Phillipsburg, NJ: Preserved/Union Station: CNJ+DL&W and Andover Ironworks

Depot: (Satellite)

Ironworks: (Satellite, by 1953, it was a Pensy railyard. Now it is a parking lot.)

Phillipsburg was the western terminus of the Morris Canal.

This Union Station is being restored as a museum. [friendsnjhc]

Street level view:

Street View, Nov 2021

Track level view:

Street View, Aug 2016

R. Donald Winship Photography posted

Green and Gold

Phillipsburg, NJ

The recently repainted NS Reading Lines heritage unit leads NS train 22X past Phillipsburg Union station along CNJ's alignment. There is a *loose* relevance between subject and location -- the B&O controlled the CNJ via the Reading.

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwinship/52786113388/

SmugMug: https://donaldwinship.smugmug.com/Rail-Photography/i-6wTwkW8

J.B. Rail Photog shared

I had to include a lot of the topo map in order to capture the railroad names. The tracks that went along the north side of the station were the DL&W and those that went south of the station were the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Norfolk Southern now has the routes that still exist.

1953 Easton Quad @ 24,000

Just a couple of blocks west of this station is the Delaware River Railroad Excursions.

877trainride
[They offer several different types of train rides. But, like other tourist railroads, their web site doesn't have a map showing where the trains go.]

Lost/Andover Ironworks/Cooper-Hewitt Works

Metrotrails posted two photos with the comment:

Metrotrails Then and Now Series: Historic Phillipsburg, New Jersey scene on the slopes near Delaware Heights along the Delaware River, looking toward the Andover Ironworks, compared to the same scene on our 2020 hike.

Previously known as the Cooper-Hewitt Works, the operation dominated the Delaware Riverfront in Phillipsburg at the turn of the twentieth century.

Here, we see the Belvidere-Delaware Railroad (Pennsylvania Railroad) approaching the furnace, which is now a popular excursion line. It crosses over the Lopatcong Creek just prior to the furnace. The Morris Canal passed along the east side of the furnace, present site of the Andover Morris Elementary School...

Metrotrails shared

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The trees made it hard to find the Lapatcong Creek. Fortunately, Google labels it if I zoom in close enough. I could not find the school.

Satellite

An older topo shows the canal.

1891 Eaton Quad @ 62,500

Phil Craig posted
Map of Phillipsburg NJ. Over the years they had at least 7 or 8. Not sure how many can still be located.
William L. Vanderburg: You can see at least 3 from google earth. The one north of the center river crossing is where the steam train ride is now. That train ride actually passes the land area where the rh at the bottom of the map is located. But if you didn’t know it was there, it wouldn’t mean anything to you.