Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard Explained

Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard
Location:Northeast end of Bohnert Place, West side of Railroad Tracks, Waldwick, New Jersey
Coordinates:41.0153°N -74.1247°W
Built:1886
Architecture:Queen Anne
Added:December 23, 1987
Refnum:87000847
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:April 16, 1987
Designated Other1 Number:714[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard is located in Waldwick, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The tower was built in 1886 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 1987.[2]

Background

Constructed in 1848, the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad through Waldwick created a connection between the Erie Railroad at Suffern, New York to Paterson, where it linked with the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad to the terminal and ferry in Jersey City. A station at Waldwick was established in 1887. The yard around the depot was expanded in 1890.[3]

The building was abandoned by NJ Transit in 1986. The Waldwick Historical Society refurbished it during the early 2000s and in 2016 they completed the project.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 19 . July 7, 2009 . March 23, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081030005640/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/bergen.pdf . October 30, 2008 .
  2. Web site: Springstead . Curtis . Erie Railroad's Waldwick Tower preserved By the end of the year, this 19th century interlocking tower in northern New Jersey will reopen as a museum . Railroad History . . May 22, 2009 . 2014-01-19.
  3. Book: Brunkhorst . Michael . Corbett . Glenn P. . Waldwick . 2003 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-0-7385-1307-2 . 29 . The Paterson and Ramapo Railroad was constructed from Paterson to the outskirts of Suffern, New York in 1848. Combined with the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad (completed a few years earlier), it created a link between the Erie Railroad at Suffern to the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad Ferry in Jersey City. .
  4. News: . Maag . Christopher . HISTORIC TRAIN TOWER RESTORED . The Record . 16 February 2016 . L.1 .