Vreeland Avenue station explained

Vreeland Avenue
Style:Erie Railroad
Tracks:1
Rebuilt:September 20, 1949[1] [2]
Electrified:Not electrified
Code:1113 (Erie Railroad)[3]

Vreeland Avenue was railroad station in Paterson, New Jersey served by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYS&W). until 1966. Service by the New Jersey Midland, a predecessor to the NYS&W, had begun in 1873. The station house dates to 1949.[2] Other extant station buildings from the New Jersey Midland/NYSW can be found at Wortendyke, Butler, and Newfoundland, among other places.[4]

The location in the People's Park neighborhood is potential station of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations proposed Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit Project.[5]

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40.8955°N -74.1367°W

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Notes and References

  1. News: Around Paterson . February 23, 2023 . The Herald-News . September 20, 1949 . . 17. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: New Vreeland Ave. Station . May 15, 2019 . The Morning Call . September 29, 1949 . . 21. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. 23 October 2016.
  4. Web site: Surviving New Jersey Railroad Stations . American-Rails.com . October 23, 2016.
  5. Web site: Passaic Bergen Hudson Transit Project . njtransit.com . NJ Transit. February 26, 2021. 2021.