Jones Cut Explained

Jones Cut is one of the cuts on the Lackawanna Cut-Off railroad line in northwest New Jersey.

Located near milepost 64.8 in Blairstown Township, the cut was constructed between 1908 and 1911 by contractor Hyde, McFarlan & Burke. Some 578,000 cubic yards (442,000 m3) of fill material was removed by blasting with dynamite or other methods. Jones Cut is located on a tangent (straight) section of track, permitting speeds of 80 mph (129 km/h). Blairstown Station sits within the cut.[1]

Jones Cut is named for William Jones, who was the principal owner of the land that was acquired for this cut.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Taber, Thomas Townsend; Taber, Thomas Townsend III (1980). The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in the Twentieth Century 1, p. 35. Muncy, PA: Privately printed. .
  2. 1906 Survey Map of the Delaware Valley Cut-Off, September 1, 1906.

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