Kearny Connection

Newark/Hoboken Division approaches

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Northeast Corridor
to Boston
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LIRR Main Line
to Greenport

Sunnyside Yard

East River Tunnels under East River

New York

North River Tunnels under Hudson River

NY

NJ

Hoboken Terminal

Hoboken Yard

Bergen Tunnels under Bergen Hill

Secaucus Junction│

MAIN BCL PVL

Boonton Line to Hackettstown

Portal Bridge│Lower Hack Lift

over Hackensack River

Kearny

Connection

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Sawtooth

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Newark Drawbridge│Dock Bridge

over Passaic River

Newark Broad Street

Newark Penn Station

GLAD MOBO M&E

Hunter Connection

CNJ to Communipaw Terminal

Elizabeth

(NJT)

Elizabeth

(CNJ)

RVL to High Bridge│Aldene Connection

Elizabeth River

Rahway River Bridge

UNION interlocking│NJCL to Bay Head

Northeast Corridor & NEC

to Trenton

Newark Division					Hoboken Division
(12 kV 25 Hz AC)					(25 kV 60 Hz AC)

40°44′39″N 74°07′27″W / 40.7441°N 74.1242°W / 40.7441; -74.1242 (Kearny Connection)The Kearny Connection is a railroad junction in Kearny, New Jersey that allows passenger trains from New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Lines to enter/leave Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (NEC) and travel to and from New York Penn Station.^[1]^[2]^[3] The junction, which opened in 1996 and utilizes Swift Interlocking, is nearby the Sawtooth Bridges.

^ Miller, Luther S. "For NJT, $444 million - New Jersey Transit - includes article on Shirley DeLibero, executive director of NJT" Archived July 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Railway Age, October 1991. Accessed August 11, 2007. "The Kearny Connection, in many ways the keystone of the master plan, will link the Gladstone Branch and Morristown rail lines with the Northeast Corridor line to provide direct access to Manhattan at a saving of at least 15 minutes in travel time. Riders on these lines must now journey to Hoboken and transfer to PATH or a ferry to reach Manhattan."
^ Hanley, Robert (May 1, 1991). "New Jersey to Add Trains to Midtown". New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ "Kearny Connection". www.betconsultantsinc.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[1] Miller, Luther S. "For NJT, $444 million - New Jersey Transit - includes article on Shirley DeLibero, executive director of NJT" Archived July 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Railway Age, October 1991. Accessed August 11, 2007. "The Kearny Connection, in many ways the keystone of the master plan, will link the Gladstone Branch and Morristown rail lines with the Northeast Corridor line to provide direct access to Manhattan at a saving of at least 15 minutes in travel time. Riders on these lines must now journey to Hoboken and transfer to PATH or a ferry to reach Manhattan."

[2] Hanley, Robert (May 1, 1991). "New Jersey to Add Trains to Midtown". New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2011.

[3] "Kearny Connection". www.betconsultantsinc.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

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