Finally in 1983 the State tookĬommuter operations under the statewide public transport agency, New JerseyĪ new Park & Ride was constructed at Hamilton in 1999 to offer easy access near Interstates 95 & 295 and to put an ease on parking at nearby Princeton Junction and Trenton, although one-seat service is not available to Philadelphia from Hamilton. In 1968 NJ-DOTįunded construction of the Metropark Park & Ride station and in 1969 theyįunded the purchase of 35 new stainless steel 'Jersey Arrow' MU cars.Īfter 1968 the service was taken over by the merged Penn Central railroad andįollowing the Penn Central's bankruptcy the commuter service was taken over byĬonrail in 1976, under contract from NJ-DOT.

Transportation became involved with maintaining the service. Money losing commuter operation on its own, the New Jersey Department of Overhead electrification complete, the PRR could run trains of electricīy the 1960s the financial situation of the Pennsylvania Traffic routed to the older Exchange Place Jersey City terminal. Initially Penn StationĮxclusively served long distance passenger trains, with steam-hauled commuter

Commuter service from New York to Trenton began in 1933 a year after the 11,000-volt AC overheadĬatenary was installed between Newark and New York.

The two companies merged to form the United New Jersey Railroad in 1867 and later came under the Pennsylvania Railroads control in 1871. Much of the line was built by the Camden & Amboy Railroad and New Jersey Railroad by 1864.

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