NJ Transit Rail Operations
NJ Transit Rail Operations (
Network and infrastructure
The lines operated by NJ Transit were formerly operated by the
Lines
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.[2]
Current lines
Operations are in two divisions:
- Hoboken Division, formerly operated by the Newark – Broad Street and includes Midtown Direct service via the Kearny Connection. Most station platforms are low-level.
- Newark Division, formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey and New York and Long Branch Railroad, operates through Newark Penn Station via the Northeast Corridor, with most trains continuing to New York Penn Station. This division also includes the Atlantic City Line formerly operated by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Most station platforms are high-level.
Lines | Terminals | ||
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Northeast Corridor | New York Penn Station | Trenton Jersey Avenue (some peak weekday trains) | |
Princeton Branch
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Princeton Junction
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Princeton
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North Jersey Coast | New York Penn Station | Bay Head (diesel service)
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Raritan Valley | (1 inbound weekday train) | High Bridge (limited weekday trains)
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Atlantic City | Philadelphia 30th Street Station | Atlantic City |
Lines | Terminals | ||
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Main Line | Hoboken Terminal | Suffern
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Bergen County | |||
Pascack Valley | Spring Valley
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Port Jervis | Port Jervis
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Meadowlands | Secaucus Junction | Meadowlands | |
Montclair-Boonton | Midtown Direct service)
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Hackettstown (weekday diesel service) (weekend service)
Bay Street | |
Morristown | Hackettstown (weekday diesel service)
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Gladstone | Midtown Direct service) (weekend service)
Summit |
Gladstone
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Freight usage
Although NJ Transit itself does not carry freight, NJTR allows freight service to be operated over its lines via
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 lines
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:
- Harrison-KingslandBranch: derelict
- Raritan Valley Line:
- High Bridge-Bloomsbury: NS
- Bloomsbury-Phillipsburg: trackage removed due to construction of Interstate 78 in 1989
- Red Bank -South Lakewood: Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO), Delaware and Raritan River Railroad
- Woodmansie-Winslow Junction: derelict
- Beesley's Point Secondary:
- Winslow Junction-Palermo/Beesley's Point: CSAO, Cape May Seashore Lines
- Palermo-Ocean City: leased to city of Ocean City in 1999 for use as interim Ocean City Bike Path rail trail
- Tuckahoe-Cape May: Cape May Seashore Lines, Southern Railroad of New Jersey
- HX Interlocking (Croxton Yard: realigned for Secaucus Junction, used as yard lead by NS
- Freehold-Farmingdale: derelict
- Freehold-Matawan: leased to Monmouth County Park System until 2020 as interim section of Henry Hudson Trail
Ownership
NJT owns most of its tracks, infrastructure, bridges, tunnels and signals. The exceptions are:
- Atlantic City Line – Pennsauken Delair Junction (owned by Conrail)
- Northeast Corridor Line – entire line except Morrisville Yard (owned by Amtrak)
- Port Jervis Line – Suffern to Port Jervis (owned by Norfolk Southern and leased by Metro-North)
- Raritan Valley Line – Hunter (owned by Conrail)
Yards and maintenance
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:[3]
- Main and Bergen County Lines:
- Waldwick Yard
- Suffern Yard
- Montclair-Boonton Line:
- Great Notch Yard, Little Falls
- Morris and Essex Lines:
- Gladstone Yard
- Summit Yard
- Dover Yard
- Port Morris Yard
- North Jersey Coast Line:
- Long Branch Yard
- Bay Head Yard
- Northeast Corridor:
- Morrisville Yard, Morrisville, PA (near the Trenton Transit Center)
- Jersey Avenue)
- Hudson Yard, Harrison (Serves mostly Raritan Valley Line trains)
- 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 bridges
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 stock
NJ Transit, operates a fleet of 175 locomotives and over 1,200 passenger cars.
Locomotives
Builder and model | Photo | Numbers | Number active | Type | Built |
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EMD GP40PH-2
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4100, 4101, 4109 | 3 | Diesel | 1968 | |
EMD GP40PH-2B
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4200–4219 | 19 | 1965–1969 | ||
EMD F40PH-2CAT | 4119, 4120 | 2 | 1981 | ||
Alstom PL42AC | 4000–4032 | 29 | 2005–2006 | ||
Bombardier ALP-46 | 4600–4628 | 29 | Electric | 2001–2002 | |
Bombardier ALP-46A | 4629–4664 | 36 | 2010–2011 | ||
Bombardier ALP-45DP | 4500–4534 | 60 | Dual-mode (electric and diesel)[4] |
2011–2012 | |
Bombardier/Alstom ALP-45A | 4535-4559 | 2021–present |
Passenger cars
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 |
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GE Arrow III
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1304–1333 | 30 single cars (no lavatory) | 1977 | |
1334–1533 | 200 paired cars (lavatory in odd cars) | |||
Bombardier Comet II | 5300–5460 | 161 trailers (no lavatories) | 1982–1989 | |
Bombardier Comet IV | 5011–5031 | 21 cab cars (lavatory) | 1996 | |
5235–5264 | 30 trailers (lavatory) | |||
5535–5582 | 48 trailers (no lavatory) | |||
Alstom Comet V | 6000–6083 | 84 cab cars (lavatory) | 2002–2004 | |
6200–6213 | 14 trailers (lavatory) | |||
6500–6601 | 102 trailers (no lavatory) | |||
Bombardier MultiLevel Coach | 7000–7051 | 52 cab cars (lavatory) | 2006–2010 | |
7200–7298 | 99 trailers (lavatory) | |||
7500–7677 | 178 trailers (no lavatory) | |||
Bombardier MultiLevel Coach II | 7052–7061 | 10 cab cars (lavatory) | 2012–2013 | |
7678–7767 | 90 trailers (no lavatory) |
Stations
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).[5]
References
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "NJT Facts at a Glance".
- ^ Rouse, Karen (November 16, 2012). "NJ Transit's rail fleet hit hard by storm". The Record. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ Bombardier Press release
- ^ "New Jersey Transit At A Glance" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2015.