New Jersey

State Details

See New Jersey; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.

Maps

New Jersey is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Northeast.

Maps of the NJ Transit Rail and Light Rail systems may be found here

The Northeast Corridor

This is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak, it runs from Boston in the north to Washington, D.C., in the south. Tracks are standard gauge (4 ft 8 1/2 in (1435mm) and the overhead electrification is 25 kV AC at 60 Hz (Boston–New Haven), 12.5 kV AC at 60 Hz (New Haven–New York) and 12 kV AC at 25 Hz (New York–Washington). Some trains reach 150 mph (240 km/h) on certain sections.
The corridor is used by many Amtrak trains, including the high-speed Acela intercity trains, and several long-distance trains. Most of the corridor also has frequent commuter rail service, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), CT Rail, Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC). Ownership of the NEC is shown on this map
Northeast Corridor trains enter New Jersey from New York Penn, NY and there are stations at Secaucus Junction, Newark Penn, Newark Liberty International Airport, North Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Linden, Rahway, Metropark, Metuchen, Edison, New Brunswick, Jersey Avenue, Princeton Junction, Hamilton and Trenton Transit Center before exiting the state into Pennsylvania.

Rail Operators

• AMTRAK - Northeast Corridor
  • Acela - Operates high-speed, limited stop trains Boston - Providence - New Haven - New York - Wilmington - Philadelphia - Washington D.C. Station calls in New Jersey are Newark Penn, Metropark and Trenton, the latter two with limited services.
  • AMTRAK Northeast Regional - Northeast Corridor trains enter New Jersey from New York Penn, NY and call at Newark Penn, Newark Liberty International Airport, Metropark, New Brunswick, Princeton Junction and Trenton.
  • AMTRAK - Long Distance trains on Northeast Corridor - Philadelphia is served by several long-distance trains on the Northeast Corridor route including the Cardinal to Chicago, the Carolinian to Charlotte, the Crescent to New Orleans, the Palmetto to Savannah, the Silver Meteor to Miami, the Vermonter to St. Albans, Vermont, the Keystone Service to Harrisburg, the Pennsylvanian to Pittsburgh and the Silver Star to Miami.
    

Station calls in New Jersey are Newark Penn, Newark Liberty International Airport, Metropark, New Brunswick, Princeton Junction and Trenton

• NJ Transit Rail Operations - Operates commuter rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered on transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark.
  • Northeast Corridor - New York Penn to Princeton Junction and Trenton
  • Princeton Junction to Princeton.
  • North Jersey Coast Line - New York Penn to Long Branch (electrified) and on to Bay Head (diesel)
  • Raritan Valley Line - New York Penn to High Bridge
  • Gladstone Branch - New York Penn to Gladstone
  • Montclair-Boonton Line - New York Penn to Montclair State University (electrified) - Denville - Hackettstown (Diesel)
  • Morristown Line - New York Penn - Summit - Denville - Dover - Hackettstown
  • Gladstone Branch - New York Penn - Summit - Gladstone
  • Meadowlands Rail Line - Hoboken Terminal - Secaucus Junction - Meadowlands
  • The Atlantic City line runs from Philadelphia 30th Street (Pennsylvania) to Atlantic City, entering New Jersey once the Delaware River is crossed.
• Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) - The PATCO Speedline, signed as the Lindenwold Line in Philadelphia and commonly referred to as the PATCO High Speed Line, connects 15–16th & Locust station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with Lindenwold in Camden County, New Jersey. The 14.2 mile (22.9 km) route is standard gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) and the electrification is third rail, 750 V DC.