New Jersey Transit Rail Operations

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations

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New Jersey Transit provides rail service throughout northern New Jersey, between Philadelphia and Atlantic City in southern 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 commuter rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered on 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. This does not include New Jersey Transit's light rail operations.

Network and infrastructure

Lines

As of 2012, New Jersey Transit's commuter rail network consists of 11 lines and 164 stations, primarily concentrated in northern New Jersey, with one line running between Atlantic City and Philadelphia. These lines are listed below.

Current lines

Operations are in two divisions:

• Hoboken Division: formerly operated by the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, the Hoboken Division runs from Hoboken Terminal or through Newark-Broad St. and includes Midtown Direct service via Kearny Junction.
• Newark Division: formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey and New York and Long Branch Railroad, these lines operate through Newark Penn Station on the Northeast Corridor. The former Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Atlantic City Line is also included in the Newark Division.

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 Weekdays & Weekends Hoboken Terminal 5 Weekday Trains	Electric service ends at Long Branch Diesel service ends at Bay Head
Raritan Valley Line		New York Penn Station 9 Weekday Trains Hoboken Terminal 1 Inbound Weekday Train Newark Penn Station Weekdays & Weekends	High Bridge (most service ends at Raritan)
Atlantic City Line		30th Street Station	Atlantic City
Hoboken Division
Lines		Terminals
Main Line		Hoboken Terminal	Suffern (Port Jervis Line continues to Port Jervis)
Bergen County Line
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)	Electric service ends at Montclair State Diesel service ends at Hackettstown
Morristown Line			Electric service ends at Dover Diesel service ends at Hackettstown
Gladstone Branch			Gladstone

Freight usage

Although NJ Transit itself does not carry freight, NJTR allows freight service to be operated over its lines via trackage rights agreements with several railroads to operate on its lines for freight service. 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 NJ Transit lines. The Morristown & Erie Railway can only use NJT trackage to get between its owned trackage; it cannot serve customers on NJ Transit trackage. A similar situation exists for Conrail on the Atlantic City Line.

Below is a list of NJ Transit lines and freight lines that operate on them:

• Morris & Essex Lines:
  • Morristown Line (West End-Hackettstown): Norfolk Southern Railway (NS), Morristown & Erie Railway (M&E)
  • Gladstone Branch: NS
• Montclair-Boonton Line: NS, M&E
• Main Line (West End-Rutherford Junction): NS, M&E
• Bergen County Line: NS, M&E (Rutherford Junction-Passaic Junction)
• Pascack Valley Line: NS
• Raritan Valley Line (Aldene-Bound Brook): CSAO
• North Jersey Coast Line: CSAO
• Atlantic City Line: CSAO, SRNJ

Non-passenger lines

NJTR also owns several lines not used for regular passenger service. These lines were purchased by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in the late 1970s for railbanking purposes, with ownership transferring to New Jersey Transit upon its creation in 1979. These lines are either leased for freight/tourist service, interim rail trail use, or remain derelict:

• Harrison-Kingsland Branch: derelict
• Raritan Valley Line:
  • High Bridge-Bloomsbury: NS
  • Bloomsbury-Phillipsburg: trackage removed due to construction of Interstate 78 in 1989
• Red Bank-South Lakewood: Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO)
• Woodmansie-Winslow Junction: derelict
• Beesley's Point Secondary:
  • Winslow Junction-Palmero/Beesley's Point: CSAO
  • Palermo-Ocean City: leased to city of Ocean City in 1999 for use as interim Ocean City Bike Path rail trail
• Tuckahoe-Cape May: Cape May Seashore Lines, Southern Railroad of New Jersey
• HX Interlocking (Hackensack River)-Croxton Yard: realigned for Secaucus Junction, used as yard lead by NS
• Freehold-Farmingdale: derelict
• Freehold-Matawan: leased to Monmouth County Park System until 2020 as interim section of Henry Hudson Trail

Ownership

NJT owns most of its tracks, infrastructure, bridges, tunnels and signals. 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)

Yards and maintenance

NJ Transit's main Storage and maintenance facility is the Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny, New Jersey. Other major yard facilities are located at Hoboken Terminal. Amtrak's Sunnyside Yard, in Queens, New York serves as a layover facility for trains to New York Penn Station. Additional yards are located at outlying points along the lines. These include:

• Main and Bergen County Lines:
  • Waldwick Yard
  • Suffern Yard
  • Port Jervis Yard (along the Metro-North-leased line)
• Montclair-Boonton Line:
  • Great Notch Yard, Little Falls
• Morris and Essex Lines:
  • Gladstone Yard
  • Summit Yard
  • Dover Yard
  • Port Morris Yard
• North Jersey Coast Line:
  • Long Branch Yard
  • Bay Head Yard
• Northeast Corridor:
  • Morrisville Yard, Morrisville, PA (near the Trenton Transit Center)
  • County Yard, New Brunswick (near Jersey Avenue)
  • Hudson Yard, Harrison (Serves mostly Raritan Valley Line trains)
• Pascack Valley Line:
  • Woodbine Yard, Spring Valley, NY
• Raritan Valley Line:
  • Raritan Yard

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

Movable bridges

NJT utilizes numerous moveable 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)

Rolling stock

Reporting marks

All New Jersey Transit Rail Operations equipment in both revenue and non-revenue service carry AAR reporting marks of NJTR without exception. Equipment owned by Metro-North carries AAR reporting marks MNCW without exception.

Locomotives

Active revenue

These locomotives carry NJTR reporting marks for revenue service, except for units in bold, which carry Metro-North MNCW reporting marks 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. ONLY active revenue locomotives are listed, retired equipment is unlisted.

Builder and model	Photo	Numbers	Built	Acquired	Type	Power	Notes
EMD GP40PH-2		4100–4102, 4105, 4107-4112	1968	1983 (inherited at inception)	Diesel		Former CNJ units; rebuilt by Conrail 1991–93. Assigned to Hoboken Division. 4107, 4111, 4112 in storage All units will enter an in-house rebuild program by NJ Transit for mechanical conversion into a standard GP40-2 for non-revenue service. The HEP motor will been removed, unlit number boards will be drilled in, the rear ladder will be removed and replaced with steps, and LED markers will be applied to the rear end, replacing the original tri-color class lights (see "Non-revenue" section below).
MPI F40PH-3C		MNCW4907-4914	1979–1981	Remanufactured by MPI from F40PH-2CAT's (MNCW: 2000-2004 (MN4191-MN4194); 2010–2012 (MNCW4907–MNCW4908, MNCW4911-MNCW4914))	Diesel		MNCW 4907 and MNCW 4908 rebuilt from MN 4191 and MN 4192, respectively. MNCW 4911-4914 rebuilt from NJTR 4115, NJTR 4116, NJTR 4123, and NJTR 4125, respectively. 4119,4120,4124 still in service as work engines Some units sold to USDOT for testing
EMD GP40FH-2/GP40FH-2M		4135–4144, MNCW4900–4905	1966–1970	1987–1990	Diesel		Only 4900–4905 are active MNCW4900-4905 are GP40FH-2M 4139 is used in work service (Aqua track) Some units sold to USDOT for testing
EMD GP40PH-2A		4145–4147, 4149–4150, MNCW4906	1967–1970	1992–1993	Diesel		Replacements for the U34CHs. 4148 wrecked 1996, rebuilt as GP40PH-2B 4219 by Conrail 1997.
EMD GP40PH-2B		4200–4219	1965–1969	1993–1994	Diesel		ex-Penn Central. Replacements for the U34CHs. The following units are out of service 4204 is now a work engine 4218 in storage 4212 in the M&E shops
Bombardier ALP-46		4600–4628	2001–2002		Electric		Purchased for service increases related to Midtown Direct. Currently being rebuilt.
Alstom PL42AC		4000–4032	2005–2006		Diesel	available for traction	Used in all diesel service.
GE Transportation P40DC		4800–4803	1993	2007	Diesel-Electric	available for traction	Purchased from Amtrak and operated primarily on the ACES route. Sold to Connecticut Department of Transportation in July 2015 for $3.85 million and will eventually see service on Shore Line East trains.
Bombardier ALP-46A		4629–4664	2010–2011		Electric		Newer version of ALP-46, delivery started in 2010. Entered service June 2, 2010.
Bombardier ALP-45DP		4500–4534 35 ordered	2011–2012		Dual-mode (electric and diesel)	Electric mode Diesel mode available for traction	Locomotives capable of running using wire or under diesel mode.

Non-revenue

All non-revenue locomotives are diesel-powered and legally carry the same "NJTR" AAR reporting marks as all other equipment without exception. As these locomotives lack HEP, they do not haul trains in passenger service unless performing a rescue.

Model	Numbers	Year(s)	Notes
MotivePower MP20B-3	NJTR1001–NJTR1005	2008	Rebuilt from 1967 EMD GP40FH-2s NJTR4130-NJTR4134.
EMD GP40PH-2	NJTR4103-NJTR4104, NJTR4106	1968	Modified 2014 with HEP motor has been removed, unlit number boards have been drilled in, rear ladder removed and replaced with steps, and LED markers applied to the rear end replacing their original tri-color class lights. Units are now mechanically standard GP40-2's.
EMD GP40-2	NJTR4300–NJTR4303	1965–1968	Ex-Conrail and New York Central.
EMD SW1500	NJTR502	1972	Used on River Line. This unit is OOS.

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.

Single Arrow III MU's are GE Model MA-1J, married pairs are GE Model MA-1H.

Builder and model	Photo	Numbers	Total	Built	Rebuilt (rebuilder)	Notes
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 NJT Arrow III 1428, 1429, 1507, 1506, 1415, 1414, 1368, 1369, 1419, 1418, 1356, 1357, 1404, 1405, 1431, 1430, 1328, 1383, 1382, 1441, 1440, 1388, 1389, 1476, 1477, 1398, 1399, 1512, 1513, 1370, 1371, 1407, 1406, 1410, 1411, 1350, 1351, 1318, 1305 are in storage Approximately 160 remain in active service, numerous stored or scrapped. Possible final rebuild program to extend usable life up to 2028 under loose consideration. Project would include installation of auto-tap changers to allow voltage switches on while in revenue service, propulsion upgrades to allow maximum running speed of 125 mph, upgrade braking, interior refurbishment and addition of ADA bathrooms, etc. Some units sold to USDOT for testing Scheduled to be replaced by Multilevel Power Cars by 2020.
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 IV		5011–5031, 5235–5264, 5535–5582	21 cab cars (lavatory) 30 trailers (lavatory) 48 trailers (no lavatory)	1996		No door at the engineer's position. 5019 and 5025 are retired.
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 Cab # 6000, 6004, 6016, and 6083 have a full K5LA horn
		MNCW6700–6714, MNCW6750–6754, MNCW6755–6799	15 cab cars (lavatory) 5 trailers (lavatory) 45 trailers (no lavatory)	2002–2004		Metro-North cars. Metro-North class Shoreliner V. Cars have center doors. Stainless steel cars. Restroom cars: MNCW6700–6714, MNCW6750–6754
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. 45 car option exercised in June 2007. 50-car option exercised in August 2008. 7229–7236 owned by Atlantic City Express Service, LLC, formerly used for the Atlantic City Express Service.
Bombardier Bombardier Multilevel II		7052–7061, 7678–7767	10 cab cars (lavatory) 90 trailers (no lavatory)	2012–2013		A 100 car base order was announced on July 14, 2010. It was finalized and awarded to Bombardier on September 1, 2010. The order includes an additional 79 car option. 54 of these options exercised by MARC to obtain 54 cars with quick turnaround, leaving 25 unexercised options. All Delivered and in service

Stations

Main article: List of New Jersey Transit stations

See also: Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations] (NJTRO) provides passenger service on 12 lines at total of 165 stations, some operated conjunction with Amtrak and Metro North (MNCW).

External links

• NJ Transit
• NJ Transit Rail
• Draft 2012 State Rail Plan