Pompton Plains Railroad Station
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Pompton Plains Railroad Station, is located in Pequannock, New Jersey
. The station was built in 1872 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
on March 5, 2008. The station serves as the Pequannock Township Museum and was restored in 2010.
was the station agent from the 1870s to turn of the 20th century. Regular passenger train service for the train station ended in 1963, although shuttles from Mountain View
remained until 1966. Freight service to the station continued into the 1980s.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The station was built in 1872 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on March 5, 2008. The station serves as the Pequannock Township Museum and was restored in 2010.
History
James R. EvansJames R. Evans
James R. Evans American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient .-Biography:James Robert Evans was born in New York City, New York on September 12, 1843...
was the station agent from the 1870s to turn of the 20th century. Regular passenger train service for the train station ended in 1963, although shuttles from Mountain View
Mountain View (NJT station)
Mountain View Station, signed on the platform as Mountain View–Wayne, is a station maintained by New Jersey Transit in Wayne, New Jersey. The station is located on the Montclair-Boonton Line, a merge of the Boonton Line and Montclair Branch in 2002. Prior to the Montclair Connection in 2002, ...
remained until 1966. Freight service to the station continued into the 1980s.
External links
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=12+Meadow+Road,+Rutherford,+Bergen,+New+Jersey+07070&sll=41.004581,-74.158916&sspn=0.007416,0.013797&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=12+Meadow+Rd,+Rutherford,+Bergen,+New+Jersey+07070&t=h&layer=c&cbll=40.968342,-74.293574&panoid=SMEsg_4GsaNgQmGMKR3jQQ&cbp=12,356.25,,0,6.85&ll=40.968333,-74.293689&spn=0.000921,0.001701&z=19View of Pompton Plains Railroad Station] via Google Street ViewGoogle Street ViewGoogle Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from various positions along many streets in the world...