Tobyhanna station
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| File:Tobyhanna Rail.jpg Tobyhanna station in 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Church Street (PA Route 423) Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°10′46″N 75°25′06″W / 41.1795°N 75.4182°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 102 spaces (proposed)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1908[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | January 4, 1970[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1994[2] 2005[3] proposed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tobyhanna is a proposed NJ Transit commuter rail station located in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The station forms part of a site owned by a number of public and private entities including the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority. The site is adjacent to the former rail station; the building remains in place and is in use as the local historical society rail museum.
The proposed restoration of passenger service would be along the Lackawanna Cut-Off, with trains to northern New Jersey, including Newark Broad Street Station and Hoboken Terminal, and via Secaucus Junction to Penn Station in New York City. A 102-space surface parking lot will be provided at this location, and it will be situated on the vacant side and rear portions of this site. Access to this site will be from Church Street.[4]
References
- ^ "Northwest New Jersey - Northeast Pennsylvania Rail Corridor Lackawanna Cutoff" (pdf). New Jersey Transit. November 2005. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c Mutter, Jeff. "Tobyhanna Station". Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Historic Rail Photos Archives NRHS Projects". National Railway Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ "New Jersey – Pennsylvania Lackawanna Cut-Off Passenger Rail Service Restoration Project Environmental Assessment" (PDF). U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, and New Jersey Transit in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. June 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
| Dates | Company or line | Preceding station | Following station |
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| 1994–1996 | Pocono Mountain Railroad | ||
| 1996– | Steamtown National Historic Site | Scranton |