More Information and Related Links

The following is a collection of external links that provide information pertaining to the restoration of passenger rail service on the NYS&W rail line.  This document will be updated with additional infotrmation as it becomes available. If you see something missing from this list, please email us by clicking here.  Special thanks to Mike O'Toole for developing this list.

Bergen County

Southern Visioning Workshop December 5, 2009 Bergen County (091205Visioning.pdf)

Beyond (west of) Hawthorne

Plan for Commuter Rail Along Route 23 Corridor Eyed - Wayne, NJ Patch
New service could relieve highway traffic.
Sussex County - Transportation Planning - Mobility Study
Official Sussex County of New Jersey Web site - Information available includes departments, board of freeholders, county clerk, surrogate, sheriff, directory services, economic development, business overview, tourism, education, history, municipal profiles, government, recreation and culture, demographics, and links

Discussion Forums

Bergen cross-county line - RAILROAD.NET
Current / Future NJT Projects & ridership projections....Misc Junk (Newark: 2011, construction) - City-Data Forum
Here's a list of all the NJT projects that are in the pipeline and their status's. The Ridership is grabbed form the state along with the station
NYSW passenger service restoration - RAILROAD.NET

Hawthorne

Hawthorne (NJT station) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hawthorne (NYS&W station) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hawthorne aims to spruce up rail neighborhood, end parking woes with 'transit village' concept - NorthJersey.com
The goal is to end a parking nightmare brought on by the local rail station, and in doing so improve pedestrian access to the business district around the station.
Hawthorne aims to spruce up rail neighborhood, end parking woes with 'transit village' concept : page all - NorthJersey.com
The goal is to end a parking nightmare brought on by the local rail station, and in doing so improve pedestrian access to the business district around the station. : page all

Maps

an_cp_proposed_west_shore_map.jpg (JPEG Image, 800 × 1013 pixels)
PASSAIC/BERGEN PASSENGER SERVICE LINE MAP (ea38318a9d5dc93cacb98e1b4b4e351f.pdf)

News Stories

Officials discuss plans to bring NJ Transit trains through unused Bergen, Passaic rail line - NorthJersey.com
Making Links in North Jersey « The Transport Politic
NJ Transit to expand passenger train service | Bergen.com
There will be a 8.3-mile service from Hackensack to Hawthorne.
Planned Bergen County, N.J. Development Spurs Regional Rail Transit Solution - Train to the Meadowlands [Archive] - Wired New York Forum
August 6, 2003 Deal Is Sought on Plan for Train to Meadowlands By ROBERT HANLEY HACKENSACK, N.J., Aug. 5 — New Jersey officials say they are trying to reach an agreement on a proposal to bring train service to the Meadowlands Sports Complex. "We think that rail service is an imperative part of the transportation plan, or we're going to have widespread traffic problems," said George R. Zoffinger, president of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which operates the complex.
The Passaic-Bergen Commuter Rail Project - Newark Urban Renewal | Examiner.com
An exciting alternative transportation plan is in the advanced planning phases. This transportation alternative, (known as the Passaic-Bergen Commuter Rail Li

NJ Transit documents

Minutes of the Board of Directors' meeting Wed June 8 2005
New Jersey Transit Capital Projects
NJ TRANSIT is New Jersey's public transportation corporation. Its mission is to provide safe, reliable, convenient and cost-effective transit service with a skilled team of employees, dedicated to our customers' needs and committed to excellence
The Passaic-Bergen Passenger Rail Project - NJ Transit flier (Passaic-Bergen Rail Map.pdf)

NJ-DOT documents

Stim(ulate) NJ economy NJ T(ransit) Projects (stimnjeconomynjtprojects.pdf)
Transportation Capital Program FY 2010
Capital program for NJ Department of Transportation and NJ Transit FY 2010

NYS&W

Last passenger schedule (1966-07 Official Guide NYSW.pdf)

Passaic County

Madison Avenue Corridor

Madison Avenue Rail Study.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Passaic County, NJ | Madison Avenue Corridor Study - Description

Press Releases

"[Advancement] on Passaic-Bergen [NJT] rail project"
Agreement advances Passaic-Bergen Rail Project bet Hawthorne & Hackensack May 13, 2009 NJT-09-049
NJ TRANSIT is New Jersey's public transportation corporation. Its mission is to provide safe, reliable, convenient and cost-effective transit service with a skilled team of employees, dedicated to our customers' needs and committed to excellence
NJ TRANSIT HOSTS MEETINGS ON WEST SHORE REGION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES
NJ TRANSIT is New Jersey's public transportation corporation. Its mission is to provide safe, reliable, convenient and cost-effective transit service with a skilled team of employees, dedicated to our customers' needs and committed to excellence
Pascrell (NJ08) - Press Release - Pascrell Announces Major Funding for Planned Rail Line Connecting Passaic and Bergen Counties
Pascrell (NJ08) - Press Release - Pascrell Cites Start Of Economic Development Alongproposed Passaic-Bergen Rail Line
Passaic-Bergen Line Gets NJ Transit OK; Board Member Expresses Cost Concern - Business News - redOrbit
By DAVID A. MICHAELS, STAFF WRITER NJ Transit approved the final design for a new rail line between Hawthorne and Hackensack on Wednesday, but not without setting off a few alarms. The project, a diesel-trolley line called the Passaic-Bergen, would carry fewer riders than any railroad in the state.
PASSAIC-BERGEN RAIL PLAN ADVANCES New Jersey Transit
NJ TRANSIT is New Jersey's public transportation corporation. Its mission is to provide safe, reliable, convenient and cost-effective transit service with a skilled team of employees, dedicated to our customers' needs and committed to excellence

Project Plan

NJ TRANSIT Design and Engineering Services for the Passaic-Bergen Passenger Restoration Project | Infrastructure | SYSTRA Consulting | Global Rail & Transit Solutions®
The Passaic-Bergen project involved the restoration of passenger rail service originally established in the 1930s. It is within the NYS&W-owned and operated freight rail corridor between Route 208 in Hawthorne and River Street in Hackensack. This bi-county alignment is approximately ten miles, traversing six urbanized municipalities. Commuters are expected to travel between stations along the project alignment or transfer to existing Main Line and Bergen Line trains to reach Hoboken and Manhatta

Related Websites

NJ-ARP Links
NJTPA - North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Northern Branch Corridor Project
Passaic-Bergen Rail Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tri-State Transportation Campaign - Index
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to reducing car dependency in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Leading environmental and planning organizations formed the Campaign in the early nineties as a response to the mounting economic and environmental costs of automobile and truck dependence and promising reforms in federal transportation policy.

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