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| Type | Light rail | ||
| System | New Jersey Transit | ||
| Locale | Essex County | ||
| Terminals | Newark Station Grove Street (NCS branch) Newark-Broad St. (NLR) |
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| No. For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving Essex County is a County located in the northeastern part of the U Pennsylvania Station in Newark New Jersey (also known as Newark Penn Station) is a railroad/subway/bus transportation hub Grove Street Station is a surface station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail system and is the terminus of the line Newark Broad Street Station is a historic New Jersey Transit Commuter rail station at 25 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. of stations | 5 (NLR to Newark Broad) 4 (NLR to Newark Penn) 11 (NCS) |
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| Opened | 1935 (NCS) 2006 (NLR) |
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| Owner | New Jersey Transit (within Newark) Norfolk Southern (in Belleville and Bloomfield) |
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| Operator(s) | New Jersey Transit | ||
| Rolling stock | Kinkisharyo LRVs | ||
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| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) | ||
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The Newark Light Rail is a light rail system operated by New Jersey Transit serving Newark, New Jersey. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern New Jersey Transit Bus Operations is the bus division of New Jersey Transit, providing bus service throughout New Jersey along with service along one light rail For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The service is made up of two segments, the Newark City Subway and, somewhat confusingly, the Newark Light Rail. The combined service was officially inaugurated on July 17, 2006. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The segments are run separately, with a single transfer point at Penn Station. Pennsylvania Station in Newark New Jersey (also known as Newark Penn Station) is a railroad/subway/bus transportation hub The fare is $1. 35 and is valid for one hour on the entire system from the time the ticket is validated. Passengers must purchase tickets before boarding and validate them before boarding the train. A monthly pass is also available at a cost of $49. 00, and is accepted for the calendar month. On the PCC streetcars, cash fares were paid on board (except for a brief period prior to the introduction of LRVs, when proof-of-payment fare collection was instituted). The PCC ( Presidents' Conference Committee) streetcar ( Tram) design was first built in the United States in the 1930s For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. Proof-of-payment or POP is an honor -based Fare collection approach used on many Public transportation systems
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Newark City Subway
The Newark City Subway (NCS) is the longer of the two segments. Despite its name, the Newark City Subway is a "subway-surface" light rail line which runs underground downtown and above-ground in outlying areas. For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. Before becoming a part of the Newark Light Rail service, it was also known as the #7-City Subway line, an NJT Bus Operations route number that still applies internally (during system closures, buses would also bear the number "7 City Subway").
The segment is 5. 3 miles (8. 5 kilometers) long and runs between Newark Penn Station and Grove Street in Bloomfield. Pennsylvania Station in Newark New Jersey (also known as Newark Penn Station) is a railroad/subway/bus transportation hub Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
History
The line opened in 1935 along the old Morris Canal right-of-way, from Broad Street (now known as Military Park), at the old Newark Public Service Terminal, north to Heller Parkway. The Morris Canal was an Anthracite -carrying Canal that incorporated a series of water-driven inclined planes in its course across northern Military Park Station is an underground station on the Newark City Subway Line (blue of the Newark Light Rail. Military Park Station is an underground station on the Newark City Subway Line (blue of the Newark Light Rail. The Public Service Terminal was a two-level Streetcar station in Newark New Jersey, owned and operated by the Public Service Corporation. WPA artists decorated the underground stations with art-deco scenes from life on the defunct Morris Canal. The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest New Deal agency employing millions of people The southernmost part, south of Warren Street, was capped with a new road, known as Raymond Boulevard. Raymond Boulevard carries traffic from the interchange with the west end of the Pulaski Skyway ( U Only one grade crossing was present on the original subway; the line crosses Orange Avenue at grade so it can pass over the below-grade Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (now NJT Morristown Line) immediately to the north. The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, road through railroad, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company ( DL&W or Lackawanna) was a Railroad connecting Pennsylvania 's Lackawanna Valley The Morristown Line is one of New Jersey Transit 's commuter lines and is one of two branches that run along the Morris and Essex Lines.
In 1937, the subway was extended to a lower level of the new Newark Penn Station. Pennsylvania Station in Newark New Jersey (also known as Newark Penn Station) is a railroad/subway/bus transportation hub Additionally, the Cedar Street Subway, which had been used to access the Newark Public Service Terminal from Washington Street, was pushed through to a junction with the subway between Broad Street and Penn Station. The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation as an entrance to the lower level of the Newark Public Service Terminal. The Public Service Terminal was a two-level Streetcar station in Newark New Jersey, owned and operated by the Public Service Corporation. An extension to North 6th Street, subsequently re-named Franklin Avenue (now Branch Brook Park Station), opened in 1940.
The subway was originally operated by the Public Service Corporation as its #7 line. The Public Service Railway, owned by the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey, operated most of the Streetcar lines in New Jersey by the early 20th century Other streetcar routes used parts of the subway, with ramps to the surface:
- Via Cedar Street Subway: #13 Broad Street, #17 Paterson, #27 Mount Prospect, #43 Jersey City
- Warren Street Ramp: #21 Main Street—West Orange via Market Street
- Norfolk Street Ramp: #23 Central Avenue
- Orange Street Grade Crossing: #21 Main Street—West Orange via Orange Street
- Bloomfield Avenue Ramp: #29 Bloomfield Avenue
Until June 5, 1952, the Roseville Car House, on the south side of Main Street (on the #21 line) near the east border of East Orange, was used for the #7 line. The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation as an entrance to the lower level of the Newark Public Service Terminal. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roseville is a neighborhood in northwestern Newark New Jersey, bordering Bloomfield and East Orange. East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, USA As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 69824 Since then, Newark Penn Station has been used for storage and maintenance. A new shops and yard complex opened with the extension to Grove Street, beyond the end of passenger service at Grove Street.
New Jersey Transit took over operations in 1980. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving For many years, 30 PCC streetcars bought from Twin City Rapid Transit in the 1950s were running on the route. The PCC ( Presidents' Conference Committee) streetcar ( Tram) design was first built in the United States in the 1930s The Twin City Rapid Transit Company ( TCRT) also known as Twin City Lines ( TCL) was a transportation company that operated Streetcars and The cars had been built 1946–1949 by the St. Louis Car Company and were sold by TCRT when that system went through a conversion to buses. The St Louis Car Company was a major United States manufacturer of railroad passenger cars streetcars Trolleybuses Four were scrapped over the years, and two were sold off to Shaker Heights Rapid Transit in 1978. The Blue Line, Green Line, and Waterfront Line are the Interurban / Light rail component of the RTA Rapid In 2001, new light rail cars built by Kinki Sharyo in Japan in 1999 replaced the PCCs. For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. ( is an Osaka, Japan -based manufacturer of Railroad vehicles For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Some of the PCCs are currently stored in the Newark City Subway shop; current speculation is that they will likely end up in museums. Eleven have been sold to the San Francisco Municipal Railway for use on its F Market heritage streetcar line. The San Francisco Municipal Railway, commonly known as Muni, is the Public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco California The F Market & Wharves line is one of several Light rail lines in San Francisco California. One of the Shaker Heights cars has been restored by the Minnesota Transportation Museum, which operates it on a short stretch of track in western Minneapolis. The Minnesota Transportation Museum ( MTM) is a Transport museum in Minneapolis Minnesota. Some people in Minneapolis have hoped that some of the remaining cars may also return to that city to run on a proposed streetcar line on the Midtown Greenway, but such a project is not likely to begin anytime soon as of 2006. The Midtown Greenway is a 57 mile Rail trail in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In 2005, eight PCCs were given to the City of Bayonne to be rehabilitated and operated along a proposed 2. Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, south of Jersey City. 5 mile loop to serve the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, formerly Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne (MOTBY). Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne (MOTBY was opened in 1942 as a U Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne (MOTBY was opened in 1942 as a U The proposed line will be connected to the 34th Street station of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. 34th Street is a station on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR located at Avenue E and East 34th Street in Bayonne, New Jersey. The Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR is a Light rail system in the United States, owned by New Jersey Transit and operated by the 21st Century Rail Corporation [1]
Broad Street Station was renamed Military Park Station on September 4, 2004, to avoid confusion with the new Newark Light Rail segment to Newark Broad Street Station. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Newark Broad Street Station is a historic New Jersey Transit Commuter rail station at 25 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey.
Bloomfield Extension
On June 22, 2002, the Newark City Subway was extended to the suburbs of Belleville and Bloomfield along what had been the Erie Railroad's Orange Branch, now under Norfolk Southern ownership. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Belleville is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The Erie Railroad was a Railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern New stations were opened at Silver Lake and Grove Street, and the Heller Parkway and Franklin Avenue stations were combined into a new Branch Brook Park station. The loop at Franklin Avenue was removed, since the new vehicles are bidirectional, unlike the old PCCs—a new loop, however, is in place at the Grove Street facility. All the street crossings on the extension are at-grade. The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, road through railroad, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing
Shared-Track Operation
The original agreement gave sole operating privileges to Norfolk Southern between 11 p. m. and 5 a. m. daily, but a new agreement allows passenger service to operate at all hours, with late-night service commencing on January 8, 2005. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In exchange, Norfolk Southern can now operate during all off-peak hours, when passenger trains are infrequent.
Since January 2005, Norfolk Southern (NS) and NJ Transit’s Newark City Subway (NJT-NCS) have been sharing a 1,100-foot section of track at the NJT-NCS outer terminus. The shared track portion is the Bloomfield Extension completed in 2002. Although NS retains ownership of track, NJT is responsible for all maintenance on the shared section. In 2002, time separation was put in place, with agreed “freight” period beginning at 11pm. Since then, the desire to return transit cars to the shop and growing ridership pressures on the shared-track segment have required NJT to extend subway service into the original freight period.
Special procedures are required for the passage of a freight train over the shared-track segment. Normal operation over the shared-track is set for exclusive NJT passenger operations. In passenger mode, the shared territory is protected from freight train encroachment by wayside signals and electric split-point derails at both freight entry-points. When the shared segment is aligned for freight, automatic train stops protect freight trains against NJT-NCS vehicle encroachment. Operations on the shared-track are continuously monitored by the NJT OCC through a track circuit block occupancy vehicle location system. The signal system is fully interlocked with switches at all turnouts to control all movements on and off of the shared-track.
Freight trains stop in advance of a low signal adjacent to the derail. The crews then contact the NJT OCC by radio or telephone to request permission to enter the shared-track interlocking. Upon receiving permission, the freight train conductor initiates a route request for the shared interlocking. Shortly thereafter, the derail is electrically lined and locked to allow the freight train to proceed. All three turnouts in the shared-track interlocking are lined and locked so that the NS train can traverse the shared segment and enter the freight-only track leading to the freight facility. A permissive signal aspect is then displayed to the freight train to govern the westward move onto and over the shared-track.
Upon completion of the shared-track move, the conductor release the route, to return the shared-track to passenger mode allowing normal passenger operations to resume. Once the freight crew is ready to return eastbound over the shared-track, the procedure for transferring between the passenger and freight use of the interlocking must be repeated.
The freight train crew communicates directly with the NJT dispatcher. If route requests are issued without NJT dispatcher permission, it is treated as a signal violation. Any operation (whether authorized or not) automatically sets the signals and automatic train-stops to prevent conflicting moves. The signalling interlocks prevent the route from being lined to allow freight movement if the interlocking is occupied by other traffic.
The NS freight train generally operates during the mid-day passenger off-peak hours. Under this arrangement, NJT and NS trains do not operate at pre-determined, separate and distinct portions of the day, but the signal and track appliances installed on the shared-track effectively eliminates the possibility that simultaneous movements could occur. The rolling-stock remains spatially and temporally separated. The mode changes rely on the route-request feature of the signal installation.
Newark Light Rail
Initially known as MOS-1 of the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link, later called the Broad Street Extension, the second segment of the Newark Light Rail (from which the name Newark Light Rail actually derives) is one mile long and connects Newark Penn Station to Broad Street Station. "Send in the Clowns" is a Song by Stephen Sondheim, from the 1973 musical A Little Night Music. The Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link is a proposed 88 mile-long Light rail line in New Jersey, USA, which would connect the downtown areas of Newark Newark Broad Street Station is a historic New Jersey Transit Commuter rail station at 25 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. A section of the extension, from Newark Penn Station to Center Street, runs underground, using a junction that originally led to the still-abandoned Cedar Street Subway tunnel. The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation as an entrance to the lower level of the Newark Public Service Terminal. The remaining section runs above-ground. One stop serves the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, while another serves the Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium. New Jersey Performing Arts Center ( NJPAC) located in the heart of an emerging downtown Newark, New Jersey, United States, is the sixth The extension opened on July 17, 2006,[2][3] with the first revenue service train departing Newark Penn Station at 1 PM EDT. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America [4]
Construction began in 2002 with an estimated cost of $207. 7 million, or about $40,000 per foot of track;[5] it was completed within budget. [6] It is expected to have 4,000 average weekday boardings after one year, growing to about 7,000 in 2010.
The art work at the new stations has a common theme, titled "Riding with Sarah and Wayne. " It is intended as a tribute to Newark's native daughter Sarah Vaughan and includes the lyrics to her signature song, Send in the Clowns. Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed " Sassy " and " The Divine One ") ( March 27 1924, &ndash April "Send in the Clowns" is a Song by Stephen Sondheim, from the 1973 musical A Little Night Music.
Another link connecting downtown Newark with Newark Liberty International Airport was announced as in the planning stages as part of the Newark Rail Link (formerly the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link). Newark Liberty International Airport, first named Newark Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international Airport within the The Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link is a proposed 88 mile-long Light rail line in New Jersey, USA, which would connect the downtown areas of Newark However, NJ Transit has since removed this from its list of candidate projects.
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Newark City Subway
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| Newark Penn Station | NJ Transit buses: 1, 5, 11, 21, 25, 28, 29, 34, 40, 62, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 108, and 319 ONE Bus: 31, 44 NJ Transit rail: Northeast Corridor Line, North Jersey Coast Line, Raritan Valley Line Other: PATH trains to New York City |
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| Military Park | NJ Transit buses: 13, 27, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 59, 62, 65/66, 67, 70, 72, 73, 76, 78 and 108 ONE Bus: 24, 44 |
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| Washington Street | NJ Transit buses: 11, 28, 29, 70, 72, 76, and 78; ONE Bus: 44 (inbound only) | |
| Warren Street | NJ Transit buses: 71, 73, and 79
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| Norfolk Street | NJ Transit buses: 99 ONE Bus: 24, 44
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| Bloomfield Avenue | NJ Transit buses: 11, 28, 29, 72 | |
| Davenport Avenue | none | |
| Branch Brook Park | NJ Transit buses: 27, 74, 90, 92, 93 | |
| Silver Lake (Belleville) | NJ Transit buses: 27, 90 | |
| Grove Street (Bloomfield) | NJ Transit buses: 11, 28, 29, 72, 90
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Heller Parkway and Franklin Avenue (formerly North 6th Street) were closed after the Bloomfield extension and service is provided by the Branch Brook Park station.
Newark Light Rail
- Newark Penn Station
- NJPAC/Center Street
- Washington Park (southbound)
- Atlantic Street (northbound)
- Riverfront Stadium (northbound)
- Newark Broad Street Station
Rolling stock
Today the Newark Light Rail system uses a new-model vehicle built by Kinki Sharyo of Japan. Pennsylvania Station in Newark New Jersey (also known as Newark Penn Station) is a railroad/subway/bus transportation hub NJPAC/Center Street Station is a Light rail station on the Newark Light Rail 's Broad Street Extension. Washington Park Station is a Light rail station on the Newark Light Rail 's Broad Street Extension. Atlantic Street Station is a Light rail station in Newark, New Jersey on the Newark Light Rail. Riverfront Stadium is a Light rail station on the Newark Light Rail 's Broad Street Extension. Newark Broad Street Station is a historic New Jersey Transit Commuter rail station at 25 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. ( is an Osaka, Japan -based manufacturer of Railroad vehicles For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. This vehicle, the same one used by the HBLR system, is a double-articulated vehicle with three segments. The Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR is a Light rail system in the United States, owned by New Jersey Transit and operated by the 21st Century Rail Corporation Each of the two end segments has an operator's cab at the far end, thus eliminating the need for the vehicle to turn itself around physically in order to reverse direction. Each end segment also has seating for 16 passengers on an upper level, and seating for 13 passengers on the lower level, including one special fold-down seat next to an empty space that a wheelchair-bound passenger may use. With these two segments, and a middle segment that seats ten passengers (five on each side), the vehicle can comfortably accommodate 68 seated passengers and two wheelchairs. An additional 122 passengers could stand in the vehicle, if necessary.
The capacity of any particular "run" along the system can double by coupling two of these vehicles together and running them as a train.
Timeline
- December 22, 1910: The Public Service Corporation first announces plans to build the subway, initially including a line under Broad Street from Bridge Street to Clinton Avenue. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Public Service Railway, owned by the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey, operated most of the Streetcar lines in New Jersey by the early 20th century
- May 26, 1935: The subway opens from Broad Street to Heller Parkway. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The #21 line is routed onto the subway via the Warren Street Ramp and level junction at the Orange Street grade crossing. The #23 line is routed via the Norfolk Street Ramp. The #29 line starts using the Bloomfield Avenue Ramp.
- June 20, 1937: The extension to Newark Penn Station opens. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is the same day that the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (present-day PATH) withdraws service from its Park Place terminal and first operates into its new alignment at Newark Penn Station. The Port Authority Trans-Hudson ( PATH) is a Rapid transit railroad linking Manhattan, New York with New Jersey, and providing service The #13, #27 and #43 lines are rerouted to Penn Station via the Cedar Street Subway; the #27 and #43 had used the lower level of the Newark Public Service Terminal. The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation as an entrance to the lower level of the Newark Public Service Terminal. The Public Service Terminal was a two-level Streetcar station in Newark New Jersey, owned and operated by the Public Service Corporation.
- June 21, 1937: The #17 line is rerouted via the Cedar Street Subway. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation as an entrance to the lower level of the Newark Public Service Terminal.
- July 18, 1937: The #13 and #17 lines stop using the Cedar Street Subway. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation as an entrance to the lower level of the Newark Public Service Terminal.
- December 29, 1937: The #27 line stops using the Cedar Street Subway. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation as an entrance to the lower level of the Newark Public Service Terminal.
- May 1, 1938: The #43 line stops using the Cedar Street Subway, ending all service on that connection. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cedar Street Subway was built by the Public Service Corporation as an entrance to the lower level of the Newark Public Service Terminal.
- November 22, 1940: The extension to North 6th Street (later Franklin Avenue) opens. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- December 14, 1947: The #23 line stops using the Norfolk Street Ramp. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- March 1, 1951: The #21 line stops using the Warren Street Ramp. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January
- March 29, 1952: The #21 line stops using the level junction at the Orange Street grade crossing. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- March 30, 1952: The #29 line stops using the Bloomfield Avenue ramps. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- January 8, 1954: The first PCC car uses the subway. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)
- October 1980: NJ Transit takes over operations. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
- August 21, 1999: The subway is closed for two weeks for an overhaul. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
- September 7, 1999: The subway reopens. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
- August 24, 2001: The PCC cars are officially retired from service. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. [7]
- August 27, 2001: The new light rail vehicles begin operation. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. [8]
- June 21, 2002: Heller Parkway closes. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. [9]
- June 22, 2002: Silver Lake and Grove Street open. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. [10]
- September 4, 2004: Broad Street is renamed Military Park. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [11]
- January 8, 2005: Additional late-night service is provided to Grove Street. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [12]
- July 17, 2006: The Newark City Subway extension opens, with service between Newark Penn Station and Newark Broad Street. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Pennsylvania Station in Newark New Jersey (also known as Newark Penn Station) is a railroad/subway/bus transportation hub Newark Broad Street Station is a historic New Jersey Transit Commuter rail station at 25 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. Service is officially rebranded as the Newark Light Rail with two segments, Newark City Subway and Newark Light Rail.
References
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- Edward Hamm, Jr. , The Public Service Trolley Lines in New Jersey.
- DOT Docket FRA-2000-7335-7 and -8.
- ^ Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor development plan, page 17, accessed July 25, 2006
- ^ Newark LRT Expands July 17
- ^ NJ Transit press release announcing the opening of the Broad Street Extension
- ^ New Jersey Transit Travel Alert announcing the opening of Newark Light Rail Extended service
- ^ New Jersey Transit
- ^ http://www.njtransit.com/nn_press_release.jsp?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2246
- ^ http://www.njtransit.com/nn_press_release.jsp?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=323
- ^ http://www.njtransit.com/nn_press_release.jsp?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=326
- ^ http://www.njtransit.com/nn_press_release.jsp?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=510
- ^ http://www.njtransit.com/nn_press_release.jsp?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=510
- ^ http://www.njtransit.com/sa_notice.jsp?ID=1227
- ^ http://www.njtransit.com/nn_press_release.jsp?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=1588
See also
External links
- Newark Light Rail official website
- NLR schedules
- Railroad.net forum - NJT light rail
- NYCSubway.org - Newark City Subway
- Abandoned Stations - Newark City Subway platforms
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