75-523: Secaucus Junction (signed as Secaucus ) is an intermodal transit hub served by New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) and Metro-North Railroad in Secaucus , New Jersey . It is one of the busiest railway stations in North America . The $ 450 million, 321,000-square-foot (29,800 m) station opened on December 15, 2003. It was known as Secaucus Transfer during planning stages and was dedicated as
150-871: A branch off the Danbury Branch at the aptly named Branchville, CT to Ridgefield, CT ; another branch off the main line for freight at Bridgeport known as the Berkshire (a never-used bridge spans the Merritt Parkway in Trumbull that would have accommodated this branch under potential reactivation scenarios); and the Maybrook line, which connected the Waterbury Branch with the Danbury Branch, with several branches of its own. Branch line trains generally operate as their own zone and terminate at
225-533: A consultant to conduct feasibility studies for the project. However, no design work commenced nor were financing arrangements made. On October 26, 2011, Bloomberg reiterated his support for the project, while Christie also expressed general concurrence. In April 2013, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority rejected the proposed extension, citing lack of funding. However, it was reconsidered again in 2018. The Gateway Project ,
300-565: A derailment near Fairfield . On September 25, 2013 , a Con Edison failure required the use of diesel locomotives and bus service between Mount Vernon and Harrison for 12 days. New Haven Line mainline trains primarily use electric multiple unit (EMU) consists of Kawasaki M8 railcars. All New Haven Line electric trains change over between third rail and overhead catenary between Mount Vernon East and Pelham at normal track speed. Inbound trains to Grand Central lower their pantographs in this area, while outbound trains raise them;
375-431: 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). New Haven Line The New Haven Line is a 72.7 mi (117.0 km) commuter rail line operated by
450-469: A largely four-track electrified mainline, the New Haven Line is capable of supporting a mix of local and express service, allowing for a higher density of stations than many other commuter rail lines. By the beginning of the 20th century, there were stations in every population center along the line. Although some of these were dropped over the years due to low ridership, no new stations were added to
525-614: A main line station; passengers can then transfer to a train bound for another main line station or Grand Central. The southern terminus for each branch line is Stamford on the New Canaan Branch, South Norwalk on the Danbury Branch, and Bridgeport on the Waterbury Branch. All trains run local on their respective branch lines. During peak hours, however, some trains on the New Canaan and Danbury Branches run limited one-seat service to Grand Central; these trains run express on
600-496: A new bus station with 14 bus berths opened; it is used for intermodal connections and was intended to add redundancy to the transportation network. In 2021 NJ Transit authorized studies for alternative options between the Meadowlands Sports Complex and Secaucus Junction including a bus " transitway ". Further funding for design was approved in 2023 for an exclusive bus transitway planned to go into service for
675-564: A safety feature used in routing trains, keeping safe distances, and moderating train speeds. Signals are controlled from a centralized location, the Operations Control Center in New York City. Until the 1980s, the New Haven Line had a decentralized signaling system, and each section of track was controlled by a separate switch tower. The switch towers themselves did not get radio communication with each other until
750-671: A series of infrastructure improvements along the NEC between Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station , includes a proposal to build the so-called Secaucus Loop or Bergen Loop, tracks connecting the Main Line and the NEC at Secaucus, thus creating a true junction station . As part of the second phase of the Gateway Project, the loop is projected to be constructed between 2024 and 2030. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations NJ Transit Rail Operations ( reporting mark NJTR )
825-400: A successful test of trains in non-revenue service on August 23. The service was operated using NJ Transit equipment under an operating agreement among NJT, Metro-North, and Amtrak. NJT equipment was required as its electric locomotive power was capable of running under the various catenary systems over three separate railroads using different power supplies. The program was only offered for
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#1732776252607900-648: A temporary Devon Transfer station served as the transfer point between mainline service and Waterbury Branch trains. The first phase of repairs to the adjacent Housatonic River Railroad Bridge over the Housatonic River prevented Waterbury Branch trains from accessing the normal transfer point at Bridgeport , necessitating the temporary transfer station. The Devon Transfer station was re-activated in 2016 from April until October to accommodate additional repairs and catenary wire work. On July 16, 2014, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy approved $ 2.75 million for
975-529: Is Stamford , with 8.4 million passengers, or 21% of the line's ridership. The line was originally part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , forming the southern leg of the New Haven's main line. It is colored red on Metro-North timetables and system maps, and stations on the line have red trim. The red color-coding is a nod to the red paint used in the New Haven's paint scheme for much of
1050-402: Is being undertaken to detail the costs and benefits of implementing more frequent service on the line. The line would have to be upgraded to accommodate additional service. On July 11, 2022, six new express trains were added to the New Haven Line, only stopping at New Haven, Bridgeport, and Stamford, and Grand Central. These trains, of which three would run in the morning, and three would run in
1125-487: Is electrified, and uses the same Kawasaki M8 railcars as the main line. The Danbury Branch and Waterbury Branches, on the other hand, use Shoreliner consists powered by diesel locomotives. Some main line trains will occasionally use diesel equipment in revenue runs for positioning or due to equipment shortages. The New Haven Railroad, Metro-North's predecessor, had an extensive branch network in Connecticut, including:
1200-687: Is expected to expand to 1,538 total units by 2024. On June 1, 2009, Edison Parkfast , a private company, opened the first parking lot near the station, with space for 1,094 cars. Bicycle parking is also available. On July 26, 2009, NJ Transit began rail service to the Meadowlands station at the Meadowlands Sports Complex , with Secaucus Junction being a transfer point for passengers. From 2009 to 2014, Secaucus Junction served trains coming from Metro-North's New Haven Line for New York Giants and New York Jets football games at
1275-783: Is grade-separated with no grade crossings, although there are several privately marked-pedestrian crossings in many of the storage yards such as the East Side Yard in Bridgeport. Within the Metro-North system, the New Haven Line is the only line with operating branch lines. These three branch lines are the New Canaan Branch , the Danbury Branch , and the Waterbury Branch . The New Canaan Branch
1350-524: Is operated as shuttle service between Danbury and South Norwalk, or between Waterbury and Bridgeport. The P32AC-DMs used on the New Haven Line are in pool service, meaning that locomotives from either Metro-North or CTDOT can be used on the New Haven Line. Coaches with either paint scheme can also be used. Shore Line East uses a dedicated subfleet of M8 cars with third-rail shoes removed, which cannot be operated into Grand Central, but can be operated into NY Penn Station and Boston, if needed. A 2010 study of
1425-711: Is part of the Northeast Corridor ; its share of the Northeast Corridor is the busiest rail line in the United States. Amtrak 's Northeast Regional and Acela use the line between New Rochelle, New York , and New Haven, and five New Haven Line stations are shared with Amtrak. Local freight service is provided on the line in Connecticut by CSX Transportation , and the Providence and Worcester Railroad operates unit trains of stone along
1500-665: Is still needed today since the New Haven Line and Harlem Line share trackage between Grand Central and Mount Vernon; the two lines split just north of the Harlem Line's Woodlawn station . Stamford Transportation Center divides the New Haven Line's mainline into an "inner zone" and an "outer zone". Inner zone trains run local, serving all stops between Grand Central and Stamford. Outer zone trains run express between Grand Central and Stamford, making only one intermediate stop at Harlem-125th Street , before running local between Stamford and New Haven. The entire New Haven Line mainline
1575-433: Is supplied to the catenary at 12.5 kV, 60 Hz. The following connecting rail services are available from Amtrak , Metro-North Railroad and Shore Line East . Milepost Zero on the New Haven Line is at the north property line of 42nd Street (i.e. 200–300 ft south of the ends of the tracks). Since the main line and the New Canaan Branch are equipped with 12.5 kV 60 Hz overhead catenary , as opposed to just
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#17327762526071650-773: 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
1725-554: 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
1800-494: Is to be split as per the CTDOT/MTA operating agreement (65%/35%, respectively). The M8s each have two single-leaf doors on each side and a full-width operator's cab. The cars are capable of using two types of overhead electrical wires, as well as under-running third rail. The M8s are equipped with Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System and positive train control . In order to run from New Rochelle to Penn Station as part of
1875-562: The 2026 FIFA World Cup . Despite its name, Secaucus Junction is not a true junction , in which trains can switch between lines; there is no rail connection between the upper and lower levels. The station has two platform levels connected by a third level on top. Such a loop, however, is proposed as part of the Gateway Project to improve commuter access to Manhattan . On November 16, 2010, The New York Times reported that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg 's administration
1950-759: The Erie Lackawanna Railway and its predecessors, while the Newark Division lines had once been part of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Central Railroad of New Jersey . Conrail ran both networks under contract to the New Jersey Department of Transportation from 1976 until handing them to NJ Transit in 1983. While the opening of the Kearny Connection and Waterfront Connection in 1996 allowed for
2025-542: The Frank R. Lautenberg Rail Station at Secaucus Junction . U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg , who died in 2013, was a transit advocate who had worked to allocate federal funds for the project. The station is on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) five miles west of New York Penn Station and five miles east of Newark Penn Station . At Secaucus, the NEC crosses above the Main Line , which originates/terminates at Hoboken Terminal ;
2100-575: The Housatonic River Railroad Bridge that year completed quadruple-tracking of the line from Woodlawn Junction to New Haven. The New Haven was merged into Penn Central in 1969. On November 25, 1969, Penn Central, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , and the states of New York and Connecticut agreed that New York would buy its section of the line and Connecticut would lease its section as far as New Haven. The acquisition took place on January 1, 1971, and included
2175-468: The Kawasaki -made M8s entered service and alleviated current equipment shortages. To replace its aging M2 fleet and increase its total fleet size, Metro-North and CTDOT have undertaken to purchase from Kawasaki Rail Car an initial order of 300 M8 EMUs. The initial order consists of a "base order" of 210 and a "first option" of 90 cars. This order is estimated to cost $ 760 million. The base order cost
2250-648: The Metro-North Railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Connecticut . Running from New Haven, Connecticut , to New York City , the New Haven Line joins the Harlem Line in Mount Vernon, New York , and continues south to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan . The New Haven Line carries 125,000 passengers every weekday and 39 million passengers a year. The busiest intermediate station
2325-601: The Penn Station Access project, the cars will be equipped with third rail shoes that can operate on both over- and under-running third rail systems. Originally, delivery of the first six M8 cars for testing was to be in July 2009, but was delayed until December 2009 for varied reasons such as design revisions and production delays. The contract allows for additional options for CTDOT of an additional 80 cars, an option that has since been exercised. On July 20, 2011,
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2400-612: The 750 V DC third rail of the Hudson and Harlem Lines, different rolling stock that can operate with either power system runs on the New Haven Line. This rolling stock, originally produced by General Electric in two batches (144 in 1972–73 and 100 in 1975–77), was initially branded as the M2 Cosmopolitan , with later versions being made on license by Tokyu Car (model M4 , 1988) and Morrison-Knudsen (model M6 , 1994). Cosmopolitans can be easily spotted by their red stripe along
2475-689: 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
2550-475: The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced the order of 25 unpowered M8 railcars, with options for up to 25 more, at a cost of US$ 93 million to replace the 48-car M6 fleet. The original order of 405 cars was completed on July 13, 2015, except for the 25 unpowered cars on option. Sixty additional M8 cars were ordered in 2016. A new rail car facility to accommodate the new M8 cars
2625-640: The Connecticut State Bond Commission authorized $ 21 million for design work for the station, in addition to funding for the upgrade of a station on the Danbury Branch. Design on the station began in January 2017, and construction of the station was to begin in spring 2019, before being completed in fall 2021. In November 2017, the Connecticut DOT announced that it would halt funding for the construction of Orange station and
2700-601: The Meadowlands with 1:00 p.m. kickoffs on Sundays. In anticipation of increased ridership for Super Bowl XLVIII in February 2014, NJT extended the lower-level platforms at Secaucus Junction by 120 ft (37 m) to accommodate multi-level 10-car train sets which could handle about 1,400 to 1,800 passengers per trip. The capacity to handle crowds, a plan dubbed the Mass Transit Super Bowl ,
2775-514: The New Canaan and Waterbury Branches considered the construction of a station at Devon Wye in Milford, Connecticut , where the Waterbury Branch joins the New Haven mainline. The station would allow service to be increased on the branch by running some trains to the new station with connections to New Haven trains, rather than taking up slots on the busy mainline. The two station alternatives would have cost $ 73 to $ 114 million. For six months in 2015,
2850-570: The New Haven Line mainline for over 100 years ( Merritt 7 station on the Danbury Branch opened in 1985). Fairfield Metro (now Fairfield-Black Rock) opened in December 2011 to support a new commercial development. After a decade-long process choosing between locations in West Haven and Orange, West Haven station opened in August 2013, filling the longest gap on the line. Currently, a study
2925-631: The New Haven Line shares track with the Harlem Line in the Bronx, along this line it stops only at Fordham , due to an 1848 agreement with the Harlem Line's predecessor railroad, the New York Central . This agreement granted the New Haven predecessor New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad trackage rights over the Harlem Line to Grand Central Terminal, but restricted its service in the Bronx to discharge service only (i.e. no boarding revenue passengers). This agreement continued until 2019, due to
3000-466: The New Haven Line's one stop in the Bronx is currently at Fordham, from 1848 until the 1920s that stop was instead at Woodlawn . The New Haven Line is also operated in Connecticut under an agreement between Metro-North and the CTDOT, in which costs for main line operation are shared (currently 65% CTDOT and 35% Metro-North) and costs for branch service are borne 100% by CTDOT. Amtrak pays Metro-North for
3075-462: The New Haven Line, allowing it to operate stone trains from Cedar Hill Yard in New Haven to a connection with the New York and Atlantic Railway in New York City. CSX Transportation also provides freight service for several customers on the line from Cedar Hill. Since 1996, the New Haven main line and New Canaan branch have used Automatic Train Control (ATC) in conjunction with cab signals ,
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3150-527: The accompanying transit-oriented development as the state was running out of funds for transportation projects. In connection with the planned redevelopment of the Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill as a residential neighborhood, reopening a Georgetown station on the Danbury Branch has been approved, though not yet scheduled or funded. The previous station was abandoned in the 1970s due to low ridership. The Waterbury and New Canaan Branch study also considered
3225-584: The branch. There was also a collision between two trains in Mount Vernon in 1988, which killed an engineer. In 2012 two people were killed by a train-car collision at an ungated grade crossing on the Danbury Branch in Redding, Connecticut , and in 2013 a track worker was struck and killed in West Haven . The May 2013 Fairfield train crash resulted in 72 injuries after two trains collided following
3300-471: The catenary bridges; these were all replaced throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s with wayside "dwarf" signals at track level along the right-of-way. The form of signalization known as Centralized Traffic Control , or CTC, is used on the main line and the New Canaan Branch, as well as on the Danbury and Waterbury Branches starting in 2013 and 2021 respectively. The New Haven's traction power system
3375-733: The early afternoon games so that the NJT equipment could be moved back in place for the Monday morning rush hour. The service made limited stops on New Haven Line, and used the Hell Gate Line to access New York Penn Station and Secaucus Junction . At Secaucus, riders transferred to a shuttle on the Meadowlands Rail Line . Stops included New Haven, West Haven, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Westport, South Norwalk, Stamford, Greenwich, Rye, Larchmont, Penn Station, and Secaucus. Although
3450-667: The evening, would operate to Grand Central in as little as 99 minutes. The Norwalk rail accident occurred at the Norwalk River bridge in Norwalk, Connecticut , on May 6, 1853, killing 48 people. Another occurred in Westport, Connecticut , in 1895, and another in that town on October 3, 1912. Another fatality occurred in August 1969 on the New Canaan Branch, which prompted the line's then-operator, Penn Central, to stop operating northbound and southbound trains simultaneously on
3525-595: The expected 25 years, undergoing a Critical Systems Repair (CSR) program. The CSR program was modified in 2008 as the delivery of M8s neared. Cars that underwent CSR earlier in the program were undergoing additional renovation. Funding was identified in the MTA's 2010 capital program to continue the CSR program if the M4 and M6 cars were not retired; they were ultimately withdrawn in 2015. The M2s were retired in 2018 as sufficient numbers of
3600-416: The financial position to undertake the project. After several years of contention, West Haven was chosen over Orange in December 2001 as the site for a new station , which opened in 2013. However, local advocates continued to push for an additional station in Orange . In July 2011, Governor Malloy signed a bill that sought a funding source, but that committed no funds to the project. On February 1, 2017,
3675-624: The first time. The plan would alleviate pressure on the NJ Transit / Amtrak route under the Hudson, after the cancellation of the Access to the Region's Core tunnel project by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in October 2010. It would offer a direct route to Grand Central Terminal on the east side of Manhattan , while connecting with most other subway routes. New York City spent $ 250,000 for
3750-473: The implementation of some interdivisional trains, including the "Midtown Direct" service to New York Penn Station on the Hoboken Division's Morris & Essex Lines , direct passenger transfers between the divisions were still not possible. Secaucus Junction was built to integrate the two systems and allow for transfers between trains on each division. The two-track Northeast Corridor embankment
3825-552: The last decade of its history. The section from Grand Central to the New York-Connecticut border is owned by Metro-North and the section from the state line to New Haven is owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT). From west to east in Connecticut, three branches split off: the New Canaan Branch , Danbury Branch , and Waterbury Branch , all owned by CTDOT. The New Haven Line
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#17327762526073900-516: The late 1960s, when Penn Central took over the New Haven Line. Track interlockings are governed within Control Point boundaries, or CPs. The New Haven Line is unique in that the CPs are known (informally) by nicknames for their region. In December 2020, Positive Train Control was fully implemented on the mainline and several branch lines. Signals on the New Haven Line had once been mounted on
3975-494: The line have changed. The Columbus Avenue station in Mount Vernon was closed in the Penn Central era, due to its proximity to Mt. Vernon station and the expense of converting it to high-level platforms. It had previously been a transfer station to the overhead viaduct station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway ; an impressive ruin remains and is easily visible from passing trains. Other stations abandoned along
4050-422: The line. The rail line from New York to New Haven was completed by 1849, and commuters started using the trains soon afterward. The line was part of the New York and New Haven Railroad — after 1872, the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad — which had trackage rights over the New York Central Railroad 's New York and Harlem Railroad into Grand Central. The Great Blizzard of 1888 blocked
4125-1372: 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
4200-420: 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,
4275-407: The main line below New Rochelle, ran local passenger service to the Harlem River Terminal in the South Bronx until 1931, and has several abandoned stations. It was a major freight route for the New Haven to Queens , where it interchanged with the Long Island Rail Road and the Pennsylvania Railroad . Four new stations are planned along this route as part of Metro-North's Penn Station Access . As
4350-547: The main line but still make all stops on their respective branch lines. Unlike the main line, the New Haven Line branches operate almost entirely at grade, with frequent crossings. Yankees–East 153rd Street station opened on May 23, 2009. Although it is a Hudson Line commuter station, it offers New Haven and Harlem Line commuters direct game-day service on weekends and after weeknight games, and shuttle service from Harlem–125th Street station during peak periods. The Yankee Stadium station, Harlem-125th Street and Fordham are
4425-450: The mainline include Devon, at the junction of the Waterbury Branch , and Norwalk, replaced by South Norwalk. The changeover from catenary to third rail was moved from Woodlawn to just west of Pelham in the early 1990s. The catenary poles are still intact as they carry several communications lines. There is an abandoned rail yard just east of Port Chester station . The New Haven's Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad , diverging from
4500-491: The operating agreement between Metro-North and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), which means passengers traveling between Fordham and Manhattan could not ride on a New Haven Line train. Beginning April 14, 2019, passengers heading to and from Grand Central can also travel on New Haven Line trains. This was a result of an agreement reached with CDOT, under which revenue from tickets between Fordham and Manhattan would be split between Metro-North and CDOT. While
4575-439: The planning of a station in the East End of Bridgeport, Connecticut . The new station, was to be called Barnum after showman and former Bridgeport mayor P. T. Barnum , and was planned to open in 2021. The station would have had two island platforms, allowing for improved express service on the New Haven Line, increasing capacity. As of 2019, the project has been cancelled by the Connecticut DOT after determining they were not in
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#17327762526074650-401: The rail line in Westport, between the Saugatuck and Green's Farms stations. It took eight days to restore service, as snow was dug out by hand. The line was grade separated into a cut in Mount Vernon in 1893 as a result of multiple collisions between trains and horsecars. As part of the construction of Grand Central Terminal in the early 1900s, all of New York Central's lines that ran into
4725-447: The right to run its trains on the line using its electrical system and the resulting increase in maintenance needs. This payment totaled approximately $ 11.8 million in 2013. Metro-North dispatches Amtrak trains on the line and receives bonus payments from Amtrak for keeping its trains running on time. When Metro-North fails to do so, it is required to pay penalties to Amtrak. The Providence and Worcester Railroad has overhead rights on
4800-434: The side, the presence of pantographs on the lead cars in each set, and a dynamic braking grid on the roof. M2s operated in married pairs, differentiating them from their predecessor equipment of Pullman Standard and 4400-series washboard MU's (retired since the late 1970s and early 1980s). M4s and M6s operated in triplets, with the middle "D" car not having a cab. Many M2s were reconditioned to extend their useful life beyond
4875-451: The station allows passengers to transfer between the two lines. The station is served by all NJ Transit rail lines except for the Atlantic City Line and the Princeton Branch . Amtrak trains run through Secaucus but do not stop. A bus terminal was built at the station in 2016. NJ Transit's rail operations are split between two divisions, a legacy of their roots in separate railroads. The Hoboken Division consists of lines formerly part of
4950-454: The terminal were electrified. Third rail was installed on the Hudson and Harlem Divisions, while the New Haven Division received overhead wires on the segments that were not shared with the Harlem and Hudson Division. Steam locomotives on the New Haven Division were replaced with electric locomotives , and later electric multiple units . New Haven Division electric trains started running to Grand Central in October 1907. The replacement of
5025-415: The third rail shoes stay in the same position both in and out of third rail territory. Both catenary and third rail overlap for a quarter-mile between Mount Vernon East and Pelham to facilitate this changeover. When the line was first electrified in 1907, trains transitioned between third rail and overhead catenary at Woodlawn Heights, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Pelham. This changeover
5100-401: The three Metro-North stations that serve New Haven Line customers without being located on the Line itself. The Train to the Game service on the New Haven Line to the Meadowlands Sports Complex operated only for Sunday 1 pm New York Giants and New York Jets NFL games. The first game scheduled was on September 20, 2009, when the New York Jets hosted the New England Patriots , following
5175-453: The three branches. After Penn Central went bankrupt, the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) took over operations in 1976. The MTA took over operations in 1983, and merged Conrail's former commuter rail lines in the New York area into Metro-North. The MTA undertook to rebuild the railroad, upgrading signals, tracks, ties, roadbeds, and rolling stock. Over the years, some stations have been abandoned or closed, and some characteristics of
5250-471: Was built in New Haven. Originally estimated at $ 300 million, the facility was expected to cost $ 1 billion by 2014. As with the Harlem and Hudson Lines, diesel-powered trains are driven by Brookville BL20GH and dual-mode GE Genesis P32AC-DM locomotives, paired with Shoreliner coaches. While some peak-period trains operate directly to and from Grand Central Terminal with Genesis P32AC-DM dual-mode locomotives only, most New Haven Line diesel-only territory
5325-580: Was built with little public parking, as NJT believed few passenger trips would originate there. In 2005, exit 15X on the adjacent New Jersey Turnpike opened to provide easier access to the station; two years later, it was the least-used interchange on the turnpike, possibly due in part to the lack of parking at the station. Despite NJT's prediction that the station would be used primarily for transfers, in 2008 an upscale "transit-oriented" housing development called Xchange at Secaucus Junction opened nearby with 799 units marketed toward Manhattan commuters, and
5400-603: Was expanded to three tracks for a mile on each side of the station and to four tracks through the station itself, allowing Amtrak and nonstop NJT trains to pass stopped trains. The two-track Bergen County Line was re-aligned southwestward to join the two-track Main Line to pass through the station on the four-track lower level. The construction required the bodies from the Hudson County Burial Grounds to be disinterred and moved to another cemetery. The station
5475-480: Was originally constructed to operate at 11 kV, 25 Hz, using power supplied by the Cos Cob Power Station . The power station was shut down around 1986 and Metro-North converted the traction power system to 60 Hz operation. Traction power is converted from utility-supplied 115 kV (single phase) to 27 kV (single phase with center tap), which is distributed using an auto-transformer system. Power
5550-555: Was seen as unsuccessful. On June 5, 2013, two days after his death, a special Amtrak train stopped at the station to carry the coffin of U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg to Washington, D.C. for his burial. On February 2, 2014, a limited number of Amtrak trains made stops at Secaucus for passengers going to Super Bowl XLVIII . Local officials have indicated a desire to have regular Amtrak service stop at Secaucus Junction after American Dream Meadowlands opened in October 2019, however, as of 2024, this has not been implemented. In March 2016,
5625-611: Was working on a plan to bring the 7 and <7> trains of the New York City Subway under the Hudson River to Secaucus Junction. An extension of that service from Times Square – 42nd Street to a new terminus at Eleventh Avenue and 34th Street , has already been built. The extension would take the subway outside the city's and New York 's borders and under the Hudson River for
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