Railroad service through East Orange began with the opening of the Morris and Essex Railroad on November 19, 1836 to Orange. The railroad stopped at the residence of local attorney Matthias Ogden Halsted each day for him to commute. He soon provided a station for commuters to use as well as himself, and hired a family to operate it, without charging the railroad. Locals helped fund and build a new depot in 1880.[2] The current station opened on December 18, 1922 when the railroad tracks through the city were elevated by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The brick headhouse at Brick Church station were added to the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1984 as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[8][9]
The line that currently runs through East Orange began in 1835 with the charter of the Morris and Essex Railroad, being approved by the New Jersey State Legislature on January 29.[10] Service through the city of East Orange began on November 19, 1836 from Newark to The Oranges. With the construction of the railroad, Matthias Ogden Halsted (1792–1866), a local property developer took advantage of the one train a day that went to Newark. The railroad dropped Halsted off at his house and picked him up at his house rather making a trip to a station. Halsted offered at no cost to build a proper station at the site of the Brick Church station, and did so for the railroad.[11]
Station layoutEdit
The eponymous church
The station has two low-level platforms serving all three tracks.
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New Jersey State Board of Assessors (1888). Annual Report of the State Board of Assessors of the State of New Jersey, Volumes 4-5. Camden, New Jersey: S. Chew, Printer. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
Taber, Thomas Townsend; Taber, Thomas Townsend III (1980). The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in the Twentieth Century. Vol. 1. Muncy, PA: Privately printed. ISBN0-9603398-2-5.
Whittemore, Henry (1896). The Founders and Builders of the Oranges. Newark, New Jersey: L.J. Hardham. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ ab"A new depot has been erected..." The Montclair Times. December 4, 1880. p. 3. Retrieved February 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"D., L. & W. Opens New Elevated Line". The Paterson Evening News. December 18, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Edison Pilots First Electric Train Over Orange-Hoboken Route". The Passaic Daily News. September 22, 1930. p. 5. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^(PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
^"How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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August 29, 2023
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Brick Church is an active commuter railroad station in the city of East Orange Essex County New Jersey The station one of two in East Orange is located next to the Temple of Unified Christians Brick Church designed with brick architecture The other station located 0 6 miles 0 97 km to the east is the namesake East Orange stop Trains from the station head east on New Jersey Transit s Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch to New York Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal while westbound trains service stops out to Gladstone and Hackettstown Like its sister station Brick Church contains three tracks and two platforms a side platform and an island platform However it is not accessible for the handicapped Brick ChurchLooking east toward downtown East OrangeGeneral informationPlatforms1 side platform and 1 island platformTracks3ConnectionsNJ Transit Bus 21 71 73 79 94 97Community Coach 77ONE Bus 24Other informationFare zone4HistoryOpenedNovember 19 1836 1 RebuiltDecember 1880 2 April 21 1921 December 18 1922 3 ElectrifiedSeptember 22 1930 4 Passengers20172 041 average weekday 5 6 ServicesPreceding station NJ Transit Following stationOrangetoward Gladstone Gladstone Branchweekdays East Orangetoward New York Penn Station or HobokenOrangetoward Hackettstown Morristown LineFormer servicesPreceding station Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following stationOrangetoward Buffalo Main Line East Orangetoward HobokenBrick Church StationU S National Register of Historic PlacesLocationBrick Church Plaza East Orange New JerseyCoordinates40 45 56 N 74 13 10 W 40 76556 N 74 21944 W 40 76556 74 21944Area2 acres 0 8 ha Built1921ArchitectNies F J Architectural styleTudor Revival Jacobethan RevivalMPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TRNRHP reference No 84002636 7 Added to NRHPJune 22 1984Railroad service through East Orange began with the opening of the Morris and Essex Railroad on November 19 1836 to Orange The railroad stopped at the residence of local attorney Matthias Ogden Halsted each day for him to commute He soon provided a station for commuters to use as well as himself and hired a family to operate it without charging the railroad Locals helped fund and build a new depot in 1880 2 The current station opened on December 18 1922 when the railroad tracks through the city were elevated by the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad The brick headhouse at Brick Church station were added to the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1984 as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource 8 9 Contents 1 History 2 Station layout 3 See also 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe line that currently runs through East Orange began in 1835 with the charter of the Morris and Essex Railroad being approved by the New Jersey State Legislature on January 29 10 Service through the city of East Orange began on November 19 1836 from Newark to The Oranges With the construction of the railroad Matthias Ogden Halsted 1792 1866 a local property developer took advantage of the one train a day that went to Newark The railroad dropped Halsted off at his house and picked him up at his house rather making a trip to a station Halsted offered at no cost to build a proper station at the site of the Brick Church station and did so for the railroad 11 Station layout Edit The eponymous churchThe station has two low level platforms serving all three tracks PPlatform level Side platform doors will open on the rightTrack 3 Morristown Line toward Dover or Hackettstown Orange Gladstone Branch weekdays toward Gladstone Orange Track 1 Morristown Line toward Dover or Hackettstown Orange Gladstone Branch weekdays toward Gladstone Orange Morristown Line Gladstone Branch toward Hoboken or New York East Orange Island platform doors will open on the left or rightTrack 2 Morristown Line Gladstone Branch toward Hoboken or New York East Orange G Street level Station building ticket machines parkingSee also EditList of New Jersey Transit stations National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County New JerseyBibliography EditDouglass A M 1912 The Railroad Trainman Volume 29 Cleveland Ohio Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Retrieved April 3 2020 New Jersey State Board of Assessors 1888 Annual Report of the State Board of Assessors of the State of New Jersey Volumes 4 5 Camden New Jersey S Chew Printer Retrieved April 3 2020 Taber Thomas Townsend Taber Thomas Townsend III 1980 The Delaware Lackawanna amp Western Railroad in the Twentieth Century Vol 1 Muncy PA Privately printed ISBN 0 9603398 2 5 Whittemore Henry 1896 The Founders and Builders of the Oranges Newark New Jersey L J Hardham Retrieved April 3 2020 References Edit Douglass 1912 p 339 a b A new depot has been erected The Montclair Times December 4 1880 p 3 Retrieved February 18 2020 via Newspapers com D L amp W Opens New Elevated Line The Paterson Evening News December 18 1922 p 1 Retrieved March 5 2019 via Newspapers com Edison Pilots First Electric Train Over Orange Hoboken Route The Passaic Daily News September 22 1930 p 5 Retrieved January 31 2021 via Newspapers com QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS PDF New Jersey Transit Archived from the original PDF on April 19 2013 Retrieved January 4 2013 How Many Riders Use NJ Transit s Hoboken Train Station Hoboken Patch Retrieved July 18 2018 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Monmouth County Listings National Register of Historic Places Accessed September 2 2007 East Orange New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey New Jersey State Board of Assessors 1888 p 58 Whittemore 1896 p 407 External links Edit Media related to Brick Church NJT station at Wikimedia Commons Station House from Google Maps Street View Harrison Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brick Church station amp oldid 1164053365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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