North Jersey Rapid Transit Company
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The North Jersey Rapid Transit Company was an Interurban railway that operated between Suffern, New York and Paterson, New Jersey.[1] It was headquartered in Ho-Ho-Kus. Most of the right-of-way is now a PSE&G utility corridor.
History
The line was constructed between 1908 and 1910 from East Paterson to Ho-Ho-Kus, and it was extended to Suffern in 1911.
On July 21, 1911, cars 12 and 20 collided head-on due to faulty signals, killing trackman John Frotaillo, motorman William Hutchinson on his last day of work, and superintendent Francis J Pilgrim who had convinced him to work one more day.[2]
In 1925, a competing bus line opened, and in 1926, unable to pay its power bills, the NJRT was taken over by the Public Service Corporation and extended to the P.S. terminal in downtown Paterson. The final trains ran on December 31, 1928, and it was demolished the following year, with the rails being sold to Russia.
Route
The NJRT ran largely parallel to the Erie Railroad, which is now the Bergen County Line.
| Mileage | Station | Crossing (flag stop) | Switch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.2 | Suffern | Main Street- Lafayette Avenue | |
| 14.9 | Oliver Street-Hospital | ||
| 14.6 | State Line, N.Y.-N.J. | ||
| 14.2 | Fox Lane | ||
| 14.1 | Christie Avenue | ||
| 13.7 | Mahwah | Miller Road | |
| 13.3 | Cragmere-Franklin Turnpike | ||
| 13.1 | Airmont Road | ||
| 12.7 | No.8 | ||
| 12.2 | Spring Street | ||
| 11.5 | Island Road | ||
| 11.3 | Chestnut Street | ||
| 11.0 | Ramsey | Main Street | |
| 10.0 | No.7 | ||
| 9.5 | Crescent Avenue | ||
| 9.0 | Allendale | Allendale Avenue-Maple Street | |
| 8.7 | Erie R.R. interchange | ||
| 8.4 | Chestnut Street | ||
| 7.6 | Waldwick | Prospect Street | No.6 |
| 7.5 | Franklin Turnpike | ||
| 6.6 | Saddle River Road | ||
| 6.1 | Ho-Ho-Kus | Franklin Turnpike, NJRT HQ | No.5 |
| 5.6 | Harrison Avenue | ||
| 5.4 | Meadowbrook Avenue | ||
| 5.2 | Linwood Avenue | ||
| 5.0 | Overbrook Road | ||
| 4.8 | Ridgewood | Ridgewood Avenue | No.4 |
| 4.5 | Spring Avenue | ||
| 4.1 | Grove Street | ||
| 3.8 | Prospect Street | No.3 | |
| 3.5 | Ackerman Avenue | ||
| 3.1 | Glen Rock | Hamilton Avenue | No.2 |
| 2.5 | Harristown Road | ||
| 2.0 | No.1 | ||
| 1.2 | Fairlawn | Fairlawn Avenue | |
| 1.0 | Berdan Avenue | ||
| 0.6 | Morlot Avenue | ||
| 0.3 | Willow Street | ||
| 0.0 | East Paterson | Broadway-River Road | Hudson River Line |
| 2.5 | Paterson | Main Street | P.S. Terminal |
Rolling stock
The NJRT ran a fleet of eight cars built by Jewett Car Company, numbered with even numbers from 10 to 24. In addition, number 8 was the Work Car. These ran on 600 volts direct current, and a bank of incandescent lamps lowered the voltage to 100 to operate a third-rail contact for the block signals and crossing gates.
