Wyckoff station
Wyckoff is a railroad station in Wyckoff, New Jersey. It was built by the New Jersey Midland Railway around 1870[2][3] and later served passengers on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYS&W)[4] until service was abruptly curtailed in 1966. New Jersey Transit has considered the feasibility of restoring service.[5][6]
Wyckoff | |||||||||||
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Wyckoff station in May 2014. | |||||||||||
Location | 399 Main Street, Wyckoff, New Jersey 07481 | ||||||||||
Owned by | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ||||||||||
Line(s) | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 1133 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||
Closed | June 30, 1966 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Not electrified | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Other existing original station buildings from the NJ Midland era can be found at Vreeland Avenue, Wortendyke, Butler, and Newfoundland, among other places.[7]
See also
- NYSW (passenger 1939-1966) map
- Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)
References
- "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- Wyckoff Images of America David R. Brown Bob Traitz Arcadia Publishing, 2002 ISBN 9780738511412
- Hadowanetz, Wasco (November 17, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Backwards Tunnel". United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Kaminski, Edward S. (2010), NEW YORK, SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD IN NEW JERSEY, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7385-7367-0
- "Freight Line To Restore Passengers". The New York Times. 7 June 1992. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- http://sj-site-persistent-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/fileadmin/cicbase/documents/2013/9/13/13790325794207.pdf
- http://www.american-rails.com/support-files/new-jersey-railroad-stations.pdf
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