115-397: The Montclair-Boonton Line is a commuter rail line of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations in the United States. It is part of the Hoboken Division. The line is a consolidation of three individual lines: the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Montclair Branch , which ran from Hoboken Terminal to Bay Street, Montclair . The Erie Railroad's Greenwood Lake Division,
230-590: A student–teacher ratio of 9.1:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are Little Falls School #2 with 301 students in grades Pre-K–2, Little Falls School #3 with 184 students in grades 3–4 and Little Falls School #1 with 376 students in grades 5–8. For ninth through twelfth grades , students in public school attend Passaic Valley Regional High School , which also serves students from Totowa and Woodland Park . The school facility
345-603: A ceremony at Bay Street station in Montclair. Great Notch was a small station on the south side of Long Hill Road (Passaic County Route 631) in Great Notch . The station dated back to 1905 as a transfer point between the New York & Greenwood Lake and its Caldwell Branch to Essex Fells, New Jersey . The station was important in its heyday, but after the opening of Montclair State University station in 2004, about
460-406: A ceremony led by executive director George Warrington and MSU president Susan Cole. The new station had a parking deck with 1500 spaces, reducing road congestion. This differed from the original proposal, which had called for 1,300 parking spaces. Electrified service was then extended from Montclair Heights station north a mile to Montclair State University, although catenary wires continue westward to
575-590: A countywide basis are: Clerk Danielle Ireland-Imhof (D, Hawthorne , 2028), Acting Sheriff Gary Giardina (D, Wayne, 2024) and Surrogate Zoila S. Cassanova (D, Wayne, 2026). As of March 2011, there were a total of 7,632 registered voters in Little Falls, of which 2,084 (27.3% vs. 31.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats , 1,800 (23.6% vs. 18.7%) were registered as Republicans and 3,745 (49.1% vs. 50.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens . Among
690-471: A fleet of 175 locomotives and over 1,200 passenger cars. NJ Transit has a fleet of over 1,100 passenger cars. The fleet and examples are described below. NJ Transit provides passenger service on 12 lines at total of 165 stations, some of which are operated in conjunction with Amtrak and Metro-North (MNCW). Little Falls, New Jersey Little Falls is a township in Passaic County , in
805-588: A large deficit to start; the ticket agent at West Bloomfield was also the brakeman for the one-car train. On April 1, 1868, the Morris & Essex Railroad bought out the alignment of the Newark and Bloomfield Railroad. The Morris & Essex began running services on the line, which was renamed the "Montclair Branch" when West Bloomfield was similarly renamed to "Montclair" shortly after. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad soon gained trackage rights, and by
920-492: A large island platform and also has a 1530-space parking garage on campus. A short distance after Montclair State University, the tracks turn to the northwest, leave campus grounds and cross over Clove Road. The tracks loop around campus and pass Great Notch Yard and the site of the now-closed Great Notch station . Great Notch was a one platform station in the Great Notch district of Little Falls. The station consisted of
1035-407: A mile away, ridership at the old station, which had only 69 parking spaces, began to dwindle. By January 2008, only one train inbound to Hoboken and two trains outbound towards Hackettstown/Dover stopped at Great Notch. In August 2008, New Jersey Transit approached the community of Great Notch, part of Little Falls, saying that the 103-year-old station would be closed by October. After a few days, there
1150-820: A partisan basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At a reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects a Director and Deputy Director from among its members to serve for a one-year term. As of 2024 , Passaic County's Commissioners are: Bruce James ( D , Clifton , 2026), Deputy Director Cassandra "Sandi" Lazzara (D, Little Falls , 2024), Director John W. Bartlett (D, Wayne , 2024), Orlando Cruz (D, Paterson , 2026), Terry Duffy (D, West Milford , 2025), Nicolino Gallo ( R , Totowa , 2024) and Pasquale "Pat" Lepore (D, Woodland Park , 2025). Constitutional officers, elected on
1265-472: A private residence. The building was constructed in 1889 by the New York & Greenwood Lake as an irregular shape, similar to Benson Street station on the former Boonton Line alignment east of Montclair. After Mountain Avenue the tracks continue northward through Upper Montclair, passing through Mountainside Park and crossing Mount Hebron Road. After Mount Hebron Road, the tracks pass a bird sanctuary and enter
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#17327727180371380-605: A project from Lake Hopatcong to Scranton, Pennsylvania , is to start off as the Andover Branch off Montclair-Boonton Line trains. The Lackawanna Cut-Off was the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad 's relocated mainline, which had passenger service from 1911 to 1970. As part of the Minimal Operable Segment (MOS), only a 7.3-mile (11.7 km) stretch to Andover, New Jersey is to be active. Passenger trains will use an upgraded alignment from
1495-727: A segment from Montclair to Mountain View-Wayne, originally ran from the Jersey City Terminal to Greenwood Lake, NY , and the former Lackawanna Boonton Line ran from Hoboken to Hackettstown, New Jersey . The Montclair-Boonton line was formed when the Montclair Connection opened on September 30, 2002. The line serves 28 active rail stations in New Jersey along with New York Pennsylvania Station . It crosses through six counties, serving six stations in
1610-614: A shelter (which replaced a building built in 1905 and burned down in 1988) and benches. After ridership at the station became "anemic", Great Notch was shut down on January 17, 2010, with the last train departing two days prior. Great Notch and its Yard serve as the end of the electrified catenary wires above on the Montclair-Boonton Line. This station was also the site of the transfer to the Erie's Caldwell Branch to Essex Fells, New Jersey , torn up in 1979. After Great Notch,
1725-538: A short distance, the tracks enter the community of Glen Ridge and heads back below street level. At the overpass with Ridgewood Avenue (Essex County Route 653), the line enters the namesake Glen Ridge station . Glen Ridge contains two platforms, and its station building, built in 1912, is above track level, similar to Watsessing Avenue. After Glen Ridge station, the Montclair-Boonton Line continues west before crossing under Bloomfield Avenue (County Route 506) and entering Montclair . After crossing under Bloomfield Avenue
1840-869: A simple Armco shelter. Mountain View was also the site of the New York & Greenwood Lake's extension to Pequannock , the New York Susquehanna & Western in Pompton Lakes , and eventually Wanaque, New Jersey . Today, Norfolk Southern Local H-02 uses it twice a week to reach the Totowa Industrial Spur. From this point, the Montclair-Boonton Line follows the alignment of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Boonton Branch . New Jersey Transit Rail Operations NJ Transit Rail Operations ( reporting mark NJTR )
1955-482: A total of 400 prefabricated diners that were shipped nationwide. Montclair State University Ice Arena, is an ice rink which is located on the grounds of Montclair State University and is host to its ice hockey club. The facility also hosts other hockey leagues and teams and other on-ice sports. The New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League played at Yogi Berra Stadium , located in Little Falls, on
2070-482: A turnout of 75.0% (vs. 70.4% in Passaic County). In the 2004 presidential election , Republican George W. Bush received 2,994 votes (50.6% vs. 42.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 2,723 votes (46.0% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 47 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 5,921 ballots cast by the township's 7,798 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.9% (vs. 69.3% in the whole county). In
2185-615: A while. After the Passaic, the tracks enter the town of Wayne . After crossing County Route 631 for yet a third time in Singac, the tracks cross over the Passaic River and enter Wayne, New Jersey. There, the tracks parallel Route 23 near Willowbrook Mall and through the interchange between Route 23, U.S. Route 46 , and Interstate 80 . After crossing under Interstate 80, the tracks parallel Route 23 and into Westbelt, where
2300-441: Is a one low platform station, with the original building, constructed in 1915, standing on the single platform. The station has a 194-spot parking lot and the brick building is used as a waiting room. After the station, the tracks continue northwestward, approaching the Passaic River once again at the community of Singac . The community of Singac is the former site of the namesake Singac Station, which has been out of service for quite
2415-499: Is a small part of new public transport on the Route 57 corridor, an attempt to attract service past Hackettstown from the northern New Jersey and New York corridors. However, the candidate project has not yet been funded by New Jersey Transit. The third and final extension relates to the possibility of using the New York and Greenwood Lake trackage from Mountain View station northward to the old Pompton Junction station. The project, called
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#17327727180372530-463: Is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member Township Council. Voters directly elect the mayor and the five township council members to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either three seats or two seats (together with the mayoral seat) up for election in even-numbered years as part of the November general election. For most of its history, until 2003, Little Falls had been governed under
2645-631: Is located about 15 miles (24 km) west of New York City . The 2010 United States census counted 14,432 people, 4,740 households, and 2,825 families in the township. The population density was 5,276.2 per square mile (2,037.2/km ). There were 4,925 housing units at an average density of 1,800.5 per square mile (695.2/km ). The racial makeup was 86.68% (12,510) White , 4.11% (593) Black or African American , 0.15% (22) Native American , 4.56% (658) Asian , 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander , 2.38% (344) from other races , and 2.11% (304) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.89% (1,428) of
2760-454: Is located in Little Falls. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,186 students and 102.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with three seats each assigned Little Falls, Totowa and Woodland Park. Most of Montclair State University
2875-408: Is located in Little Falls. During 2011, the university employed 66 residents on a full or part-time basis, who earned almost $ 3.5 million in total compensation. As of May 2010 , the township had a total of 37.65 miles (60.59 km) of roadways, of which 24.55 miles (39.51 km) were maintained by the municipality, 10.87 miles (17.49 km) by Passaic County and 2.23 miles (3.59 km) by
2990-627: Is located in Wayne, near the Westbelt Mall at the U.S. Route 46, Interstate 80, Route 23 interchange; this was also the site of the Singac station, which closed four decades before the new transit center opened. On September 13, 2006, construction of the $ 16.3 million project was announced; the general contractor was J.H. Reid of South Plainfield . The new station was built to reduce traffic on nearby highways, by diverting commuters to trains or buses. Construction on Mount Arlington Station, which
3105-647: Is still in study and not a candidate for funding. A location for a yard in Sparta could not be agreed on. Train service on the Montclair-Boonton Line begins at either Hoboken Terminal , which includes all weekend service, or New York Penn Station . From there, trains use the alignment of the Morristown Line west through the Bergen Tunnels from Hoboken, over the Lower Hack Lift bridge across
3220-773: Is the Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny, New Jersey. Other major yard facilities are located at Hoboken Terminal . Amtrak's Sunnyside Yard in Queens , New York serves as a layover facility for trains to New York Penn Station . Additional yards are located at outlying points along the lines. These include: NJT has a fleet of maintenance crews and vehicles that repair tracks, spread ballast , deliver supplies and inspect infrastructure. There are eight non-revenue work diesels used for these purposes. NJT utilizes numerous moveable bridges : NJ Transit, operates
3335-688: Is the easternmost part of Little Falls. The downtown area is frequently referred to as "The Center of Town", mainly by longtime residents, and is usually referred to as simply Little Falls. Singac is in the westernmost portion of the township. Much of Singac borders the Passaic River . Little Falls is bordered by the municipalities of Clifton , Totowa , Wayne , and Woodland Park in Passaic County, and Cedar Grove , Fairfield , Montclair , and North Caldwell in Essex County . It
3450-474: Is the first of the five along the New York & Greenwood Lake portion of the Montclair-Boonton Line and has two low side platforms at grade. The lines parallel Erie Street, once again named after the predecessor railroad, continuing north through several parks in Montclair. After Woodman Field the line enters the Watchung Avenue station , the third of six stations in Montclair. Watchung Avenue Station
3565-603: Is the first station in active service after Secaucus Junction . Continuing through Newark, the station enters the Roseville district of Newark, where the former Roseville Avenue station was located. Roseville Avenue was constructed in 1905, in the track depression through Roseville along the Morris & Essex Lines. Roseville Avenue Station had two separate sets of platforms (one for the Montclair Branch and one for
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3680-488: Is the newest station on the line. In 2002, after construction on the Montclair Connection was completed, there was no weekend service on the new Montclair-Boonton Line. Over the ensuing six years, officials from Montclair urged New Jersey Transit to offer weekend service on the Montclair-Boonton Line, which was the only NJT line without it. Montclair Township's proposal cited the benefits of weekend service to
3795-672: Is the rail division of NJ Transit . It operates commuter rail service in New Jersey , with most service centered on transportation to and from New York City , Hoboken , and Newark . NJ Transit also operates rail service in Orange and Rockland counties in New York under contract to Metro-North Railroad . The commuter rail lines saw 57,179,000 riders in 2023, making it the third-busiest commuter railroad in North America and
3910-630: The 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 60.7% of the vote (2,165 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 38.0% (1,355 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (44 votes), among the 3,615 ballots cast by the township's 9,689 registered voters (51 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.3%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 1,936 votes (51.3% vs. 43.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,577 votes (41.8% vs. 50.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 183 votes (4.8% vs. 3.8%) and other candidates with 39 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among
4025-687: The 2024-2025 session , the 40th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Kristin Corrado ( R , Totowa ) and in the General Assembly by Al Barlas (R, Cedar Grove ) and Christopher DePhillips (R, Wyckoff ). Passaic County is governed by Board of County Commissioners , composed of seven members who are elected at-large to staggered three-year terms office on
4140-486: The Delaware and Hudson rivers, wound its way through the township, and vestiges of it still remain today, some parts of which form a greenway . Little Falls was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1868, from portions of Acquackanonk Township . On March 25, 1914, portions of the township were taken to form the borough of West Paterson (now Woodland Park ). According to
4255-775: The Hackensack River and the Meadowlands into Jersey City. It had two stations in the Arlington section of Kearny: Arlington and West Arlington; Forest Hill and North Newark in Newark; Belwood Park, Rowe Street, Orchard Street, and Walnut Street in Bloomfield, and Benson Street in Glen Ridge. At Forest Hill in Newark the Orange Branch split at OJ Tower, constructed in 1897. Orange Branch passenger service
4370-515: The Hackensack River . After crossing the Hackensack, the lines pass through Kearny and Harrison . Harrison was the site of a passenger station built in 1904 during the track-raising project by William Truesdale, which started in 1901. From Harrison, the lines cross over the Passaic River and along Bridge 7.48, a swing drawbridge built in 1901, where they enter the city of Newark and stop at Newark Broad Street Station . Broad Street Station
4485-533: The Montclair Heights station . The final station in Montclair, Montclair Heights has a mini-high ADA ramp and low platforms. The original station building was constructed in 1905 under an Erie Type V design, until closure in 1959 by the Erie Railroad for economic reasons. The station is also signed as the "Home of Montclair State University". The station itself is at the south end of the campus and
4600-668: The Montclair-Boonton Line to Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken , or from Montclair State University Station on Midtown Direct trains to New York City's Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan via the Secaucus Junction . The township was formerly served by the Great Notch station until NJ Transit closed it in January 2010 because of low ridership. NJ Transit bus transportation is offered to
4715-573: The New Jersey Department of Transportation . Little Falls is crisscrossed by several major roadways, including U.S. Route 46 and New Jersey Route 23 . The Garden State Parkway and Interstate 80 run near the municipality. There are numerous crossings of the Upper Passaic River in town. The Little Falls station and Montclair State University station of NJ Transit both serve Little Falls, offering service on
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4830-480: The Newark Light Rail , including Silver Lake Station, which was a station on the branch. The station, today known as Walnut Street, was then known as Montclair-Erie Plaza to differentiate it from the nearby Montclair Lackawanna Terminal. The line also had an extension to Sterling Forest and Ringwood near the state line with New York. The Boonton Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
4945-519: The Pequannock River into the U.S. Route 202 and Route 23 in the downtown portion. After paralleling Fayette Avenue, the tracks enter Mountain View station . Mountain View station has one low platform and serves as the station for downtown Wayne. The station building at Mountain View was built in 1910 as an Erie Type 4 station (according to the ICC reports), but by 1965 had been replaced by
5060-808: The Township form of government by a township committee consisting of five committee members elected by the voters. Under this system, a chairman ( mayor ) and deputy-chair ( deputy mayor ) were selected annually by the Township Committee members. As of 2023 , the mayor of Little Falls is Democrat James Belford Damiano, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. Members of the Township Council are Council President Anthony Sgobba (D, 2024), Christine Hablitz (D, 2024), Michael Murphy ( R , 2026), Jayna Patel (R, 2026) and Christopher Vancheri (D, 2026). In January 2017, Democrat Chris Vancheri
5175-703: The U.S. state of New Jersey . The township was named after a waterfall on the Passaic River at a dam near Beattie Mill. As of the 2020 United States census , the township's population was 13,360, a decrease of 1,072 (−7.4%) from the 2010 census count of 14,432, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,577 (+33.0%) from the 10,855 counted in the 2000 census . Little Falls traces its first European settlement to 1711, when seven Bergen Dutch settlers banded together to begin farming. The Speer Homestead dates from c. 1785 (and may have originally been built in 1680). The Morris Canal , once an important artery of trade and transportation until 1925 between
5290-586: The United States Census Bureau , the township had a total area of 2.87 square miles (7.43 km ), including 2.80 square miles (7.24 km ) of land and 0.07 square miles (0.19 km ) of water (2.54%). Singac (with a 2010 Census population of 3,618 ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Little Falls Township. The township has three main sub-divisions. Great Notch
5405-605: The Upper Montclair station . Upper Montclair is the fourth station in Montclair, also having two low platforms. The old Type V station building, built in 1898, suffered a fire on February 5, 2006. The station building is being rebuilt, although larger than the original. Although a planned re-opening was set for the weekend of February 14, 2010, the new Upper Montclair station was ceremoniously reopened by New Jersey Transit and state officials, along with Montclair mayor Jerry Fried on June 18, 2010. After Upper Montclair station
5520-676: The Washington Secondary as a rapid transit improvement to the New Jersey Route 57 corridor via Washington Borough to Phillipsburg . The Montclair Branch was chartered in 1852 as the Newark and Bloomfield Railroad, running through Bloomfield and nearby West Bloomfield (present-day Montclair). However, tracks were not constructed along the owned right-of-way until 1856; in June of that year trains began running between Newark, Bloomfield, and West Bloomfield. The railroad had
5635-506: The 3,775 ballots cast by the township's 7,552 registered voters, yielding a 50.0% turnout (vs. 42.7% in the county). For public school, students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Little Falls Township Public Schools . As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 865 students and 94.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for
5750-580: The 33 counted in 2000. As of the 2000 United States census there were 10,855 people, 4,687 households, and 2,873 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,941.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,521.9/km ). There were 4,797 housing units at an average density of 1,742.0 per square mile (672.6/km ). The racial makeup of the township was 92.13% white , 0.65% African American , 0.06% Native American , 4.20% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.33% from other races , and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.33% of
5865-689: The Atlantic City Line. Below is a list of NJ Transit lines and freight lines that operate on them: NJTR also owns several lines not used for regular passenger service. These lines were purchased by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in the late 1970s for railbanking purposes, with ownership transferring to NJ Transit upon its creation in 1979. These lines are either leased for freight/ tourist service, interim rail trail use, or remain derelict: NJT owns most of its tracks, infrastructure, bridges, tunnels and signals. The exceptions are: NJ Transit's main storage and maintenance facility
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#17327727180375980-605: The Boonton Line access into Hoboken, the east end of the Erie's former Greenwood Lake Branch, between Bergen Junction at Croxton and Mountain View in Wayne, was joined to the west end of the DL&;W's former Boonton Line between Wayne and Denville. The line was renamed the Greenwood Lake-Boonton Line in recognition of its two predecessors. The original DL&W Boonton Line east of Clifton was joined with
6095-613: The Boonton Line and the Montclair Branch. The concept of the Montclair Connection had been originated in 1929 by the Regional Plan Association , to connect the New York & Greenwood Lake with the Montclair Branch. However, the Great Depression , which began in 1929, shelved plans for the connection. Three decades after the Erie's Main Line was realigned out of Passaic (in 1963), New Jersey Transit returned to
6210-566: The Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad (DL&W) and Erie Railroad merged to form the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad . In 1963, the old DL&W Boonton Branch was abandoned between Mountain View and Paterson and its right of way was sold to the NJ Department of Transportation for the new highways Interstate 80 and what's now known as New Jersey Route 19 (NJ 19 had originally been designated New Jersey Route 20 ;
6325-541: The Erie's Main Line as part of a project to remove tracks through Passaic . In 1983, the maintenance of the Montclair Branch and the Boonton Line were taken over entirely by New Jersey Transit . The Boonton Line at that point began out of Hoboken Terminal, heading westward through the Jersey Meadows and into Kearny, crossing the Passaic river at West Arlington and going through North Newark, Bloomfield, and Glen Ridge before entering Montclair and continuing on from
6440-411: The Montclair Branch, dated back to 1929, when a rail connection through Montclair was proposed. Despite years of debate over the connection, nothing came to fruition until 1991. Lackawanna Terminal in Montclair closed in 1981, replaced by the new Bay Street station on the alignment that eventually would extend to the connection. In 1991, studies were conducted by New Jersey Transit regarding the creation of
6555-554: The Montclair Connection, and in 2002, after construction was completed, the Boonton Line from east of Walnut Street station to Arlington served as a freight-only line. All passenger trains took the new alignment via the Montclair Branch between a rebuilt Bay Street station and Walnut Street. Service began on September 30, 2002 and three stations on the former Boonton Line were closed: Benson Street in Glen Ridge, Rowe Street in Bloomfield, and Arlington station in Kearny . As of 2022,
6670-554: The Montclair-Boonton Line almost immediately enters its next station (and its first past Newark Broad Street), the Watsessing Avenue station. The station is on an open cut, and is one of two stations that were built underground during the grade crossing elimination in 1912. After crossing under Watsessing Avenue (and Dodd Street), the lines continue northward, crossing under the Garden State Parkway between
6785-411: The Montclair-Boonton Line began on November 8, 2009, with service every two hours between Bay Street station in Montclair and Hoboken terminal, with the train making all local stops. This was an extension of existing Hoboken-to-Newark service, previously listed on the Morris & Essex timetables. Plans for connecting the two lines (the New York & Greenwood Lake Railroad, later the Boonton Line and
6900-445: The Montclair-Boonton Line enters the namesake community of Montclair. It leaves the DL&W alignment and curves rightward into Bay Street station just after Bloomfield Avenue. Bay Street is the newest station on the Montclair Branch portion of the Montclair-Boonton Line, built in 1981 to replace the nearby Lackawanna Terminal , which was becoming a "white elephant". This station is the north end of service on weekends. After Bay Street
7015-621: The Montclair-Boonton/Morristown mainline at Port Morris Junction with several Montclair-Boonton trains taking the junction to Andover. The report also cited the study of extending service on the Montclair-Boonton from the current Hackettstown station, a single-sided platform in downtown Hackettstown along the current Washington Secondary, maintained by Norfolk Southern to Phillipsburg, New Jersey via Washington . One of two extensions proposed to Phillipsburg,
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#17327727180377130-429: The Morris & Essex Lines). Although the station was closed on September 16, 1984, the Roseville Tower remained until it was demolished in 2002 to make way for the Montclair Connection. At Roseville Avenue station, the Montclair-Boonton Line and Morris & Essex Lines diverge, with the Morris & Essex continuing west to Summit and points west, while the Montclair-Boonton turns to the north through Roseville and into
7245-410: The Pompton Extension, is part of an effort to connect service from the Montclair-Boonton to the candidate rail service to Sparta, New Jersey on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad . This service would connect the stations at Pequannock , Pompton Plains , Bloomingdale and connect at the site of the former Pompton Junction station . However, unlike the other projects, the Pompton Extension
7360-426: The arches and dentils . Lackawanna Terminal had six tracks and three concrete platforms, with a large bridge which carried Grove Street in Montclair over the tracks. The Montclair Branch was the first fully electrified suburban railroad, wired in 1930. The inaugural train was driven by Thomas Edison , who had helped develop the line. On July 26, 1945, the Morris & Essex Railroad Company was officially dissolved, and
7475-402: The average family size was 2.99. In the township, the population was spread out, with 18.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. The median income for a household in
7590-489: The balance of an unexpired term of office). Little Falls is located in the 11th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 40th state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 11th congressional district is represented by Mikie Sherrill ( D , Montclair ). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For
7705-453: The campus of Montclair State University . For the 2023 season, the team relocated to Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson . Effective January 1, 2005, the form of government in Little Falls was changed (based on the results of a public referendum passed in November 2003) to the Mayor-Council form authorized by the Faulkner Act . The township is one of 71 (of the 564) municipalities statewide that use this form of government. The governing body
7820-459: The campus. Construction of the station was delayed by lawsuits from the township of Montclair because of residential displacement and parking issues. The station was proposed with a 1300-space parking deck and a cost of $ 36 million (2002 USD). The $ 36 million came entirely from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority in bonds to Montclair State University. On October 20, 2004, the new Montclair State University Station at Little Falls opened in
7935-709: The communities along the line, including reduced traffic congestion and carbon footprint . The agency repeatedly declined to expand the service because Montclair limited the use of train horns between 7 pm and 7 am. New Jersey Transit had received requests for weekend service since 2007, and denied them citing capacity issues and turning off electric power for bridge replacement. Advocates have dismissed these reasons as "excuses" and locals said it would improve their quality of life. On September 30, 2009, New Jersey Transit announced service every two hours between Bay Street station and Hoboken Terminal, an approximately 35-minute trip. The service started on November 8, 2009 with
8050-459: The community of East Orange , where it crosses through the Ampere district. Near the intersection of Springdale Avenue and Ampere Parkway, trains pass through the site of the former Ampere Station . Ampere was built around 1909 and remained in use during New Jersey Transit days until April 7, 1991, when along with Grove Street , the station was closed. From here, the lines continue into Bloomfield . After crossing from East Orange into Bloomfield,
8165-477: The company became part of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western. The lines were then maintained as the Morris & Essex Division. The New York & Greenwood Lake Railway originated as the New York and Montclair Railroad, granted a state charter in 1867 to construct a railroad from Jersey City to the New York state line at Greenwood Lake. The railroad caused the secession of West Bloomfield from Bloomfield, and West Bloomfield renamed itself Montclair. The railroad
8280-462: The current Walnut Street station to Netcong station. The Montclair Branch, designated part of the Morris & Essex Lines , which consisted of the Montclair Branch, Morristown Line , and Gladstone Branch , had six stations: Roseville Avenue in Newark, Ampere in East Orange, Watsessing Avenue in Bloomfield, Bloomfield station, Glen Ridge station, and Bay Street in Montclair. The Montclair Branch
8395-656: The former Great Notch station. Prior to 2008, the only station in Wayne was the downtown Mountain View station . The only station in the area around Lake Hopatcong was Lake Hopatcong station in Landing (this station has been referred to on timetables as Lake Hopatcong-Mount Arlington). In 2008, both the Wayne-Route 23 Transit Center and Mount Arlington Intermodal Train Station and Park & Ride opened. Wayne-Route 23
8510-469: The labeling the new whole "the Montclair-Boonton Line." Although no stations along the Montclair Branch (Watsessing, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, and Bay Street) were closed, three stations along the old Greenwood Lake alignment had service end on September 20, 2002: Arlington station , in Kearny , Rowe Street , in Bloomfield, and Benson Street , in Glen Ridge. This alignment was turned over to Norfolk Southern for maintenance. The station building at Benson Street
8625-467: The line included a revamping of Great Notch Yard for state-of-the-art service. However, no weekend service was implemented on the line. 11 miles of rail line from Montclair to Jersey City were shut down following the completion of the Montclair Connection and the DB and WR drawbridges were abandoned in the open position. Shortly thereafter a coalition of walking, biking and trails group began to advocate for
8740-415: The line parallels Pine Street on new track to join the Erie (NY&GL) alignment. After the merge near the intersection of Pine Street and Grant Street the line continues north and enters Walnut Street station near Erie Park (named after the Erie Railroad that once used the rails). The current Walnut Street station was built in 1952 as Montclair station after the larger structure was demolished. This station
8855-486: The line would follow New Jersey Route 57 through Port Murray , Rockport , Washington, Stewartsville , and into Phillipsburg, where it would meet an extended Raritan Valley Line . Locals have expressed support for the extensions on the active Class I freight line, and would use automobiles to get to the stations' newly designed park and rides. The expansion of passenger service on the Washington Secondary
8970-456: The line; trains previously went only to Hoboken Terminal . The new services included diesel service and express trains to Montclair Heights, making stops from Great Notch to Hackettstown, and new Midtown Direct service trains from Montclair Heights to New York, with transfers between them at Great Notch. There was also additional Morristown line Midtown Direct service to New York, available only at Denville and Dover stations. Other upgrades along
9085-1504: The lines were all operated by Conrail under contract to NJDOT. The system took its current form in 1983, when NJ Transit took over all commuter service in New Jersey. NJ Transit Rail Operations is divided into the Hoboken Division and the Newark Division. The two networks were not integrated until the opening of Secaucus Junction in 2003, which enabled passengers to transfer between lines bound for New York and Hoboken. As of 2022, NJ Transit's commuter rail network consists of 12 lines and 165 stations, primarily concentrated in northern New Jersey, with one line running between Atlantic City and Philadelphia . Operations are in two divisions: Although NJ Transit itself does not carry freight, NJTR allows freight service to be operated over its lines via trackage rights agreements with several railroads. Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO), CSX , Norfolk Southern (NS) and several short lines ( Cape May Seashore Lines (CMSL), Dover and Delaware River Railroad (DD), Morristown & Erie Railway (M&E), and Southern Railroad of New Jersey (SRNJ) currently have trackage rights contracts to operate freight service on NJ Transit lines. The Morristown & Erie Railway can only use NJT trackage to get between its owned trackage; it cannot serve customers on NJ Transit trackage. A similar situation exists for Conrail on
9200-492: The longest commuter rail system in North America by route length . The lines operated by NJ Transit were formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad , Central Railroad of New Jersey , New York and Long Branch Railroad , and Erie Lackawanna Railroad , most of which date from the mid-19th century. From the 1960s onward, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began funding the commuter lines. By 1976,
9315-441: The northbound and southbound toll plazas of Exit 148. After traversing Watsessing Park , the tracks return to being above-ground and enter Bloomfield Station . The current Bloomfield station was constructed in 1912 during grade crossing elimination, when tracks were raised above street-level. From here, the station continues northwestward, paralleling Toney's Brook through Bloomfield (to the southeast of Bloomfield Avenue ). After
9430-449: The plan for the Montclair Connection. The original plan was for a one-track diesel connection, but this grew into a two-track electric connection with extension of catenary wires. After negotiations with the township of Montclair, detailed plans and design began in 1998, and construction began just a year later. When the Montclair Connection was completed in 2002, the names of the Montclair Branch and Boonton Line were eliminated in favor of
9545-433: The population were under the age of 18, 29.4% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 81.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 78.2 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income
9660-410: The population. There were 4,687 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and
9775-419: The population. Of the 4,740 households, 22.8% had children under the age of 18; 45.8% were married couples living together; 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 40.4% were non-families. Of all households, 33.1% were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.04. 13.7% of
9890-660: The railway to be converted into a trail and greenway known as the "Essex-Hudson Greenway." On June 10, 2002, Governor of New Jersey James E. McGreevey announced a partnership with Montclair State University (MSU) as part of the Midtown Direct service. On July 18, 2002, partnership announced plans for a new train station and parking facility for commuters in Little Falls. Before the Construction of Montclair State University Station, students at Montclair State University could only use Montclair Heights station to access
10005-575: The state bird, the eastern goldfinch . For 2010, of 31 inbound and 34 outbound daily weekday trains, 21 inbound and 22 outbound Midtown Direct trains (about 66%) use the Kearny Connection to Secaucus Junction and New York Penn Station; the rest go to Hoboken Terminal. Trains to Hoboken run only at rush hour . Passengers can transfer at Secaucus Junction, Newark Broad Street Station , Montclair State University, or Dover to reach other destinations if necessary. Truncated weekend service on
10120-539: The surplus rail bed is being repurposed as a rail trail . Besides the Montclair Connection, service was extended in 1994 from Netcong station to Hackettstown via tracks owned by Conrail (now Norfolk Southern ). Stations at Roseville Avenue in Newark, Ampere in East Orange , and Great Notch in Little Falls were closed in 1984, 1991, and 2010 respectively. Two service expansions have been proposed using
10235-615: The test was canceled when Little Falls was informed by New Jersey Transit that the Great Notch Station would be closed on January 17, 2010 due to the anemic ridership at the station. New Jersey Transit cited in a press release that the station only was receiving an average of nine boardings daily. The remaining passengers were directed to use either Montclair State University station or Little Falls station. The Montclair-Boonton Line received serious damage from Hurricane Sandy on October 29–30, 2012, due to fallen trees blocking
10350-401: The township of Montclair , two in the town of Bloomfield , and one in the city of Newark . Trains along the Montclair-Boonton Line heading eastward usually originate at Hackettstown , Mount Olive , Lake Hopatcong , Dover , or Montclair State University , bound for either Hoboken Terminal or New York Penn Station . On system maps the line is colored maroon and its symbol is a bird, after
10465-492: The township was $ 58,857, and the median income for a family was $ 70,223. Males had a median income of $ 49,136 versus $ 37,727 for females. The per capita income for the township was $ 33,242. About 2.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over. Mountain View Diners Company operated from 1939 to 1957, manufacturing
10580-406: The township's 2010 Census population, 52.9% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 61.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 52.9% of the vote (3,190 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 46.1% (2,780 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (62 votes), among the 6,086 ballots cast by
10695-400: The township's 9,118 registered voters (54 ballots were spoiled ), for a turnout of 66.7%. In the 2008 presidential election , Republican John McCain received 2,908 votes (49.5% vs. 37.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,734 votes (46.5% vs. 58.8%) and other candidates with 65 votes (1.1% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,879 ballots cast by the township's 7,835 registered voters, for
10810-501: The tracks and bringing down catenary and signal wires. The line was completely shut down until November 14, when limited electric Midtown Direct and Hackettstown-Hoboken diesel service was restored. According to the 2020 Transit: Possibilities For The Future report produced by New Jersey Transit in October 2000, the Montclair-Boonton Line is a candidate for further rail expansion beyond the Montclair Connection. The Lackawanna Cut-Off ,
10925-518: The tracks continued southwestward through Little Falls, crossing under Long Hill Road (CR 631) and Francisco Road (CR 612) before making a curve back to the northwest at a siding on Cedar Grove Road. The tracks then go over a curved bridge over the Peckman River. The northwestern-bound tracks enter downtown Little Falls, paralleling New Jersey Route 23 into the namesake Little Falls station at Union Boulevard (CR 646). Little Falls
11040-503: The tracks enter the second-newest station on the line, the Wayne-Route 23 Inter-modal Transit Center . Wayne-Route 23 opened on January 12, 2008 with a single high platform and the nearby bus terminal. Wayne-Route 23 Transit Center also contains 1,000 parking spaces for use by travelers. After leaving Wayne-Route 23, the tracks continue to parallel Route 23 and enter downtown Wayne. The tracks cross Fayette Avenue Park and parallel
11155-465: The tracks turn northeast, crossing under Lorraine Avenue, and paralleling Valley Road. The line continues northward paralleling Upper Mountain Avenue through the Upper Montclair district. A short distance later, the tracks enter Mountain Avenue , the next to last station in Montclair. Mountain Avenue has two low platforms, and the nearby station building, which is rented by New Jersey Transit as
11270-443: The turn of the 20th century, the railroad had begun constructing track depressions and raises to eliminate grade-level crossings on city streets. In 1912, the Montclair Branch was depressed, elevated, and double tracked, and grade crossings were eliminated. The stations at Watsessing Avenue and Glen Ridge were constructed below street level, while Ampere and Bloomfield stations were constructed above street level. Roseville Avenue station
11385-588: The under-construction branch to Andover via the Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project , an extension on old New York and Greenwood Lake tracks to Pompton Junction , and the New York, Susquehanna and Western . The latter of these two proposals has not gone through as the Greenwood Lake Tracks from Wayne to Riverdale Borough have been removed for a Rail Trail. There is also a proposal to extend service along
11500-561: The university campus. From there, the road begins a parallel along Clove Road and soon enters the final active electrified station along the Montclair-Boonton Line until Denville, Montclair State University station (officially known as the Montclair State University Station at Little Falls). The station is the set transfer between electric and diesel service, as people heading westward to Dover or Hackettstown need to transfer for further service. The station has
11615-527: The westernmost segment of NJ 20 connected eastward via Paterson Plank Road with what is now New Jersey Route 120 , replicating Paterson Plank Road from Jersey City through the Meadowlands, Rutherford, and Clifton to Paterson) The railroad could have paid for a single track to be laid along the new highways, but the Erie-Lackawanna demurred as it was strapped for cash. To allow the western end of
11730-485: Was $ 78,318 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 8,244) and the median family income was $ 92,462 (+/− $ 12,925). Males had a median income of $ 67,585 (+/− $ 7,860) versus $ 42,270 (+/− $ 3,385) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 34,505 (+/− $ 3,336). About 4.7% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 42 households in 2010, an increase from
11845-560: Was already a parking lot with 228 spaces for Lakeland Bus , began on April 12, 2006. The new train station was built to relieve traffic on Interstate 80, and 57 new parking spaces were added to the lot. The project was slated to cost $ 12.1 million, and the contract was given to Terminal Construction Corporation of Wood-Ridge . Both stations were completed within nine days of each other: the Wayne-Route 23 Transit Center opened on January 12, 2008, with train service beginning two days later; Mount Arlington Station opened on January 21, 2008, and
11960-489: Was already depressed, 22 feet (6.7 m) below street level, in 1903. In June 1913, the new Lackawanna Terminal (named after the Delaware, Lackawanna , and Western) opened in Montclair. William H. Botsford designed it, but did not live to see it open as he died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. The brick station building followed a Grecian-Doric style of architecture, which included creative uses of concrete for
12075-662: Was an electrified service; however, the Boonton Line was a diesel line. Over the next decade, New Jersey Transit closed several stations over the length of the Montclair Branch. The Harrison and Roseville Avenue stations were closed on September 16, 1984; the Ampere station in East Orange was closed less than seven years later, on April 7, 1991. Plans to extend the Morristown Line and Boonton Line westward from Netcong station to Hackettstown were proposed in June 1992 as part of proposed service extension. On November 6, 1994, service
12190-565: Was appointed to fill the council seat expiring in December 2018 that was vacated by James Damiano when he took office as mayor. In April 2017, Republican Marc Benitez was appointed to fill a vacant seat expiring in December 2018 that had been held by Joseph Maceri until he resigned after moving out of the township. In the November 2017 general election, Vancheri was elected to serve the balance of Damiano’s term of office and Democrat Tanya Seber defeated Benitez for Maceri’s unexpired seat. When Seber
12305-542: Was built in 1901 as an Erie Railroad Type V station (according to the 1920 Interstate Commerce Report for the Erie), separated by less than a mile from the nearby stations. Watchung Avenue station has two low platforms on embankments and sits next to a bridge over the namesake Watchung Avenue. The tracks continue northward across the bridge and Valley Road where they enter the Upper Montclair district . The tracks parallel Anderson Park before crossing Bellevue Avenue and entering
12420-575: Was ceremonially extended along Conrail's Washington Secondary from Netcong station with the creation of the stops in Mount Olive and Hackettstown . NJ Transit leased that portion of the line from Conrail (and later the Norfolk Southern Railway ) from 1994 until purchasing it in 2023. In 2002, New Jersey Transit finished construction of the Montclair Connection, a small set of tracks along Pine Street in Montclair that connected
12535-631: Was completed in 1872 with four stations in Montclair: Montclair, Watchung Avenue, Upper Montclair, and Montclair Heights. The New York & Greenwood Lake Railway became a subsidiary of the Erie Railroad by 1884 and the remains of what was once its track is now the Walnut Street – Mountain View stretch of the Montclair-Boonton Line. The original railroad extended farther, via the former alignment through Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Newark and reaching into Kearny, where it crossed
12650-459: Was damaged by a fire in the 1980s and had fallen into disrepair; in May 2009, it was sold to a private developer and entirely rebuilt. During the Montclair Connection's construction, Bay Street station, which was a single platform with only one track, was rebuilt entirely, with two high-level platforms and new tracks. The new connection also introduced service to New York Penn Station for commuters along
12765-589: Was discontinued on May 20, 1955, but freight service lingered until 1994 when the track was removed from White Street in West Orange to the Watsessing section of Bloomfield. A portion of track was used until 2010 by Norfolk Southern to serve the Hartz Mountain plant, which was shuttered that year. At one time the Orange Branch served many industries along its right of way. Some track remains today for
12880-494: Was first constructed as a freight bypass of the Morris & Essex Railroad in 1868. This was constructed due to the unsuitability of its passenger lines to carry freight (and a lack of freight customers along the line) and stretched from the Denville station to Hoboken Terminal via Boonton and Paterson . Freight service began on September 12, 1870, while passenger service began on December 14, 1870. On October 1, 1960,
12995-449: Was public protest against the possible closure, and on September 3, a public meeting was held to strike a deal with residents. On April 1, 2009, after negotiations with Michael DeFrancisci, the mayor of Little Falls, the station and town were given a "one-year test" to attract ridership at the small station. The quota to keep the station open was 67 people using the station by December 31, 2009 and 100+ by April 1, 2010. On December 18, 2009,
13110-421: Was sworn into office, it marked the first time in township history that all of the township's elected officials were Democrats. Darlene Post (who returned to using her maiden name of Conti as of January 2015 ) won election to a full four-year term as mayor in the 2012 general election, along with all three of her Republican running mates for Township Council; Louis Fontana, Pamela Porter, and Joseph Rento (who won
13225-459: Was the transfer station until the namesake station for the college opened in 2004. After Montclair Heights, the trains cross town lines, leaving Montclair in favor of Little Falls, New Jersey . Along the southern end of Montclair State University, the Montclair-Boonton Line crosses out of Montclair north of Montclair Heights station and into the town Little Falls. The tracks head northward, paralleling Long Hill Road (Passaic County Route 631) through
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