New Jersey Transit Rail Operations

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations
New Jersey Transit provides rail service throughout northern New Jersey and along Route 30 in New Jersey, and in the lower Hudson Valley west of the Hudson River.
Reporting mark	NJTR
Locale	North and Central Jersey, White Horse Pike corridor, Hudson Valley
Dates of operation	1983–present
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	1 Penn Plaza East Newark, NJ 07105

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (reporting mark NJTR) is the rail division of New Jersey Transit. It provides regional rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered around transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark. New Jersey Transit also operates rail service in Orange and Rockland counties in New York State under contract to Metro-North Railroad.

Network

New Jersey Transit's commuter rail network consists of 11 lines and 162 stations^[1] primarily concentrated in northern New Jersey, with one line running between Atlantic City and Philadelphia. These lines are listed below.

Operations are in two divisions:

• Hoboken Division: These lines, formerly operated by the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad run from Hoboken Terminal or through Newark-Broad St., and includes Midtown Direct service via Kearny Junction.
• Newark Division: These lines run through Newark Penn Station on the Northeast Corridor, and were previously operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey and New York and Long Branch Railroad. Also in this division is the Atlantic City Line, previously operated by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines.

Newark Division
Lines		Terminals
Northeast Corridor Line		New York Penn Station	Trenton
Princeton Branch		Princeton Jct.	Princeton
North Jersey Coast Line		New York Penn Station (service also to Hoboken during rush hours)	Bay Head (electric service ends at Long Branch)
Raritan Valley Line		Newark Penn Station	High Bridge (most service ends at Raritan)
Atlantic City Line		30th Street Station	Atlantic City
Hoboken Division
Main Line (via Paterson)		Hoboken Terminal	Suffern (Port Jervis Line continues to Port Jervis)
Bergen County Line (via Radburn)
Pascack Valley Line			Spring Valley
Meadowlands Rail Line			Meadowlands
Montclair-Boonton Line		New York Penn Station (electric via Midtown Direct) ---- Hoboken Terminal (diesel and electric service)	Hackettstown (electric service ends at Montclair State)
Morris & Essex Lines	Morristown Line		Dover (diesel service to Hackettstown)
	Gladstone Branch		Gladstone

Not included in the above table is the Atlantic City Express Service route. While this route is operated with Newark Division employees, the service is not owned by New Jersey Transit. Rather, it is operated by New Jersey Transit under contract to Caesars Entertainment Corporation and the owners of the Borgata, collectively ACES, LLC, which fund the route.

Rights-of-way

New Jersey Transit Rail owns most of its tracks, infrastructure, bridges, tunnels, signals, and right-of-way. The exceptions are:

• Atlantic City Line – Philadelphia 30th Street Station to Frankford Junction (owned by Amtrak) and Frankford Junction to Pennsauken Delair Junction (owned by Conrail)
• Northeast Corridor Line – entire line except Morrisville Yard (owned by Amtrak)
• Port Jervis Line – Suffern to Port Jervis (owned by Norfolk Southern and leased by Metro North)
• Raritan Valley Line – Aldene to Hunter (owned by Conrail)
• Montclair-Boonton Line – West of Netcong (owned by Norfolk Southern)

NJ Transit has a fleet of maintenance crews and vehicles that repair tracks, spread ballast, deliver supplies and inspect infrastructure. There are 8 non-revenue work diesels used for these purposes.

Non-operated lines

New Jersey Transit also owns the right of way of several branch lines that it does not operate, some of which are leased to freight railroads to serve freight customers.

• Harrison-Kingsland Branch
• Western extension of the Raritan Valley Line from High Bridge to Alpha (track is gone from Ludlow to Bloomsbury)
• Southern Secondary from Red Bank to South Lakewood. The part from South Lakewood to Lakehurst, New Jersey is owned by Conrail, and from Lakehurst to Woodmansie is owned by Clayton Sand. NJ Transit also owns the final stretch from Woodmansie to Winslow Junction.
• Beesley's Point Secondary from Winslow Junction to Ocean City
• Cape May Branch from Tuckahoe to Cape May, plus a branch to Cape May Point
• Former Bergen County Line from HX Interlocking (Hackensack River) to Croxton Yard, realigned for Secaucus Junction
• Freehold Secondary from Freehold to Farmingdale
• Freehold Branch from Freehold to Matawan

Freight contracts

Several railroads hold trackage rights agreements to operate freight service on NJT-owned lines. Conrail, CSX, Norfolk Southern and several short lines (Cape May Seashore Lines, Morristown & Erie Railway, Southern Railroad of New Jersey) currently have trackage rights contracts to operate freight service on NJT lines. The M&E must use NJT rails to travel between its own trackage. A similar situation exists for Conrail on the Atlantic City Line.^{[citation needed]} Details as follows:

• Hoboken Division
  • Morris & Essex Lines
    • Morristown Line: NS, M&E (West End to Hackettstown)
    • Gladstone Branch: NS
  • Montclair-Boonton Line: NS, M&E
  • Harrison Cut-off (unused by NJ Transit): NS
  • Main Line: NS, M&E (West End to Rutherford Junction)
  • Bergen County Line: NS, M&E (Rutherford Junction to Passaic Junction)
  • Pascack Valley Line: NS
• Newark Division
  • Raritan Valley Line: Conrail (Aldene to Bound Brook), NS (west of Bound Brook)
  • Northeast Corridor Line: Conrail (west (geographic south) of Waverly)
  • North Jersey Coast Line: Conrail
• Atlantic City Line: Conrail (north (geographic west) of Pennsauken Junction), SRNJ
  • Beesley's Point Secondary (unused by NJ Transit): Conrail
    • Cape May Branch (unused by NJ Transit): CMSL, SRNJ
• Southern Secondary: Conrail (northern part, east (geographic north) of South Lakewood)
  • Freehold Secondary: Conrail

The former Boonton Line east of the new Montclair Connection is now owned by Norfolk Southern.^{[citation needed]}

Movable bridges

NJ Transit operates numerous drawbridges, or movable bridges, especially in the northeastern part of the state.

NJ Transit movable bridges

• Dock Bridge, Newark (Passaic River) – Northeast Corridor Line (vertical lift) (owned and operated by Amtrak)
• Portal Bridge, Secaucus (Hackensack River) – Northeast Corridor Line (swing) (owned and operated by Amtrak)
• Newark Draw, Newark (Passaic River) – Morristown Line (swing)
• Lower Hack Lift, Jersey City (Hackensack River) – Morristown Line (vertical lift)
• Upper Hack Lift, Secaucus (Hackensack River) – Main Line (vertical lift)
• HX Draw, Secaucus (Hackensack River) – Bergen County Line (bascule)
• Lyndhurst Draw, Lyndhurst (Passaic River) – Main Line (swing)
• River Draw, South Amboy (Raritan River) – North Jersey Coast Line (swing)
• Morgan Draw, Old Bridge (Cheesequake Creek) – North Jersey Coast Line (bascule)
• Oceanport Draw, Oceanport (Oceanport Creek) – North Jersey Coast Line (swing)
• Shark River Draw, Belmar (Shark River) – North Jersey Coast Line (bascule)
• Brielle Draw, Brielle (Manasquan River) – North Jersey Coast Line (bascule)
• Beach Bridge, Atlantic City (Beach Thorofare) – Atlantic City Line (swing)
• Delair Bridge, Pennsauken (Delaware River) – Atlantic City Line (vertical lift) (owned and operated by Conrail)

Active rolling stock

Locomotives

Revenue

These locomotives carry NJTR markings for revenue service, except for units in bold, which carry MN markings for Metro-North's West-of-Hudson fleet. Not included are the EMU cars, which are technically locomotives, but are listed in the Passenger Cars roster below.

Builder and model	Photo	Numbers	Built	Acquired	Type	Power	Notes
Current stock
EMD GP40PH-2		4100–4112	1968	1983 (inherited at inception)	Diesel	3,000 hp (2,237 kW)	Former CNJ units, Rebuilt by Conrail 1991–93. Assigned to Hoboken Division.
EMD F40PH-2CAT		4113–4122, 4124, 4126–4129, 4193–4194, 4907–4908, 4913	1979–1981	NJTR:1982 MN: 2003 (4193–94); 2010–2011 (4907–4908, 4913)	Diesel	3,000 hp (2,237 kW)	4117, 4118 on lease to AMT in Montreal. MN 4907 and 4908 rebuilt from 4191 and 4192, respectively. 4913 rebuilt from NJTR 4123. MN 4912 and 4914 are currently being rebuilt from MN 4116 and NJTR 4125, respectively.
EMD GP40FH-2		4135–4144, 4900–4905	1966–1970	1987–1990	Diesel	3,000 hp (2,237 kW)	Current active locomotives: 4138–4139, 4141–4142, 4900–4905. 4135, 4137, 4140 and 4143-44 on lease to AMT in Montreal.
EMD GP40PH-2A		4145–4147, 4149–4150, 4219, 4906	1967–1970	1992–1993	Diesel	3,000 hp (2,237 kW)	Replacements for the U34CHs. 4148 wrecked 1996, rebuilt as 4219 by Conrail 1997.
EMD GP40PH-2B		4200–4218	1965–1969	1993–1994	Diesel	3,000 hp (2,237 kW)	ex-Penn Central. Replacements for the U34CHs.
ABB ALP-44		4400–4419	1990 (4400–4414) 1995 (4415–4419)		Electric	7,000 hp (5,220 kW)	Replacements for the E60s. Currently being retired.
ABB ALP-44M		4420–4431	1996–1997		Electric	7,000 hp (5,220 kW)	Microprocessor-equipped braking and controls Purchased for service increases related to Midtown Direct. Currently being retired.
Bombardier ALP-46		4600–4628	2001–2002		Electric	7,100 hp (5,294 kW)	Purchased for service increases related to Midtown Direct.
Alstom PL42AC		4000–4032	2005–2006		Diesel	4,200 hp (3,132 kW) 3,680 hp (2,744 kW) available for traction	Used in all diesel service.
GE Transportation P40DC		4800–4803	1993	2007	Diesel	4,250 hp (3,169 kW) 3,875 hp (2,890 kW) available for traction	Purchased from Amtrak and operated primarily on the Atlantic City Express Service route
Bombardier ALP-46A		4629–4664	2010–2011		Electric	7,500 hp (5,593 kW)	Newer version of ALP-46, delivery started in 2010.[2] Entered service June 2, 2010.[3]
Bombardier ALP-45DP		4500–4535 36 ordered 53 options	2011–2012		Dual-mode (electric and diesel)	Electric mode 5,365 hp (4,001 kW) Diesel mode 4,200 hp (3,132 kW)	Locomotives capable of running using wire or under diesel mode.[4] Originally purchased for service increases related to now-cancelled Access to the Region's Core. First locomotive arrived March 13, 2011, with all locomotives expected to be on property by October 2012.[5] The purchase of an option for 10 locomotives was approved on July 14, 2010.[6]

Non-revenue

All non-revenue locomotives are diesel-powered and carry NJT markings only. As these locomotives lack HEP, they cannot haul trains in passenger service.

Model	Numbers	Year(s)	Notes
MotivePower MP20B-3	1001–1005	2008	(rebuilt from 1967 EMD GP40FH-2s 4130-34)
EMD GP40-2	4300–4303	1965–1968
EMD SW1500	502	1972	slated for use on River Line

Passenger cars

New Jersey Transit has a fleet of over 1,000 passenger cars. The fleet and examples are described below. Except for the Comet IIM (which are all trailers), all examples shown are cab cars leading or on the tail end of trains.

Car groupings are, except for the Arrow III MUs, arranged in the following order: cab cars, trailers with lavatories, and trailers without lavatories, where applicable

Builder and model	Photo	Numbers	Total	Built	Rebuilt (rebuilder)	Notes
Budd/GE Arrow III		1304–1333 (singles) 1334–1533 (pairs)	30 single cars (no lavatory) 200 paired cars (lavatory in odd cars)	1977–1978	1992–1995 (ABB)	Self-propelled cars Cars have center doors
Bombardier Comet IIM		5300–5396, 5441–5458, 5460	116 trailers (no lavatories)	1982–1983	1999–2002 (AAI/Alstom)	Formerly Comet II
		5397–5440, 5459	45 trailers (no lavatories)	1987–1989		Formerly Comet IIB
Bombardier Comet III		5000–5008, 5200–5205, 5500–5534	9 cab cars (lavatory) 6 trailers (lavatory) 35 trailers (no lavatory)	1990–1991		First NJTR push-pull cars with center doors In storage awaiting rebuild or scrapping
Bombardier Comet IV		5011–5031, 5235–5264, 5535–5582	21 cab cars (lavatory) 30 trailers (lavatory) 48 trailers (no lavatory)	1996		Cars have center doors. No door at the engineer's position.
Alstom Comet V		6000–6083, 6200–6213, 6500–6601	84 cab cars (lavatory) 14 trailers (lavatory) 102 trailers (no lavatory)	2002–2004		Cars have center doors. Stainless steel cars. Replacement for Comet I low-platform cars Purchased for Midtown Direct service increases
		6700–6714, 6750–6754, 6755–6799	15 cab cars (lavatory) 5 trailers (lavatory) 45 trailers (no lavatory)	2002–2004		Metro-North cars. Cars have center doors. Stainless steel cars. Restroom cars: 6700–6714, 6750–6754
Bombardier MultiLevel Vehicle (MLV)		7000–7051, 7200–7298, 7500–7677	52 cab cars (lavatory) 99 trailers (lavatory) 178 trailers (no lavatory)	2006–2010		Joint order with AMT (Montreal). First cars with quarter-point doors.[7] 45 car option exercised in June 2007.[8] 50-car option exercised in August 2008.[9] 7229–7236 owned by Atlantic City Express Service, LLC, for ACES duty.
Bombardier Bombardier Multilevel II	No photo available.	TBD	100 (breakdown TBD)	2012–2013		*A 100 car base order was announced on July 14, 2010.[6] It was finalized and awarded to Bombardier on September 1, 2010. The order includes an additional 79 car option.[10][11][12]

Retired rolling stock

Main article: Retired New Jersey Transit rail fleet

Stations

Main article: List of New Jersey Transit stations

NJ Transit's rail network has 161 stations, varying in size from major commuter hubs like New York Penn Station, Hoboken Terminal and Newark Penn Station to small trackside plexiglas shelters or simple stops with only a small platform. New Jersey Transit owns and operates all of its rail stations except as listed below.

Owned by Amtrak

• New York Penn Station
• Newark Liberty International Airport Station (co-owned with Port Authority of NY/NJ)
• Philadelphia-30th Street (NJ Transit stops at the Amtrak platforms on the lower level)

Owned by Metro-North Railroad

All of these stations are on the Port Jervis Line, where the MTA leases trackage from Norfolk Southern Railway.

• Campbell Hall
• Harriman
• Middletown
• Otisville
• Port Jervis
• Salisbury Mills-Cornwall
• Sloatsburg
• Tuxedo

Leased to Metro-North Railroad

These stations are along the Pascack Valley Line, along trackage owned by New Jersey Transit.

• Nanuet
• Pearl River
• Spring Valley

References

1. ^ New Jersey Transit Facts at a Glance, 2006
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY6yxmOlzH0
4. ^ Bombardier Press release
5. ^ page 41
6. ^ ^{a b} Transit approves capital and operating budgets Asbury Park Press. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
7. ^ "First Multilevel Train Debuts on Northeast Corridor" (Press release). NJ Transit. December 11, 2006. http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2283. Retrieved January 13, 2007. 
8. ^ "NJ Transit Orders 45 Additional Multilevel Rail Cars" (Press release). NJ Transit. June 13, 2007. http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2329. Retrieved June 13, 2007. 
9. ^ NJT Purchases 50 Additional Multilevel Rail Cars
10. ^ http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/nj-transit-orders-100-more-bombardier-multilevel-cars.html
11. ^ http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d8012b395
12. ^ "NJ Transit pays $267M to purchase 100 new rail cars". Associated Press. September 2, 2009. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/nj_transit_to_purchase_100_new.html. Retrieved July 29, 2011. 

• http://www.vossloh-espana.com/cms/media/downloads/pdfs/references/Vossloh_Espana_NJT_USA_us.pdf
• http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/products-services/rail-vehicles/commuter-and-regional-trains/double-deck-coaches/multi-level-north-america?docID=0901260d8002952f
• http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/products-services/rail-vehicles/locomotives/other-projects/alp-46---usa?docID=0901260d80012dba

External links

• NJ Transit
• NJ Transit Rail
• The Unofficial NJ TRANSIT Website
• Railroad.net forums
• Stan's Railpix—New Jersey Transit Photo Gallery