Pascack Valley Line

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Pascack Valley Line

The Pascack Valley Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Hoboken Division of New Jersey Transit, in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. The line runs north from Hoboken Terminal, through Hudson and Bergen counties in New Jersey, and into Rockland County, New York, terminating at Spring Valley. Service within New York is operated under contract with Metro-North Railroad. The line is named for the Pascack Valley region that it passes through in northern Bergen County. The line parallels the Pascack Brook for some distance. The line is colored purple on system maps, and its symbol is a pine tree.

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Pascack Valley Line
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A Hoboken Terminal-bound train at River Edge.
Overview
OwnerNew Jersey Transit
LocaleNorthern New Jersey and Hudson Valley, New York, United States
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemNew Jersey Transit Rail Operations
Metro-North Railroad
Operator(s)New Jersey Transit
Rolling stockF40PH-3C/GP40PH-2/GP40FH-2/PL42AC/ALP-45DP locomotives
Comet V
Daily ridership7,200 (weekday average, FY 2012)[1]
Ridership443,199 (annual ridership, 2023)[2]
Technical
Number of tracks1
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
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NJ&NY RR Haverstraw Branch
31.2 mi
50.2 km
Woodbine Yard
30.6 mi
49.2 km
Spring Valley
NJ&NY RR New City Branch
27.9 mi
44.9 km
Nanuet
25.4 mi
40.9 km
Pearl River
24.2 mi
38.9 km
Montvale
23.6 mi
38 km
Park Ridge
22.7 mi
36.5 km
Woodcliff Lake
Hillsdale Manor
21.4 mi
34.4 km
Hillsdale
stub siding
20.5 mi
33 km
Westwood
Kuiken Brothers Lumber.
19.3 mi
31.1 km
Emerson
17.8 mi
28.6 km
Oradell
New Milford
16.4 mi
26.4 km
River Edge
14.7 mi
23.7 km
New Bridge Landing
siding
13.5 mi
21.7 km
Anderson Street
Passaic Street
Central Avenue
12.4 mi
20 km
Essex Street
Essex Street Runaround
Green Street Runaround
Ford's Lead Industrial Track
11.2 mi
18 km
Teterboro
siding
Hasbrouck Heights
9.6 mi
15.4 km
Wood-Ridge
Carlstadt
7.6 mi
12.2 km
I-95 /
N.J. Turnpike
Western Spur
5.6 mi
9 km
I-95 /
N.J. Turnpike
Eastern Spur
Secaucus Junction
Hoboken Yard
0.0 mi
0 km
Hoboken Terminal
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Description

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NJ Transit GP-40PH-2 4213 leading an outbound Pascack Valley Line train at Main St. level crossing in Hackensack, N.J.

The Pascack Valley Line runs between Spring Valley, New York, and Hoboken Terminal. The line is 31 miles (50 km) long, of which the northernmost 6 miles (9.7 km) are in New York State. The entire line is owned by NJ Transit, but the Pearl River, Nanuet and Spring Valley stations are leased to Metro-North Railroad. The line is single tracked, but sidings at points along the line, including the Meadowlands, Hackensack and Nanuet, permit bi-directional off-peak service. A siding in Oradell was also planned for increased service and reliability, but the project was halted due to local opposition.[3][4] Service on this line operates seven days a week.[5]

History

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1893 map of the New Jersey and New York Railroad

The line was originally chartered as the Hackensack and New York Railroad in 1856. It later became the New Jersey and New York Railroad, which was bought by the Erie Railroad in 1896. The New Jersey and New York Railroad continued to exist as an Erie subsidiary until October 17, 1960 merger that created the Erie Lackawanna Railroad.[6][citation needed]

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Passenger Timetable for the New York & New Jersey Railroad and Piermont Branch, effective 1931-09-27

On April 1, 1976 the Erie Lackawanna was merged with several other railroads to create Conrail.[7][8] In 1983, after several years under operation by Conrail, operations of the Pascack Valley Line were transferred to NJ Transit Rail Operations.

The line used to continue north of Spring Valley to Haverstraw, New York. This portion of the line has been abandoned and most of the right-of-way has been sold off. Part of the line (between Spring Valley and Nanuet) was once part of the main Erie Railroad line from Piermont, New York to Buffalo, New York.[9] Into the 1930s there had been Erie passenger service from Spring Valley at the end of the Pascack line to Suffern station on the newer Erie Main Line.[10] By 1941, this was reduced to a single weekday trip in each direction.[11]

In August 2020, amidst the financial repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that it would shut down service on the line in Rockland County if federal bailout money were not available.[12]

September 2016 crash

On September 29, 2016, Pascack Valley Line Train 1614 crashed into Hoboken Terminal injuring 108 and killing one.[13]

Stations

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State Zone[14] Location Station[14] Milepost (km) Date opened Date closed Connections[14]
NJ 1 Hoboken Hoboken Terminal Disabled access 0.0 (0.0) 1903 NJ Transit NJ Transit Rail:  Bergen County Line,  Meadowlands Rail Line,  Gladstone Branch,  Main Line,  Montclair–Boonton Line,  Morristown Line,  North Jersey Coast Line,  Raritan Valley Line
Metro-North Railroad:  Port Jervis Line
Hudson–Bergen Light Rail Hudson–Bergen Light Rail:  8th Street–Hoboken,  Hoboken–Tonnelle
PATH: HOB-33 HOB-WTC JSQ-33 (via HOB)
Bus transport NJ Transit Bus
ferry/water interchange NY Waterway to Battery Park City
Secaucus Secaucus Junction Disabled access 3.5 (5.6) December 15, 2003[15] NJ Transit NJ Transit Rail (upper level):  Gladstone Branch,  Montclair–Boonton Line,  Morristown Line,  Northeast Corridor Line,  North Jersey Coast Line,  Raritan Valley Line
NJ Transit NJ Transit Rail (lower level):  Bergen County Line,  Meadowlands Rail Line,  Main Line
Metro-North Railroad:  Port Jervis Line
Bus transport NJ Transit Bus
3 Carlstadt Carlstadt January 21, 1861[16][17] 1967[18]
Wood-Ridge Wood-Ridge 9.6 (15.4) January 21, 1861[16][17]
Hasbrouck Heights Hasbrouck Heights January 21, 1861[16][17] 1967[18]
4 Teterboro 11.2 (18.0) May 29, 1904[19] Formerly Williams Avenue
5 Hackensack Essex Street Disabled access 12.4 (20.0) January 21, 1861[16][17] Bus transport NJ Transit Bus
Central Avenue 1870 1953
Passaic Street September 9, 1869[20]
Anderson Street 13.5 (21.7) September 9, 1869[20] Bus transport NJ Transit Bus
Fairmount Avenue March 4, 1870[18] 1983[21]
6 River Edge New Bridge Landing 14.7 (23.7) March 4, 1870[18] Bus transport NJ Transit Bus, Rockland Coaches
River Edge 16.4 (29.4) March 4, 1870[22] Bus transport NJ Transit Bus, Rockland Coaches
New Milford March 4, 1870
7 Oradell Oradell 17.8 (28.6) March 4, 1870[23] Bus transport NJ Transit Bus, Rockland Coaches
8 Emerson Emerson 19.3 (31.1) March 4, 1870 Bus transport NJ Transit Bus, Rockland Coaches
9 Westwood Westwood Disabled access 20.5 (33.0) March 4, 1870[24] Bus transport NJ Transit Bus, Rockland Coaches
Hillsdale Hillsdale 21.4 (34.4) March 4, 1870[24] Bus transport Rockland Coaches
Hillsdale Manor 1893[25][26]
10 Woodcliff Lake Woodcliff Lake 22.7 (36.5) May 27, 1871[27]
Park Ridge Park Ridge 23.6 (38.0) May 27, 1871[27]
Montvale Montvale Disabled access 24.2 (38.9) May 27, 1871[27] Bus transport Rockland Coaches
NY MNR Orangetown Pearl River 25.6 (41.2) May 27, 1871[27] Bus transport Transport of Rockland
Clarkstown Nanuet Disabled access 27.9 (44.9) June 30, 1841[28][29] Bus transport Transport of Rockland, Rockland Coaches
Spring Valley Spring Valley 30.6 (49.2) June 30, 1841[28][29] Bus transport Transport of Rockland, Hudson Link, Rockland Coaches
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Bibliography

  • Mott, Edward Harold (1899). Between the Ocean and the Lakes: The Story of Erie. New York, New York: John S. Collins. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

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