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}}{{#ifeq:|no||)}} is the rail division of NJ Transit. It operates commuter rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered on transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark. NJ Transit also operates rail service in Orange and Rockland counties in New York under contract to Metro-North Railroad. The commuter rail lines saw Template:American transit ridershipTemplate:American transit ridership riders in Template:American transit ridership, making it the third-busiest commuter railroad in North America and the longest commuter rail system in North America by route length.

Network and infrastructureEdit

The lines operated by NJ Transit were formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey, New York and Long Branch Railroad, and Erie Lackawanna Railroad, most of which date from the mid-19th century. From the 1960s onward, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began funding the commuter lines. By 1976, the lines were all operated by Conrail under contract to NJDOT. The system took its current form in 1983, when NJ Transit took over all commuter service in New Jersey. NJ Transit Rail Operations is divided into the Hoboken Division and the Newark Division. The two networks were not integrated until the opening of Secaucus Junction in 2003, which enabled passengers to transfer between lines bound for New York and Hoboken.

LinesEdit

As of 2022, NJ Transit's commuter rail network consists of 12 lines and 165 stations, primarily concentrated in northern New Jersey, with one line running between Atlantic City and Philadelphia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Current linesEdit

Operations are in two divisions:

Newark Division
Lines Terminals
Template:RouteBox New York Penn Station Trenton
Jersey Avenue (some peak weekday trains)
Template:RouteBox Princeton Junction Princeton
Template:RouteBox New York Penn Station
 Long Branch (electric service)
Bay Head (diesel service)
Template:RouteBox Newark Penn Station (most trains)
New York Penn Station (limited weekday trains)
Hoboken Terminal (1 inbound weekday train) 		Raritan (most trains)
High Bridge (limited weekday trains)
Template:RouteBox Philadelphia 30th Street Station Atlantic City
Hoboken Division
Lines Terminals
Template:RouteBox Hoboken Terminal Suffern
Template:RouteBox Suffern (weekday service)
Waldwick (weekend service)
Template:RouteBox Spring Valley
Template:RouteBox Port Jervis
Template:RouteBox Secaucus Junction
Hoboken Terminal (limited service) 		Meadowlands
Template:RouteBox Hoboken Terminal
New York Penn Station (Midtown Direct service) 		Montclair State University (weekday electric service)
Hackettstown (limited weekday diesel service)
Bay Street (weekend service)
Template:RouteBox Dover (electric service)
Hackettstown (limited weekday diesel service)
Template:RouteBox Hoboken Terminal (weekday service)
New York Penn Station (Midtown Direct service, weekdays only)
Summit (weekend service) 		Gladstone

Freight usageEdit

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Morristown and Erie Railroad, one of the freight operators authorized to operate on the NJ Transit system, crossing the Passaic River in Roseland

Although NJ Transit itself does not carry freight, NJTR allows freight service to be operated over its lines via trackage rights agreements with several railroads. Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO), CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS) and several short lines (Cape May Seashore Lines (CMSL), Dover and Delaware River Railroad (DD), Morristown & Erie Railway (M&E), and Southern Railroad of New Jersey (SRNJ) currently have trackage rights contracts to operate freight service on NJ Transit lines. The Morristown & Erie Railway can only use NJT trackage to get between its owned trackage; it cannot serve customers on NJ Transit trackage. A similar situation exists for Conrail on the Atlantic City Line.

Below is a list of NJ Transit lines and freight lines that operate on them:

  • Morristown Line: DD, M&E
  • Montclair-Boonton Line: DD, M&E
  • Main Line: NS, M&E
  • Bergen County Line: NS, M&E
  • Pascack Valley Line: NS
  • Raritan Valley Line: CSAO
  • North Jersey Coast Line: CSAO
  • Atlantic City Line: CSAO, SRNJ

Non-passenger linesEdit

NJTR also owns several lines not used for regular passenger service. These lines were purchased by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in the late 1970s for railbanking purposes, with ownership transferring to NJ Transit upon its creation in 1979. These lines are either leased for freight/tourist service, interim rail trail use, or remain derelict:

OwnershipEdit

NJT owns most of its tracks, infrastructure, bridges, tunnels and signals. The exceptions are:

Yards and maintenanceEdit

NJ Transit's main storage and maintenance facility is the Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny, New Jersey. Other major yard facilities are located at Hoboken Terminal. Amtrak's Sunnyside Yard in Queens, New York serves as a layover facility for trains to New York Penn Station. Additional yards are located at outlying points along the lines. These include:<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

  • Main and Bergen County Lines:
  • Montclair-Boonton Line:
  • Morris and Essex Lines:
  • North Jersey Coast Line:
    • Long Branch Yard
    • Bay Head Yard
  • Northeast Corridor:
  • Pascack Valley Line:
    • Woodbine Yard, Spring Valley, NY
  • Port Jervis Line:
    • Port Jervis Yard, Port Jervis, NY
  • Raritan Valley Line:
    • Raritan Yard
    • Hudson Yard, Harrison (Shared with Northeast Corridor)

NJT has a fleet of maintenance crews and vehicles that repair tracks, spread ballast, deliver supplies and inspect infrastructure. There are eight non-revenue work diesels used for these purposes.

Movable bridgesEdit

NJT utilizes numerous moveable bridges:

  • Dock Bridge, Newark (Passaic River) – Northeast Corridor Line (vertical lift) (owned and operated by Amtrak)
  • Portal Bridge, Secaucus (Hackensack River) – Northeast Corridor Line (swing) (owned and operated by Amtrak)
  • Newark Draw, Newark (Passaic River) – Morristown Line (swing)
  • Lower Hack Lift, Jersey City (Hackensack River) – Morristown Line (vertical lift)
  • Upper Hack Lift, Secaucus (Hackensack River) – Main Line (vertical lift)
  • HX Draw, Secaucus (Hackensack River) – Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line (bascule)
  • Lyndhurst Draw, Lyndhurst (Passaic River) – Main Line (swing)
  • River Draw, South Amboy (Raritan River) – North Jersey Coast Line (swing)
  • Morgan Draw, Old Bridge (Cheesequake Creek) – North Jersey Coast Line (bascule)
  • Oceanport Draw, Oceanport (Oceanport Creek) – North Jersey Coast Line (swing)
  • Shark River Draw, Belmar (Shark River) – North Jersey Coast Line (bascule)
  • Brielle Draw, Brielle (Manasquan River) – North Jersey Coast Line (bascule)
  • Beach Bridge, Atlantic City (Beach Thorofare) – Atlantic City Line (swing)
  • Delair Bridge, Pennsauken (Delaware River) – Atlantic City Line (vertical lift) (owned and operated by Conrail)

Rolling stockEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} NJ Transit operates a fleet of 175 locomotives and over 1,200 passenger cars.

LocomotivesEdit

Builder and model Photo Numbers Number active Type Built
EMD GP40PH-2 File:NJ Transit 4101.jpg 4100, 4101, 4109 3 Diesel 1968
EMD GP40PH-2B File:GP40PH-2B Rutherford.jpg 4200–4219 19 1965–1969
EMD F40PH-2CAT File:New Jersey Transit train 1165.jpg 4119, 4120 2 1981
Alstom PL42AC File:PL42AC Rutherford.jpg 4000–4032 29 2005–2006
Bombardier ALP-46 File:ALP-46 4615 Maplewood.jpg 4600–4628 29 Electric 2001–2002
Bombardier ALP-46A File:ALP-46A 4645 Princeton Junction.jpg 4629–4664 36 2010–2011
Bombardier ALP-45DP File:ALP-45DP Convent Station.jpg 4500–4534 60 Dual-mode
(electric and diesel)<ref>Bombardier Press release</ref> 		2011–2012
Bombardier/Alstom ALP-45A File:ALP-45A 4535 Test Train Rahway.jpg 4535-4559 2021–present

Passenger carsEdit

NJ Transit has a fleet of over 1,100 passenger cars. The fleet and examples are described below.

Builder and model Photo Numbers Total Built
GE Arrow III File:Arrow III Maplewood.png 1304–1333 30 single cars (no lavatory) 1977
1334–1533 200 paired cars (lavatory in odd cars)
Bombardier Comet II File:NJTR 5446 on Train 5705.jpg 5300–5460 161 trailers (no lavatories) 1982–1989
Bombardier Comet IV File:NJT 5018+WINSLOW.jpg 5011–5031 21 cab cars (lavatory) 1996
5235–5264 30 trailers (lavatory)
5535–5582 48 trailers (no lavatory)
Alstom Comet V File:New Jersey Transit's Comets.jpg 6000–6083 84 cab cars (lavatory) 2002–2004
6200–6213 14 trailers (lavatory)
6500–6601 102 trailers (no lavatory)
Bombardier MultiLevel Coach File:Multilevel Cab Car Maplewood.jpg 7000–7051 52 cab cars (lavatory) 2006–2010
7200–7298 99 trailers (lavatory)
7500–7677 178 trailers (no lavatory)
Bombardier MultiLevel Coach II File:Raritan train at Newark Penn Station.jpg 7052–7061 10 cab cars (lavatory) 2012–2013
7678–7767 90 trailers (no lavatory)

StationsEdit

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Hoboken Terminal, the terminus for all trains headed east on the Hoboken Division

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:See also NJ Transit provides passenger service on 12 lines at total of 165 stations, some of which are operated in conjunction with Amtrak and Metro-North (MNCW).<ref name = NJTglance>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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