Ferromonte Junction
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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. When the High Bridge Branch was abandoned east of the junction in the early 1980s, a switch was cut in to connect the western portion to the Chester Branch to replace the diamond crossover, and both lines are now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway
.
Succasunna-Kenvil, New Jersey
Succasunna-Kenvil is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Roxbury Township, in Morris County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 12,569.-History:...
. It was originally formed by the crossing at grade of the Central Railroad of New Jersey
Central Railroad of New Jersey
The Central Railroad of New Jersey , commonly known as the Jersey Central Lines or CNJ, was a Class I railroad with origins in the 1830s, lasting until 1976 when it was absorbed into Conrail with the other bankrupt railroads of the Northeastern United States...
's High Bridge Branch
High Bridge Branch
The High Bridge Branch was a branch line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey that started in High Bridge, New Jersey at a connection with the CNJ main line and continued north to iron-ore mines in Morris County...
(former Long Valley Railroad) with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York...
's Chester Branch (former Chester Railroad) and the connection to the Ferromonte Railroad. When the High Bridge Branch was abandoned east of the junction in the early 1980s, a switch was cut in to connect the western portion to the Chester Branch to replace the diamond crossover, and both lines are now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway
Morristown and Erie Railway
The Morristown and Erie Railway is a freight short line railroad based in Morristown, New Jersey. It operates freight rail service five days a week in Morris County, New Jersey and surrounding areas...
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