Pavonia Terminal shifted on to DL&W M&E line to Hoboken Terminal. Merger of Montclair Branch with Boonton Line ended traffic through junction and creation of Secaucus Junction obliterated former Erie Mainline ROW. |
| Medford Junction | WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL | Philadelphia and Atlantic Line, Mount Holly and Medford Branch | Mount Holly 39°59′19″N 74°47′59″W / 39.988654°N 74.799591°W / 39.988654; -74.799591 (Medford Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Merchantville Junction | PRR, NS, CSX, NJT | PRR, Camden & Burlington County Railroad, NJT Atlantic City Line | Pennsauken 39°57′21″N 75°02′21″W / 39.955790°N 75.039102°W / 39.955790; -75.039102 (Merchantville Junction) |
Exists, active for passenger service |
| Millham Junction | PRR | New York Line, Millham Branch | Hamilton 40°14′12″N 74°43′51″W / 40.236683°N 74.730835°W / 40.236683; -74.730835 (Millham Junction) |
exists |
| Millstone Junction | PRR | PRR/NJ Transit/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad | New Brunswick 40°28′45″N 74°27′53″W / 40.479294°N 74.464852°W / 40.479294; -74.464852 (Millstone Junction) |
Active for local freight service up to just west of Cylde Road in Somerset, abandoned further west of Cylde Road. Few remnants remain of the original line west of Cylde Road in Somerset to East Millstone, NJ. A nice pictorial account of the Millstone Branch is at this website. |
| Mohingson Junction | NY&LB, CNJ | CNJ Freehold Branch, NY&LB Main | Aberdeen 40°24′54″N 74°13′21″W / 40.415014°N 74.222504°W / 40.415014; -74.222504 (Mohingson Junction) |
CNJ line abandoned |
| Monmouth Junction | PRR | New York Line/Jamesburg Branch/Rocky Hill Branch | South Brunswick Midway Interlocking 40°22′48″N 74°32′34″W / 40.380057°N 74.542685°W / 40.380057; -74.542685 (Monmouth Junction) |
exists, Rocky Hill Branch is abandoned |
| Monmouth Park Junction | NY&LB, NJT | New York and Long Branch Railroad/North Jersey Coast Line, Monmouth Park Branch | Oceanport 40°19′03″N 74°01′23″W / 40.317381°N 74.022975°W / 40.317381; -74.022975 (Monmouth Park Junction) |
Branch no longer used, as a Monmouth Park station on the line was created |
| Morris Junction | C&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAO | C&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Morris Branch to Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line) | Pennsauken 39°59′06″N 75°03′09″W / 39.985062°N 75.052389°W / 39.985062; -75.052389 (Morris Junction) |
Main lines exist, connecting Morris Branch abandoned to the south, new junction created to the south |
| Morris and Essex Junction | ||||
| Morris County Junction | CNJ | Lake Hopatcong RR and Wharton & Northern RR | Wharton 40°54′16″N 74°36′33″W / 40.904461°N 74.609171°W / 40.904461; -74.609171 (Morris County Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Mount Holly Junction | C&A, PRR, NJT | C&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Burlington and Mount Holly Railroad and Transportation Company | Burlington 40°04′46″N 74°50′54″W / 40.079408°N 74.848267°W / 40.079408; -74.848267 (Mount Holly Junction) |
Mount Holly to Burlington abandoned |
| Mount Hope Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Dover & Rockaway RR, Mount Hope Mineral RR) | Wharton 40°54′13″N 74°34′40″W / 40.903507°N 74.577915°W / 40.903507; -74.577915 (Mount Hope Junction) |
All abandoned, along Wharton Rail Trail |
| Musconetcong Junction | LV | LV Mainline, Musconetcong Branch | Bethlehem 40°38′27″N 75°06′23″W / 40.640721°N 75.106455°W / 40.640721; -75.106455 (Musconetcong Junction) |
Branch abandoned |
| National Junction | ||||
| Newark Junction | ||||
| Newton Junction | DL&W | Sussex Branch, Newton Branch | Newton 41°02′37″N 74°44′19″W / 41.043548°N 74.738730°W / 41.043548; -74.738730 (Newton Junction) |
Abandoned |
| New York and Greenwood Lake Junction | ||||
| New Jersey and New York Junction | ||||
| Oak Island Junction | LV, CNJ, CSAO, CSX, NS | LV Mainline (CSAO Lehigh Line), CNJ Newark Branch (CSAO Chemical Coast) | Newark 40°42′42″N 74°08′47″W / 40.711726°N 74.146408°W / 40.711726; -74.146408 (Oak Island Junction) |
Active for freight. Located at east end of Oak Island Yard. |
| Ocean City Junction | RDG, ACRR, P-RSL | Ocean City Branch | Ocean View 39°14′45″N 74°42′56″W / 39.245956°N 74.71567°W / 39.245956; -74.71567 (Ocean City Junction) |
Branch to Ocean City exists, Branch to Sea Isle does not |
| Oreland Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR, Oreland Branch) | Rockaway 40°58′19″N 74°30′21″W / 40.972010°N 74.505954°W / 40.972010; -74.505954 (Oreland Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Pacific Avenue Junction | ||||
| Pascack Junction (Hackensack Junction) | EL, NJT | Bergen County Line, Pascack Valley Line | East Rutherford 40°48′58″N 74°05′42″W / 40.816095°N 74.094893°W / 40.816095; -74.094893 (Pascack Junction) |
Exists |
| Passaic Junction and Passaic Branch Junction | NYSW, EL, NJT, NS, M&E | NYSW mainline, NJT Bergen County Line | Saddle Brook 40°54′08″N 74°06′15″W / 40.902256°N 74.104303°W / 40.902256; -74.104303 (Passaic Junction) |
Active junctions used for freight. Passaic Junction is a rail yard for NYSW. It includes a track that junctions with the New Jersey Transit Bergen County Line (to the northwest). To the southwest the yard, after the NYSW main line passes under the NJT trestle, the Passaic Branch junction connects to a branch line terminating in Garfield. NS and M&E connections are via the NJT junction. |
| Paterson Junction | DLW, ERIE, EL, NJT | DLW Boonton Branch (now NJT Main Line), ERIE Newark Branch | Clifton 40°52′50″N 74°09′51″W / 40.880614°N 74.164078°W / 40.880614; -74.164078 (Paterson Junction) |
DLW Boonton Branch originally headed northwest to Boonton. It crossed over Erie Newark Branch, which terminated at the Erie Main Line at Paterson Station. 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 39°58′32″N 74°41′58″W / 39.975458°N 74.699456°W / 39.975458; -74.699456 (Pemberton Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Pennsauken Junction | PRR, NS, CSX | PRR, Camden & Burlington County Railroad | Pennsauken 39°57′14″N 75°02′03″W / 39.954014°N 75.034062°W / 39.954014; -75.034062 (Pennsauken Junction) |
Exists, active for freight, abandoned to west |
| Perth Junction | ||||
| Perth Amboy Junction | PRR, NJT | New York Line/Northeast Corridor Line, Perth Amboy Branch/North Jersey Coast Line | Rahway 40°35′56″N 74°17′06″W / 40.598937°N 74.285078°W / 40.598937; -74.285078 (Perth Amboy Junction) |
exists |
| Phillipsburg Junction | ||||
| PJ Junction | ||||
| Pompton Junction | NYSW, NY&GL/Erie | NY&GL, later the Erie's Greenwood Lake Branch/NYSW main | Pompton Lakes 41°00′12″N 74°18′00″W / 41.003435°N 74.300039°W / 41.003435; -74.300039 (Pompton Junction) |
Now the junction between the NYSW main and its Pompton Industrial spur, which was the NY&GL main. |
| Port Morris Junction | DL&W | Phillipsburg Line /Lackawanna Cut-Off | Roxbury 40°54′28″N 74°40′11″W / 40.90769°N 74.66968°W / 40.90769; -74.66968 (Port Morris Junction) |
Tower exists, adjacent to Port Morris yard, Lackawanna Cut-Off tracks removed in 1984. |
| Port Reading Junction | LV, RDG | Former junction for the Reading Railroad Trenton Line and Lehigh Valley Railroad Main Line | Manville 40°32′52″N 74°34′34″W / 40.547657°N 74.57624°W / 40.547657; -74.57624 (Port Reading Junction) |
A major railroad junction used by Conrail, CSX and Norfolk Southern for freight operations into northeastern New Jersey from points south and west. There are a lot of train movements through this junction every day. |
| Princeton Junction | PRR | New York Line/Princeton Branch | West Windsor 40°19′00″N 74°37′24″W / 40.3167°N 74.6233°W / 40.3167; -74.6233 (Princeton Junction) |
Exists, Used by NJ Transit as shuttle to Princeton. |
| PRR Junction | ||||
| Richland Junction | CSAO, P-RSL, ACRR | |||
| Ridgewood Junction | NJT, NS | Main Line/Bergen County Line | Glen Rock 40°58′14″N 74°07′34″W / 40.970548°N 74.126057°W / 40.970548; -74.126057 (Ridgewood Junction) |
Still an active junction. Controlled remotely. Stone interlocking tower WJ still stands at this location, but is not active, used by maintenance of way crews. |
| Ringwood Junction | NY&GL, ERIE | NY&GL Main/Ringwood Branch(spur) | Ringwood 41°6′19.74″N 74°16′22.43″W / 41.1054833°N 74.2728972°W / 41.1054833; -74.2728972 (Ringwood Junction) |
All lines abandoned, no tracks, ROW still visible. Junction allowed the Ringwood branch to split off from the main and go several miles to the north to the Iron Mines (Peter's Mine/Cannon Mine) and Ringwood Station. Passenger service ended around 1939, service to mines ended after WWII, rails removed sometime in 1960s. |
| Riddleton Junction | WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL | Salem Railroad, Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad | Woodstown 39°35′40″N 75°21′10″W / 39.594392°N 75.352886°W / 39.594392; -75.352886 (Riddleton Junction) |
All Abandoned |
| Roseville Junction | DL&W, EL, NJT | NJ Transit Morris and Essex Lines | Newark 40°45′17″N 74°11′27″W / 40.754747°N 74.190944°W / 40.754747; -74.190944 (Roseville Junction) |
Continues to be a junction on the NJ Transit Morris and Essex lines as the Montclair-Boonton line breaks off from the mainline in Newark. |
| Rutherford Junction | ERIE, EL | Erie Main Line/Bergen County Line | Rutherford 40°50′12″N 74°06′16″W / 40.836719°N 74.104464°W / 40.836719; -74.104464 (Rutherford Junction) |
Junction no longer exists. Junction was just north of Rutherford Station, and was controlled by a stone interlocking tower ("BJ"), which still stands at the site. The Main Line trackage diverted to the left, crossing the Passaic River into Passaic, where the rails went right up the center of Main Ave for about a mile with north and south bound auto traffic on either side of the rails. The Main Line continued through Paterson, and continued north until it met the Bergen County Line at its northern end at Ridgewood Jct ("WJ"). After the merger with the DL&W, the Erie Main Line was abandoned on west side of Passaic River and up through Passaic. The old Main Line tracks were used for a number of years after this time from the junction for about 1 mile west to serve two chemical companies that existed just east of where tracks used to cross the river (at Jackson Ave & W. Erie Ave, Rutherford). Today the old Main Line rails are still intact up to this intersection, along with dilapidated crossing gates and flashers. This track has not been used since the 1970s, is completely overgrown, and discussions are going on between Rutherford and NS to abandon it and turn it over to Rutherford for a bike/hike trail. |
| Sayreville Junction | CSAO | Raritan River Railroad, Sayreville Branch | Sayreville 40°27′57″N 74°19′48″W / 40.465789°N 74.329950°W / 40.465789; -74.329950 (Sayreville Junction) |
Branch abandoned |
| Sea Isle Junction | PRR, WJ&SS, P-RSL | Cape May Branch, Sea Isle Branch | Ocean View 39°12′24″N 74°45′53″W / 39.206586°N 74.764631°W / 39.206586; -74.764631 (Sea Isle Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Serviss Junction | CSAO | Raritan River Railroad, Serviss Branch | East Brunswick 40°26′37″N 74°24′00″W / 40.443740°N 74.400005°W / 40.443740; -74.400005 (Serviss Junction) |
Active for freight |
| Somerset Junction | PRR | Bel-Del Mainline, Mercer and Somerset Railway | Ewing 40°16′39″N 74°51′13″W / 40.277602°N 74.853522°W / 40.277602; -74.853522 (Somerset Junction) |
Abandoned |
| South Amboy Junction | C&A, PAW, CNJ, CSAO, NJT | Camden and Amboy Railroad, Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad, New York and Long Branch Railroad | South Amboy 40°29′23″N 74°17′3″W / 40.48972°N 74.28417°W / 40.48972; -74.28417 (Long Branch Junction) |
Site of the abandoned Essay Tower |
| Sparta Junction | LHR, NYSW | Former crossover of two railroads | Sparta 41°3′52.74″N 74°39′59.27″W / 41.0646500°N 74.6664639°W / 41.0646500; -74.6664639 (Sparta Junction) |
NYSW tracks west of junction abandoned 1962 (Hainesburg Branch), was an interchange with LNE. NYSW tracks from the east have a permanent connection to former LHR tracks to the north. Was previously just a crossover junction between the two railroads. Original crossover junction gone. However, there still is a junction here to use trackage south of old crossover on old LHR right of way to Limecrest Quarry about a half mile south. LHR south of that point abandoned. Eastern Propane is also served at this location. |
| Spruce Street Junction | ||||
| Staten Island Junction | SIRT, B&O, ME, LV, CSAO | North Shore Branch, Lehigh Line | Cranford 40°39′18″N 74°17′09″W / 40.655036°N 74.285818°W / 40.655036; -74.285818 (Staten Island Junction) |
Both active freight lines, no current connection |
| Sterling Junction | LV | |||
| Summit Junction | EL | Former interchange with Rahway Valley Railroad | Summit 40°42′53″N 74°21′06″W / 40.714754°N 74.351547°W / 40.714754; -74.351547 (Summit Junction) |
Abandoned/rail removed, but Union County is working to restore service on the Rahway Valley Railroad and the junction might be reactivated. |
| Sussex Junction | NYSW, LNE | NYSW Middletown Branch, LNE Mainline | Sussex 41°12′05″N 74°35′48″W / 41.201443°N 74.596535°W / 41.201443; -74.596535 (Sussex Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Swartswood Junction | NYSW, LNE | Former connection of the two railroads to shared single track | Newton 41°4′23.82″N 74°47′14.94″W / 41.0732833°N 74.7874833°W / 41.0732833; -74.7874833 (Swartswood Junction) |
Abandoned/rails removed in 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point south (to Hainesburg Junction). A telegraph office and operator was at this location to operate the hand switch and give train crews their movement orders. Its call was JU. Ruins of the building still exist. |
| Trenton Junction | RDG | Mainline, Trenton Branch | Ewing 40°15′44″N 74°48′44″W / 40.262166°N 74.812143°W / 40.262166; -74.812143 (Trenton Junction) |
Active |
| Undercliff Junction | NYS&W | Mainline, Edgewater branch | Little Ferry 40°50′30″N 74°01′42″W / 40.8417°N 74.028197°W / 40.8417; -74.028197 (Undercliff Junction) |
Junction exists, but Edgewater branch dead ends at Bergen Hill tunnel |
| Vanatta Junction | DLW | DLW Chester Branch, Ferromonte Railroad | Kenvil 40°52′43″N 74°37′18″W / 40.878684°N 74.621642°W / 40.878684; -74.621642 (Vanatta Junction) |
Ferromonte Railroad abandoned |
| Warbasse Junction | DLW, NYSW | DLW Sussex Branch, NYSW main | Lafayette 41°05′04″N 74°41′56″W / 41.084473°N 74.698967°W / 41.084473; -74.698967 (Warbasse Junction) |
All lines now abandoned, NYSW former Mainline then Hainesburg Br. abandoned 1962, trackage removed 1962, DLW Sussex Branch abandoned 1966 by EL, trackage removed 1966 |
| Washington Junction | DL&W | Morris and Essex Railroad, Warren Railroad | Washington 40°45′29″N 74°58′05″W / 40.758074°N 74.968142°W / 40.758074; -74.968142 (Washington Junction) |
former Warren Railroad abandoned, former M&E line active freight line |
| Waretown Junction (Barnegat Junction) | CNJ, TRR | Toms River and Barnegat RR, Tuckerton Railroad | Waretown 39°46′43″N 74°12′37″W / 39.778543°N 74.210287°W / 39.778543; -74.210287 (Waretown Junction) |
All abandoned |
| West End Junction | DLW, ERIE, EL, NJT | Main Line, Morris & Essex Lines | Jersey City 40°44′27″N 74°03′55″W / 40.740951°N 74.065405°W / 40.740951; -74.065405 (West End Junction) |
Active for passenger service |
| West End Junction | NJS, NY&LB, CNJ | CNJ Southern Div., NY&LB Main | Long Branch 40°17′08″N 73°59′22″W / 40.285500°N 73.989444°W / 40.285500; -73.989444 (West End Junction) |
CNJ Southern Div. abandoned (toward Sandy Hook). Passenger service active on NJT North Jersey Coast Line |
| West Newark Junction | PRR | PRR/NJT/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New York Bay Railroad, West Newark Branch | Newark 40°42′47″N 74°11′08″W / 40.712978°N 74.185593°W / 40.712978; -74.185593 (West Newark Junction) |
West Newark Branch abandoned |
| Wharton & Northern Junction | CNJ, NYSW | NYSW Mainline, High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR) | Jefferson 41°01′38″N 74°25′00″W / 41.027249°N 74.416690°W / 41.027249; -74.416690 (Wharton & Northern Junction) |
Was original connection before Charlotteburg Reservoir was created. CNJ abandoned 1971, NYSW active. |
| Wharton Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR, Morris County Connecting RR) | Wharton 40°54′54″N 74°35′35″W / 40.914871°N 74.593059°W / 40.914871; -74.593059 (Wharton Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Whiting Junction | CNJ, PRR | CNJ Southern Division, PRR Amboy Div., Tuckerton Railroad | Whiting 39°57′06″N 74°22′46″W / 39.951645°N 74.379342°W / 39.951645; -74.379342 (Whiting Junction) |
CNJ Southern Division active for freight |
| Wildwood Junction | RDG, ACRR, P-RSL | Cape May Branch/Wildwood Branch | Rio Grande 39°01′50″N 74°51′56″W / 39.030420°N 74.865582°W / 39.030420; -74.865582 (Wildwood Junction) |
Wildwood Branch is abandoned. Bridge at Grassy Sound has been removed. |
| Williamstown Junction | W&DR, ACRR P-RSL |
Clementon Branch/Williamstown Branch | Winslow 39°44′13″N 74°55′15″W / 39.737027°N 74.920806°W / 39.737027; -74.920806 (Williamstown Junction) |
Williamstown Branch is abandoned. Williamstown Branch ran to Mullica Hill to the west and Atco to east, with earlier continuation to Atsion. Section between Glassboro and Williamstown currently serves as the Monroe Township Bikeway rail trail. |
| Winslow Junction | WJ&SS ACRR CNJ P-RSL |
CNJ Southern Div. WJ&SS Main Line ACRR Main Line/Cape May Branch |
Winslow 39°39′42″N 74°50′46″W / 39.661572°N 74.846117°W / 39.661572; -74.846117 (Winslow Junction) |
exists, CNJ Southern Div. abandoned 1978 to the north, ACRR AC Line is abandoned to the east |
| Woodbine Junction (Mount Pleasant Junction) | P-RSL ACRR WJ&SS |
WJ&SS Millville Branch ACRR Cape May Branch |
Woodbine 39°13′49″N 74°47′44″W / 39.230198°N 74.795671°W / 39.230198; -74.795671 (Woodbine Junction) |
WJ&S Millville Branch is abandoned |
| Woodbridge Junction (Long Branch Junction) | CNJ, PRR, CSAO, NJT | Chemical Coast Line, Perth Amboy Branch | Perth Amboy 40°31′35″N 74°16′00″W / 40.526392°N 74.266723°W / 40.526392; -74.266723 (Woodbridge Junction) |
exists, Perth Amboy Branch is abandoned to the south |
Abbreviations used in the table:
- ACRR = Atlantic City Railroad
- B&O = Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
- BRW = Blairstown Railway
- C&A = Camden and Amboy Railroad
- CNJ = Central Railroad of New Jersey
- CSAO = Conrail Shared Assets Operations
- DLW = Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
- ERIE = Erie Railroad
- EL = Erie Lackawanna Railroad
- LHR = Lehigh and Hudson River Railway
- LV = Lehigh Valley Railroad
- NJT = New Jersey Transit
- LNE = Lehigh and New England Railroad
- M&E = Morristown & Erie Railway
- NS = Norfolk Southern
- NYC = New York Central Railroad
- NY&GL = New York and Greenwood Lake Railway
- NYSW = New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
- PRR = Pennsylvania Railroad
- P-RSL = Pennsylvania–Reading Seashore Lines
- RDG = Reading Railroad
- SIRT = Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad
- WJ&S = West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
- W&DR = Williamstown and Delaware River Railroad
Line names may not be official, but serve to identify the line.
References
- Thorpe, Steve (April 23, 2009). "CONRAIL/NJ D.O.T. Draws the Curtain on the Bayonne Shuttle". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- Heyer, Gruel & Associates, PA (August 2000). "Bayonne, 2000 Master Plan" (PDF). City of Bayonne, NJ. pp. X4–X9.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Sussex County railroad map, 1895
- ^ Railway World: In which is Incorporated the United States Railroad and Mining Register, vol. 41, 1897
- ^ Richard Edwards (1882), Industries of New Jersey, Part 1
- planning.co.ocean.nj.us
