Constructed between 1913 and 1915 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Cranford roundhouse is one of three known surviving roundhouses in New Jersey. The other two are located in Hawthorne and Newark. Roundhouses were common during the first half of the twentieth century during ... » Learn More about Cranford Roundhouse
Railroad Station or Depot
Lackawanna Train Terminal
The Lackawanna Train Terminal opened to great acclaim in 1913. Designed by the ill-fated William Hull Botsford, who went down on the Titanic, it served as the terminus of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad between Hoboken and Montclair, which allowed thousands of local ... » Learn More about Lackawanna Train Terminal
Belle Mead Station
The Belle Mead train station was built in 1919 along the West Trenton Line in the Belle Mead section of Montgomery Township, Somerset County. This station replaced a c.1870s three-story station which was not conducive to contemporary needs. The station is built of red brick with ... » Learn More about Belle Mead Station
Waldwick Railroad Station
UPDATES: 11/2011: After six years of advocacy and fundraising, the Waldwick Community Alliance broke ground this month on exterior restoration of the Waldwick Railroad Station. They expect exterior work to be completed early in 2012. DESCRIPTION: The Waldwick Railroad Station was built in 1886 ... » Learn More about Waldwick Railroad Station
Robbinsville Industrial Track
UPDATES: 07/2010 Update: No official action has been taken by Conrail of the FRA to finalize the abandonment process, but additional encroachment along the right of way has taken place. In Windsor, NJ the tracks were taken up and the crossing paved over. DESCRIPTION: The Robbinsville Industrial ... » Learn More about Robbinsville Industrial Track
Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus Stem Embankment
UPDATES: 8/07: The Embankment Preservation Coalition won a major victory when the Surface Transportation Board (STB) ruled that Conrail should have obtained authorization (as stipulated by federal law) from the STB to abandon the Embankment before it was sold to the developer. Conrail will now have ... » Learn More about Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus Stem Embankment
Bergen Archways and Erie Cut
UPDATES: 07/2010 Update: No real change in status. The talk of clearing out the brush and utilizing it as a highway has died down. There has been some talk of using it as a light-rail right of way or a park, but all plans have been pushed aside in order to address more pressing ... » Learn More about Bergen Archways and Erie Cut
Broad Street Station
UPDATES: 2001: The westbound shelter is scheduled for demolition, and changes to station platforms are under review. Research continues. 2009: From 2004 to 2008, the station was renovated. The station changed from having 2 outside low platforms, with walkways across one track to the middle ... » Learn More about Broad Street Station
Jersey City Terminal Train Shed – Central Railroad of New Jersey
DESCRIPTION: With the opening of the Ellis Island Immigration Station in 1892, the number of newcomers entering the U.S. via New York harbor increased dramatically. In Jersey City, an integral element of the place from which approximately two-thirds of these newcomers began their new lives sits ... » Learn More about Jersey City Terminal Train Shed – Central Railroad of New Jersey