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Ho Ho Kus Station built in 1905 using stones from the nearby Ravine








Ridgewood





Passaic Station built in 1870

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Long Island Railroad



Long Island Railroad EMD DE30AC#421 pulling Montauk Branch train #4 in Patchogue,New York



The Sayville Station Building , built in 1906 on the Long Island Railroad Montauk Branch



The Historic Oakdale Station built in 1868 on the Long Island Railroad Montauk Branch

[Busy Bee]

Major NJT 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 overnight:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/nyregion/amtrak-nj-transit-trains-suspended.html

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Long Island Railroad Far Rockaway Branch train departing Inwood Station

[Nexis4Jersey]

I have a 2-month backlog of images to share

Fordham Station artwork

Eureka

"Eureka" is a series of four "rose windows" that greet passengers on the northbound platform of Metro-North Railroad’s Fordham station in the Bronx. Reminiscent of the circular centerpiece of many Gothic cathedrals, the artwork depicts the plants and trees of the New York Botanical Garden and references the Gothic details found in the surrounding architecture of Fordham University.

The Old Southport Station building built in 1884 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad now an Italian Restaurant

Southport Westbound Station

The westbound station house built in 1895, one of the few remaining original station houses on the New Haven Line, was gutted by a fire on January 4, 2008. The Station was extensively renovated and reopened a year later.

CT Rail GP40-3H# 6699 heading Eastbound on the New Haven Line past Southport Station

The Stained Glass Hoboken Terminal Waiting Area ceiling

A Late Montclair-Boonton #6242 train crossing over Clark Street in Glen Ridge,New Jersey

Standing on the Freeman Parkway Bridge over the New Jersey Transit Montclair,New Jersey

The Historic Glen Ridge Station Building, constructed in 1912 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad

The Historic Spring Lake Station building, constructed in 1875 by the New York and Long Branch Railroad

Bikes parked at the Bradley Beach Train Station

New Jersey Transit ALP45DP#4521 pushing an inbound Main Line train at Secaucus Junction

An Eastbound Metro North New Haven Line train accelerating out of South Norwalk Station

The Electrified portion of the Danbury Branch used for trainset storage in Norwalk, Connecticut

Cranes constructing the New Metro North Walk Bridge in Norwalk,Connecticut

A Westbound Metro North New Haven Line train crossing the Walk Bridge built in 1896

Metro North Danbury Branch Train #1867 passing through Norwalk,Connecticut

GE P32AC-DM # 205 pulling Metro North Danbury Branch train #1830 in Norwalk,Connecticut

Silhouetted Faces and Period Pieces by artist Duvian Montoya installed in the South Norwalk Train Station Underpass

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The last few months of Commuter Rail Photos

The Morning Sunrise warming the tracks on the Northeast Corridor at Secaucus Junction Station

New Jersey Transit Morris & Essex #6604 departing Secaucus Junction Upper Level for New York Penn Station

New Jersey Transit Locomotive ALP46# 4620 pushing Morris & Essex #6604 out of Secaucus Junction to New York

Brookville BL20GH#125 in a CT Rail Paint Scheme at South Norwalk Station

The Historic Westport Station house built in 1848 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

The Devon Interlocking Tower

The former Eastbound Milford Station house now the Milford art's center built in 1881 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

The Eastbound Milford Station Building, built in 1848 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

A New Haven - State Street Bound Metro North New Haven Line train departing Milford Station

The Rippowam River Truss Bridge built in 1892 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in Stamford,Connecticut

An Eastbound New Haven Line train speeding alongside Interstate 95 in Greenwich,Connecticut

Workers by artist Tom Nussbaum at the Hartsdale Station

A Harlem Line local train stopping at Crestwood Station , bound for North White Plains

A New Haven Line train crossing the Harlem River in Upper Manhattan,New York

The Northeast Corridor at Metuchen,New Jersey

Metuchen Train Station built in 1888 by the Pennsylvania Railroad in Metuchen,New Jersey

Part of the Lincoln Interlocking at Metuchen Station on the Northeast Corridor

The Lack Interlocking on the Northeast Corridor in Secaucus,New Jersey

The Portal Swing Bridge across the Hackensack River built in 1910

The Lower Hack Lift Bridge across the Hackensack River in Jersey City,New Jersey

The West End Interlocking approach Signal Bridge in Jersey City,New Jersey

North Jersey Coast #7652 crossing the soon-to-be replaced Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River

Northeast Corridor #7869 approaching Secaucus Junction Upper Level

Main-Bergen County #1752 departing Secaucus Junction for Hoboken

Rutherford station constructed by the Erie Railroad in 1897.

The New Jersey Transit Main Line approach to Kingsland Station in Lyndhurst,New Jersey

The historic Kingsland Station built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1918 in Lyndhurst, New Jersey The station is set to close in December 2024 when the nearby Lyndhurst station upgrade is completed.

A 6 track section of the Northeast Corridor known as the Rahway Raceway

The Middle Tunnel ramp to the North Jersey Coast Line at the Union Interlocking in Rahway,New Jersey

New Jersey Transit North Jersey Coast #7233 departing Rahway Station entering the Union Interlocking

A Clear & Restricted Signals at Union Interlocking in Rahway,New Jersey

A Small crowd waiting to board an approaching North Jersey Coast #7624 at Rahway Station

[ColDayMan]

Great stuff, thanks!

[202_Cyclist]

New York governor proposes infrastructure improvements for Hudson Line

Jan. 5, 2025
Trains.com


Two MTA Metro-North trains meet at Breakneck Ridge on the Hudson Line on Oct. 14, 2024. New York’s Governor is proposing infrastructure improvements to cut travel times on the route. MTA/Marc A. Hermann

"ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to propose infrastructure improvements to the Hudson Line used by Metro-North and Amtrak’s Empire Service that could cut travel times by as much as 15 minutes, and reduce Metro-North’s fastest service between Poughkeepsie and New York City to less than 90 minutes.

The proposal will be part of Hochul’s State of the State address, set for Jan. 14, the Governor’s Office said in a press release today (Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025). It includes planning, evaluation, and design for projects including a second track at Spuyten Duyvil; interlocking, signal, and track improvements at Croton-Harmon; capacity improvements at Poughkeepsie Yard; Metropolitan Transportation Authority signal improvements near Yonkers; and climate-resilience projects on the line’s most vulnerable and highest-ridership segments...

The plan calls for MTA to evaluate and design other projects — such as adding a third track to the Harlem Line or connecting Hudson Line service to Penn Station — under an appropriation anticipated to be available as part of the agency’s 2025-29 capital plan. The MTA and New York State Department of Transportation will also create a regional rail working group with New Jersey and Connecticut to better coordinate matters such as interoperability, ticketing and schedules. The working group will also develop plans to make Metro-North or Long Island Rail Road travel to the 2026 World Cup at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium “as seamless as possible,” and explore further integration of regional travel."

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/...astructure-improvements-for-hudson-line/

[202_Cyclist]

Does anyone here have any contacts with NJ Transit?

NJ Transit president on light rail: It's coming to South Jersey, like it or not.


By Joseph P. Smith
Cherry Hill Courier-Post
Feb. 20, 2025

"GLASSBORO — NJ Transit President Kris Kolluri on Wednesday told an audience of South Jersey business representatives and elected officials that he intends to see pre-construction this year on a local light rail line.

This project, an 18-mile-long light rail line proposed to run between Glassboro and the city of Camden, is a “once in a century” chance at development, according to Kolluri. He estimated that the design stage is at the 30% mark.

The proposed Glassboro-Camden Line, aka GCL, is controversial in the communities through which it would pass..."

https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/...n-rand-center-redevelopment/79178304007/

[Busy Bee]

^ Should still be a PATCO extension instead of a standalone one-off.
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[Crawford]

Why are they building this stupid line, which will have no ridership, while they STILL haven't commenced construction of the Northern extension of HBLR? It will run through some of the densest, most transit-oriented real estate in North Jersey. The HBLR extension will have 20x the ridership of this South Jersey line.

I really hate this governor. He 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵, He has done nothing for transit and he opposes congestion pricing. He only looks good compared to Christie, who cancelled the ARC tunnel, probably the dumbest decision in NJ history.

[mrnyc]

^ umm, he’s literally doing that for rail transit.

i guess you can see where his constituancy is.

[TowerDude]

Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist

New York governor proposes infrastructure improvements for Hudson Line

Jan. 5, 2025
Trains.com


Two MTA Metro-North trains meet at Breakneck Ridge on the Hudson Line on Oct. 14, 2024. New York’s Governor is proposing infrastructure improvements to cut travel times on the route. MTA/Marc A. Hermann

"ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to propose infrastructure improvements to the Hudson Line used by Metro-North and Amtrak’s Empire Service that could cut travel times by as much as 15 minutes, and reduce Metro-North’s fastest service between Poughkeepsie and New York City to less than 90 minutes.

The proposal will be part of Hochul’s State of the State address, set for Jan. 14, the Governor’s Office said in a press release today (Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025). It includes planning, evaluation, and design for projects including a second track at Spuyten Duyvil; interlocking, signal, and track improvements at Croton-Harmon; capacity improvements at Poughkeepsie Yard; Metropolitan Transportation Authority signal improvements near Yonkers; and climate-resilience projects on the line’s most vulnerable and highest-ridership segments...

The plan calls for MTA to evaluate and design other projects — such as adding a third track to the Harlem Line or connecting Hudson Line service to Penn Station — under an appropriation anticipated to be available as part of the agency’s 2025-29 capital plan. The MTA and New York State Department of Transportation will also create a regional rail working group with New Jersey and Connecticut to better coordinate matters such as interoperability, ticketing and schedules. The working group will also develop plans to make Metro-North or Long Island Rail Road travel to the 2026 World Cup at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium “as seamless as possible,” and explore further integration of regional travel."

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/...astructure-improvements-for-hudson-line/

Its vitally important to double track that last bit of the Empire Corridor Tunnel to make any Hudson Line improvements fully worthwhile,

[202_Cyclist]

Hochul announces $150M to connect LIRR with Islip airport


By Adina Genn
Long Island Business Journal
Feb. 12, 2025

"Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that New York State will provide $150 million to Suffolk County for the infrastructure to connect the Long Island Rail Road Ronkonkoma station with a proposed north terminal at Long Island MacArthur Airport.

“This is how you make quality of life for Long Islanders, save time for them and build connections for our visitors as well,” Hochul said at the airport.

“By improving transit access, redesigning road networks, and enhancing critical infrastructure, we are unlocking new opportunities for businesses, tourism, and economic development,” she said. “This $150 million investment will also create good-paying union jobs while transforming how Long Islanders connect to one another, to New York and to the rest of the world..."

https://libn.com/2025/02/12/hochul-announces-150m-to-connect-lirr-with-islip-airport/

[TowerDude]

I know that the LIRR recently triple tracked the Ronkonkoma line but did they leave room in the ROW to quad track it eventually?

[jmecklenborg]

Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist

Hochul announces $150M to connect LIRR with Islip airport


By Adina Genn
Long Island Business Journal
Feb. 12, 2025

"Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that New York State will provide $150 million to Suffolk County for the infrastructure to connect the Long Island Rail Road Ronkonkoma station with a proposed north terminal at Long Island MacArthur Airport.

“This is how you make quality of life for Long Islanders, save time for them and build connections for our visitors as well,” Hochul said at the airport.

“By improving transit access, redesigning road networks, and enhancing critical infrastructure, we are unlocking new opportunities for businesses, tourism, and economic development,” she said. “This $150 million investment will also create good-paying union jobs while transforming how Long Islanders connect to one another, to New York and to the rest of the world..."

https://libn.com/2025/02/12/hochul-announces-150m-to-connect-lirr-with-islip-airport/

Interesting. The cab drivers are going to hate it...they've been doing 5-minute, $15 cab rides for the past 50+ years.

A site plan appears at this link:
https://connectli.org/midwaycrossing.html

[Nexis4Jersey]

Originally Posted by TowerDude

I know that the LIRR recently triple tracked the Ronkonkoma line but did they leave room in the ROW to quad track it eventually?

No , and they cut corners to appease landowners, so the Mineola has 2 side platforms instead of one Island and one side. The Oyster Bay is forced to merge into one track and can only use one platform, which causes delays during rush hour. The Floral Park to Queens Village segment is a hot mess...

[Nexis4Jersey]

Originally Posted by Crawford

Why are they building this stupid line, which will have no ridership, while they STILL haven't commenced construction of the Northern extension of HBLR? It will run through some of the densest, most transit-oriented real estate in North Jersey. The HBLR extension will have 20x the ridership of this South Jersey line.

I really hate this governor. He 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵, He has done nothing for transit and he opposes congestion pricing. He only looks good compared to Christie, who cancelled the ARC tunnel, probably the dumbest decision in NJ history.

The Glassboro Line will likely have a similar ridership to the Northern Branch. Its the only growing section of South Jersey and a Busy corridor.

[Nexis4Jersey]

4K/60p: LIRR M3 Front Window Penn Station to Babylon (Express Run)

• Video Link

[mrnyc]

they asked chatgpt to roast njtransit —


https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG2-MY2pFLF/?igsh=ZmdzeWM4M3FlOWQ3