Trackage
New Jersey Transit operates a rail network of 11 rail lines, 161 stations and 954 miles as of the 2003 fiscal year (June 30, 2003). The lines are grouped into two distinct divisons. The Newark Divsion consists of the lines operating out of Newark Penn Station, formerly Pennsylvania Railroad and Central Railroad of New Jersey lines:
The other lines (except Atlantic City) are in the Hoboken Division, operating out of Hoboken Terminal. This divison, made of former Erie Lackawanna Railroad lines, is further split into the Morris and Essex Lines (former Morris and Essex Railroad, later Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad):
- Montclair-Boonton Line (now connects to Newark Penn Station, but still considered part of the Hoboken Division; until the Montclair Division opened the Montclair Branch was in the Newark Division)
- Morristown Line
And the Erie Lines (former Erie Railroad):
The Atlantic City Line is in neither division.
NJT also runs three light rail lines:
Maintenance of way
Unlike most other North American commuter lines, NJ Transit owns most of its tracks, infrastructure, bridges, tunnels, signals and right-of-way, as opposed to having them leased via trackage rights from private freight railroads. The exceptions on the NJT system are the following:
- Atlantic City Line - Philadelphia to Delair Junction (owned by Conrail)
- Northeast Corridor Line (owned by Amtrak)
- Port Jervis Line - Suffern to Port Jervis (owned by Norfolk Southern and operated by Metro North)
- Raritan Valley Line - Aldene to NK Tower (owned by Conrail)
- The River LINE (light rail) runs mostly along Conrail's Bordentown Secondary.
NJ Transit has a fleet of maintenance crews and vehicles that repair tracks, spread ballast, deliver supplies and inspect infrastucture. There are 8 "non-revenue" work diesels used for these purposes.
Non-operated lines
New Jersey Transit also owns several lines that they do not operate; they have trackage rights agreements with freight railroads to serve freight customers (see below):
Freight contracts
Although NJ Transit itself does not carry freight, it has trackage rights agreements with several railroads to operate on its lines for freight service. 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 can only use NJT trackage to get between its owned trackage; it cannot serve customers on NJT trackage. A similar situation exists for Conrail on the Atlantic City Line.
Below is a list of NJ Transit lines and freight lines that operate on them:
- Hoboken Division
- Morristown Line: NS, M&E (West End to Hackettstown)
- 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 (south of Waverly)
- North Jersey Coast Line: Conrail
- Atlantic City Line: Conrail (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, north of South Lakewood)
- Freehold Secondary: Conrail
The former Boonton Line east of the new Montclair Connection is now owned by Norfolk Southern.
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 by Amtrak)
- Portal Bridge, Secaucus (Hackensack River)-Northeast Corridor Line (swing)(owned by Amtrak)
- Broad Street Bridge, 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 (vertical lift)
- Lyndhurst Draw, Lyndhurst (Passaic River)-Main Line (swing)
- Thorofare Draw, Atlantic City-Atlantic City Line (swing)
- Delair Bridge, Camden (Delaware River)-Atlantic City Line (vertical lift) (owned by Conrail)
Rolling stock
Locomotives
Diesel:
- GP40PH-2 no. 4100-4112 built by General Motors, 1968, rebuilt by Conrail 1991
- GP40FH-2no. 4130-4144 built by GM/EMD, 1965-70, rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen with F45 cowls 1987-90
- GP40PH-2A no. 4146-4150 built by GM/EMD 1967-71, rebuilt by Conrail 1993
- GP40PH-2B no. 4200-4219 built by GM/EMD 1965-69, rebuilt by Conrail 1993-97
- F40PH-2 no 4113-4129 built by GM/EMD 1981, rebuilt by Conrail 1997-98
- GP40FH-2 no. 4184-4189 built by GM/EMD 1966-69, rebuilt by MK with F45 cowls 1988-90 (owned by Metro North Railroad)
- GP40PH-2 no. 4190 built by GM/EMD 1969, rebuilt by Conrail 1992. Owned by Metro-North
- F40PH-2 no. 4191-4192 built 1981, rebuilt by Norfolk Southern 1999. Owned by Metro-North
SW-1500 500-503 built 1970-72 and GP40-2 4300-4303 built 1965-68 used in non-revenue service.
- All diesel units have 105 mph (169 km/h) top speed. GP40/F40 units have a power rating of 3000 hp (2.2 MW).
Electric:
- ALP44 no. 4400-4414 built 1990 by Asea Brown Boveri, (Sweden) 125 mph (201 km/h), 7000 hp (5.2 MW).
- ALP44 no. 4415-4419 built 1995 by ABB Sweden, 125 mph (201 km/h), 7000 hp (5.2 MW)
- ALP44M no. 4420-4431 built 1996 by ABB Sweden, 125 mph (201 km/h), 7000 hp (5.2 MW), microproccessor equipped
- ALP46 no. 4600-4628 built 2001-2002 by Adtranz (Bombardier), (Basel), 7100 hp (5.3 MW)
Coaches
Comet I
- 1600-1609
- 1700-1760
- 5100-5134 (Cab)
- 5707-5751
- These cars were built as the first push-pull cars for the Erie Lackawanna's Hoboken diesel lines. They date from circa 1970 (trailers 5707-5751 1973) and have been in daily service for 34 years (2004). They have 3-2 seating arrangements. 1600-1609 and 1700-1760 have "low doors" and therefore are not Handicap-accessible. These cars were rebuilt in 1987 by Bombardier in Barre, Vermont and given high-level Handicap-accessibilty on the cab cars (5100-5134). 1600-1609 were formerly snack bar cars.
They can be found on the Main, Bergen County, Pascack Valley and Montclair-Boonton lines.
Comet II
- These cars were just rebuilt between 1999 and 2002 by AAI Corp. in Maryland. They were originally built by Bombardier 1982-1989 as both cab cars and trailer coaches. All cab cars have been "decabbed" and are now trailer coaches. The rebuilt fleet is now called Comet IIM. They can be found on all rail lines.
Comet III
- 5000-5008 (Cab)
- 5500-5534
- These units were built 1990-1990 by Bombardier and have a center door (Comet I/Comet II's lack them) for easier boarding and detraining. They are used on the high-capacity lines-Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast and Morristown.
Comet IV
- 5011-5031 (Cab)
- 5235-5264
- 5535-5582
- First delivered in the fall of 1996, the Comet IV was purchased especially for the "MiDTOWN Direct" service on the Morristown line. These cars are the first NJ Transit cars with automatic climate control, global positioning systems and digital displays.
Comet V
- 6000- (Cab)
- 6200-6218
- 6500-
- These are the latest NJ Transit passenger cars, with delivery beginning in fall 2002 and still underway. The cars are being built by Alstom with car bodies built in France. These will replace some if not most the 1970-vintage Comet I cars. They can be found throughout the system.
Electric MU cars
Arrow III
- 1304-1333 (singles)
- 1334-1533 (pairs)
- Built in 1977-1978 by the Budd Company and GE. These cars can seat 117/car (113 with toliet) and have a top speed of 100 mph. They operate on electrified routes including the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch.
Passenger car interiors
- Passenger cars on New Jersey Transit typically have tan or brown seats that can be flipped over so a passenger can ride backward or forwards, linoleum floors, luggage racks, white walls, and fake wood decor. In the early 1990s, interiors with orange and yellow seats and blue and green seats were not uncommon, but the tan/brown version now dominates. Newer pre-Comet V cars have pastel colors (pinkish and white walls, grey-blue bench seats), and the Comet V coaches themselves have dark red seats with notches, along with very large windows. (Those windows are much bigger than the ones on Amtrak's Amfleet cars.)
Stations
NJ Transit's rail network has 161 stations, of which vary 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. Almost all NJT Rail stations are owned/operated by NJ Transit, except the following:
- New York Penn Station (Amtrak)
- Campbell Hall, NY (Metro North)
- Harriman, NY (Metro North)
- Middletown, NY (Metro North)
- Nanuet, NY (Metro North)
- Otisville, NY (Metro North)
- Pearl River, NY (Metro North)
- Port Jervis, NY (Metro North)
- Salisbury Mills-Cornwall, NY (Metro North)
- Sloatsburg, NY (Metro North)
- Spring Valley, NY (Metro North)
- Tuxedo, NY (Metro North)
- Philadelphia-30 St, PA (Amtrak/SEPTA).
See Complete list of NJ Transit stations.
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