Hawthorne is a former rail station located in
Hawthorne
Hawthorne often refers to the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Hawthorne may also refer to:
Places
Australia
*Hawthorne, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane
Canada
* Hawthorne Village, Ontario, a suburb of Milton, Ontario
United States
* Hawt ...
in
Passaic County, New Jersey.
Volunteer Railroaders Association (aka VRA), a non-profit railroad preservation group leases the station from the
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (or New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad and also known as the Susie-Q or the Susquehanna) is a Class II American freight railway operating over 400 miles (645 km) of track in th ...
. The
station house is an
at-grade At-grade may refer to:
* At-grade intersection, a crossing between roads on the same level
* Road junction
*Level crossing, where a road or path crosses a railway on the same level
* Diamond crossing, where two railway tracks cross
* At-grade railwa ...
single story wooden structure which served as the ticket office until June 30, 1966, and was also used as a freight depot building.
The New Jersey Western Railroad built what is now about ten miles of the current New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway right-of way from Hawthorne to
Bloomingdale from 1868 to 1870. It was consolidated into the
New Jersey Midland Railway. The original station at this location was built in 1872. In 1894 a fire destroyed the station and the station was rebuilt in a larger form. Since 1872, the present station has been located on the corner of Royal Avenue and County Route 654 (Diamond Bridge Avenue).
In 2010 the VRA undertook a massive fund raising needed to move the station. The move of just 75 feet within the same plot away from the corner was to alleviate the nearly monthly truck strikes to the southeast roof corner. As a part of this move a concrete brick and poured floor foundation was constructed. The move contractor hired made the move of the station onto the new foundation on September 20, 2010. After the move the areas of deteriorated siding were replaced and adding a new coat of paint was begun. Also added was a deck with safety railing, a fence between the station & the railroad and a garden area in the location of the old station footing.
It is proposed that New Jersey Transit will build a new station for the northern terminus of the
Passaic-Bergen Rail Line adjacent to the NJ Transit Main Line's
Hawthorne
Hawthorne often refers to the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Hawthorne may also refer to:
Places
Australia
*Hawthorne, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane
Canada
* Hawthorne Village, Ontario, a suburb of Milton, Ontario
United States
* Hawt ...
station several blocks away from this station.
[http://nyswpassengerrail.blogspot.com/ ] The neighborhood of the original Erie mainline station would benefit from state funding to improve signage, lighting and parking.
See also
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NYSW (passenger 1939–1966) map
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Passaic-Bergen-Hudson Transit map
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Bibliography
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References
External links
Volunteer Railroaders Association aka VRAHawthorne New Jersey NYS&W Railroad Station - official homepage
Railway stations in Passaic County, New Jersey
Hawthorne station
Former railway stations in New Jersey
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1872
Railroad museums in New Jersey
Museums in Passaic County, New Jersey
Hawthorne, New Jersey
1872 establishments in New Jersey
Railway stations closed in 1966
1966 disestablishments in New Jersey
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