Pompton Plains (Erie Railroad station)

POMPTON PLAINS

The Pompton Plains Station in February 2011, during the winter frost after restoration.
Station statistics
Address 33 Evans Place, Pequannock, New Jersey
Lines New York and Greenwood Lake Railway
Levels 1
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 1872
Closed October 3, 1966
Code 1779[1]
Owned by Montclair Railway (1872 – 1878)
New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad (1896 – 1943)
Erie Railroad (1943–1960)
Erie-Lackawanna Railway (1960–1966)
Township of Pequannock
Services
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station
Pequannock
 New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad
Pompton-Riverdale
toward Sterling Forest

Pompton Plains Railroad Station, is located in Pequannock, New Jersey. The station was built in 1872 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 2008. The station serves as the Pequannock Township Museum and was restored in 2010.[2]

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History

James R. Evans was the station agent from the 1870s to turn of the 20th century.[3] Regular passenger train service for the train station ended in 1963, although shuttles from Mountain View remained until 1966.[4] Freight service to the station continued into the 1980s.

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References

  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/erie_docs/erie-losn16.html. Retrieved September 10, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Pompton Plains Train Station dedication". North Jersey Media Group. April 28, 2010. http://www.northjersey.com/community/history/events/92383409_Pompton_Plains_Train_Station_dedication.html. Retrieved June 14, 2010. 
  3. ^ Janoski, Steve (May 12, 2010). "Pompton Plains Train Station restoration complete". North Jersey Media Group. http://www.northjersey.com/community/history/more_history_news/93650204_Museum_revamped_and_reopened_.html. Retrieved June 17, 2010. 
  4. ^ Yanosey, Robert J. (2007). Lackawanna Railroad Facilities (In Color). Volume 1: Hoboken to Dover. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc.. ISBN 1582482144. 

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