New Jersey Transit rail operations

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New Jersey Transit Rail Operations
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New Jersey Transit system map, excluding Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and Newark Light Rail.
(NOTE: Finderne Station closed 2006.)
Reporting marks Revenue: NJTR
Non-revenue: NJT
Metro-North: MN
Locale New Jersey, Hudson Valley
Dates of operation 1983–present
Track gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Headquarters 1 Penn Plaza East
Newark, NJ 07105

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations is the rail division of New Jersey Transit that provides regional rail service primarily in northern New Jersey, along with one line in southern 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:

Division Description Subdivisions Lines Terminals
Newark Division These lines run through Newark Penn on the NEC,and were previously operated by the Pennsylvania RR and CNJ. N/A Northeast Corridor Line
(including the Princeton Branch)		 New York Penn Station Trenton
Princeton Branch of the NEC Princeton Jct. Princeton
North Jersey Coast Line New York Penn Station
(service also to Hoboken during rush hours)		 Bay Head
(electric service terminates in Long Branch)
Raritan Valley Line Newark Penn Station Raritan
(some trains extended to High Bridge)
Hoboken Division These lines run from Hoboken Terminal or through Newark-Broad St., and includes Midtown Direct service via Kearny Junction. Erie Lines, composing of lines running along the former Erie Railroad mainline and now via Secaucus Junction, and includes the Port Jervis Line Main Line
(via Paterson)		 Hoboken Terminal Suffern
Port Jervis Line continues to Port Jervis
Bergen County Line
(via Radburn)
Pascack Valley Line Spring Valley
Morris and Essex Lines, running via Newark-Broad Street Montclair-Boonton Line New York Penn Station
(electric via Midtown Direct)
----
Hoboken Terminal
(diesel and electric service)		 Hackettstown
(electric service ends at Montclair State)
Morristown Line of the Morris & Essex Lines Dover
(rush hour diesel service to Hackettstown)
Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines Hoboken Terminal
(rush hour service also from New York Penn Station)		 Gladstone
Atlantic City Division The lone southern New Jersey line is its own division. The line was formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines. N/A Atlantic City Line 30th Street Station Atlantic City

[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 to Delair Junction (formerly owned by Conrail)
  • Northeast Corridor Line – entire 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)

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.

[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 (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.[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 (vertical lift)
  • 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 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 Example Built Acquired Manufacturer Model Fuel type Horsepower Notes
4000-4032 2005-2006 Alstom PL42AC Diesel 4200
4100-4112 1968 1983
(inherited at inception)		 Electro-Motive Diesel GP40PH-2 3000 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)
 F40PH-2CAT 3000 4117, 4118 out of service
4130-4144, 4900-4905
1966-1970 1987-90 GP40FH-2 3000 ex-New York Central, Rock Island, Missouri Pacific and Milwaukee Road, Rebuilt by MK, 4130-37, 4140 and 4143-44 retired.
4145-4147, 4149-4150, 4906 1967-1970 1992-93 GP40PH-2A 3000 ex-Penn Central, B&O and C&O units. 4148 wrecked 1996, rebuilt as 4219
4200-4219 1965-1969 1993-1994 GP40PH-2B 3000 ex-Penn Central. 4219 rebuilt from 4148 by Conrail 1997
4400-4419 1990
(4400-4414)
1995
(4415-4419)		 ABB ALP-44 Electric 7000
4420-4431 1996-1997 ALP-44M 7000 Microprocessor-equipped braking and controls
4600-4628 2001-2002 Bombardier/Adtranz ALP-46 7100
4800-4804 None available 1993 2007
(to enter service fall 2008)		 GE Transportation P40DC Diesel 4000

[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 Manufacturer Model
502
 1972 EMD SW1500
1001-1005 2008
(rebuilds of 1967 EMD GP40FH-2s 4130-34)		 Wabtec MP20GP
4300-4303 1965-1968 EMD GP40-2

[edit] Passenger cars

New Jersey Transit has a fleet of 907 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. All cars carry NJTR markings, except for units in bold, which carry MN markings for Metro-North's West-of-Hudson fleet.

Road numbers Example Manufacturer Model Built Acquired Rebuilt
(rebulider)		 Remarks
1304-1333
(singles-no lavatory)
1334-1533
(paired-lavatory in odd cars)		 Budd Arrow III 1978 1983
(inherited at inception)		 1992-95
(ABB Traction)		 Electric MU cars with a center door. These are New Jersey Transit's lone self-propelled cars currently rostered.
5100-5134
(cab cars)
5707-5751
(trailers-no lavatory)		 Pullman Standard Comet I 1970-1973 1987
(Bombardier)		 Push-pull cars. Originally numbered 1500-1534 (cab cars) and 1700-1809 (coaches, along with retired Comet I low-platform cars). Renumbered to clear room for the MU cars.

Currently being replaced.
5155-5169
(cab cars)
5220-5234
(trailers-no lavatory)		 St. Louis Car Comet IB 1968-1969 1987-89
(Morrison-Knudsen)		 Push-pull cars rebuilt from former Penn Central Arrow I MUs #100-134, later 500-534 and 1200-1233.

Currently being replaced.
5300-5460 Bombardier Comet IIM 1982-1983
(5300-5396, 5441-5458, 5460)
1987-1989
(5397-5440, 5459)		 1999-2002
(AAI/Alstom)		 Push-pull trailer cars without lavatories. Previous numbers:
  • 5300-5396: 5610-5706
  • 5397-5403: 5752-5758
  • 5404-5415: 5760-5771
  • 5416-5440: 5800-5824
  • 5441-5442: MN 5135-5136 (former cab cars)
  • 5443-5458: 5137-5145, 5147-5153 (former cab cars)
  • 5459: 5759 (club car for Jersey Shore Commuters Club)
  • 5460: 5154 (former cab car)
5000-5010
(cab cars)
5200-5205
(trailers-lavatory)
5500-5534
(trailers-no lavatory)		 Comet III 1990-1991 Push-pull cars, center door. These were NJ Transit's first push-pull cars with center doors, and the last cars to feature doors at the engineer's position. 5009-10 were originally MN 5179-80, sold to NJ Transit in 1998. As a result, Comet IV 5009 was renumbered to 5030, and 5010 was renumbered to 5031.

These cars will be replaced by MLVs.
5011-5031
(cab cars)
5235-5264
(trailers-lavatory)
5535-5582
(trailers-no lavatory)		 Comet IV 1996 Push-pull cars, center door. These cars, unlike previous cars, do not have a door at the engineer's position. 5030 was originally MN 5009, and 5031 was originally MN 5010, sold to NJ Transit in 1998. 5009 was renumbered to 5030, and 5010 renumbered to 5031 in 1998 when MN 5179-80 were sold to NJ Transit to keep the Comet III cab car numbers in one group.
6000-6083, 6700-6714
(cab cars)
6200-6213, 6750-6754
(trailers-lavatory)
6500-6601, 6755-6799
(trailers-no lavatory)

Alstom Comet V 2002-2004 Push-pull cars, center door. These cars are New Jersey Transit's first cars without painted sides.
7000-7041
(cab cars)
7200-7291
(trailers-lavatory)
7500-7644
(trailers-no lavatory)		 Bombardier Multi-level 2006-2009
(delivery in progress)		 These cars are New Jersey Transit's first cars with quarter-point doors. Debuting in December 2006, [2] the original order was for 234 cars, but a 45-car option has been exercised. [3]

Replacements for the Comet I cars, and later the Comet III cars.

[edit] Retired rolling stock

Main article: Retired NJ Transit Rail Fleet

[edit] Stations

Main article: List of New Jersey Transit 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

[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

  1. ^ New Jersey Transit Facts at a Glance, 2006
  2. ^ NJ Transit (2006-12-11). "First Multilevel Train Debuts on Northeast Corridor" (in English). Press release. Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
  3. ^ NJ Transit (2007-06-13). "NJ Transit Orders 45 Additional Multilevel Rail Cars" (in English). Press release. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.

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