Traction Line Recreation Trail

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South end trailhead on Danforth Road near the Dreyfuss Road entrance to Fairleigh Dickinson University. 40°46'18.4"N 74°25'44.3"W

The Traction Line Recreation Trail is a multi-use paved asphalt rail trail located in Morristown, New Jersey.[1]

This 2.7-mile (4.3 km) trail uses a rail corridor which was built for the Morris County Traction Company trolley line, which runs alongside New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Lines in Morris Township, New Jersey.

The trail is maintained by the Morris County Park Commission.[2][3]

Traction Line Recreation Trail North Trailhead located on Howell Place in Morristown, New Jersey with a small parking lot. Photo taken at 40°47'40.7"N 74°28'02.8"W facing south.
Traction Line Recreation Trail North Trailhead located on Morris Avenue in Morristown, New Jersey. Photo taken at 40°47'44.3"N 74°28'02.5"W facing south.
Benches can be found along the trail near Convent Station. Photo taken at 40°46'45.0"N 74°26'36.1"W facing south.

The southern trailhead can be found along Danforth Road in Florham Park, New Jersey.[4] One northern trailhead exists along Howell Place in Morristown, New Jersey where there is a small trail parking lot.[5] Approximately 100m further north is another trailhead on Morris Ave in Morristown across the road from the Morristown National Historical Park.[6] There are no bathroom facilities along the trail though there are a few benches near Convent Station constructed by Christian Fox and Ryan Servais as their Eagle Scout project for Boy Scout Troop 34.

In 2012 the Morris County Park Commission proposed extending the trail an additional 0.6 miles south from its current trailhead on Dreyfuss Rd in Florham Park to Elm Street in Madison. Despite the proposal receiving a majority support from the public,[7] with the hopes of bringing additional bicyclists to Madison's downtown, the Madison Borough Council unanimously voted the proposal down[8] with all Republican candidates for Madison town council signing onto a statement opposing the extension.[9] As of 2023 the trail extension has not been built.

Landmarks along the trail

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