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  Raritan Valley Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Raritan Valley Line is a commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit, running out of Newark Penn Station, with most trains terminating at the Raritan station and some trains continuing further west and terminating at High Bridge during peak periods (rush hour).
First, the CNJ never electrified the line when it was still in business (although there is evidence that the idea was played with on paper), and its subsequent owners including Conrail and New Jersey Transit have never undertaken such a project.
Montclair-Boonton Line – Morris and Essex Lines (Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raritan_Valley_Line   (963 words)

  
 Pascack Valley Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pascack Valley Line is a commuter rail line operated by New Jersey Transit and Metro-North Railroad that runs north from Hoboken, New Jersey through Bergen County and into Rockland County, New York, terminating at Spring Valley.
The entire line is owned by NJ Transit, but the Pearl River and Nanuet Stations, as well as the right-of-way from the New York border to Spring Valley, is leased to Metro-North Railroad.
The line was originally chartered as the Hackensack and New York Railroad in 1856.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pascack_Valley_Line   (542 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Westwood (NJT station)
Westwood is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line.
The Morristown Line is one of New Jersey Transits commuter lines.
The Montclair-Boonton Line is one of New Jersey Transits commuter lines.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Westwood-%28NJT-station%29   (1350 words)

  
 Voices From Raritan Landing - A Note About Places
Middletown, a township originally comprising the land between the Raritan Bay and the Navesink River, was formed in 1693, in Monmouth County, one of the original four counties of New Jersey.
Raritan Landing was one of several settlements located within Piscataway, one of the earliest townships established in Middlesex County.
Raritan Landing was located on the river, at the lin-dt of deep-water navigation on the Raritan River.
www.raritanlanding.com /voices/places.htm   (916 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Pascack Valley Line
New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley line is a commuter train service that runs north from Hoboken, New Jersey through Bergen County and into Rockland County, New York, terminating at Spring Valley, New York.
Morris and Essex Lines: Gladstone Branch – Montclair-Boonton Line – Morristown Line
The Pascack Valley is the name for a region of New Jersey contained within Bergen County.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pascack-Valley-Line   (530 words)

  
 Raritan Line
Part of the project was to remove the grade crossings from the Lehigh Valley line in the Roselle Park and Union area.
Raritan station is the terminal for most of the trains on the Raritan Valley line.
This is the only station on the line that is at ground level (as opposed to up on an embankment).
www.nycsubway.org /nyc/njtransit/raritan.html   (1249 words)

  
 Raritan - Press Releases
In addition, Raritan's enterprise customers will benefit from the additional functionality that will be incorporated into Raritan's existing IT infrastructure management products, as well as from the increased technical and support resources in Europe.
Raritan, based in Somerset, N.J., is a leading provider of products for managing IT equipment and the mission-critical applications and services that run on it.
Raritan’s highly reliable and responsive IT management solutions – based on KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switches, serial console servers, management software and remote connectivity products – enable companies to proactively monitor and manage system health and vulnerability, as well as troubleshoot, access and repair faults from anywhere, at anytime.
www.raritan.info /about/abt_press_detail.aspx?status=4&articleId=671   (770 words)

  
 Raritan Borough - Regional Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
In 1996, the Boroughs of Raritan and Somerville, along with the southeastern portion of Bridgewater, jointly received designation from the New Jersey State Planning Commission, establishing the first ni-municipal Regional Center in the state.
The area of the Bridgewater - Raritan - Somerville Regional Center is a highly developed tract of 11.5 square miles in central Somerset County along one of New Jersey's major transportation corridor bisected by U.S. Route 202, U.S. Route 22, 1-287, and 1-78.
The Regional Center is served by three Raritan Valley Line rail stations, seven New Jersey Transit bus lines, six private bus lines, and the Wheels Suburban Transportation Service.
www.raritanboro.org /regional.htm   (586 words)

  
 COMMUTING ON AN 'UNDISCOVERED SECRET' - New York Times
The most popular lines - NJ Transit's Morris and Essex Division to Morristown, the North Jersey Coast Line to the shore and the Northeast Corridor from Pennsylvania Station in New York City to Trenton - are relatively heavily used.
But there are other lines running regular service into desirable suburban communities that generally are overlooked by home seekers who intend to commute or would like to buy a house close to a rail line that gives them that option.
The tracks for the Raritan Valley Line were first laid in the early 1800's by the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE4DF163BF933A05752C0A965948260   (679 words)

  
 Obstacles hit the train tracks
At the last meeting of the Raritan Valley Rail Coalition, however, an NJ Transit spokesman explained that the slots are all spoken for.
Moreover, you can't run electric cars on the Raritan Valley line because they don't meet Federal Railroad Administration crash standards and thus cannot run on the same tracks as regular trains.
If diesel were adopted, we could have a direct line to the port in much less time and at a fraction of the cost of the present plan.
hometown.aol.com /foshnj/obstacle.htm   (734 words)

  
 On Track On Line Forums > NJT/Raritan Valley Line Improvements Approved
Once the passing track is constructed, weekday service west of Raritan Station will increase by eight trains—four in each direction—including two new morning peak-period departures from High Bridge Station, two midday roundtrips and two new evening trains to High Bridge Station.
West of Raritan, the RVL is a single-track railroad, limiting trains to operating in one direction at a time.
In the morning, most RVL trains operate east and most evening trains operate west due to the limitations of a single track.
www.on-track-on-line.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php?t13809.html   (515 words)

  
 FOSH on board for "Year of the Raritan Valley Line"
In the spring of 1997 FOSH was invited to participate in a joint coalition between Westfield and Plainfield to improve the Raritan Valley Line.
The main obstacle to this realization is that the diesel locomotives of the unelectrified RVL are not permitted to enter NY Penn Station.
The Raritan Valley Rail Coalition was formed at the end of 1997 by Congressman Bob Franks to facilitate similar goals.
members.aol.com /foshnj/foshon.htm   (672 words)

  
 DEMO DEMO DEMO Raritan Valley Line
The Raritan Valley Line is a commuter rail service of New Jersey Transit.
Under the 1967 Aldene Plan, however, a connection was built to the former Lehigh Valley Railroad right-of-way, allowing trains to proceed to Newark Penn Station via a second connection (Hunter_Connection), to the Northeast Corridor.
First, the CNJ never electrified the Line when it was still in business, and its subsequent owners including Conrail and New Jersey Transit have never undertaken such a project.
raritan-valley-line.500.brainsip.com   (273 words)

  
 Pia's Nest: Raritan Valley Line
I rode the train back and forth from Raritan to New York City twice.
It was a relief to get away from the apartment for awhile and stare out the window.
Raritan is the beginning of the line, so I had the place pretty much to myself until people trickled on at Bound Brook, Finderne, Plainfield, Netherwood, Fanwood, Garwood, Roselle Park.
www.piaze.com /2003/10/raritan-valley-line.html   (163 words)

  
 NJ TRANSIT - On Track On Line Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
It is assumed that this included ALL commuter rail operations (including the Atlantic City Line) and the two light rail lines in Hudson and Essex Counties.
RARITAN VALLEY Line Customers: NJ TRANSIT is operating a Saturday schedule, with Raritan Valley trains terminating in Newark, today Friday, August 15.
All rail lines will operate on a Saturday schedule tomorrow (the Pascack Valley and Montclair-Boonton lines do not provide service on Saturdays and will not be operating tomorrow).
www.on-track-on-line.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=760   (1462 words)

  
 Testifying before the Blue Ribbon Transportation Commission
That the Lehigh Valley crossing in Westfield already causes gridlocking conditions.
That the Raritan Valley commuter line at Cranford shares track with both the Lehigh Valley and Staten Island Railway freight lines.
The need for additional meetings in affected communities along freight lines should be clearly stated for the meeting record.
home.att.net /~briantpark/rail_line_oped-1.htm   (573 words)

  
 Incomplete track work stalls Staten Island Railway project
The Morristown and Erie is what is called a short line, a rail freight company that operates in a limited area, handing off freight to the major rail carriers to transport.
In addition to reaching agreements with those rail carriers, the MandE would also have to reach some agreement with NJ Transit, because the Raritan Valley passenger line operates on the same stretch of tracks that Fuller is interested in using.
Not only does the connection from the Raritan Valley Line, across Westfield Avenue (Route 28) in Roselle Park, have to be repaired, but the Route 22 crossing in Kenilworth will require updating.
home.att.net /~briantpark/rail_line_work_stalls.htm   (484 words)

  
 MTR 208, NJ Demands More Transit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Demands for service improvements in the Raritan Valley continue In the future, NJT will also have to find funding for the second (northern) phase of the Hudson-Bergen light rail line.
Located on New Jersey's busiest line, Hamilton township officials expect the station to serve as a welcome sign for businesses and hope the train encourages less peak-hour traffic.
The line's connection with the Raritan Valley line would provide an alternative to the Northeast Corridor.
www.tstc.org /bulletin/19990219/mtr20809.htm   (442 words)

  
 Township of Branchburg
The main water courses are the Lamington River on the north, the North Branch of the Raritan River on the east and the South Branch of the Raritan River on the east and south.
Branchburg is also a college town, the home of Raritan Valley Community College with 250 acre campus and nearly 5,000 full and part-time students.
Bus service between New York City and Allentown, Pennsylvania on Transport of New Jersey bus line is available on a daily service; between Clinton, New Jersey and New York City, with a stop known as North Branch (Milltown Road in adjacent Bridgewater Township) on a daily basis.
www.branchburg.nj.us /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=213   (496 words)

  
 Pascack Valley Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
This line was originally chartered as the in 1856.
It later became the, which was bought by the Erie Railroad in 1896.
Atlantic City Line – Hudson-Bergen Light Rail – Newark City Subway – River LINE
www.gogog.com /project/wikipedia/index.php/Pascack_Valley_Line   (413 words)

  
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This is one of the New Jersey Transit non electrified lines.
Raritan was where most passengers detrained and has a very nice station building.
The line became more beautiful with hills and forests as well as open land on a dreary rainy morning.
www.trainweb.org /chris/Cardinal2.html   (2322 words)

  
 Raritan Valley Line
Roselle Park_ This station was built in the late 1960's as part of the Aldene project which rerouted the Central Railroad of New Jersey main line from its Jersey City terminal into Newark Penn Station.
At one time this station has two wall platforms and an island platform and four tracks but the south half is no longer used.
Raritan is the terminal for most of the trains on the Raritan Valley line.
www.stationreporter.net /raritan.htm   (1211 words)

  
 News from White Realty Co, Union, New Jersey
The red brick, turn-of-the-century-style station is the 19th stop on the Raritan Valley Line, which offers direct service to Penn Station Newark, linking Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon counties to Union and Essex counties.
Union Township is the most populated community along the Raritan Valley Line, which currently serves nearly 9000 passengers a day.
For schedule and fare information, visit the New Jersey Transit website and choose the Raritan Valley Line, or refer to the PDF of the Raritan Valley Line public timetable or call 1-800-626-RIDE.
www.whiterealtyco.com /news/trainstationnew.htm   (500 words)

  
 Valley Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
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 Garden State EnviroNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
The best articulated calls come from communities along NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line, which have organized a number of "commuter commissions" that include mayors and state legislators.
A report by the Westfield and Plainfield Raritan Valley Line Commuter Commissions calls for establishment of "Raritan Direct" service to NY Penn Station.
The Raritan report also calls for creation of NJ Transit commuter councils like those operating at the MTA under the umbrella of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee.
www.gsenet.org /library/11gsn/1997/gs71129-.php   (1999 words)

  
 Kean University
Located at 900 Green Lane in Union, N.J., directly across the street from Kean’s main campus, Union Station is on NJ Transit’s Raritan Valley line, which runs northeast to Newark Penn Station, and southwest to High Bridge in Hunterdon County.
The Northeast Corridor line runs northeast to Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station, and southwest to Trenton.
The North Jersey Coast line runs northeast to Newark’s Penn Station and New York City and southeast to Bay Head in Ocean County.
www.kean.edu /directions.html   (471 words)

  
 CONRAIL LEHIGH LINE PAGE 1
The line was double track as far as Manville and single west to Phillipsburg, NJ.
The Susquehanna operated the line for a short time in the early 1990's, but the line has been dormant since.
What is left of the Reading line to the left is used for loading trash into containers for shipment elsewhere.
www.thebluecomet.com /crlvline.html   (1396 words)

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