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Morristown Line
The Morristown Line is an NJ Transit commuter rail line connecting Morris and Essex counties to New York City, via New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal. It is one of the two routes that make up the Morris & Essex Lines, alongside the Gladstone Branch. Out of 52 inbound and 53 outbound daily weekday trains, 34 inbound and 37 outbound Midtown Direct trains (about 67%) use the Kearny Connection (opened June 10, 1996) to Penn Station, and the rest go to Hoboken. Passengers can transfer at Newark Broad Street or Summit to reach another destination. On rail system maps, the line is colored dark green, and its symbol is a drum, a reference to Morristown's history during the American Revolution.
There is hourly service to/from New York (none going beyond Dover) on weekends. Until August 13, 2006, there was also hourly service to Hoboken. On that date, service between Hoboken and Summit was cut back to once every two hours on weekends. On May 11, 2008, off-peak weekday Hoboken-Dover trains (600 Series) were cut. In addition, weekend Gladstone trains were cut back to Summit, and a shuttle train is operated every two hours between Newark Broad Street and Hoboken Terminal.
The majority of the Morristown Line consists of the former Morris and Essex Railroad which was incorporated on January 29, 1835; the first section of the railroad, which ran from Newark to Orange, opened on November 19, 1836. Trains also ran to Jersey City via an agreement with the New Jersey Rail Road. The railroad was later extended to Morristown on January 1, 1838. The line was eventually extended to Phillipsburg in 1866 following extensions to Dover on July 31, 1848, and to Hackettstown in January 1854.
The Hoboken Land and Improvement Company operated a ferry across the Hudson River between Hoboken and New York City. Until early 1859 the NJRR paid the HL&I for the business that instead used the NJRR ferry. Because of this, the HL&I decided to help the M&E by building their new alignment, using the New York and Erie Railroad's Long Dock Tunnel. To use the Erie's tunnel a supplement to their charter was needed; this was passed March 8, 1860 after arguments against the bill from the NJRR. Another legal obstacle was the NJRR's monopoly over bridges, granted to the Passaic and Hackensack Bridge Company, invalidated by the state in 1861. The first excursion train operated on the new alignment on November 14, 1862, but a contract required the M&E to continue using the NJRR until October 13, 1863. The next day, regular service began via the new alignment.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad leased the M&E starting on December 31, 1868. Due to the fact that the DL&W used 6 ft (1,829 mm) broad gauge while the M&E used 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge, the line between Washington and Denville had a third rail laid to make it compatible between the railroads. Eventually, the DL&W decided to convert to standard gauge and this was done on May 27, 1876.
Following a frog war with the Erie Railroad and congestion issues in the Long Dock Tunnel, the DL&W decided to construct its own tunnel to Hoboken Terminal. Construction on the North Bergen Tunnel began in 1873 and finished in 1877. This was later joined by the South Bergen Tunnel which began construction in 1906 and was finished in 1910.
The line was electrified between 1930 and 1931 at 3 kV DC. The M&E was eventually merged into the DL&W on July 26, 1945.
The DL&W later merged with the Erie Railroad in 1960 to become the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. Eventually, Conrail took over operations in 1976. NJ Transit officially took over operations in 1983 from Conrail.
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Morristown Line
The Morristown Line is an NJ Transit commuter rail line connecting Morris and Essex counties to New York City, via New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal. It is one of the two routes that make up the Morris & Essex Lines, alongside the Gladstone Branch. Out of 52 inbound and 53 outbound daily weekday trains, 34 inbound and 37 outbound Midtown Direct trains (about 67%) use the Kearny Connection (opened June 10, 1996) to Penn Station, and the rest go to Hoboken. Passengers can transfer at Newark Broad Street or Summit to reach another destination. On rail system maps, the line is colored dark green, and its symbol is a drum, a reference to Morristown's history during the American Revolution.
There is hourly service to/from New York (none going beyond Dover) on weekends. Until August 13, 2006, there was also hourly service to Hoboken. On that date, service between Hoboken and Summit was cut back to once every two hours on weekends. On May 11, 2008, off-peak weekday Hoboken-Dover trains (600 Series) were cut. In addition, weekend Gladstone trains were cut back to Summit, and a shuttle train is operated every two hours between Newark Broad Street and Hoboken Terminal.
The majority of the Morristown Line consists of the former Morris and Essex Railroad which was incorporated on January 29, 1835; the first section of the railroad, which ran from Newark to Orange, opened on November 19, 1836. Trains also ran to Jersey City via an agreement with the New Jersey Rail Road. The railroad was later extended to Morristown on January 1, 1838. The line was eventually extended to Phillipsburg in 1866 following extensions to Dover on July 31, 1848, and to Hackettstown in January 1854.
The Hoboken Land and Improvement Company operated a ferry across the Hudson River between Hoboken and New York City. Until early 1859 the NJRR paid the HL&I for the business that instead used the NJRR ferry. Because of this, the HL&I decided to help the M&E by building their new alignment, using the New York and Erie Railroad's Long Dock Tunnel. To use the Erie's tunnel a supplement to their charter was needed; this was passed March 8, 1860 after arguments against the bill from the NJRR. Another legal obstacle was the NJRR's monopoly over bridges, granted to the Passaic and Hackensack Bridge Company, invalidated by the state in 1861. The first excursion train operated on the new alignment on November 14, 1862, but a contract required the M&E to continue using the NJRR until October 13, 1863. The next day, regular service began via the new alignment.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad leased the M&E starting on December 31, 1868. Due to the fact that the DL&W used 6 ft (1,829 mm) broad gauge while the M&E used 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge, the line between Washington and Denville had a third rail laid to make it compatible between the railroads. Eventually, the DL&W decided to convert to standard gauge and this was done on May 27, 1876.
Following a frog war with the Erie Railroad and congestion issues in the Long Dock Tunnel, the DL&W decided to construct its own tunnel to Hoboken Terminal. Construction on the North Bergen Tunnel began in 1873 and finished in 1877. This was later joined by the South Bergen Tunnel which began construction in 1906 and was finished in 1910.
The line was electrified between 1930 and 1931 at 3 kV DC. The M&E was eventually merged into the DL&W on July 26, 1945.
The DL&W later merged with the Erie Railroad in 1960 to become the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. Eventually, Conrail took over operations in 1976. NJ Transit officially took over operations in 1983 from Conrail.