In addition, "DOCK" tower, located at the east end of the station, was put into service. An old swing bridge was replaced by a new three-track lift Dock Bridge. The three westernmost tracks at the new Pennsylvania Station in Newark opened for operation on March 24, 1935. Accordingly, the PRR began running commuter trains from Trenton to Penn Station in 1933. Īfter the overhead catenary was completed between Trenton and Penn Station, it was possible to run trains of electric multiple units direct to Manhattan. On September 10, 1930, the tracks on the line between "UNION" in Rahway and Colonia were realigned to eliminate a curve. On July 3, 1930, the PRR notified officials in Elizabeth that it would abandon plans to widen the line to six tracks between "LANE" and "ELMORA" as acquiring the condemnation award for the 30-foot wide strips was $290,828, when the railroad had estimated the cost would be $56,000. In addition, the jump over track completed in 19 was abandoned. George Street in Rahway was relocated to ground level. On April 15, 1930, the section of eastbound track 1 between Colonia station and St.
This plan was abandoned in the Spring as a result of the Great Depression. On November 1, 1929, the PRR announced it would build a new $1.75 million station at Trenton. The Board authorized the widening of the line's right-of-way between Elizabeth and Trenton on October 9, 1929. On September 25, 1929, the PRR Board authorized the extension of the line's fifth and sixth tracks between "LANE" and "ELMORA" interlockings. The new Rahway station was completed on December 1, 1915. On July 11, 1915, the westbound platforms at Rahway and the flying junction with the Perth Amboy Branch were completed. In 1915, the six tracking of the line between South Elizabeth and Colonia was completed, including grade separation work in Rahway and Linden. The new northbound tracks at Linden opened on July 9, 1914. In addition, a new station was built at Linden. Newly elevated tracks 3 and 4 were completed that year between Colonia and North Rahway. On May 10, 1914, the new DX tower at Rahway was placed into service. As a result, steam-hauled commuter traffic continued to use the older Jersey City station. Penn Station opened in 1910, but was originally designed for long distance passenger trains. In 1885, with the exception of through the cities of Trenton, New Brunswick, Elizabeth, and Newark, the line was completely four tracked between Trenton and Jersey City. On November 5, 1882, the new PX interlocking tower was placed into service at Perth Amboy Junction in Rahway. On April 1, 1882, Uniontown station was renamed Iselin. In March 1882, the PRR completed the four tracking of the line between Houtenville and South Elizabeth with the completion of a four-track bridge over the Rahway River in Rahway. In September 1873, the two additional tracks were completed between Scott Street in Rahway and Linden, and grading for the third track between Elizabeth and Waverly was underway. In June 1873, the PRR began grading the right-of-way to widen the line from two to four tracks between Rahway and Elizabeth. The second track was completed in November, completing the second track from New Brunswick to Jersey City.
In May 1859, the New Jersey Railroad began work on the project. The completion of the second track was authorized by the Board on April 23, 1859. The New Jersey Railroad Board approved a contract for the rails for the second track between New Brunswick and Rahway to Cooper & Hewitt on February 5, 1859. In December 1855, work to extend the line's second track from Elizabethtown to Rahway was completed, eliminating the need for trains to meet in single-track territory. Service on what is now the Northeast Corridor dates to the 1830s, with trains originating and terminating at the PRR's terminal at Exchange Place in Jersey City, which was the terminus of the PRR's network for most of the 19th century.