Passaic and Harsimus Line

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Harsimus Branch Lift Bridge over the Hackensack River
Bergen Hill Cut the P&H crosses over the National Docks Secondary
Remaining abutments of the line to former yards near the Hudson River
A map of the P&H and surrounding railroads. The P&H is the blue line starting near the bottom left of the map between two red lines, which then turns to head east, almost coincident with the lower red line.

The Passaic and Harsimus Line, part of Conrail Shared Assets Operations, serves freight in northeastern New Jersey. It takes trains from the Northeast Corridor and Lehigh Line near Newark Liberty International Airport northeast and east into Jersey City. It is part of CSX's main corridor from upstate New York to the rest of the east coast.

Route description

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The line begins at a junction with Amtrak's Northeast Corridor at Lane Interlocking 40°41′31″N 74°11′54″W / 40.69188°N 74.1982°W / 40.69188; -74.1982 (LANE Interlocking).[1] near Waverly Yard 40°41′45″N 74°11′40″W / 40.695856°N 74.194566°W / 40.695856; -74.194566 (Waverly Yard). It runs next to the Northeast Corridor, just to the east, along what was originally Track 0 (the old P&H Branch east of the yard is now abandoned).

After about a mile, the

Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge, and the P&H Line passes under the Lehigh Line and turns east. Access to the Lehigh Line eastbound is provided from the Greenville Branch via a track into the Oak Island Yard 40°42′31″N 74°08′17″W / 40.70867°N 74.138103°W / 40.70867; -74.138103 (Oak Island Yard); another track leaves the Oak Island Yard
to join the P&H Line headed northbound.

After crossing the

Northern Running Track
goes north, with most rail traffic.

The P&H Line past

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
.

History

The P&H Line, before passing to Conrail, was the

Harsimus Cove
.

See also

References

  1. ^ PRR Interlocking Diagram for LANE, dated Jan 1, 1968. Retrieved 12/26/2010.
  2. ^ "Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Passaic River, New Jersey". 12 February 1997.

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