New Jersey Transit Rail Operations

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New Jersey Transit Rail Operations
A map of the New Jersey Transit rail system (as of September 19, 2009) 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.
Reporting mark	NJTR
Locale	North and Central Jersey, White Horse Pike corridor, Hudson Valley
Dates of operation	1983–present
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	1 Penn Plaza East Newark, NJ 07105
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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.

Contents 1 Network 2 Rights-of-way 3 Non-operated lines 4 Freight contracts 5 Movable bridges 6 Active Rolling stock 6.1 Locomotives 6.1.1 Revenue 6.1.2 Non-revenue 6.2 Passenger cars 7 Retired rolling stock 8 Stations 8.1 Owned by Amtrak 8.2 Owned by Metro-North Railroad 8.3 Leased to Metro-North Railroad 9 See also 10 References 11 Sources 12 External links

[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.

Newark Division
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)
Raritan Valley Line		Newark Penn Station	High Bridge (most service ends at Raritan)
Atlantic City Line		30th Street Station	Atlantic City
Hoboken Division
Main Line (via Paterson)		Hoboken Terminal	Suffern (Port Jervis Line continues to Port Jervis)
Bergen County Line (via Radburn)
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)
Morris & Essex Lines	Morristown Line		Dover (diesel service to Hackettstown)
	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
• 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
• 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
Current stock
4000-4032		2005-2006		Alstom PL42AC	Diesel	4,200 hp (3,132 kW) 3,680 hp (2,744 kW) available for traction	Used in all diesel service except for the Atlantic City Line.
4100-4112		1968	1983 (inherited at inception)	EMD GP40PH-2	Diesel	3,000 hp (2,237 kW)	Former CNJ units, Rebuilt by Conrail 1991-93. Assigned to Hoboken Division.
4113-4129, 4191-4194		1979-1981	NJTR:1983 (inherited at inception) MN: 1999 (4191-92); 2003 (4193-94)	EMD F40PH-2CAT	Diesel	3,000 hp (2,237 kW)	4117, 4118 on lease to AMT in Montreal.
4130-4144, 4900-4905		1966-1970	1987-90	EMD GP40FH-2	Diesel	3,000 hp (2,237 kW)	Ex-New York Central, Rock Island, Missouri Pacific and Milwaukee Road, Rebuilt by MK. Current active locomotives: 4138-4139, 4141-4142, 4900-4905. 4130-34 rebuilt into MP20GP switchers (see below). 4135, 4137, 4140 and 4143-44 on lease to AMT in Montreal.
4145-4147, 4149-4150, 4906		1967-1970	1992-93	EMD GP40PH-2A	Diesel	3,000 hp (2,237 kW)	Ex-Penn Central, B&O and C&O units. Replacements for the U34CHs. 4148 wrecked 1996, rebuilt as 4219.
4200-4219		1965-1969	1993-1994	EMD GP40PH-2B	Diesel	3,000 hp (2,237 kW)	ex-Penn Central. 4219 rebuilt from 4148 by Conrail 1997. Replacements for the U34CHs.
4400-4419		1990 (4400-4414) 1995 (4415-4419)		ABB ALP-44	Electric	7,000 hp (5,220 kW)	Replacements for the E60s.
4420-4431		1996-1997		ABB ALP-44M	Electric	7,000 hp (5,220 kW)	Microprocessor-equipped braking and controls Purchased for service increases related to Midtown Direct.
4600-4628		2001-2002		Bombardier/Adtranz ALP-46	Electric	7,100 hp (5,294 kW)	Purchased for service increases related to Midtown Direct.
4800-4803		1993	2007	GE Transportation P40DC	Diesel	4,250 hp (3,169 kW) 3,875 hp (2,890 kW) available for traction	Purchased from Amtrak and operated primarily on the Atlantic City Express Service route, and Raritan Valley Line
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
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)	Notes
1304-1333 (singles) 1334-1533 (pairs)	30 single cars (no lavatory) 200 paired cars (lavatory in odd cars)		Budd/GE Arrow III	1977-1978	1992-95 (ABB Traction)	Self-propelled cars.
5100-5134, 5707-5751	35 cab cars (lavatories) 45 trailers (no lavatories)		Pullman Standard Comet I	1970-1973	1987 (Bombardier)	80 cars from a larger 155-car NJDOT order. Original numbers: 1500-1534 (cab cars) 1600-1609 (snack bars) 1700-1809 (trailers-no lavatory) Currently being replaced. 8 Units sold to SEPTA 25 Units sold to Utah Transit Authority "FrontRunner" rail service
5300-5396, 5441-5458, 5460	116 trailers (no lavatories)		Bombardier Comet IIM	1982-1983	1999-2002 (AAI/Alstom)	Formerly Comet II Previous numbers: 5300-5396: 5610-5706 5441-5442: MN 5135-5136 (former cab cars) 5443-5458, 5460: 5137-5145, 5147-5153 (former cab cars)
5397-5440, 5459	45 trailers (no lavatories)			1987-1989		Formerly Comet IIB Previous numbers: 5397-5403, 5459: 5752-5759 (5759 is a club car for Jersey Shore Commuters Club) 5404-5415: 5760-5771 5416-5440: 5800-5824
5000-5010, 5200-5205, 5500-5534	11 cab cars (lavatory) 6 trailers (lavatory) 35 trailers (no lavatory)		Bombardier Comet III	1990-1991		First NJTR push-pull cars with center doors 5009-10 were originally MN 5179-80, sold to NJ Transit in 1998. 5009-10 were sold back to Metro-North in 2008 and are now retired. Comet IVs 5009-5010 renumbered to 5030-5031 as a result of the original sale of 5179-80. All to be replaced.
5011-5031, 5235-5264, 5535-5582	21 cab cars (lavatory) 30 trailers (lavatory) 48 trailers (no lavatory)		Bombardier Comet IV	1996		Cars have center doors. No door at the engineer's position. 5030-1 originally MN 5009-10.
6000-6083, 6200-6213, 6500-6601	84 cab cars (lavatory) 14 trailers (lavatory) 102 trailers (no lavatory)		Alstom Comet V (NJTR)	2002-2004		Cars have center doors. Stainless steel cars. Replacement for Comet I low-platform cars Purchased for Midtown Direct service increases
6700-6714, 6750-6754, 6755-6799	15 cab cars (lavatory) 5 trailers (lavatory) 45 trailers (no lavatory)		Alstom Comet V (MN)	2002-2004		MTA Metro-North cars. Cars have center doors. Stainless steel cars. Restroom cars: 6700-6714, 6750-6754 Replacements for C2B coaches, now operating East-of-Hudson Used only on Hoboken Division.
7000-7051, 7200-7298, 7500-7677	52 cab cars (lavatory) 99 trailers (lavatory) 178 trailers (no lavatory)		Bombardier Multi-level vehicle (MLV)	2006-2009 (delivery of last car in progress)		Joint order with AMT (Montreal). First cars with quarter-point doors.[6] 45 car option exercised in June 2007.[7] 50-car option exercised in August 2008.[8] Replacements for the Comet I cars, and later the Comet III cars. Partial replacement for Arrow III MUs. 7230-7237 owned by Atlantic City Express Service, LLC, for ACES duty.
Future fleet
Details not yet known.			Arrow IV, builder and model unknown	2011-2012		110 Arrow IV EMUs to replace the Arrow IIIs.[9] Remaining Arrow IIIs will be replaced by MLVs above. First car to arrive on September 1, 2011, with all cars on property by December 1, 2012.[10] Order includes options for a further 228 cars for a possible total of 338 cars.

[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-30^th 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

• Metro-North Railroad
• Conrail

[edit] References

[edit] Sources

• Railroad.net forum thread
• NJT press release

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: New Jersey Transit rail operations

• NJ Transit
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• The Unofficial NJ TRANSIT Website
• Railroad.net forums
• NJ Transit Rail GIFs
• Stan's Railpix—New Jersey Transit Photo Gallery

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