Newark, NJ: Lost/Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) Terminal

(Satellite, the headhouse is extant. The Prudential Center was built on the land of the tracks and train shed.)

Street View, Oct 2021

Manny Gamallo posted

Here's an inside look at Newark's Central Railroad of NJ terminal as it appeared in 1951

The terminal was located on Broad Street, between Edison Place and Lafayette Street.

Its tracks ran out the back, eastward over Mulberry Street, over McCarter Highway, over the Pennsylvania RR tracks, onto a number of trestles in the Ironbound before heading onto other connections.

Passenger service here ended in 1967. Before that, however, this was a quick and cheap way to get to the shore.

Newark Library photo

Bernie Wagenblast shared

By Jim.henderson - Own work, Public Domain, Link

The CNJ crossed the mouth of Newark Bay on a long bridge near the bottom of this excerpt and went north to their big ferry terminal that served New York. In 1869, CNJ opened a branch between Newark and the ferry terminal. It cost $300,000 per mile and was "the country's costliest railroad" to build. At its peak, over 100 passenger trains used the route daily. In 1872, the route on the west side of Newark Bay was built to help relieve congestion. [wikipedia]

1900/00 Passaic Quad @ 125,000

The Newark and New York Branch has bridges over the Passaic River and the Hackensack River, neither of which remain intact. The route along the west side of Newark Bay remains as industrial trackage.