Newark and New York Branch

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Newark and New York Branch
standard gauge
Route map
Map
Legend
mi
0.0
 Liberty Street
West 23rd Street
North River (Hudson River)
1.0
 Jersey City
Hudson–Bergen Light Rail
2.3
 Communipaw
Hudson–Bergen Light Rail
2.7
Pacific Avenue
3.0
 Arlington Avenue
3.3
 Jackson Avenue
3.8
 West Side Avenue
Hackensack Drawbridge
over Hackensack River
5.2
 Kearny
PD Draw over
Passaic River
Bay Shore industrial track
6.0
 Newark Transfer
Manufacturers branch
Chemical Coast Line
Passaic and Harsimus Line
7.2
 East Ferry Street
7.9
Ferry Street
Northeast Corridor
8.5
 Newark Broad Street
[1]

The Newark and New York Branch was a railway line that ran between

Communipaw Terminal at the mouth of the North River (Hudson River) in Jersey City, bridging the Hackensack River and Passaic River just north of their mouths at the Newark Bay in northeastern New Jersey. The Central Railroad of New Jersey
operated it from its opening in 1869. Through operations ended in 1946; portions remained in use until 1967.

History

Opened on July 23, 1869 and operated by the

Exchange Place on the Hudson River waterfront.[4][5][6]

The route travelled west from the Hudson and crossed

Ironbound Section of Newark at Ferry and St. Francis Streets, traveling parallel to and south of Market Street until it crossed Ferry Street again between Union and Prospect Streets. From there, the line crossed over the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) tracks and terminated at Broad Street.[10] At its peak over 100 passenger trains used the route daily.[3]

After a boat collided with the

Aldene Plan was implemented in 1967.[12]

The

Jackson Avenue station survived until at least 2007.[16][17]

The ROW through

West Side Avenue station over Route 440 to a redevelopment area known as Bayfront, where a new station would be constructed.[18][19][20][21]

Service

City Station Distance[a] Service Began Service Ended Status
New York City Liberty Street[23][24][25] N/A location filled as part of Battery Park City
Service provided by NY Waterway at BPC Ferry Terminal
West 23rd Street[25][26] N/A Pier 63 at Hudson River Park
North River (Hudson River)
Jersey City Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal[23][24][25][27] 7.48 1864 April 30, 1967 Partially preserved in Liberty State Park
Communipaw[23][24][25] 6.23
Liberty State Park (HBLR station)
is just to the north of the former station
Pacific Avenue[25]
 5.82
Arlington Avenue[25] 5.50
Garfield Avenue (HBLR station)
Jackson Avenue[16][17][25]
 5.17 1948[28]
Martin Luther King Drive (HBLR station)
West Side Avenue[25] 4.65
West Side Avenue (HBLR station)
right of way on the West Side[20][29]
Hackensack River-Hackensack Drawbridge
Kearny[25] Kearny 3.31
Passaic River-PD Draw
Newark Newark Transfer[25] 2.53 December 21, 1913[30] April 30, 1967[30] Chemical Coast freight only
East Ferry Street Station[25] 1.30 1869[30] 1951[30] Trackage and stations removed
Ferry Street[25]
 0.57 1869[31] April 30, 1967[31]
Newark Broad Street[25]
40°44′1″N 74°10′16″W / 40.73361°N 74.17111°W / 40.73361; -74.17111 		0.0 July 23, 1869[31] April 30, 1967[31] Terminal building standing and trackage removed

Now the site of the Prudential Center and Mulberry Commons Park

  1. ^ Measured in miles from Newark Broad Street[22]

See also

Notes

  1. OCLC 6340864
    .
  2. ^ "Opening of the Newark and New-York Railroad" (PDF). New York Times. July 24, 1869. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Schmidt Jr., W.H. (November 1948). ""Costliest railroad" now half abandoned". Trains. Vol. 9, no. 1. p. 52.
  4. ^ "Importance of the New Railroad to Newark" (PDF). The New York Times. March 4, 1866. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "NEW-YORK AND NEWARK RAILROAD; Enthusiastic Meeting in Newark-Abuses of the New-Jersey Railroad Denounced--Resolutions in Support of a New Road--Importance of Proper Communications with New-York" (PDF). The New York Times. February 14, 1866. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "Article 1 -- No Title" (PDF). The New York Times. February 16, 1866. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "The Newark and New-York Railroad Company" (PDF). The New York Times. September 16, 1866. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  8. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7385-0966-2. Archived from the original
    on July 18, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  9. ^ "Dredge Hackensack River Improving Newark Meadows Section for Development" (PDF). New York Times. February 9, 1913. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  10. ^ "Railway Management.; A New Story Of A Deal" (PDF). The New York Times. January 12, 1890. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "Steamer Wrecks Bridge in Jersey 6000-Ton Coal Ship Shears Off Two Spans of Central Railroad Structure", The New York Times, February 4, 1946
  12. ^ Colletti, Richard (December 26, 2011). "Towers of the CNJ2". Towers of the CNJ. NRHS (Jersey Central). Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  13. ^ "Hackensack River bridges". Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  14. ^ "Newark and New York Branch over NJ21" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Bridge Data. NJDOT. 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  15. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived
    from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Jackson Avenue Station". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  17. ^ a b "Jackson Avenue Station". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  18. ^ Whiten, John (May 11, 2011). "Light Rail Extension to Jersey City's West Side Gets Push Forward from NJ Transit". Jersey City Independent. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  19. ^ "NJ Transit Approves Study of Light Rail Extension" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. September 16, 2010. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  20. ^ a b Whiten, Jon (August 23, 2010). "West Side Light Rail Extension Project Picks Up Some Federal Funding". www.jerseycityindependent.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  21. ^ NJ Transit's board advances light-rail extension, awards transit center contract
  22. ^ "Central Railroad of New Jersey: Time Table No. 108" (PDF). September 27, 1936. p. 76. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  23. ^ a b c Travelers' official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. June 1, 1970.
  24. ^ a b c Travelers official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. June 1893.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Timetable (1925), Service schedule (Newark and New York), Central Railroad of New Jersey, archived from the original on July 14, 2011
  26. ^ "Weekdays". New Jersey Central. 1941. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  27. ^ "Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal". Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  28. ^ Bernhart (2004), p. 103.
  29. ^ Higgs, Larry (March 3, 2020). "New NJ Transit light rail will serve developments along N.J. waterfronts". nj.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  30. ^ a b c d Bernhart (2004), p. 105.
  31. ^ a b c d Bernhart (2004), p. 106.

References

  • Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Bernhart, John H. L.; Leinbach, Jay (eds.). Central Railroad of New Jersey: stations, structures, & marine equipment. Dauberville, Pennsylvania: Outer Station Project.
    ISBN 978-1-891402-07-4
    .
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