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NJ Transit Rail Operations
NJ Transit Rail Operations (reporting mark NJTR) is the rail division of NJ Transit. It operates commuter rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered on transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark. NJ Transit also operates rail service in Orange and Rockland counties in New York under contract to Metro-North Railroad. The commuter rail lines saw 59,447,200 riders in 2024, making it the third-busiest commuter railroad in North America and the longest commuter rail system in North America by route length.
The lines operated by NJ Transit were formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey, New York and Long Branch Railroad, and Erie Lackawanna Railroad, most of which date from the mid-19th century. From the 1960s onward, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began funding the commuter lines.
By 1976, the lines were all operated by Conrail under contract to NJDOT. NJDOT began rehabilitating the electrification systems on the current day Hoboken Division; this involved converting the system from 3,000 Volts DC to 25 kV 60 Hz AC. Furthermore, Arrow III cars were ordered to replace the aging fleet of MUs inherited from the Erie Lackawanna Railroad.
Following the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 which required Conrail to abandon or transfer its commuter rail services to state agencies, NJ Transit Rail Operations took control of on January 1, 1983.
In 1984, the aforementioned rehabilitation project was finally completed. The Erie Lackawanna MUs were retired after their final run on August 23, 1984 and were replaced with Arrow IIIs.
In 1988, electrification was extended from Matawan to Long Branch on the North Jersey Coast Line.
NJ Transit greatly expanded and consolidated its rail system in the 1990s and early 2000s.
On September 9, 1991, the Waterfront Connection opened allowing trains running on the Pennsylvania Railroad mainline to access Hoboken Terminal. Complementing the Waterfront Connection, the Kearny Connection opened on June 10, 1996 allowing M&E trains to access Penn Station. NJ Transit christened the new service as Midtown Direct.
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NJ Transit Rail Operations
NJ Transit Rail Operations (reporting mark NJTR) is the rail division of NJ Transit. It operates commuter rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered on transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark. NJ Transit also operates rail service in Orange and Rockland counties in New York under contract to Metro-North Railroad. The commuter rail lines saw 59,447,200 riders in 2024, making it the third-busiest commuter railroad in North America and the longest commuter rail system in North America by route length.
The lines operated by NJ Transit were formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey, New York and Long Branch Railroad, and Erie Lackawanna Railroad, most of which date from the mid-19th century. From the 1960s onward, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began funding the commuter lines.
By 1976, the lines were all operated by Conrail under contract to NJDOT. NJDOT began rehabilitating the electrification systems on the current day Hoboken Division; this involved converting the system from 3,000 Volts DC to 25 kV 60 Hz AC. Furthermore, Arrow III cars were ordered to replace the aging fleet of MUs inherited from the Erie Lackawanna Railroad.
Following the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 which required Conrail to abandon or transfer its commuter rail services to state agencies, NJ Transit Rail Operations took control of on January 1, 1983.
In 1984, the aforementioned rehabilitation project was finally completed. The Erie Lackawanna MUs were retired after their final run on August 23, 1984 and were replaced with Arrow IIIs.
In 1988, electrification was extended from Matawan to Long Branch on the North Jersey Coast Line.
NJ Transit greatly expanded and consolidated its rail system in the 1990s and early 2000s.
On September 9, 1991, the Waterfront Connection opened allowing trains running on the Pennsylvania Railroad mainline to access Hoboken Terminal. Complementing the Waterfront Connection, the Kearny Connection opened on June 10, 1996 allowing M&E trains to access Penn Station. NJ Transit christened the new service as Midtown Direct.