former Central Railroad of New Jersey main line

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The former Central Railroad of New Jersey main line was a major historic rail route that once connected New York Harbor with central and western New Jersey, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor before most of its services were discontinued or absorbed into modern transit systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic railroad route
railway line
category defunct New Jersey railroads
former main line rail corridors in the United States
connectedByFerryTo Lower Manhattan
connectedTo Lehigh Valley Railroad (via interchange)
Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad (via connections)
New York Harbor
Reading Company (via CNJ–Reading connections)
central New Jersey
linked to: Central New Jersey

western New Jersey
country United States of America
declineCause competition from other railroads
rise of automobile travel
suburbanization patterns shifting travel demand
gauge standard gauge
hadTerminal Communipaw Terminal
heritage remains visible in surviving stations and rights-of-way
historicalSignificance important commuter route for New York City access
key route for coal and industrial freight
major trunk line between New York Harbor and interior New Jersey
locatedIn New Jersey
New York Harbor area
linked to: New York Harbor
mostPassengerServiceEnded late 20th century
opened 19th century
operator Central Railroad of New Jersey
partiallyIntegratedInto Conrail Shared Assets (freight)
linked to: Conrail

NJ Transit commuter rail system
partOf Central Railroad of New Jersey network
peakEra early 20th century
served Lehigh Valley region
New York metropolitan area
servedCity Bound Brook, New Jersey
Easton, Pennsylvania (via Phillipsburg connections)
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Plainfield, New Jersey
Somerville, New Jersey
status partially abandoned
partially repurposed for commuter rail
successor Conrail (freight operations on segments)
linked to: Conrail

NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line
terminus Jersey City, New Jersey
linked to: Jersey City

Phillipsburg, New Jersey
usedFor freight rail service
passenger rail service

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Union station (NJ Transit) isOnCorridor former Central Railroad of New Jersey main line
High Bridge station formerService Central Railroad of New Jersey main line
linked to: former Central Railroad of New Jersey main line
Southern Division partOfNetwork Central Railroad of New Jersey main line system
linked to: former Central Railroad of New Jersey main line