Linden Yard is the name of two separate railroad freight yards in Linden, New Jersey,

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. One is owned by the Staten Island Railway (SIR) and the other is managed by

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along the Northeast Corridor (NEC)

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Staten Island Railway

The Staten Island Railway operates a 19-track freight yard. It lies west of the Chemical Coast in

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and east of the combined NEC and

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s in Linden. The SIR line's

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flyover of the NEC is located just north of the Linden station. It is also situated between U.S. Route 1/9 and Interstate 95, just south of

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and north of ConocoPhillips' Linden Terminal facility which is part of its Bayway Refinery complex.

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traffic from

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and the containers from the Staten Island Transfer Station at the site of the former

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on Staten Island may pass through Linden Yard. Chemical traffic from the Chemical Coast line may also use Linden Yard before heading west to either the

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or the Conrail Lehigh Line. The SIR Line from Cranford to Staten Island over the

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was originally constructed by the

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from 1889 to 1890.

Northeast Corridor

The Conrail Linden Yard is a 16-track freight yard located between West Linden Avenue and the Northeast Corridor Line. This is south of the SIR yard and completely separate from it. The Conrail yard is located northwest of the

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and also northwest of the brownfield site where a General Motors (GM) plant used to be located (the GM

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plant closed in 2005 and was demolished in 2008).

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* The SIR Linden Yard is located at . * The NE Corridor Linden Yard is located at . * Conrail Rail yards in New Jersey Staten Island Railway Transportation buildings and structures in Union County, New Jersey {{NewJersey-transport-stub

Staten Island Railway

Northeast Corridor

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