Editing Main Line (NJ Transit) (section)

==Service==
Departing the historic 1907-built [[Hoboken Terminal]], the yards for the coaches to the left, trains pass over two city streets and the [[Hudson Bergen Light Rail]] before entering the [[Bergen Tunnels]] under the [[Bergen Hill]] section of [[Hudson Palisades]]. Midway through the tunnel there are air shafts allowing light through and venting out the diesel fumes. Exiting the tunnel, the train curves right onto the Main Line at West End interlocking in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]. Until 1963 this was the DL&W Boonton Branch; about a mile ahead was the connection built circa 1956 with the Erie main line (that after 1963 became the Bergen County Line). Two trains collided head-on here in 1996, killing two engineers and a passenger. The ramps for [[New Jersey Turnpike]] Interchange 15X now occupy the Erie alignment—since the Bergen County line was rerouted adjacent to the Main Line to pass through [[Secaucus Junction]].

At [[Secaucus Junction]], all trains stop for passengers to change to and from [[Northeast Corridor Line]], [[North Jersey Coast Line]], [[Raritan Valley Line]] and Midtown Direct trains on the [[Morristown Line]], the [[Gladstone Branch]], and the [[Montclair–Boonton Line]] on the upper level.

The Main Line then runs through an industrial section of [[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]]. Shortly afterwards the Bergen County Line curves right on its new connection to the Erie alignment. The Main Line then crosses over the [[Hackensack River]] on the single-track [[Upper Hack Lift]] bridge, built in 1958.

Double track resumes under the [[New Jersey Turnpike]]'s western spur after 0.4 mile of single track. The train continues through the Meadowlands and passes the first grade crossing at Valley Brook Avenue in [[Lyndhurst, New Jersey|Lyndhurst]]. The line curves slightly and passes through the 1903 Kingsland tunnel. Kingsland station is shortly after the tunnel in an open cut. Just beyond Kingsland station is Lyndhurst station, on an embankment.

After Lyndhurst the train crosses the [[Passaic River]] on a [[swing bridge]] that has been bolted shut (although it is technically required by Federal regulation to be opened on 24 hours notice).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title33-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title33-vol1-sec117-739.pdf|title=Coast Guard, DHS |website=Gpo.gov|access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref> The train passes under [[Route 3 (New Jersey)|Route 3]] and approaches Delawanna station.

Next stop is [[Passaic (NJT station)|Passaic]], on an embankment. After Passaic, the Main Line has a stretch through some industrial areas before the [[Clifton, New Jersey|Clifton]] [[Clifton (NJT station)|station]], also on an embankment.

The Main Line passes under [[U.S. Route 46]] and the [[Garden State Parkway]] before it crosses under and over several streets in south [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]]. It leaves the DL&W Boonton Branch alignment at about {{coord|40.886|-74.167|display=inline}} and reaches the Erie Main Line alignment at {{coord|40.905|-74.164|display=inline}}. This connection was single track when built circa 1963, then double-tracked in a rehabilitation project in 2002. The line passes under [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]] and heads into downtown Paterson. The Erie station in Paterson is elevated, with a center platform.

Continuing north the Main Line is elevated through Paterson, passing over streets. After several grade crossings in an industrial area, the tracks cross the [[Passaic River]] on a truss bridge. [[Hawthorne, New Jersey|Hawthorne]] is the next stop, at grade level. After a long stretch, the train reaches [[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]] station, at grade level at a crossing.

After Glen Rock the Main Line merges with the Bergen County Line at Ridgewood Junction. The line widens to three tracks (in Erie days the line was four tracks from here to Suffern NY). [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]] station is next, with Spanish-style design on the station building and with newly constructed high-level platforms.

Next is [[Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey|Ho-Ho-Kus]], also at grade. [[Waldwick, New Jersey|Waldwick]] follows with an abandoned station building on the northbound side and a footbridge connecting the two platforms. Waldwick Yard is just north of the station with the restored WC tower on the southbound side by the yard. Just following Waldwick Yard is a [[level crossing|grade crossing]]. North of the grade crossing (which has three tracks) the line becomes two tracks.

[[Allendale, New Jersey|Allendale]] and [[Ramsey, New Jersey|Ramsey]] follow, both as grade-level stations. Ramsey-Route 17 station (opened August 22, 2004) is next. It is a park-and-ride facility located off of [[Route 17 (New Jersey)|Route 17]]&nbsp;south in Ramsey.

[[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]] follows and is the last station in New Jersey. Crossing over the [[New York (state)|New York]] state line the train arrives at [[Suffern, New York|Suffern]], the last stop for NJT Main Line trains.