Greenwood Lake Railway (Erie Railroad) Suburban Passenger Timetable Effective 1937-04-25
The Montclair Railway was established in 1867.[1] It was founded by Julius Pratt, who had renamed Montclair, New Jersey, for what was then West Bloomfield.[2] By the mid-1870s it ran between Croxton and Sterling Forest at the New York state line, but the financially unstable railroad went into receivership, and in 1875 became the Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railway[1][3] In 1878 the company was re-organized as the New York and Greenwood Lake Railway (NYGL), under control of the Erie.[4]
In 1887, the Erie created a new subsidiary, the Arlington Railroad, to create a new, more direct ROW in the Kearny Meadows between the Hackensack River and Passaic River.[1][5] In the mid-1890s, the Erie greatly expanded the infrastructure and service on the Greenwood Lake, taking over the Watchung Railway (in 1895), the Caldwell Railway (in 1897) and the Roseland Railway (also in 1897),[1] the former becoming the Orange Branch[6] and the latter two the Caldwell Branch (see Great Notch (NJT station)). In 1897, the Erie opened the DB Draw over the Hackensack and the WR Draw over the Passaic providing the company a modernized ROW from its Pavonia Terminal through the Long Dock Tunnel and across the Meadows.
Conrail continued to operate freight service on the line until 1999, when the Norfolk Southern Railway took over. Norfolk Southern operated on the Orange Branch until 2010 when the last remaining shipper Hartz Mountain closed their Bloomfield plant.
In 2020, Norfolk Southern (NS) officially abandoned the eastern 8.63-mile (13.89 km) section (milepost WD 2.9 to milepost WD 11.5) of the rail line.[7] The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, which manages state parks and forests, acquired the property on August 19, 2022. The state purchased the ROW from NS for $65 million with the intention to create the Essex - Hudson Greenway.[8][9]
Galleryedit
Hewitt station in 1909
North Newark station site, 2013
West Orange station in 1909
Referencesedit
Railroads in New Jersey, The Formative Years, by John T. Cunningham, 1997, Afton Publishing Co., Inc.
^ abcd"Erie Railroad" (PDF). Inventory June 1918. June 30, 1918. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
^"JULIUS HOWARD PRATT DEAD.; Named Montclair and Built New York & Greenwood Lake Railroad". New York Times. October 15, 1909.
^Olsen, Kevin. "A Short History of the New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad". msuweb.montclair.edu. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
^"The Montclair Railway.; Handed Over To The New-York And Greenwood Lake Company" (PDF). The New York Times. December 18, 1878.
^"New Branch of the Erie" (PDF), The New York Times, March 23, 1887, retrieved 2012-06-06
^"Railroad Facilities A new branch which will benefit New Jersey people" (PDF), The New York Times, November 16, 1880, retrieved 2012-06-06
^Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Hudson and Essex Counties, NJ A Notice by the Surface Transportation Board on 07/09/2020
^"New Jersey buys Norfolk Southern right-of-way for linear park". trains.com. November 16, 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
^Finn, Jennifer (2022-01-21). "Why NJ's Essex-Hudson Greenway Will be a Game-Changer for Commuters, City Residents". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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For the modern shortline railroad see New York and Greenwood Lake Railway 1996 The New York and Greenwood Lake Railway owned a line between Croxton Jersey City New Jersey and Greenwood Lake New York Service on the line was provided by the Erie Railroad Map vteErie Railroad Legend New York amp Greenwood Lake service Sterling Forest Greenwood Lake Glens Awosting Hewitt Monks Ringwood Boardville Erskine Ringwood Junction Ringwood Branch Wanaque Midvale NYS amp Wto Stroudsburg Haskell Pompton Junction New York Susquehannaand Western Railway Pompton Riverdale Pompton Plains Pequannock NJT Montclair Boonton Line Wayne Morristown and Erie Railway DL amp W Boonton Branch Essex Fells Mountain View Caldwell Verona Singac Overbrook Cedar Grove Little Falls Caldwell Branch Great Notch Montclair Heights Mountain Avenue Upper Montclair Watchung Avenue Montclair Montclair ConnectionNJT Montclair Boonton Line Glen Ridge closed 2002 West Orange Llewellyn Walnut Street closed 1953 Orange Brighton Avenue Orchard Street closed 1955 East Orange Bloomfield Avenue Rowe Street closed 2002 Silver Lake Belwood Park Newark City Subway Orange Branch Forest Hill Soho Soho Park North Newark Newark Branch WR Draw over Passaic River West Arlington closed 1966 burned 1976 Arlington closed 2002 DL amp W Harrison Cut off Newark Branch DB Draw over Hackensack River closed 2002 PRR Northeast Corridor amp NJT NEC Main Line amp Northern Branch DLW M amp E NJT Montclair Boonton LineM amp E Main closed 1958 Pavonia Terminal Hoboken Terminal Hudson River Greenwood Lake Railway Erie Railroad Suburban Passenger Timetable Effective 1937 04 25 The Montclair Railway was established in 1867 1 It was founded by Julius Pratt who had renamed Montclair New Jersey for what was then West Bloomfield 2 By the mid 1870s it ran between Croxton and Sterling Forest at the New York state line but the financially unstable railroad went into receivership and in 1875 became the Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railway 1 3 In 1878 the company was re organized as the New York and Greenwood Lake Railway NYGL under control of the Erie 4 In 1887 the Erie created a new subsidiary the Arlington Railroad to create a new more direct ROW in the Kearny Meadows between the Hackensack River and Passaic River 1 5 In the mid 1890s the Erie greatly expanded the infrastructure and service on the Greenwood Lake taking over the Watchung Railway in 1895 the Caldwell Railway in 1897 and the Roseland Railway also in 1897 1 the former becoming the Orange Branch 6 and the latter two the Caldwell Branch see Great Notch NJT station In 1897 the Erie opened the DB Draw over the Hackensack and the WR Draw over the Passaic providing the company a modernized ROW from its Pavonia Terminal through the Long Dock Tunnel and across the Meadows The property was acquired directly in 1943 by the Erie Railroad which merged with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1960 to create the Erie Lackawanna Railroad Passenger service on the line north of Mountain View to Greenwood Lake was abandoned in stages Conrail operated commuter rail on the line from 1976 to 1982 when New Jersey Transit Rail Operations took over The line south and east of Mountain View and north and west of Montclair is operated as part of the Montclair Boonton Line and runs now to Hoboken with Midtown Direct service into New York Penn Station Three passenger stations Arlington Rowe Street and Benson Street were abandoned when the Montclair Connection opened in 2002 and the Hackensack River bridge was placed out of service Conrail continued to operate freight service on the line until 1999 when the Norfolk Southern Railway took over Norfolk Southern operated on the Orange Branch until 2010 when the last remaining shipper Hartz Mountain closed their Bloomfield plant A short segment of the Orange Branch was brought back into use for passengers as part of the Newark Light Rail with stations at Silver Lake and Grove Street In 2020 Norfolk Southern NS officially abandoned the eastern 8 63 mile 13 89 km section milepost WD 2 9 to milepost WD 11 5 of the rail line 7 The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection which manages state parks and forests acquired the property on August 19 2022 The state purchased the ROW from NS for 65 million with the intention to create the Essex Hudson Greenway 8 9 Gallery edit nbsp Hewitt station in 1909 nbsp North Newark station site 2013 nbsp West Orange station in 1909References editRailroads in New Jersey The Formative Years by John T Cunningham 1997 Afton Publishing Co Inc a b c d Erie Railroad PDF Inventory June 1918 June 30 1918 Retrieved 2012 06 06 JULIUS HOWARD PRATT DEAD Named Montclair and Built New York amp Greenwood Lake Railroad New York Times October 15 1909 Olsen Kevin A Short History of the New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad msuweb montclair edu Retrieved 2012 05 30 The Montclair Railway Handed Over To The New York And Greenwood Lake Company PDF The New York Times December 18 1878 New Branch of the Erie PDF The New York Times March 23 1887 retrieved 2012 06 06 Railroad Facilities A new branch which will benefit New Jersey people PDF The New York Times November 16 1880 retrieved 2012 06 06 Norfolk Southern Railway Company Abandonment Exemption in Hudson and Essex Counties NJ A Notice by the Surface Transportation Board on 07 09 2020 New Jersey buys Norfolk Southern right of way for linear park trains com November 16 2021 Retrieved 2023 06 03 Finn Jennifer 2022 01 21 Why NJ s Essex Hudson Greenway Will be a Game Changer for Commuters City Residents New Jersey Monthly Retrieved 2022 12 31 External links edithttp erierr railfan net glbranch html nbsp railways portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York and Greenwood Lake Railway 1878 1943 amp oldid 1158695331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
