Little Ferry Yard is a

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and

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in the

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served by the CSX River Subdivision (CSXT), New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYSW), Norfolk Southern Railway and

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(CRCX). Originally developed by NYSW, it was later acquired by CSX. Located in Ridgefield, New Jersey and extending into Ridgefield Park, it takes its name from the ferry that used to travel across the Hackensack at approximately this location—the town on the western side, Little Ferry, was also named for this ferry. The yard's street address is in

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, from where it is accessible by road. It is situated at the confluence of the

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and

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near the

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. South of the facility the River Subdivision continues to the

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, where it terminates. Traveling slightly further the NYSW mainline terminates at the Landbridge Terminal at the Jersey City border. The NYSW Undercliff Junction provides access to a spur to the Edgewater Tunnel, occupied by a natural gas pipeline as of 2021. and the electric cable for the Hudson Project. To the north, the lines cross north over Overpeck Creek. CSX has a two-track

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. As of 2015, the NYS&W bridge was slated for replacement. The River Subdvison continues along the original

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alignment through Bergen County and

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reaching the

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after passing through a tunnel at

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. It continues north to a point near

Selkirk Yard Selkirk Yard is a large freight railroad yard located in Selkirk, New York, about south of Albany. The yard is owned by CSX Transportation and is its major classification yard for the northeastern United States and the gateway to points east ...

where it junctions with the

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and Castleton Subdivision. At Bogota the NYSW veers west crossing the Hackensack, and at Paterson, the Passaic River to

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, crossing the state line into New York at

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. Numerous studies to restore passenger service that would travel through the yard on have been conducted, but not materialized. The Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit Project proposes a station at the Vince Lombardi Park & Ride of the New Jersey Turnpike which is adjacent to the Edgewater Branch.

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PANYNJ Rail terminal and intermodal facilities
Rail yards in New Jersey Ridgefield, New Jersey Ridgefield Park, New Jersey Transportation buildings and structures in Bergen County, New Jersey Conrail CSX Transportation New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway

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