Kearny Junction
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Kearny Junction is a railroad junction in Kearny
, New Jersey
, where the Kearny Connection
splits from the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
main line. The Kearny Connection was built in the 1990s to connect the DL&W to the former Pennsylvania Railroad
line to New York Penn Station that crosses above the DL&W there. For the first time, suburban passenger trains from Lackawanna territory could run to Manhattan instead of Hoboken; New Jersey Transit
dubbed the new service Midtown Direct.
A westward view shows the two PRR Penn Station main tracks crossing above the three DL&W main tracks and one connecting track; the track just to the north is the other connecting track.
The new connecting track largely obliterated the remains of the PRR branch that once dropped down from the Penn Station line to reach industries in Harrison. Just west of Kearny Jct, the remnant of the DL&W Harrison Cut-off to Kingsland joins the DL&W main line.
Kearny, New Jersey
Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, where the Kearny Connection
Kearny Connection
The Kearny Connection in Kearny, New Jersey, allows suburban passenger trains from New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Lines to run to New York Penn Station,instead of their traditional ferry terminal on the river in Hoboken. New Jersey Transit dubbed the new service Midtown Direct; the...
splits from the former 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...
main line. The Kearny Connection was built in the 1990s to connect the DL&W to the former Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
line to New York Penn Station that crosses above the DL&W there. For the first time, suburban passenger trains from Lackawanna territory could run to Manhattan instead of Hoboken; New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
dubbed the new service Midtown Direct.
A westward view shows the two PRR Penn Station main tracks crossing above the three DL&W main tracks and one connecting track; the track just to the north is the other connecting track.
The new connecting track largely obliterated the remains of the PRR branch that once dropped down from the Penn Station line to reach industries in Harrison. Just west of Kearny Jct, the remnant of the DL&W Harrison Cut-off to Kingsland joins the DL&W main line.
See also
- Kearny ConnectionKearny ConnectionThe Kearny Connection in Kearny, New Jersey, allows suburban passenger trains from New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Lines to run to New York Penn Station,instead of their traditional ferry terminal on the river in Hoboken. New Jersey Transit dubbed the new service Midtown Direct; the...
- Waterfront ConnectionWaterfront ConnectionThe Waterfront Connection allows trains from New Jersey Transit's Newark Division to switch from the former PRR main line to the former DL&W main line to Hoboken. The connection opened on September 9, 1991....
- List of New Jersey railroad junctions
- Category:Kearny, New Jersey