Talk:Newark Branch

Article origin
Originally, this article had been a parenthetical section in an article regarding a defunct drawbridge. That is inappropriate. The rail line takes superior priority over the bridge.Dogru144 (talk) 00:23, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

NJ-7?
Would it be appropriate to include a link to New Jersey State Route 7, which parallels the route of the railroad line? 69.118.49.33 (talk) 03:21, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

B or C class article?
Per Content assessment: ''B-class: The article is mostly complete and without major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards. Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.''

One can say that this is true of this article, which has sufficient references cited. Thus, meets C-class, at least.

Role in Passaic Plan
moved from page for lack of references: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newark_Branch&diff=prev&oldid=1151704144

During the early 1960s period of cooperation between the Erie and its former rival the Lackawanna in anticipation of their merger, the two railroads attempted to consolidate nearby service, especially where doing so would save money and/or foster local goodwill. Both the Erie and Lackawanna had lines through Passaic, Clifton, and Paterson (the Erie's Main and the Lackawanna's Boonton), so they were obvious candidates for consolidation. Plus, the city of Passaic had been lobbying the Erie for decades to remove its main line from downtown Passaic, where street running was required and was causing increasing traffic jams. Since service was available from nearby Lackawanna stations on the Boonton Branch, eliminating service on the downtown section would not cause much hardship for commuters. However, the Boonton Branch lacked a connection back to the Erie Main north of Passaic. Fortunately, the Newark Branch crossed under the Boonton Branch near the Paterson/Clifton border, so a connection was built enabling trains heading northwest on the Boonton Branch to use a small portion of the Newark Branch to rejoin the Erie Main in Paterson. This became the new Erie(-Lackawanna) Main Line and later NJT Main Line. The Newark Branch was then officially cut back to the last station in Clifton, though trackage did not change. Djflem (talk) 18:26, 25 April 2023 (UTC)