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Junction Systems Lines Town Current status
Alloway Junction P-RSL, WJ&S Salem Branch/Quinton Branch Alloway Quinton Branch is abandoned
Andover Junction DL&W,
LHR		 DL&W Sussex Branch/LHR main Andover All lines now abandoned
Anglesea Junction PRR
WJ&SS		 WJ&SS Cape May Branch Burliegh,NJ Anglesea Branch is abandoned
Baker Junction NJT, EL, DL&W Morristown and Erie Main Morristown Junction in Morristown, New Jersey between New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex line and the Morristown and Erie (M&E) main line. It has been fully operational for over 100 years and currently remains in service to provide connections for the shortline M&E to the national rail network.
Barnegat Junction
Barnegat City Junction
Bay Head Junction
Bergen Junction ERIE, EL Erie Main Line/Bergen County Line Rutherford Junction no longer exists. Junction was just north of Rutherford Station, and was controlled by a stone interlocking tower ("BJ"), which still stands at the site. The Main Line trackage diverted to the left, crossing the Passaic River into Passaic, where the rails went right up the center of Main Ave for about a mile with north and south bound auto traffic on either side of the rails. The Main Line continued through Paterson, and continued north until it met the Bergen County Line at its northern end at Ridgewood Jct ("WJ"). After the merger with the DL&W, the Erie Main Line was abandoned on west side of Passaic River and up through Passaic. The old Main Line tracks were used for a number of years after this time from the junction for about 1 mile west to serve two chemical companies that existed just east of where tracks used to cross the river (at Jackson Ave & W. Erie Ave, Rutherford). Today the old Main Line rails are still intact up to this intersection, along with dilapidated crossing gates and flashers. This track has not been used since the 1970s, is completely overgrown, and discussions are going on between Rutherford and NS to abandon it and turn it over to Rutherford for a bike/hike trail.
Bound Brook Junction LV, CNJ, RDG Junction of former Lehigh Valley Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey main lines and Reading Railroad Port Reading Branch Bound Brook A junction still exists, but is rarely used since the lines now serve passenger and freight traffic separately. The original Bound Brook Jct (where the Reading line to Philadelphia met the CNJ main line 1.6 miles west of Bound Brook station) was removed by Conrail years ago. The former LV main line is now operated by Conrail, CSX and Norfolk Southern and used for long distance and local freight services. The former CNJ main line is now NJ Transit's Raritan passenger line. A branch line called the Port Reading Secondary, formerly called the Port Reading Railroad (RDG), originates at Bound Brook Junction and crosses northern Middlesex County to connect with the Chemical Coast line in Eastern Middlesex County. The Port Reading Secondary has been refurbished and upgraded by its new owner CSX as a second route to Oak Island Terminal in Newark, NJ (via the Chemical Coast Line) and other points on the CSX system. The line now handles much more freight traffic than it handled in the later 20th Century under Conrail, including long haul double-stack container freight traffic.
Bowentown Junction
Branchville Junction DLW,NYSW DLW Sussex Branch/NYSW main Lafayette All lines now abandoned
Bridgeton Junction P-RSL, CNJ Carl's Corner-Upper Deerfield Twp,NJ CNJ Southern Div./PRSL(WJ&SS)Bridgeton Branch PRSL Bridgeton Branch is abandoned to north
Brigantine Junction ACRR ACRR Main Line Pomona,NJ All abandoned
Brills Junction
Brown's Mills Junction
Burlington Junction
Caldwell Junction
Carteret Junction
Chester Junction
Columbia Junction
Cranford Junction
Croxton Junction
Cutoff Junction
Delair Junction PRR
Eatontown Junction
Enterprise Junction
Ferremont Junction CNJ, EL, DL&W High Bridge (CNJ) and Chester (DL&W) Branches Kenvil Ferremont Junction is a railroad junction located in Kenvil, New Jersey. It was originally formed by the crossing at grade of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's High Bridge Branch (former Long Valley Railroad) with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Chester Branch (former Chester Railroad) and the connection to the Ferromonte Railroad (a CNJ subsidiary). When the Chester Branch was abandoned east of the junction, a switch was cut in to connect the western portion to the High Bridge Branch, and both lines are now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway
Fish House Junction PRR
Flemington Junction
Flemington Junction
Franklin Junction Gloucester Junction ACRR Camden,NJ Connection to ACRR Main Line south of Bulson St. Yard for Grenloch Branch
Granton Junction
Great Island Junction
Green Pond Junction CNJ/NYSW Jefferson CNJ Abandoned, NYSW still active. Very close to border with West Milford, access from NJ 23 is a simple hike. Located: 41°02'16.26"N 74°26'01.88"W
Hackensack Junction
Hacklebarney Junction
Haddonfield Junction PRR, P-RSL Main Line Haddonfiled,NJ Junction at Vernon Interlocking for Main Line to Broadway Station at Camden and "Bridge trains" to Philadelphia via Delair Bridge. All lines abandoned
Hainesburg Junction NYS&W, LNE Former connection of the two railroads to shared single track Hainesburg Abandoned/rails removed in 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point north (to Swartswood Junction). A freight interchange yard between the NYS&W and the LNE existed just south of this junction. Located at N40° 56' 35.94", W75° 3' 51.54"
Hamburgh Junction
Hampton Junction
Harbor Branch Junction P-RSL, CMSL Cape May /Harbor Branch Cape May PRR system map-->
Hibernia Junction
High Bridge Junction CNJ High Bridge Branch High Bridge Abandoned CNJ branch line now serves as a public hiking trail known as the Columbia Trail…
Hightstown Junction
Hopatcong Junction
Hopping Junction
Island Heights Junction
Jamesburg Junction
Kearny Junction Amtrak, NJT Northeast Corridor, Morris & Essex Line
Kent Junction
Lake Junction DL&W Chester Branch Kenvil The Chester branch begins at the Lake Junction interchange, where all incoming and outgoing cars are exchanged with Norfolk Southern. The line continues in a southwest direction, to Ferromonte Junction, the start of the High Bridge Branch, and continues southward for about a mile. The line is now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway, which provides daily service.
Landsdown Junction LV Clinton Branch and Pittstown Branch Franklin Township, Somerset County Both Branches are abandoned and now serve as rail trails maintained by the State of New Jersey.
Lehigh Junction
Linden Junction
Little Ferry Junction
Lodi Junction NYS&W Lodi Industrial Spur Lodi Short industrial spur that used to serve a number of businesses along Gregg St in Lodi. Mostly used now for car storage. Now abandoned just before Garibaldi Ave, tracks removed south of this point and almost no trace of ROW remains. Used to cross Rt 46 and continue into center of Lodi through residential neighborhood where it served a number of chemical plants, which have long since burned down, exploded, or been demolished. Located at N40 53' 28.98, W74 3' 26.51
Long Branch Junction
Macopin Lake Junction
Marion Junction
Meadow Junction
Medford Junction PRR Philadelphia and Atlantic Line/Mount Holly and Medford Branch Mount Holly/Lumberton all abandoned
Merchantville Junction
Millham Junction PRR New York Line/Millham Branch Hamilton exists
Millstone Junction (Jersey Avenue) PRR Former Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad of PRR joins the NJ Transit/Amtrak Northeast Corridor at Jersey Avenue in New Brunswick Franklin Township, Hunterdon County Still active for local freight service up to just west of Cylde Road in Somerset, abandoned further west of Cylde Road. Few remnants remain of the original line west of Cylde Road in Somerset to East Millstone, NJ. A nice pictorial account of the Millstone Branch is at this website.
Mohingson Junction
Monmouth Junction PRR New York Line/Jamesburg Branch/Rocky Hill Branch South Brunswick exists, Rocky Hill Branch is abandoned
Monmouth Park Junction
Morris Junction
Morris and Essex Junction
Morris County Junction
Mount Holly Junction
Mount Hope Junction
Mount Pleasant Junction
Musconetcong Junction
National Junction
Newark Junction
Newton Junction
Newton Junction
New York and Greenwood Lake Junction
New Jersey and New York Junction
Oak Island Junction
Ocean City Junction P-RSL
Oreland Junction
Pacific Avenue Junction
Passaic Junction
Pemberton Junction
Pennsauken Junction
Perth Junction
Perth Amboy Junction PRR New York Line/Perth Amboy Branch Rahway exists
Phillipsburg Junction
PJ Junction
Pompton Junction NYSW,NY&GL/Erie NY&GL, later the Erie's Greenwood Lake Branch/NYSW main Pompton Lakes Now the junction between the NYSW main and its Pompton Industrial spur, which was the NY&GL main.
Port Morris Junction DL&W Phillipsburg Line /Lackawanna Cut-Off Roxbury Tower exists, adjacent to Port Morris yard, Lackawanna Cut-Off tracks removed in 1984.
Port Reading Junction LV, RDG Former junction for the Reading Railroad Trenton Line and Lehigh Valley Railroad Main Line Manville A major railroad junction used by Conrail, CSX and Norfolk Southern for freight operations into northeastern New Jersey from points south and west. There are a lot of train movements through this junction every day.
Princeton Junction PRR New York Line/Princeton Branch West Windsor Exists, Used by NJ Transit as shuttle to Princeton.
PRR Junction
Richland Junction CSAO,P-RSL,ACRR
Ridgewood Junction NJT, NS Main Line/Bergen County Line Ridgewood Still an active junction. Controlled remotely. Stone interlocking tower WJ still stands at this location, but is not active, used by maintenance of way crews.
Ringwood Junction NY&GL, ERIE NY&GL Main/Ringwood Branch(spur) Ringwood All lines abandoned, no tracks, ROW still visible. Junction allowed the Ringwood branch to split off from the main and go several miles to the north to the Iron Mines (Peter's Mine/Cannon Mine) and Ringwood Station. Passenger service ended around 1939, service to mines ended after WWII, rails removed sometime in 1960s. Junction was located at N41 6' 19.74", W74 16' 22.43"
Riddleton Junction P-RSL, WJ&S Salem Railroad/Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad Riddleton
Roseville Junction DL&W, EL, NJT NJ Transit Morris and Essex Lines Newark Continues to be a junction on the NJ Transit Morris and Essex lines as the Montclair-Boonton line breaks off from the mainline in Newark.
Rutherford Junction
Sayreville Junction
Sea Isle Junction ACRR Ocean City Branch Petersburg,NJ Sea Isle Branch is abandoned
Serviss Junction
Somerset Junction
South Amboy Junction CNJ, CSAO Former interchange with Raritan River Railroad South Amboy Continues to be a junction with Conrail for Raritan River Secondary Branch.
Sparta Junction LHR, NYSW Former crossover of two railroads Sparta NYSW tracks west of junction abandoned (Hainesburg Branch). NYSW tracks from the east have a permanent connection to former LHR tracks to the north. Was previously just a crossover junction between the two railroads. Original crossover junction gone. However, there still is a junction here to use trackage south of old crossover on old LHR right of way to Limecrest Quarry about a half mile south. LHR south of that point abandoned. Eastern Propane is also served at this location. Located at N41 3' 52.74", W74 39' 59.27"
Spruce Street Junction
Staten Island Junction
Sterling Junction
Summit Junction EL Former interchange with Rahway Valley Railroad Summit Abandoned/rail removed, but the County of Union is working to restore service on the Rahway Valley Railroad and Summit Junction might be reactivated
Sussex Junction
Swartswood Junction NYS&W, LNE Former connection of the two railroads to shared single track Swartswood Abandoned/rails removed in 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point south (to Hainesburg Junction). A telegraph office and operator was at this location to operate the hand switch and give train crews their movement orders. Its call was JU. Ruins of the building still exist. Located at N41° 4' 23.82", W74° 47' 14.94"
Trenton Junction
Undercliff Junction
Vanatta Junction
Warbasse Junction
Waretown Junction
West End Junction
West End Junction
West Newark Junction
Wharton Junction CNJ Originally the Wharton & Northern, later became a connection to the former CNJ High Bridge Branch. Wharton The branch line from Wharton Junction is still active and is operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway to serve local customers. The branch terminates in Flanders, where the abandoned right-of-way has been turned into a trail known as Columbia Trail.
Wildwood Junction ACRR
P-RSL		 Cape May Branch/Wildwood Branch Middle Township Wildwood Branch is abandoned. Bridge at Grassy Sound has been removed.
Williamstown Junction W&DR,
ACRR
P-RSL		 Clementon Branch/Williamstown Branch Winslow Williamstown Branch is abandoned. Williamstown Branch ran to Mullica Hill to the west and Atco to east, with earlier continuation to Atsion. Section between Glassboro and Williamstown currently serves as the Monroe Township Bikeway rail trail.[1]
Winslow Junction WJ&SS
ACRR
CNJ
P-RSL		 CNJ Southern Div.
WJ&SS Main Line
ACRR Main Line/Cape May Branch		 Winslow exists, CNJ is abandoned to the north, ACRR AC Line is abandoned to the east
Woodbine Junction P-RSL
ACRR
WJ&SS		 WJ&SS Millville Branch
ACRR Cape May Branch		 Woodbine WJ&S Millville Branch is abandoned
Woodbridge Junction CNJ
PRR		 Chemical Coast Line
Perth Amboy Branch		 Perth Amboy exists, Perth Amboy Branch is abandoned to the south

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Line names may not be official, but serve to identify the line.

References

  1. ^ planning.co.ocean.nj.us
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