NJ Transit Rail Operations Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
NJ Transit operates a rail network of 11 rail lines, 161 stations and 954 miles as of the 2003 fiscal year (June 30, 2003):
- Northeast Corridor Line
- North Jersey Coast Line
- Morristown Line
- Gladstone Branch
- Raritan Valley Line
- Main Line
- Bergen County Line
- Montclair-Boonton Line
- Pascack Valley Line
- Atlantic City Line
The other lines (except Atlantic City) are in the Hoboken division, operating out of the terminal in Hoboken. These are former Erie Lackawanna Railroad lines.
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2 Maintenance of Way 3 Freight Contracts 4 Movable Bridges 5 Stations |
Locomotives
Diesel:
Rolling Stock
- GP40FH-2no. 4130-4144 built by GM/EMD, 1965-70, rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen with F45 cowls 1987-90
- GP40PH-2A no. 4146-4150 built by GM/EMD 1967-71, rebuilt by Conrail 1993
- GP40PH-2B no. 4200-4219 built by GM/EMD 1965-69, rebuilt by Conrail 1993-97
- F40PH-2 no 4113-4129 built by GM/EMD 1981, rebuilt by Conrail 1997-98
- GP40FH-2 no. 4184-4189 built by GM/EMD 1966-69, rebuilt by MK with F45 cowls 1988-90 (owned by Metro North Railroad)
- GP40PH-2 no. 4190 built by GM/EMD 1969, rebuilt by Conrail 1992. Owned by Metro-North
- F40PH-2 no. 4191-4192 built 1981, rebuilt by Norfolk Southern 1999. Owned by Metro-North
- All diesel units have 105 mph top speed. GP40/F40 units have 3000 horsepower.
- ALP44 no. 4400-4414 built 1990 by Asea Brown Boveri, (Sweden) 125 mph top speed, 7000 horsepower.
- ALP44 no. 4415-4419 built 1995 by ABB Sweden, 125 mph top speed, 7000 HP
- ALP44M no. 4420-4431 built 1996 by ABB Sweden, 125 mph top speed, 7000 HP, microproccessor equipped
- ALP46 no. 4600-4628 built 2001-2002 by Adtranz (Bombardier), (Basel), 7100 HP
Comet I
- 1600-1609
- 1700-1760
- 5100-5134 (Cab)
- 5707-5751
- These cars were built as the first push-pull cars for the Erie Lackawanna's Hoboken diesel lines. They date from circa 1970 (trailers 5707-5751 1973) and have been in daily service for 34 years (2004). They have 3-2 seating arrangements. 1600-1609 and 1700-1760 have "low doors" and therefore are not Handicap-accessible. These cars were rebuilt in 1987 by Bombardier in Barre, Vermont and given high-level Handicap-accessibilty on the cab cars (5100-5134). 1600-1609 were formerly snack bar cars.
Comet II
- These cars were just rebuilt between 1999 and 2002 by AAI Corp. in Maryland. They were originally built by Bombardier 1982-1989 as both cab cars and trailer coaches. All cab cars have been "decabbed" and are now trailer coaches. The rebuilt fleet is now called Comet IIM. They can be found on all rail lines.
- 5000-5008 (Cab)
- 5500-5534
- These units were built 1990-1990 by Bombardier and have a center door (Comet I/Comet II's lack them) for easier boarding and detraining. They are used on the high-capacity lines-Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast and Morristown.
- 5011-5031 (Cab)
- 5235-5264
- 5535-5582
- First delivered in the fall of 1996, the Comet IV was purchased especially for the "MiDTOWN Direct" service on the Morristown line. These cars are the first NJ Transit cars with automatic climate control, global positioning systems and digital displays.
- 6000- (Cab)
- 6200-6218
- 6500-
- These are the latest NJ Transit passenger cars, with delivery beginning in fall 2002 and still underway. The cars are being built by Alstom with car bodies built in France. These will replace some if not most the 1970-vintage Comet I cars. They can be found throughout the system.
Arrow III
- 1304-1333 (singles)
- 1334-1533 (pairs)
- Built in 1977-1978 by the Budd Company and GE. These cars can seat 117/car (113 with toliet) and have a top speed of 100 mph. They operate on electrified routes including the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch.
- Passenger cars on New Jersey Transit typically have tan or brown seats that can be flipped over so a passenger can ride backward or forwards, linoleum floors, luggage racks, white walls, and fake wood decor. In the early 1990s, interiors with orange and yellow seats and blue and green seats were not uncommon, but the tan/brown version now dominates. Newer pre-Comet V cars have pastel colors (pinkish and white walls, grey-blue bench seats), and the Comet V coaches themselves have dark red seats with notches, along with very large windows. (Those windows are much bigger than the ones on Amtrak's Amfleet cars.)
Maintenance of Way
- Unlike most other North American commuter lines, NJ Transit owns most of its tracks, infrasturcture, bridges, tunnels, signals and right-of-way (as opposed to having them leased via "trackage rights" from private freight railroads. The exceptions on the NJT system include the entire NY-Trenton Northeast Corridor line which is owned, maintained and controlled by Amtrak and a section of the Atlantic City line west of Cherry Hill into Philadelphia, where it meets the Amtrak Northeast Corridor, this strectch is owned by Conrail. The Main/Bergen Lines north of Suffern, NY are now owned by Metro North Railroad.
Although NJ Transit itself does not carry freight, it has trackage rights with several railroads to operate own its lines for freight service. Conrail, CSX, Norfolk Southern and the Morristown & Erie Railway; currently have trackage rights contracts to operate freight service on NJT lines.
Below is a list of NJ Transit lines and freight lines that operate on them:
NJ Transit operates numerous drawbridges, or movable bridges, especially in the northeastern part of the state.
NJ Transit Movable Bridges
NJ Transit's rail network has 161 stations, of which vary from major commuter hubs like New York Penn Station, Hoboken Terminal and Newark Penn Station to small trackside plexiglas shelters or simple stops with only a small platform. Almost all NJT Rail stations are owned/operated by NJ Transit, except the following:
Freight Contracts
Movable Bridges
Stations
See Complete list of NJ Transit stations.
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