former Central Railroad of New Jersey main line
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The former Central Railroad of New Jersey main line was a major historic rail route that once connected New York Harbor with central and western New Jersey, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor before most of its services were discontinued or absorbed into modern transit systems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Railroad of New Jersey main line | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic railroad route
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railway line ⓘ |
| category |
defunct New Jersey railroads
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former main line rail corridors in the United States ⓘ |
| connectedByFerryTo | Lower Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Lehigh Valley Railroad (via interchange)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad (via connections) NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Reading Company (via CNJ–Reading connections) NERFINISHED ⓘ central New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ western New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| declineCause |
competition from other railroads
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rise of automobile travel ⓘ suburbanization patterns shifting travel demand ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hadTerminal | Communipaw Terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | remains visible in surviving stations and rights-of-way ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important commuter route for New York City access
ⓘ
key route for coal and industrial freight ⓘ major trunk line between New York Harbor and interior New Jersey ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
New York Harbor area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostPassengerServiceEnded | late 20th century ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Central Railroad of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyIntegratedInto |
Conrail Shared Assets (freight)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NJ Transit commuter rail system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Railroad of New Jersey network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| served |
Lehigh Valley region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Bound Brook, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Easton, Pennsylvania (via Phillipsburg connections) NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Plainfield, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerville, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
partially abandoned
ⓘ
partially repurposed for commuter rail ⓘ |
| successor |
Conrail (freight operations on segments)
NERFINISHED
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NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Jersey City, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Phillipsburg, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail service
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passenger rail service ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Central Railroad of New Jersey main line