Arlington station (NJ Transit)
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Arlington is a former
Railroad service through the Arlington neighborhood began on January 1, 1873 with the introduction of the
Station layout
| Ground/ Platform level |
Side platform, doors opened on the right | |
| Outbound and Inbound | ← Boonton Line weekdays toward Dover or Hackettstown (Rowe Street) | Boonton Line weekdays toward Hoboken (Hoboken) → | |
| Side platform, doors opened on the right | ||
| Street level | Parking (Garafola Place) | |
Accident
On September 8, 1965, three Kearny High School students were struck and killed by a two car Erie Lackawanna train.[6] The trio, on their way to the first day of the fall term, crossed the tracks at the Elm Street crossing next to the station despite the gate being down. Thinking the warning lights were for a departing east bound train (towards Hoboken), the three students went around the barrier. A boxcar parked in a siding next to the station blocked the victims from seeing the oncoming west bound express train.[7]
All three (Robert Floyd, 16, Rodney Murdock, 16, and Richard Collins, 15) were killed instantly. Both the train's fireman and conductor were later arraigned on charges of manslaughter. Following the accident, the town of Kearny began to have physical guards at the crossing during school hours.[8]
See also
- Benson Street– First of two additional stations that were removed with the Montclair Connection.
- Rowe Street– Second of two additional stations that were removed with the Montclair Connection.
- West Arlington station – Second of two stations in Arlington for the Erie Lackawanna Railway.
Bibliography
- Catlin, George L. (1873). Homes on the Montclair Railway, for New York Business Men. A Description of the Country Adjacent to the Montclair Railway, Between Jersey City and Greenwood Lake. New York, New York: Montclair Railway Company.
References
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Catlin 1873, p. 33.
- ^ a b "Rail Shuttle Buses To Transport Commuters Affected By Station Closures". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit. August 27, 2002. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ Jung, C. Rae (October 30, 2002). "Commuters Want Old Train Line Reinstated". The South Bergenite. pp. A1, A2. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Board Opens Throttle Today on Erie-Lackawanna". The Elmira Star-Gazette. October 17, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Moberley, Leeds (September 6, 1965). "Train Kills Three N.J. Youths On Way To Opening-Day Classes". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Staff, The Observer (September 8, 2020). "SIDEBAR NOT IN PRINT — (From 1965) — 3 Kearny High students killed on way to school; 2 juniors, sophomore struck by train at Elm Street grade crossing". The Observer Online. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Canessa, Kevin (September 8, 2020). "55 Years Ago, 3 KHS Boys Killed by Train at Elm St. Depot". The Observer Online. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
