Butler station (New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway) explained

Butler
Style:	Erie Railroad
Address:	221 Main Street, Butler, New Jersey 07405
Tracks:	2 NYS&W
Opened:	May 1, 1872
Closed:	June 30, 1966^[1]
Rebuilt:	1888^[2]
Electrified:	Not electrified
Code:	1149 (Erie Railroad)^[3]
Owned:	New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Former:	West Bloomingdale (1872 -)
Nrhp:	Embed: yes New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad Station Location: Main Street, Butler, New Jersey Coordinates: 41.0039°N -74.3425°W Built: 1872 Architecture: Stick/Eastlake Added: January 24, 2002 Refnum: 01001492 Designated Other1 Name: New Jersey Register of Historic Places Designated Other1 Abbr: NJRHP Designated Other1 Link: New Jersey Register of Historic Places Designated Other1 Date: August 15, 2001 Designated Other1 Number: 2093^[4] Designated Other1 Num Position: bottom Designated Other1 Color: ffc94b

Butler is a former commuter railroad train station in the borough of Butler, Morris County, New Jersey. Serving passenger and freight trains of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, Butler served as the western terminus of service beginning in 1941, when passenger service was cut from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Trains from Butler operated to Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City until December 12, 1958 and then Susquehanna Transfer in North Bergen until the discontinuation of service on June 30, 1966. Butler station consisted of a single low-level side platform with the wooden frame station. The next station east was Bloomingdale.

Railroad service through Butler began on May 1, 1872 with the opening of the New Jersey Midland Railroad from Pompton Township to Middletown, New York. However, the station at the time was known as West Bloomingdale. The station depot, built in Stick–Eastlake architecture in 1888, currently serves as the Butler Museum, a local nonprofit historical entity. The National Register of Historic Places added Butler station to its listings on January 24, 2002 for its transportation significance.^[5]

Butler Museum

The station is used as the Butler Museum.^[6] Operated by the Butler Historical Society, the museum's collections focus on the borough's social, industrial and cultural history.

See also

• NYSW (passenger 1939–1966) map
• Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey
• List of museums in New Jersey

Bibliography

• Book: Catlin . George L. . Homes on the Midland for New York Business Men. . 1872 . J. W. Pratt . New York, New York.
• Book: Mohowski, Robert E. . 2003 . The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad . Johns Hopkins University Press . 0-8018-7222-7.

External links

• Butler Museum

Notes and References

1. News: Susquehanna Commuter Service Ends . October 23, 2020 . The Herald-News . July 1, 1966 . . 1. Newspapers.com.
2. News: Gosier . Chris . Historic Effort Gaining Steam . February 7, 2023 . The Daily Record . April 2, 2001 . . A9 - A10. Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. April 10, 2019.
4. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 2 . September 29, 2022 .
5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=01001492}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad Station ]. National Park Service. Wayne T. . McCabe . August 1997 . With
6. http://www.butlermuseumnj.org/ "Butler Museum"