New Jersey Transit Rail Operations
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New Jersey Transit provides rail service throughout northern New Jersey and along Route 30 in New Jersey, and in the lower Hudson Valley west of the Hudson River. |
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| Reporting mark | NJTR |
| Locale | North and Central Jersey, White Horse Pike corridor, Hudson Valley |
| Dates of operation | 1983–present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | 1 Penn Plaza East Newark, NJ 07105 |
New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (reporting mark NJTR) is the rail division of New Jersey Transit. It provides regional rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered around transportation to/from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark. New Jersey Transit also operates rail service in Orange and Rockland counties in New York State under contract to Metro-North Railroad.
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[edit] Network
New Jersey Transit's commuter rail network consists of 11 lines and 162 stations[1] primarily concentrated in northern New Jersey, with one line running between Atlantic City and Philadelphia. These lines are listed below.
Operations are in two divisions:
- Hoboken Division: These lines, formerly operated by the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad run from Hoboken Terminal or through Newark-Broad St., and includes Midtown Direct service via Kearny Junction.
- Newark Division: These lines run through Newark Penn Station on the Northeast Corridor,and were previously operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey and New York and Long Branch Railroad. Also in this division is the Atlantic City Line, previously operated by the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines.
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| Lines | Terminals | ||
| Northeast Corridor Line | New York Penn Station | Trenton | |
| Princeton Branch | Princeton Jct. | Princeton | |
| North Jersey Coast Line | New York Penn Station (service also to Hoboken during rush hours) |
Bay Head (electric service ends at Long Branch) |
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| Raritan Valley Line | Newark Penn Station | High Bridge (most service ends at Raritan) |
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| Atlantic City Line | 30th Street Station | Atlantic City | |
| Hoboken Division | |||
| Main Line (via Paterson) |
Hoboken Terminal | Suffern (Port Jervis Line continues to Port Jervis) |
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| Bergen County Line (via Radburn) |
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| Pascack Valley Line | Spring Valley | ||
| Meadowlands Rail Line | Meadowlands | ||
| Montclair-Boonton Line |
New York Penn Station (electric via Midtown Direct) ---- Hoboken Terminal (diesel and electric service) |
Hackettstown (electric service ends at Montclair State) |
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| Morris & Essex Lines |
Morristown Line | Dover (diesel service to Hackettstown) |
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| Gladstone Branch | Gladstone | ||
Not included in the above table is the Atlantic City Express Service route. While this route is operated with Newark Division employees, the service is not owned by New Jersey Transit. Rather, it is operated by New Jersey Transit under contract to Caesars Entertainment (née Harrah's) and the owners of the Borgata, collectively ACES, LLC, which together own the route.
[edit] Rights-of-way
New Jersey Transit Rail owns most of its tracks, infrastructure, bridges, tunnels, signals, and right-of-way. The exceptions are:
- Atlantic City Line – Philadelphia Frankford Junction to 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 – Aldene to Hunter (owned by Conrail)
- Montclair-Boonton Line - West of Netcong (owned by Norfolk Southern)
NJ Transit has a fleet of maintenance crews and vehicles that repair tracks, spread ballast, deliver supplies and inspect infrastructure. There are 8 non-revenue work diesels used for these purposes.
[edit] Non-operated lines
New Jersey Transit also owns the right of way of several branch lines that it does not operate, some of which are leased to freight railroads to serve freight customers.
- Harrison-Kingsland Branch
- Western extension of the Raritan Valley Line from High Bridge to Alpha (track is gone from Ludlow to Bloomsbury)
- Southern Secondary from Red Bank to South Lakewood. The part from South Lakewood to Lakehurst, New Jersey is owned by Conrail, and from Lakehurst to Woodmansie is owned by Clayton Sand. NJ Transit also owns the final stretch from Woodmansie to Winslow Junction.
- Beesley's Point Secondary from Winslow Junction to Ocean City
- Cape May Branch from Tuckahoe to Cape May, plus a branch to Cape May Point
- Former Bergen County Line from HX Interlocking (Hackensack River) to Croxton Yard, realigned for Secaucus Junction
- Freehold Secondary from Freehold to Farmingdale
- Freehold Branch from Freehold to Matawan
[edit] Freight contracts
Several railroads hold trackage rights agreements to operate freight service on NJT-owned lines. Conrail, CSX, Norfolk Southern and several short lines (Cape May Seashore Lines, Morristown & Erie Railway, Southern Railroad of New Jersey) currently have trackage rights contracts to operate freight service on NJT lines. The M&E must use NJT rails to travel between its own trackage. A similar situation exists for Conrail on the Atlantic City Line.[citation needed] Details as follows:
- Hoboken Division
- Morris & Essex Lines
- Morristown Line: NS, M&E (West End to Hackettstown)
- Gladstone Branch: NS
- Montclair-Boonton Line: NS, M&E
- Harrison Cut-off (unused by NJ Transit): NS
- Main Line: NS, M&E (West End to Rutherford Junction)
- Bergen County Line: NS, M&E (Rutherford Junction to Passaic Junction)
- Pascack Valley Line: NS
- Morris & Essex Lines
- Newark Division
- Raritan Valley Line: Conrail (Aldene to Bound Brook), NS (west of Bound Brook)
- Northeast Corridor Line: Conrail (west (geographic south) of Waverly)
- North Jersey Coast Line: Conrail
- Atlantic City Line: Conrail (north (geographic west) of Pennsauken Junction), SRNJ
- Beesley's Point Secondary (unused by NJ Transit): Conrail
- Cape May Branch (unused by NJ Transit): CMSL, SRNJ
- Beesley's Point Secondary (unused by NJ Transit): Conrail
- Southern Secondary: Conrail (northern part, east (geographic north) of South Lakewood)
- Freehold Secondary: Conrail
The former Boonton Line east of the new Montclair Connection is now owned by Norfolk Southern.[citation needed]
[edit] Movable bridges
NJ Transit operates numerous drawbridges, or movable bridges, especially in the northeastern part of the state.
NJ Transit movable 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 (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-Atlantic City Line (swing)
- Delair Bridge, Camden (Delaware River) -Atlantic City Line (vertical lift) (owned and operated by Conrail)
[edit] Active Rolling stock
[edit] Locomotives
[edit] Revenue
These locomotives carry NJTR markings for revenue service, except for units in bold, which carry MN markings for Metro-North's West-of-Hudson fleet. Not included are the EMU cars, which are technically locomotives, but are listed in the Passenger Cars roster below.
| Road numbers | Photo | Built | Acquired | Builder and model | Fuel type | Power | Notes | |
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| 4000-4032 | 2005-2006 | Alstom PL42AC | Diesel | 4,200 hp (3,132 kW) 3,680 hp (2,744 kW) available for traction |
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| 4100-4112 | 1968 | 1983 (inherited at inception) |
EMD GP40PH-2 | Diesel | 3,000 hp (2,237 kW) |
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| 4113-4129, 4191-4194 | 1979-1981 |
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EMD F40PH-2CAT | Diesel | 3,000 hp (2,237 kW) |
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| 4130-4144, 4900-4905 | 1966-1970 | 1987-90 | EMD GP40FH-2 | Diesel | 3,000 hp (2,237 kW) |
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| 4145-4147, 4149-4150, 4906 | 1967-1970 | 1992-93 | EMD GP40PH-2A | Diesel | 3,000 hp (2,237 kW) |
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| 4200-4219 | 1965-1969 | 1993-1994 | EMD GP40PH-2B | Diesel | 3,000 hp (2,237 kW) |
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| 4400-4419 | 1990 (4400-4414) 1995 (4415-4419) |
ABB ALP-44 | Electric | 7,000 hp (5,220 kW) |
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| 4420-4431 | 1996-1997 | ABB ALP-44M | Electric | 7,000 hp (5,220 kW) |
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| 4600-4628 | 2001-2002 | Bombardier/Adtranz ALP-46 | Electric | 7,100 hp (5,294 kW) |
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| 4800-4803 | 1993 | 2007 | GE Transportation P40DC | Diesel | 4,250 hp (3,169 kW) 3,875 hp (2,890 kW) available for traction |
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| Future stock | ||||||||
| Road numbers | Photo | Built | Acquired | Builder and model | Fuel type | Power | Notes | |
36 ordered 24 options |
N/A | 2010-2011 | Bombardier ALP-46A |
Electric | 7,510 hp (5,600 kW) | Newer version of ALP-46, scheduled for delivery in 2010. Engines 4629 and 4630 have been completed and handed over to NJT.[2][3] | ||
26 ordered 63 options |
2011-2012 | Bombardier ALP-45DP |
Dual-Mode (electric and diesel) |
Electric Mode 5,365 hp (4,001 kW) Diesel Mode 4,200 hp (3,132 kW) |
Locomotives capable of running using wire or under diesel mode.[4] First locomotive expected to arrive on March 5, 2010 with all locomotives expected to be on property by October 1, 2012.[5] | |||
[edit] Non-revenue
All non-revenue locomotives are diesel-powered and carry NJT markings only. As these locomotives lack HEP, they cannot haul trains in passenger service.
| Numbers | Year | Model | Notes |
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| 1001-1005 | 2008 | MotivePower MP20B-3 | (rebuilt from 1967 EMD GP40FH-2s 4130-34) |
| 4300-4303 | 1965-1968 | EMD GP40-2 |
[edit] Passenger cars
New Jersey Transit has a fleet of over 1,000 passenger cars. The fleet and examples are described below. Except for the Comet IIM (which is all trailers), all examples shown are cab cars leading or on the tail end of trains.
Car groupings are, except for the Arrow III MUs, arranged in the following order: cab cars, trailers with lavatories, and trailers without lavatories, where applicable
| Numbers | Total | Photo | Builder and model |
Built | Rebuilt (rebuilder) |
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| 1304-1333 (singles) 1334-1533 (pairs) |
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Budd/GE Arrow III |
1977-1978 | 1992-95 (ABB Traction) |
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| 5100-5134, 5707-5751 |
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Pullman Standard Comet I |
1970-1973 | 1987 (Bombardier) |
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| 5300-5396, 5441-5458, 5460 |
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Bombardier Comet IIM |
1982-1983 | 1999-2002 (AAI/Alstom) |
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| 5397-5440, 5459 |
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1987-1989 |
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| 5000-5010, 5200-5205, 5500-5534 |
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Bombardier Comet III |
1990-1991 |
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| 5011-5031, 5235-5264, 5535-5582 |
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Bombardier Comet IV |
1996 |
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| 6000-6083, 6200-6213, 6500-6601 |
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Alstom Comet V (NJTR) |
2002-2004 |
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| 6700-6714, 6750-6754, 6755-6799 |
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Alstom Comet V (MN) |
2002-2004 |
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| 7000-7051, 7200-7298, 7500-7677 |
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Bombardier Multi-level vehicle (MLV) |
2006-2009 (delivery of last car in progress) |
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| Future fleet | ||||||
| Details not yet known. | Arrow IV, builder and model unknown | 2011-2012 |
First car to arrive on September 1, 2011, with all cars on property by December 1, 2012.[10]
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[edit] Retired rolling stock
[edit] Stations
NJ Transit's rail network has 161 stations, varying in size from major commuter hubs like New York Penn Station, Hoboken Terminal and Newark Penn Station to small trackside plexiglas shelters or simple stops with only a small platform. New Jersey Transit owns and operates all of its rail stations except as listed below.
[edit] Owned by Amtrak
- New York Penn Station
- Philadelphia-30th Street (NJ Transit stops at the Amtrak platforms on the lower level)
[edit] Owned by Metro-North Railroad
All of these stations are on the Port Jervis Line, where the MTA leases trackage from Norfolk Southern.
- Campbell Hall
- Harriman
- Middletown
- Otisville
- Port Jervis
- Salisbury Mills-Cornwall
- Sloatsburg
- Tuxedo
[edit] Leased to Metro-North Railroad
These stations are along the Pascack Valley Line, along trackage owned by New Jersey Transit.
- Nanuet
- Pearl River
- Spring Valley
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ New Jersey Transit Facts at a Glance, 2006
- ^ [1]
- ^ First Completed ALP-46ACabHand-over
- ^ Bombardier Press release
- ^ page 41
- ^ NJ Transit (2006-12-11). "First Multilevel Train Debuts on Northeast Corridor". Press release. http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2283. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
- ^ NJ Transit (2007-06-13). "NJ Transit Orders 45 Additional Multilevel Rail Cars". Press release. http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2329. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
- ^ NJT Purchases 50 Additional Multilevel Rail Cars
- ^ NJT '09 Capital Budget press release
- ^ page 43
[edit] Sources
[edit] External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: New Jersey Transit rail operations |
- NJ Transit
- NJ Transit Rail
- The Unofficial NJ TRANSIT Website
- Railroad.net forums
- NJ Transit Rail GIFs
- Stan's Railpix—New Jersey Transit Photo Gallery
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