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Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard is located in Waldwick,
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, United States. The tower was built in 1886 and was added to the
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on December 23, 1987.


Background

Constructed in 1848, the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad through Waldwick created a connection between the
Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the northeastern United States, originally connecting New York City — more specifically Jersey City, New Jersey, where Erie's Pavonia Terminal, long demolished, used to stand — with Lake Er ...
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Suffern, New York Suffern is a village that was incorporated in 1796 in the town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York. Suffern is located 31 miles northwest of Manhattan. As of the 2010 census, Suffern's population was 10,723.Paterson, where it linked with the
Paterson and Hudson River Railroad The Paterson and Hudson River Railroad was a railroad that operated in New Jersey and connected the cities of Jersey City and southeast Paterson. The railroad was started in 1833. The company was the first in the United States to build moveable ...
to the terminal and ferry in Jersey City. A station at Waldwick was established in 1887. The yard around the depot was expanded in 1890. The building was abandoned by NJ Transit in 1986.The Waldwick Historical Society refurbished it during the early 2000s and in 2016 they completed the project.


See also

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Newark Branch The Newark Branch was a branch of the Erie Railroad in New Jersey, United States, running between Jersey City and Paterson with stops in the Broadway Section in North Newark. Inaugurated in the 1870s, the line was last used for passenger serv ...
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Bergen County Line The Bergen County Line is a commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The line loops off the Main Line between the Meadowlands and Glen Rock, with trains continuing in either direc ...


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Pictures of Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard

Picture of Tower before being restored.

View of Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard
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