Washington station (New Jersey) explained

WASHINGTON
Style:	Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Address:	81 Railroad Avenue, Washington, Warren County, New Jersey 07882
Opened:	May 27, 1856
Closed:	September 30, 1966^[1]
Rebuilt:	1867^[2] 1900
Code:	921 (Morris and Essex) 1200 (Phillipsburg Branch) 1300 (Hampton Branch)^[3]
Years1:	March 20, 1926
Events1:	Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad discontinues passenger service to Hampton
Years2:	June 20, 1943
Events2:	Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad discontinues passenger service to Phillipsburg^[4] ^[5]
Years3:	March 15, 1944
Events3:	Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad discontinues passenger service to Portland^[6] ^[7]
Other Services Header:	Former services
Nrhp:	Washington Railroad Station Coordinates: 40.7583°N -74.9683°W Built: 1900 Architect: Delaware Lackawanna & Western R.R. Added: July 3, 1979 Refnum: 79001532 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: March 29, 1979 Designated Other1 Number: 2794^[8] Designated Other1 Num Position: bottom Designated Other1 Color: ffc94b Embed: yes

Washington is a former commuter railroad train station in the borough of Washington, Warren County, New Jersey. The station serviced trains operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad on three different lines. Washington station handled the Lackawanna Old Road, which came from Port Morris Junction and continued to Portland, Pennsylvania; the Hampton Branch, which went to Hampton's Central Railroad of New Jersey station in Hunterdon County; and the Phillipsburg Branch, which operated to Phillipsburg Union Station. Washington station contained a single large brick depot and multiple platforms.

Railroad service to Washington began with the opening of the Warren Railroad on May 27, 1856, between Delaware and Hampton. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad took over operations the next year when they agreed to a perpetual lease. Service from the Morris and Essex Railroad joined in 1864, with an extension to Phillipsburg opening in 1865. The railroads built a new station depot in 1867 that would remain until 1900. On December 24, 1911, the Lackawanna Cut-Off opened between Slateford Junction, Pennsylvania and Port Morris, resulting in the station becoming part of a branch.^{[9] [10]} Through the 1920s and 1940s, the Lackawanna started discontinuing passenger services. Passenger service between Washington and Hampton ended on March 20, 1926,^[11] and service to Phillipsburg ended on June 20, 1943. The former main line alignment stopped operations north of Washington on March 15, 1944. Service to Washington officially ended on September 30, 1966, when the line from Washington to Port Morris ended service as part of cuts made by the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad.

Washington station joined the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1979, as the Washington Railroad Station. The station was demolished in 1982.^{[12] [13]}

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, New Jersey
• Lackawanna Old Road
• Phillipsburg Union Station

Bibliography

• Book: Conley . Paul M. . Pamphlet on Coal Mines and Mining . 1923 . American Constitutional Association . .

External links

• Image of Washington, New Jersey Lackawanna station in 1953

Notes and References

1. News: Erie Curtailment Approved by Judiciary . April 19, 2020 . The Morning Call . October 1, 1966 . . 1. Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Davis . J.M. . Letter to the New York Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society . The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company . September 27, 2018 . 8.
3. List of Station Numbers . . 1952 . 3.
4. Web site: Lackawanna Railroad Timetables . Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad . September 6, 2020 . New York, New York . 4. March 10, 1943.
5. Web site: Lackawanna Railroad Timetables . Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad . September 6, 2020 . New York, New York . 4. June 20, 1943.
6. Web site: Lackawanna Railroad Timetables . Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad . September 6, 2020 . New York, New York . 14. November 14, 1943.
7. Web site: Lackawanna Railroad Timetables . Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad . September 6, 2020 . New York, New York . 14. March 15, 1944.
8. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Warren County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 11 . December 27, 2023 .
9. News: Cut-Off to Reduce Train Schedule to New York Half Hour . March 2, 2023 . The Binghamton Press . December 7, 1911 . 3. Newspapers.com.
10. News: Lackawanna's Cut-Off Benefit . April 13, 2020 . . March 2, 2023 . 2. Newspapers.com.
11. News: Lackawanna to Abandon Passenger Service on Washington-Hampton Line . March 2, 2023 . The Plainfield Courier-News . March 12, 1926 . 19. Newspapers.com.
12. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Washington Railroad Station . National Park Service. John W. . Willever . October 1978 . With accompanying 3 photos.
13. Web site: Washington, NJ – Then & Now. Garden State Model Railway Club. September 16, 2010. October 7, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101007132536/http://history.gsmrrclub.org/history17.html. dead.