List of New Jersey railroad junctions

This is a List of New Jersey railroad junctions, present and past.

Junction Systems Lines Location Current status
Aldene Junction CNJ, LV, CSAO, NJT, CNJ Main Line, LV Terminal Branch, NJT Raritan Valley Line Aldene

40.659219°N 74.279624°W / 40.659219; -74.279624

Opened May 1, 1967. Currently in service for NJT's Raritan Valley trains. At the time of completion (and along with the Hunter Connection), it allowed CRRNJ traffic to terminate in Newark Penn Station, rather than its own Communipaw Terminal. This saved the floundering CNJ of the large operating costs of their terminal and ferry service. Reading Company's Crusader that once terminated in Communipaw also used the junction to terminate in Penn Station. A shuttle between Cranford and Bayonne, known as "the Scoot," operated until August 6, 1978,[1] after which the right-of-way between Aldene and Bayonne was effectively abandoned. The CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge was demolished in stages after the US Coast Guard deemed it too great a hazard to maritime traffic.[2] The junction and the Aldene-Elizabethport right-of-way is currently owned and controlled by CSAO.
Alloway JunctionP-RSL, WJ&SSalem Branch/Quinton BranchAlloway
39.580092°N 75.373231°W / 39.580092; -75.373231 (Alloway Junction)
Quinton Branch is abandoned
Andover JunctionDL&W,
L&HR
DL&W Sussex Branch/LHR mainAndover
40.997157°N 74.745705°W / 40.997157; -74.745705 (Andover Junction)
All lines now abandoned, DLW Sussex Branch abandoned September 30, 1966, trackage removed 1967–1977, LHR Mainline abandoned 1985, trackage removed 1989
Anglesea JunctionPRR, WJ&SS, P-RSLWJ&SS Cape May BranchBurleigh
39.050571°N 74.856970°W / 39.050571; -74.856970 (Anglesea Junction)
Abandoned
Atsion JunctionCNJCNJ Southern Div.Atsion
39.737229°N 74.725701°W / 39.737229; -74.725701 (Atsion Junction)
Branch to Atco abandoned
Baker JunctionNJT, EL, DL&WMorristown and Erie MainMorristown
40.799299°N 74.475425°W / 40.799299; -74.475425 (Baker Junction)
Junction in Morristown, New Jersey between New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex line and the Morristown and Erie (M&E) main line. It has been fully operational for over 100 years and currently remains in service to provide connections for the shortline M&E to the national rail network.
Barnegat City JunctionTRR, PRRLong Beach RailroadShip Bottom
39.649896°N 74.175466°W / 39.649896; -74.175466 (Barnegat City Junction)
All abandoned
Bay Head JunctionCNJ, PRR, NJTNew York and Long Branch Railroad/North Jersey Coast Line, Long Branch and Barnegat Bay RailroadBay Head
40.076805°N 74.046113°W / 40.076805; -74.046113 (Bay Head Junction)
PRR abandoned Bay Head Jct.-Toms River portion of its Camden-Toms River-Bay Head Jct. Line in 1946 after the bridge over Barnaget Bay burned.
Bergen JunctionERIE, DLW, EL, NJTDLW Boonton Branch (NJT Main Line), Erie Main Line (NJT Bergen County Line)Jersey City
40.751708°N 74.069886°W / 40.751708; -74.069886 (Bergen Junction)
Junction no longer exists. Was created to shift Erie's Main Line operations from Pavonia Terminal to Lackawanna Terminal. Was removed with creation of Secaucus Junction, which shifted NJT Bergen County Line junction with NJT Main Line north.
Bound Brook JunctionLV, CNJ, RDGJunction of former Lehigh Valley Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey main lines and Reading Railroad Port Reading BranchBound Brook
40.560536°N 74.531243°W / 40.560536; -74.531243 (Bound Brook Junction)
A junction still exists, but is rarely used since the lines now serve passenger and freight traffic separately. The original Bound Brook Jct (where the Reading line to Philadelphia met the CNJ main line 1.6 miles west of Bound Brook station) was removed by Conrail years ago. The former LV main line is now operated by Conrail, CSX and Norfolk Southern and used for long distance and local freight services. The former CNJ main line is now NJ Transit's Raritan passenger line. A branch line called the Port Reading Secondary, formerly called the Port Reading Railroad (RDG), originates at Bound Brook Junction and crosses northern Middlesex County to connect with the Chemical Coast line in Eastern Middlesex County. The Port Reading Secondary has been refurbished and upgraded by its new owner CSX as a second route to Oak Island Terminal in Newark, NJ (via the Chemical Coast Line) and other points on the CSX system. The line now handles much more freight traffic than it handled in the later 20th Century under Conrail, including long haul double-stack container freight traffic.
Bowentown Junction
Branchville JunctionDLWSussex BranchLafayette
41.082298°N 74.700877°W / 41.082298; -74.700877 (Branchville Junction)
Abandoned 1934, removed 1938
Bridgeton JunctionP-RSL, CNJCNJ Southern Div./PRSL(WJ&SS)Bridgeton BranchBridgeton
39.452755°N 75.213069°W / 39.452755; -75.213069 (Bridgeton Junction)
PRSL Bridgeton Branch is abandoned to north
Brigantine JunctionACRR, RDG, P-RSLACRR Main Line, Brigantine BranchPomona
39.472974°N 74.590859°W / 39.472974; -74.590859 (Brigantine Junction)
All abandoned
Brills JunctionCNJNewark and New York RailroadNewark
40.726072°N 74.136754°W / 40.726072; -74.136754 (Brills Junction)
Newark to Jersey City line abandoned
Brown's Mills JunctionPRRPhiladelphia and Long Branch Railroad, Brown's Mills BranchBrowns Mills
39.949400°N 74.596982°W / 39.949400; -74.596982 (Brown's Mills Junction)
Abandoned
Burlington Junction
Caldwell JunctionNYGL, ERIE, ELNYGL, Caldwell BranchLittle Falls
40.872475°N 74.210872°W / 40.872475; -74.210872 (Caldwell Junction)
Caldwell Branch abandoned. NYGL line now NJT Montclair-Boonton Line, Caldwell Branch now West Essex Trail.
Carteret Junction
Chester JunctionDLW, CNJDLW Chester Branch, CNJ High Bridge BranchChester
40.788867°N 74.718180°W / 40.788867; -74.718180 (Chester Junction)
Abandoned, now a rail-trail
Columbia Junction (Delaware Junction)BRW, NYSWBlairstown Railway/NYSW former Mainline and Delaware BranchColumbia
40.933537°N 75.073512°W / 40.933537; -75.073512 (Columbia Junction)
All abandoned
Constable Hook JunctionLVConstable Hook BranchBayone
40.660461°N 74.116952°W / 40.660461; -74.116952 (Constable Hook Junction)
Active
Cranford JunctionSIRT, B&O, ME, CNJ, NJTNorth Shore Branch, Raritan Valley LineCranford
40.656746°N 74.293119°W / 40.656746; -74.293119 (Cranford Junction)
Exists
Croxton JunctionERIE, EL, CSAO, CSX, NSErie Main Line, Northern BranchJersey City
40.745873°N 74.064881°W / 40.745873; -74.064881 (Croxton Junction)
Active for freight. Junction at southern end of NS Croxton Yard. Passenger service ended after Erie operations were shifted from Pavonia Terminal to Lackawanna Terminal.
Cutoff JunctionDL&WSussex Branch, Newton BranchLafayette
41.059349°N 74.727842°W / 41.059349; -74.727842 (Cutoff Junction)
[3] Abandoned
D&R JunctionDLW, CNJ, NJT, MEDover & Rockaway RR, NJTDover
40.898484°N 74.572155°W / 40.898484; -74.572155 (D&R Junction)
Active freight branch used by ME off of NJ Transit Morristown Line
Delair JunctionC&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAOC&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Morris Branch to Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line)Pennsauken
39.977732°N 75.061638°W / 39.977732; -75.061638 (Delair Junction)
[4] Main lines exist, connecting Morris Branch abandoned to the north, new junction created to the south
East Haddonfield JunctionWJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJTCamden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line), Philadelphia, Marlton and Medford RailroadHaddonfield
39.890630°N 75.033215°W / 39.890630; -75.033215 (East Haddonfield Junction)
Medford branch abandoned
Eatontown JunctionCNJSouthern Div. and Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn.Eatontown
40.298255°N 74.068627°W / 40.298255; -74.068627 (Eatontown Junction)
Southern Div. operated by CSX, Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn. abandoned
Enterprise Junction
Ferromonte JunctionCNJ, EL, DL&WHigh Bridge (CNJ) and Chester (DL&W) BranchesKenvil
40.884686°N 74.618310°W / 40.884686; -74.618310 (Ferromonte Junction)
Ferromonte Junction is a railroad junction located in Kenvil, New Jersey. It was originally formed by the crossing at grade of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's High Bridge Branch (former Long Valley Railroad) with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Chester Branch (former Chester Railroad) and the connection to the Ferromonte Railroad (a CNJ subsidiary). When the Chester Branch was abandoned east of the junction, a switch was cut in to connect the western portion to the High Bridge Branch, and both lines are now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway
Fish House JunctionC&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAOC&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line)Pennsauken
39.975889°N 75.064931°W / 39.975889; -75.064931 (Fish House Junction)
[4] Exists
Flemington JunctionPRRBel-Del Mainline, Flemington BranchLambertville
40.375157°N 74.949429°W / 40.375157; -74.949429 (Flemington Junction)
Bel-Del Mainline Abandoned, Black River and Western Railroad owns Flemington Branch
Flemington JunctionLVLV Mainline, Flemington BranchFlemington Junction
40.531740°N 74.839629°W / 40.531740; -74.839629 (Flemington Junction)
Branch abandoned
Franklin JunctionNYSW, LHRNYSW Zinc Mine branch, LHR MainFranklin, New Jersey
41.121819°N 74.589460°W / 41.121819; -74.589460 (Franklin Junction)
NYSW Hanford Branch abandoned 1958, LHR acquired portion from Franklin Junction south to New Jersey Zinc Company and renamed "NJ Zinc Mine Branch", abandoned 1987. NYSW runs freight on LHR trackage currently through Franklin.
Gloucester JunctionACRR, RDG, P-RSLACRR Main Line, Grenloch BranchCamden
39.903108°N 75.118305°W / 39.903108; -75.118305 (Gloucester Junction)
Exists
Granton JunctionNYC NYSWNYSW West Shore RailroadNorth Bergen
40.805105°N 74.022920°W / 40.805105; -74.022920 (Granton Junction)
NYSW
CSX River Subdivision
CSX Northern Branch
Great Island JunctionCNJ, CSAOCNJ Mainline, Newark Branch/Chemical Coast LineElizabeth
40.658334°N 74.183750°W / 40.658334; -74.183750 (Great Island Junction)
Mainline east to Jersey City abandoned
Green Pond JunctionCNJ, NYSWNYSW Mainline, High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR)Jefferson
41.03785°N 74.433856°W / 41.03785; -74.433856 (Green Pond Junction)
Second connection after Charlotteburg Reservoir was created. CNJ abandoned 1971, NYSW active.
Hacklebarney JunctionCNJHigh Bridge Branch, Hacklebarney BranchChester
40.787918°N 74.721056°W / 40.787918; -74.721056 (Hacklebarney Junction)
All abandoned
Haddonfield JunctionWJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, PATCOCamden & Atlantic RR, PATCO Speedline, NJT Atlantic City LineHaddonfield
39.904068°N 75.041939°W / 39.904068; -75.041939 (Haddonfield Junction)
[4] Junction at Vernon Interlocking for Main Line to Broadway Station at Camden (now PATCO Speedline) and "Bridge trains" to Philadelphia via Delair Bridge (now NJT Atlantic City Line)
Hainesburg JunctionNYSW, LNEFormer connection of the two railroads to shared single trackHainesburg
40°56′35.94″N 75°3′51.54″W
NYSW Main northeast of Hainesburg Jct. to East Stroudsburg, P.A. abandoned and removed 1941, LNE Main west of Hainesburg Jct. abandoned 1961, NYSW abandoned 1962, all trackage removed 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point north (to Swartswood Junction). A freight interchange yard between the NYS&W and the LNE existed just south of this junction.
Hamburg JunctionNYSW, LHRNYSW Hanford Branch, LHR MainHamburg
41.140156°N 74.576802°W / 41.140156; -74.576802 (Hamburg Junction)
NYSW Hanford Branch to north abandoned 1958. Track removed from Hamburg to Unionville, NY 1959. NYSW runs freight on LHR trackage currently through Hamburg.
Hampton JunctionDL&W, CNJHampton Branch, CNJ mainlineHampton
40.709912°N 74.951059°W / 40.709912; -74.951059 (Hampton Junction)
Hampton Branch abandoned 1958, trackage removed 1959, CNJ Main abandoned, tracks still in place
Harbor Branch JunctionACRR, RDG, P-RSLCape May Branch, Harbor BranchCape May
38.956915°N 74.921449°W / 38.956915; -74.921449 (Harbor Branch Junction)
Harbor Branch abandoned
Hibernia JunctionCNJ, DLW, MEHigh Bridge Branch (Hibernia Mine RR), DLW Rockaway BranchRockaway
40.893162°N 74.514965°W / 40.893162; -74.514965 (Hibernia Junction)
ME operates along CNJ; DLW Rockaway Branch abandoned
High Bridge JunctionCNJHigh Bridge Branch, CNJ MainHigh Bridge
40.669814°N 74.899762°W / 40.669814; -74.899762 (High Bridge Junction)
High Bridge Br. abandoned 1976 by Conrail, trackage removed 1977. CNJ Main abandoned from High Bridge to Phillipsburg by NJT. Tracks still in place.
Hightstown JunctionPRRCamden and Amboy Railroad, Pemberton and Hightstown RailroadEast Windsor
40.261390°N 74.540921°W / 40.261390; -74.540921 (Hightstown Junction)
Abandoned
Hopatcong JunctionCNJHigh Bridge Branch (Lake Hopatcong RR, Dover & Rockaway RR, Longwood Valley RR)Kenvil
40.896801°N 74.600335°W / 40.896801; -74.600335 (Hopatcong Junction)
All abandoned
Hopping Junction
HunterPRR, CNJRaritan Valley Line, NEC, Conrail Lehigh LineNewark
Island Heights JunctionPRR, RDGPRR Amboy Div., RDG branchBeachwood
39.939059°N 74.192001°W / 39.939059; -74.192001 (Island Heights Junction)
Abandoned
Jamesburg Junction
Kearny JunctionAmtrak, NJTNortheast Corridor, Morris & Essex LinesKearny
40.7438°N 74.1248°W / 40.7438; -74.1248 (Kearny Junction)
Kent Junction
Kingsland JunctionDLW, EL, NJTBoonton Branch (NJT Main Line), Harrison Cut-OffLyndhurst
40.794017°N 74.107201°W / 40.794017; -74.107201 (Kingsland Junction)
Harrison Cut-Off abandoned.
Lake JunctionDL&WChester BranchKenvil
40.904892°N 74.601188°W / 40.904892; -74.601188 (Lake Junction)
The Chester branch begins at the Lake Junction interchange, where all incoming and outgoing cars are exchanged with Norfolk Southern. The line continues in a southwest direction, to Ferromonte Junction, the start of the High Bridge Branch, and continues southward for about a mile. The line is now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway, which provides daily service.
Landsdown JunctionLVClinton Branch and Pittstown BranchFranklin
40.606748°N 74.913405°W / 40.606748; -74.913405 (Landsdown Junction)
Both Branches are abandoned and now serve as rail trails maintained by the State of New Jersey.
Lehigh Junction
Linden JunctionSIRT, B&O, ME, PRR, NJTNorth Shore Branch, Northeast Corridor LineLinden
40.641231°N 74.239385°W / 40.641231; -74.239385 (Linden Junction)
SIR active freight line, NEC active passenger line, no current connection
Little Ferry JunctionNYSWEdgewater BranchRidgefield Park
40.84228°N 74.02809°W / 40.84228; -74.02809 (Little Ferry Junction)
Exists, Edgewater Branch abandoned further east
Lodi Junction (NY&NJ)NYNJLodi BranchTeterboro
40.8648°N 74°W / 40.8648; -74 (Lodi Junction)
The NY&NJ (currently NJ Transit's Pascack Valley Line) briefly had a branch line heading west to Lodi, slightly south of the current I-80, eventually. The junction was slightly north of the site of the present Teterboro station.
Lodi JunctionNYSWLodi Industrial SpurLodi
40°53′28.98″N 74°3′26.51″W
Short industrial spur that used to serve a number of businesses along Gregg St in Lodi. Mostly used now for car storage. Now abandoned just before Garibaldi Ave, tracks removed south of this point and almost no trace of ROW remains. Used to cross Rt 46 and continue into center of Lodi (and possibly crossing the Saddle Brook) through residential neighborhood where it served a number of chemical plants, which have long since burned down, exploded, or been demolished.
Macopin Lake JunctionNYSWNYSW Mainline, Macopin Lake BranchJefferson
41.038246°N 74.429049°W / 41.038246; -74.429049 (Macopin Lake Junction)
Branch abandoned
Manunka Chunk JunctionDL&W, PRRLackawanna Old Road, Bel-DelColumbia
40.861770°N 75.047834°W / 40.861770; -75.047834 (Manunka Chunk Junction)
All abandoned
Marion JunctionPRR, ERIE, CSX, CSAORiver Line, Passaic and Harsimus LineJersey City
40.737665°N 74.07372°W / 40.737665; -74.07372 (Marion Junction)
Exists, active for freight
Meadow JunctionNY&GL, ERIENY&GL Main, Erie MainJersey City
40.749027°N 74.068522°W / 40.749027; -74.068522 (Meadow Junction)
Junction no longer exists. Merger of Erie with DL&W rendered junction obsolete, as former Erie Mainline (now NJT Main Line) and NY&GL Line (was NJT Boonton Line) to Pavonia Terminal shifted on to DL&W M&E line to Hoboken Terminal. Merger of Montclair Branch with Boonton Line ended traffic through junction and creation of Secaucus Junction obliterated former Erie Mainline ROW.
Medford JunctionWJ&S, PRR, P-RSLPhiladelphia and Atlantic Line, Mount Holly and Medford BranchMount Holly
39.988654°N 74.799591°W / 39.988654; -74.799591 (Medford Junction)
All abandoned
Merchantville JunctionPRR, NS, CSX, NJTPRR, Camden & Burlington County Railroad, NJT Atlantic City LinePennsauken
39.955790°N 75.039102°W / 39.955790; -75.039102 (Merchantville Junction)
[4] Exists, active for passenger service
Millham JunctionPRRNew York Line, Millham BranchHamilton
40.236683°N 74.730835°W / 40.236683; -74.730835 (Millham Junction)
exists
Millstone JunctionPRRPRR/NJ Transit/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, Millstone and New Brunswick RailroadNew Brunswick
40.479294°N 74.464852°W / 40.479294; -74.464852 (Millstone Junction)
Active for local freight service up to just west of Cylde Road in Somerset, abandoned further west of Cylde Road. Few remnants remain of the original line west of Cylde Road in Somerset to East Millstone, NJ. A nice pictorial account of the Millstone Branch is at this website.
Mohingson JunctionNY&LB, CNJCNJ Freehold Branch, NY&LB MainAberdeen
40.415014°N 74.222504°W / 40.415014; -74.222504 (Mohingson Junction)
CNJ line abandoned
Monmouth JunctionPRRNew York Line/Jamesburg Branch/Rocky Hill BranchSouth Brunswick
Midway Interlocking
40.380057°N 74.542685°W / 40.380057; -74.542685 (Monmouth Junction)
exists, Rocky Hill Branch is abandoned
Monmouth Park JunctionNY&LB, NJTNew York and Long Branch Railroad/North Jersey Coast Line, Monmouth Park BranchOceanport
40.317381°N 74.022975°W / 40.317381; -74.022975 (Monmouth Park Junction)
Branch no longer used, as a Monmouth Park station on the line was created
Morris JunctionC&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAOC&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Morris Branch to Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line)Pennsauken
39.985062°N 75.052389°W / 39.985062; -75.052389 (Morris Junction)
[4] Main lines exist, connecting Morris Branch abandoned to the south, new junction created to the south
Morris and Essex Junction
Morris County JunctionCNJLake Hopatcong RR and Wharton & Northern RRWharton
40.904461°N 74.609171°W / 40.904461; -74.609171 (Morris County Junction)
All abandoned
Mount Holly JunctionC&A, PRR, NJTC&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Burlington and Mount Holly Railroad and Transportation CompanyBurlington
40.079408°N 74.848267°W / 40.079408; -74.848267 (Mount Holly Junction)
[5] Mount Holly to Burlington abandoned
Mount Hope JunctionCNJHigh Bridge Branch (Dover & Rockaway RR, Mount Hope Mineral RR)Wharton
40.903507°N 74.577915°W / 40.903507; -74.577915 (Mount Hope Junction)
All abandoned, along Wharton Rail Trail
Musconetcong JunctionLVLV Mainline, Musconetcong BranchBethlehem
40.640721°N 75.106455°W / 40.640721; -75.106455 (Musconetcong Junction)
Branch abandoned
National Junction
Newark Junction
Newton JunctionDL&WSussex Branch, Newton BranchNewton
41.043548°N 74.738730°W / 41.043548; -74.738730 (Newton Junction)
[5] Abandoned
New York and Greenwood Lake Junction
New Jersey and New York Junction
Oak Island JunctionLV, CNJ, CSAO, CSX, NSLV Mainline (CSAO Lehigh Line), CNJ Newark Branch (CSAO Chemical Coast)Newark
40.711726°N 74.146408°W / 40.711726; -74.146408 (Oak Island Junction)
Active for freight. Located at east end of Oak Island Yard.
Ocean City JunctionRDG, ACRR, P-RSLOcean City BranchOcean View
39.245956°N 74.71567°W / 39.245956; -74.71567 (Ocean City Junction)
Branch to Ocean City exists, Branch to Sea Isle does not
Oreland JunctionCNJHigh Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR, Oreland Branch)Rockaway
40.972010°N 74.505954°W / 40.972010; -74.505954 (Oreland Junction)
All abandoned
Pacific Avenue Junction
Pascack Junction (Hackensack Junction)EL, NJTBergen County Line, Pascack Valley LineEast Rutherford
40.816095°N 74.094893°W / 40.816095; -74.094893 (Pascack Junction)
Exists
Passaic Junction and Passaic Branch JunctionNYSW, EL, NJT, NS, M&ENYSW mainline, NJT Bergen County LineSaddle Brook
40.902256°N 74.104303°W / 40.902256; -74.104303 (Passaic Junction)
Active junctions used for freight. Passaic Junction is a rail yard for NYSW. It includes a track that junctions with the New Jersey Transit Bergen County Line (to the northwest). To the southwest the yard, after the NYSW main line passes under the NJT trestle, the Passaic Branch junction connects to a branch line terminating in Garfield. NS and M&E connections are via the NJT junction.
Paterson JunctionDLW, ERIE, EL, NJTDLW Boonton Branch (now NJT Main Line), ERIE Newark BranchClifton
40.880614°N 74.164078°W / 40.880614; -74.164078 (Paterson Junction)
DLW Boonton Branch originally headed northwest to Boonton. It crossed over Erie Newark Branch, which terminated at the Erie Main Line at Paterson Station. After the Passaic Plan went into effect in the 1960s, lines merged and continued north along the Erie line. Route 80 was built over the line to Boonton. Junction exists, but Newark Branch only sees occasional freight usage.
Pemberton JunctionPRRPRR Amboy Div.Pemberton
39.975458°N 74.699456°W / 39.975458; -74.699456 (Pemberton Junction)
Abandoned
Pennsauken JunctionPRR, NS, CSXPRR, Camden & Burlington County RailroadPennsauken
39.954014°N 75.034062°W / 39.954014; -75.034062 (Pennsauken Junction)
[4] Exists, active for freight, abandoned to west
Perth Junction
Perth Amboy JunctionPRR, NJTNew York Line/Northeast Corridor Line, Perth Amboy Branch/North Jersey Coast LineRahway
40.598937°N 74.285078°W / 40.598937; -74.285078 (Perth Amboy Junction)
exists
Phillipsburg Junction
PJ Junction
Pompton JunctionNYSW,NY&GL/ErieNY&GL, later the Erie's Greenwood Lake Branch/NYSW mainPompton Lakes
41.003435°N 74.300039°W / 41.003435; -74.300039 (Pompton Junction)
Now the junction between the NYSW main and its Pompton Industrial spur, which was the NY&GL main.
Port Morris JunctionDL&WPhillipsburg Line /Lackawanna Cut-OffRoxbury
40.90769°N 74.66968°W / 40.90769; -74.66968 (Port Morris Junction)
Tower exists, adjacent to Port Morris yard, Lackawanna Cut-Off tracks removed in 1984.
Port Reading JunctionLV, RDGFormer junction for the Reading Railroad Trenton Line and Lehigh Valley Railroad Main LineManville
40.547657°N 74.57624°W / 40.547657; -74.57624 (Port Reading Junction)
A major railroad junction used by Conrail, CSX and Norfolk Southern for freight operations into northeastern New Jersey from points south and west. There are a lot of train movements through this junction every day.
Princeton JunctionPRRNew York Line/Princeton BranchWest Windsor
40.3167°N 74.6233°W / 40.3167; -74.6233 (Princeton Junction)
Exists, Used by NJ Transit as shuttle to Princeton.
PRR Junction
Richland JunctionCSAO,P-RSL,ACRR
Ridgewood JunctionNJT, NSMain Line/Bergen County LineGlen Rock
40.970548°N 74.126057°W / 40.970548; -74.126057 (Ridgewood Junction)
Still an active junction. Controlled remotely. Stone interlocking tower WJ still stands at this location, but is not active, used by maintenance of way crews.
Ringwood JunctionNY&GL, ERIENY&GL Main/Ringwood Branch(spur)Ringwood
41°6′19.74″N 74°16′22.43″W
All lines abandoned, no tracks, ROW still visible. Junction allowed the Ringwood branch to split off from the main and go several miles to the north to the Iron Mines (Peter's Mine/Cannon Mine) and Ringwood Station. Passenger service ended around 1939, service to mines ended after WWII, rails removed sometime in 1960s.
Riddleton JunctionWJ&S, PRR, P-RSLSalem Railroad, Woodstown and Swedesboro RailroadWoodstown
39.594392°N 75.352886°W / 39.594392; -75.352886 (Riddleton Junction)
All Abandoned
Roseville JunctionDL&W, EL, NJTNJ Transit Morris and Essex LinesNewark
40.754747°N 74.190944°W / 40.754747; -74.190944 (Roseville Junction)
Continues to be a junction on the NJ Transit Morris and Essex lines as the Montclair-Boonton line breaks off from the mainline in Newark.
Rutherford JunctionERIE, ELErie Main Line/Bergen County LineRutherford
40.836719°N 74.104464°W / 40.836719; -74.104464 (Rutherford Junction)
Junction no longer exists. Junction was just north of Rutherford Station, and was controlled by a stone interlocking tower ("BJ"), which still stands at the site. The Main Line trackage diverted to the left, crossing the Passaic River into Passaic, where the rails went right up the center of Main Ave for about a mile with north and south bound auto traffic on either side of the rails. The Main Line continued through Paterson, and continued north until it met the Bergen County Line at its northern end at Ridgewood Jct ("WJ"). After the merger with the DL&W, the Erie Main Line was abandoned on west side of Passaic River and up through Passaic. The old Main Line tracks were used for a number of years after this time from the junction for about 1 mile west to serve two chemical companies that existed just east of where tracks used to cross the river (at Jackson Ave & W. Erie Ave, Rutherford). Today the old Main Line rails are still intact up to this intersection, along with dilapidated crossing gates and flashers. This track has not been used since the 1970s, is completely overgrown, and discussions are going on between Rutherford and NS to abandon it and turn it over to Rutherford for a bike/hike trail.
Sayreville JunctionCSAORaritan River Railroad, Sayreville BranchSayreville
40.465789°N 74.329950°W / 40.465789; -74.329950 (Sayreville Junction)
Branch abandoned
Sea Isle JunctionPRR, WJ&SS, P-RSLCape May Branch, Sea Isle BranchOcean View
39.206586°N 74.764631°W / 39.206586; -74.764631 (Sea Isle Junction)
Abandoned
Serviss JunctionCSAORaritan River Railroad, Serviss BranchEast Brunswick
40.443740°N 74.400005°W / 40.443740; -74.400005 (Serviss Junction)
Active for freight
Somerset JunctionPRRBel-Del Mainline, Mercer and Somerset RailwayEwing
40.277602°N 74.853522°W / 40.277602; -74.853522 (Somerset Junction)
Abandoned
South Amboy JunctionC&A, PAW, CNJ, CSAO, NJTCamden and Amboy Railroad, Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad, New York and Long Branch RailroadSouth Amboy
40°29′23″N 74°17′3″W
Site of the abandoned Essay Tower
Sparta JunctionLHR, NYSWFormer crossover of two railroadsSparta
41°3′52.74″N 74°39′59.27″W
NYSW tracks west of junction abandoned 1962 (Hainesburg Branch), was an interchange with LNE. NYSW tracks from the east have a permanent connection to former LHR tracks to the north. Was previously just a crossover junction between the two railroads. Original crossover junction gone. However, there still is a junction here to use trackage south of old crossover on old LHR right of way to Limecrest Quarry about a half mile south. LHR south of that point abandoned. Eastern Propane is also served at this location.
Spruce Street Junction
Staten Island JunctionSIRT, B&O, ME, LV, CSAONorth Shore Branch, Lehigh LineCranford
40.655036°N 74.285818°W / 40.655036; -74.285818 (Staten Island Junction)
Both active freight lines, no current connection
Sterling JunctionLV
Summit JunctionELFormer interchange with Rahway Valley RailroadSummit
40.714754°N 74.351547°W / 40.714754; -74.351547 (Summit Junction)
Abandoned/rail removed, but Union County is working to restore service on the Rahway Valley Railroad and the junction might be reactivated.
Sussex JunctionNYSW, LNENYSW Middletown Branch, LNE MainlineSussex
41.201443°N 74.596535°W / 41.201443; -74.596535 (Sussex Junction)
All abandoned
Swartswood JunctionNYSW, LNEFormer connection of the two railroads to shared single trackNewton
41°4′23.82″N 74°47′14.94″W
Abandoned/rails removed in 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point south (to Hainesburg Junction). A telegraph office and operator was at this location to operate the hand switch and give train crews their movement orders. Its call was JU. Ruins of the building still exist.
Trenton JunctionRDGMainline, Trenton BranchEwing
40.262166°N 74.812143°W / 40.262166; -74.812143 (Trenton Junction)
Active
Undercliff JunctionNYS&WMainline, Edgewater branchLittle Ferry
40.8417°N 74.028197°W / 40.8417; -74.028197 (Undercliff Junction)
Junction exists, but Edgewater branch dead ends at Bergen Hill tunnel
Vanatta JunctionDLWDLW Chester Branch, Ferromonte RailroadKenvil
40.878684°N 74.621642°W / 40.878684; -74.621642 (Vanatta Junction)
Ferromonte Railroad abandoned
Warbasse JunctionDLW, NYSWDLW Sussex Branch, NYSW mainLafayette
41.084473°N 74.698967°W / 41.084473; -74.698967 (Warbasse Junction)
All lines now abandoned, NYSW former Mainline then Hainesburg Br. abandoned 1962, trackage removed 1962, DLW Sussex Branch abandoned 1966 by EL, trackage removed 1966
Washington JunctionDL&WMorris and Essex Railroad, Warren RailroadWashington
40.758074°N 74.968142°W / 40.758074; -74.968142 (Washington Junction)
former Warren Railroad abandoned, former M&E line active freight line
Waretown Junction (Barnegat Junction)CNJ, TRRToms River and Barnegat RR, Tuckerton RailroadWaretown
39.778543°N 74.210287°W / 39.778543; -74.210287 (Waretown Junction)
All abandoned
West End JunctionDLW, ERIE, EL, NJTMain Line, Morris & Essex LinesJersey City
40.740951°N 74.065405°W / 40.740951; -74.065405 (West End Junction)
Active for passenger service
West End JunctionNJS, NY&LB, CNJCNJ Southern Div., NY&LB MainLong Branch
40.285500°N 73.989444°W / 40.285500; -73.989444 (West End Junction)
CNJ Southern Div. abandoned (toward Sandy Hook). Passenger service active on NJT North Jersey Coast Line
West Newark JunctionPRRPRR/NJT/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New York Bay Railroad, West Newark BranchNewark
40.712978°N 74.185593°W / 40.712978; -74.185593 (West Newark Junction)
West Newark Branch abandoned
Wharton & Northern JunctionCNJ, NYSWNYSW Mainline, High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR)Jefferson
41.027249°N 74.416690°W / 41.027249; -74.416690 (Wharton & Northern Junction)
Was original connection before Charlotteburg Reservoir was created. CNJ abandoned 1971, NYSW active.
Wharton JunctionCNJHigh Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR, Morris County Connecting RR)Wharton
40.914871°N 74.593059°W / 40.914871; -74.593059 (Wharton Junction)
All abandoned
Whiting JunctionCNJ, PRRCNJ Southern Division, PRR Amboy Div., Tuckerton RailroadWhiting
39.951645°N 74.379342°W / 39.951645; -74.379342 (Whiting Junction)
CNJ Southern Division active for freight
Wildwood JunctionRDG, ACRR, P-RSLCape May Branch/Wildwood BranchRio Grande
39.030420°N 74.865582°W / 39.030420; -74.865582 (Wildwood Junction)
Wildwood Branch is abandoned. Bridge at Grassy Sound has been removed.
Williamstown JunctionW&DR,
ACRR
P-RSL
Clementon Branch/Williamstown BranchWinslow
39.737027°N 74.920806°W / 39.737027; -74.920806 (Williamstown Junction)
Williamstown Branch is abandoned. Williamstown Branch ran to Mullica Hill to the west and Atco to east, with earlier continuation to Atsion. Section between Glassboro and Williamstown currently serves as the Monroe Township Bikeway rail trail.[6]
Winslow JunctionWJ&SS
ACRR
CNJ
P-RSL
CNJ Southern Div.
WJ&SS Main Line
ACRR Main Line/Cape May Branch
Winslow
39.661572°N 74.846117°W / 39.661572; -74.846117 (Winslow Junction)
exists, CNJ Southern Div. abandoned 1978 to the north, ACRR AC Line is abandoned to the east
Woodbine Junction (Mount Pleasant Junction)P-RSL
ACRR
WJ&SS
WJ&SS Millville Branch
ACRR Cape May Branch
Woodbine
39.230198°N 74.795671°W / 39.230198; -74.795671 (Woodbine Junction)
WJ&S Millville Branch is abandoned
Woodbridge Junction (Long Branch Junction)CNJ, PRR, CSAO, NJTChemical Coast Line, Perth Amboy BranchPerth Amboy
40.526392°N 74.266723°W / 40.526392; -74.266723 (Woodbridge Junction)
exists, Perth Amboy Branch is abandoned to the south

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Line names may not be official, but serve to identify the line.

References

  1. Thorpe, Steve (April 23, 2009). "CONRAIL/NJ D.O.T. Draws the Curtain on the Bayonne Shuttle". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  2. Heyer, Gruel & Associates, PA (August 2000). "Bayonne, 2000 Master Plan" (PDF). City of Bayonne, NJ. pp. X4–X9.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Sussex County railroad map, 1895
  4. Railway World: In which is Incorporated the United States Railroad and Mining Register, vol. 41, 1897
  5. Richard Edwards (1882), Industries of New Jersey, Part 1
  6. planning.co.ocean.nj.us
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