Wortendyke (NYS&W station)

Wortendyke

Wortendyke Station trackside in 2010
Location 211 Greenwood Avenue
Midland Park, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°59′51″N 74°09′01″W / 40.9975°N 74.150278°WCoordinates: 40°59′51″N 74°09′01″W / 40.9975°N 74.150278°W
Owned by NYSW
Line(s) New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad main line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1 (NYSW)
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code 1131 (Erie Railroad)[1]
History
Opened 1865
Closed June 30, 1966
Electrified Not electrified

Wortendyke is a former railroad station in the Wortendyke section of Woodland Park, New Jersey along the New York, Susquehanna and Western (NYSW) main line which serves rail freight. Passengers service was discontinued in 1966. The station house and adjacent rail cars are used for local businesses.

Stereoscopic view

Cornelius Wortendyke, of the prominent family in the region[2] developed the right of way as the New Jersey Western Railroad.[3] Manufacturers clustered along Goffle Brook promoted construction the station to remain competitive which in turn[4] led to further development of mills in the vicinity.[5] The former NYS&W yards and shops were located at Wortendyke until the facilities burned down and new ones were built at North Hawthorne.[6]

The Wortendyke station house has become a pottery studio and gallery.[7] A adjacent Pullman car is used as restaurant and catering hall and caboose is as a hot dog stand.[8] The station is a stop on the annual Toys for Tots charity drive.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ Van Valen (1900), History of Bergen County, New Jersey, Forgotten Books
  3. ↑ Kaminski, Edward S (2010), New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad in New Jersey, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 9780738573670
  4. ↑ Parrillo,, Vincent; Beth Parrillo, Arthur Wrubel (1999), Ridgewood, Arcadia Publishing
  5. ↑ Brown, T.Robbins (2001), The Architecture of Bergen County, New Jersey: The Colonial Period to the Twentieth Century, Rutgers University Press
  6. ↑ Mohowski, Robert E. (2003). The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-7222-7.
  7. ↑ Antonacci, Jaclyn (August 15, 2013). "Get creative with a pottery project". The Record. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  8. ↑ Genovese, Peter (December 12, 2007). "The wieners are winners at Hot Dog Caboose in Midland Park". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  9. ↑ https://njoperationtoytrain.wordpress.com
  10. ↑ http://urhs.org/blog/nj-ny-toys-for-tots-trains-december-6-7-13-14-2014/

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