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Ho-Ho-Kus (NJT station)
Encyclopedia
Ho-Ho-Kus Station is a New Jersey Transit
station served by Bergen County Line
and Main Line
trains. The station is located It is located in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
, at Brookside Avenue and 1st Street, across the bridge on Warren Avenue from Franklin Turnpike. The station's current westbound structure was constructed in 1908 with river stones and a tile roof. This replaced facilities built in 1886 that burned. This was after the first station, built in 1860, burned down several years after construction. The eastbound side was an irregularly-shaped waiting shed built in 1909. Recently, for safety, an additional fencing and a new warning sign was installed at the station. Many railfans go here for diesels heading for Port Jervis at high speeds, primarily F40PH and GP40 engines, with the occasional PL42AC
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New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
station served by Bergen County Line
Bergen County Line
The Bergen County Line is a commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The line loops off the Main Line between the Meadowlands and Glen Rock, with trains continuing in either direction along the Main Line...
and Main Line
Main Line (NJ Transit)
The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by New Jersey Transit running from Suffern, New York to Hoboken, New Jersey. It runs daily commuter service and was once the north-south main line of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad...
trains. The station is located It is located in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
Ho-Ho-Kus is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 4,078. It is the home of several historical landmarks, including the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn and The Hermitage....
, at Brookside Avenue and 1st Street, across the bridge on Warren Avenue from Franklin Turnpike. The station's current westbound structure was constructed in 1908 with river stones and a tile roof. This replaced facilities built in 1886 that burned. This was after the first station, built in 1860, burned down several years after construction. The eastbound side was an irregularly-shaped waiting shed built in 1909. Recently, for safety, an additional fencing and a new warning sign was installed at the station. Many railfans go here for diesels heading for Port Jervis at high speeds, primarily F40PH and GP40 engines, with the occasional PL42AC
PL42AC
The PL42AC is a diesel-electric 4-axle locomotive built by Alstom, EMD and Vossloh España for New Jersey Transit. The first 33 locomotives were manufactured at the Vossloh España plant in Valencia, Spain in 2003. Later units were assembled at the Alstom Transport plant in Hornell, New York in 2004...
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