What is story regarding what I believe is now the Kearney Connection. It is now a flying junction which I believe that the flat interchange between the PRR and the H&M has been converted into a flying Junction. Historically The Erie railroad later Erie Lackawanna now NJT's Morris and Essex county lines had crossed the PRR "grade separated'. This should be an interesting topic! Does anybody know anything regarding this?
Today the Morris and Essex Line as well as the Montclair-Boonton line uses the Kearney connection to enter the North East Corridor Line and continue to New York Penn Station. New Jersey Transit calls this MIdtown Direct Service. However, some trains on both these lines go to Hoboken
There still is a grade separation for the Main and Bergen County line and the Pascak Valley line. Passengers on these trains can change at Secaucus to a train that goes to New York Penn Station as well as New Jersey Transit's Jersey Avenue and Trenton Trains. The Port Jervis line is an extension of the Main and Bergen County line.
The DL&W went under the PRR at this point. NJT effected a connection with eastbounds from the NJT, nee CR, nee EL, nee DL&W going under the Corridor and ramping to meet the Corridor track 2; the westbound connection from Corridor track 1 to NJT track 1 is the ramp on the north side and does not go under the Corridor.
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Just wondering; Why isn't it shown in this map? http://broadway.pennsyrr.com/Rail/Prr/Maps/Itlk/dock.gif
The connection opened in 1996.
--Reed
1. There is also the "Reverse Kearney connection that allows trains from Newark Penn Station to run to Hoboken. Unless there has been a change since I rode it in 1996, it is a single track on the south side, requiring westbound trains from Hoboken to Newark to cross over the eastbound main. Maybe this has been corrected. I think two Bay Head Jersey Shore trains use this inbound in the AM rush and outbound in the PM.
The Kearne c0nnection itself has a stretch of non-powered wire on both tracks for the insulation between 60 Hz power, NJT, and 25Hz power, both about 12,000volts. NJT locos can use the connection, but not the mu's which require external manual changeover.
Yes, it is called Hudson Line off the Corridor to Meadows interlocking on the Morrristown line track two at MP4.3 with crossovers to/from tracks 1 and 3.
The following is a correction of what I posted: At present only three inbound morning trains use the connector and I believe they are RV trains. There are only two outbound afternoon trains to the RV and one to Bay Head.
daveklepperThere is also the "Reverse Kearney connection that allows trains from Newark Penn Station to run to Hoboken.
New Jersey Transit calls this "The Waterfront Connection." It is very convenient if you need to travel between Newark and Hoboken, much more convenient that the PATH. And getting a seat is no problem. I used it for quite a while and I liked it. Another advantage is that I could almost always find a "New York Times" on one of the seats.
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