Butler station (New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway)

Butler is a former commuter railroad train station in the borough of Butler, Morris County, New Jersey. Serving passenger and freight trains of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, Butler served as the western terminus of service beginning in 1941, when passenger service was cut from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.^[9] Trains from Butler operated to Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City until December 12, 1958 and then Susquehanna Transfer in North Bergen until the discontinuation of service on June 30, 1966. Butler station consisted of a single low-level side platform with the wooden frame station. The next station east was Bloomingdale.

Butler
Butler station in August 2025
General information
Location	221 Main Street, Butler, New Jersey 07405
Owned by	New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Line(s)	New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2 NYS&W
Other information
Station code	1149 (Erie Railroad)[1] BA (NYS&W)[2]
History
Opened	May 1, 1872[3][4]
Closed	June 30, 1966[5]
Rebuilt	1888[6]
Electrified	Not electrified
Previous names	West Bloomingdale (1872–)[4]
Services
Preceding station New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad Following station Charlotteburgh toward Stroudsburg Main Line Bloomingdale toward Susquehanna Transfer or Jersey City
New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Official Erie Railroad photo of Butler station c. 1907–1912
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Location	Main Street, Butler, New Jersey
Coordinates	41°0′14″N 74°20′33″W
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1872
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.	01001492[7]
NJRHP No.	2093[8]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 24, 2002
Designated NJRHP	August 15, 2001

Railroad service through Butler began on May 1, 1872 with the opening of the New Jersey Midland Railroad from Pompton Township to Middletown, New York. However, the station at the time was known as West Bloomingdale.^[4][3] The station depot, built in Stick–Eastlake architecture in 1888,^[6] currently serves as the Butler Museum, a local nonprofit historical entity. The National Register of Historic Places added Butler station to its listings on January 24, 2002 for its transportation significance.^[10]

Butler Museum

The station is used as the Butler Museum.^[11] Operated by the Butler Historical Society, the museum's collections focus on the borough's social, industrial and cultural history.

See also

• NYSW (passenger 1939–1966) map
• Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey
• List of museums in New Jersey

Bibliography

• Catlin, George L. (1872). Homes on the Midland for New York Business Men. New York, New York: J. W. Pratt.
• Mohowski, Robert E. (2003). The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-7222-7.
• Carlough, Curtis V.; Fredericks, Harold; Stuy, Timothy; Van Dyk, Fred (1999). The Next Station Will Be... Volume 1 (Revised). New Jersey Midland Railroad Historical Society, Inc. ISBN 9780941652155.