Newark and New York Branch

Newark and New York Branch
The façade of the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal near Four Corners in Downtown Newark
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map
mi
0.0
Liberty Street
West 23rd Street
1.0
Jersey City
2.3
Communipaw
2.7
Pacific Avenue
3.0
Arlington Avenue
3.3
Jackson Avenue
3.8
West Side Avenue
5.2
Kearny
Bay Shore industrial track
6.0
Newark Transfer
Manufacturers branch
7.2
East Ferry Street
7.9
Ferry Street
8.5
Newark Broad Street

The Newark and New York Branch was a railway line that ran between Downtown Newark and the Communipaw Terminal at the mouth of the North River (Hudson River) in Jersey City, bridging the Hackensack River and Passaic River just north of their mouths at the Newark Bay in northeastern New Jersey. The Central Railroad of New Jersey operated it from its opening in 1869. Through operations ended in 1946; portions remained in use until 1967.