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West Trenton Line (New Jersey Transit)
The West Trenton Line is a proposed NJ Transit (NJT) commuter rail service that would be operated mostly on the CSX Transportation Trenton Subdivision (CSX Transportation), Trenton Subdivision, connecting West Trenton (SEPTA station), West Trenton Station in Ewing Township, New Jersey with Pennsylvania Station (Newark), Newark Penn Station in Newark, New Jersey. The route would connect with the Raritan Valley Line at Bridgewater (NJT station), Bridgewater and the SEPTA West Trenton Line (SEPTA), West Trenton Line at West Trenton. , NJT's estimate of the cost of creating a passenger line to West Trenton was $219 million. The project is still on the books, but no funding for the proposal has been secured to this date. Former service Historically, this was a property of the Reading Company. This line carried the Reading's ''Crusader (train), Crusader'' and ''Wall Street'' trains, which originally operated as through service from Reading Terminal in Philadelphia to Communipaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commuter Rail
Commuter rail or suburban rail is a Passenger train, passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Central business district, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Commuter rail systems can use locomotive-hauled trains or multiple units, using electric or diesel propulsion. Distance charges or zone pricing may be used. The term can refer to systems with a wide variety of different features and service frequencies, but is often used in contrast to rapid transit or light rail. Some services share similarities with both commuter rail and high-frequency rapid transit; examples include German S-Bahn in some cities, the Réseau Express Régional (RER) in Paris, the Milan S Lines, S Lines in Milan, many Japanese commuter systems, the East Rail line in Hong Kong, and some Australasian suburban networks, such as Sydney Trains. Many commuter rail systems share tracks with other passenger services and Cargo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
