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{{short description|Commuter rail line in New Jersey}}
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{{Infobox rail line
| logo = BergenCountyLine.svg
| logo_width = 50px
| color = {{rcr|NJ Transit|Bergen County}}
| name = Bergen County Line
| image = Train 1253 leaves Glen Rock Boro Hall Bergen County Line.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = Train #1253 departs [[Glen Rock–Boro Hall station|Glen Rock–Boro Hall]].
| type = [[Commuter rail]]
| system = [[New Jersey Transit Rail Operations]]<br>[[Metro-North Railroad]]
| status = 
| locale = [[North Jersey|Northern New Jersey]]
| start = [[Hoboken Terminal]]
| end = [[Waldwick (NJT station)|Waldwick]] or [[Suffern station|Suffern]]
| stations = 12 (to [[Waldwick station|Waldwick]])<br>17 (service to [[Suffern station|Suffern]])
| routes = 
| daily_ridership = 17,300 (Q1, FY 2025)<ref name="njt boardings">{{cite web |title=NJ Transit boarding data by line & station|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NJTransit/comments/1jykihh/nj_transit_boarding_data_by_line_station/#lightbox|publisher=New Jersey Transit |access-date=November 18, 2025}}</ref> {{efn|Includes ridership from [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]]}}
| open = 
| owner = New Jersey Transit<br><small>(Hoboken Terminal to Suffern)</small><br>[[Norfolk Southern Railway]]<br><small>(Suffern to Port Jervis, leased to and maintained by Metro-North Railroad)</small>
| operator = New Jersey Transit
| stock = [[EMD F40PH|F40PH-3C]]/[[GP40PH-2]]/[[ALP-45DP]]/[[PL42AC|PL42AC locomotives]]<br>[[Comet (passenger car)|Comet V]]/[[Bombardier MultiLevel Coach|Multilevel coaches]]
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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 is a branch of the [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]] and the line loops off the Main Line between the [[Meadowlands (New Jersey)|Meadowlands]] and [[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]], with trains continuing in either direction along the Main Line. It is colored on NJT system maps in grey, and its symbol is a [[cattail]], which are commonly found in the Meadowlands where the line runs.

Some trains of [[Metro-North Railroad]]'s [[Port Jervis Line]] also operate over the line. The [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] provides freight service along the line via [[trackage rights]].

As on the Main Line, trains are powered by [[Diesel engine|diesel]] locomotives or the dual mode ALP-45DP locomotives operating as a [[Push-pull train|push-pull]], consisting of [[Comet (railcar)|Comet V]] or [[Bombardier MultiLevel Coach|MultiLevel]] coaches while some trains may also use Comet IIM or IV cars on rare occasions too.

==History==
[[File:Bergen County RR 1883.jpg|thumb|left|Share of the Bergen County Railroad Company, issued 1 February 1883]]
From a point in [[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]], just south of the [[HX Draw|Hackensack River bridge]] near the former [[Harmon Cove station]], to a point in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] north of the [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]] station, the Bergen County Line uses the former [[Erie Railroad]] Main Line. This portion was opened in 1833 by the [[Paterson and Hudson River Railroad]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1833%20June%2004.wd.pdf |title=PRR Chronology, 1833 }}&nbsp;{{small|(61.1&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}, June 2004 Edition</ref> and leased by the [[New York and Erie Rail Road]] in 1852.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1852%20Mar%2005.pdf |title=PRR Chronology, 1852 }}&nbsp;{{small|(83.5&nbsp;KiB)}}, March 2005 Edition</ref> The rest of the line, from East Rutherford north to Glen Rock, opened in 1881 as the [[Bergen County Railroad]].

Until the late 1950s, the main function of the Erie's Bergen County Cutoff was as a freight (and long-distance express) bypass of the at-grade Main Line through Passaic. Commuter service was relatively minor. In 1963 the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad|Lackawanna]] [[Boonton Branch]] up to [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]] (with a small portion of the Erie's [[Newark Branch]]) became the new Erie-Lackawanna Main Line. This was caused by the abandonment of the Main Line section through downtown [[Passaic, New Jersey|Passaic]] and construction of [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]] using the old Boonton Branch right-of-way in Paterson. The old Main Line east of Rutherford was now exclusively part of the Bergen County Line.

Prior to the opening of [[Secaucus Junction]] in 2003, Bergen County Line trains used a longer stretch of the old Erie Main Line in Secaucus, extending south to [[Croxton Yard]] and a merge with the former Lackawanna Boonton Branch. A curving track was built between the HX Drawbridge at [[Hackensack River]] and the Main Line west of Secaucus Junction to allow Bergen County Line trains to use the new station.<ref name=Harmon/>

=== Secaucus train collision ===
{{Main articles|1996 Secaucus train collision}}
On February 9, 1996, a Bergen County Line train [[1996 Secaucus train collision|collided]] with a Main Line train, killing 3 people and injuring 162.<ref name="ntsb">[https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RAR9701.pdf "NEAR HEAD-ON COLLISION AND DERAILMENT OF TWO NEW JERSEY TRANSIT COMMUTER TRAINS NEAR SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY FEBRUARY 9, 1996"] National Transportation Safety Board</ref> It was the New York City area and New Jersey's worst train accident since the [[1958 Newark Bay rail accident]] when at least 48 people died.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Henry |title=New Jersey Train Plunges off a Bridge into Newark Bay Killing more than 40 People |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/tragic-train-accident-new-jersey-1958-article-1.2360153 |website=nydailynews|date=September 15, 2015 }}</ref>

=== 2007 Ridgewood Junction derailment ===
{{See also|2007 Ridgewood Junction train derailment}}
On February 21, 2007, a Bergen County Line train suffered a [[2007 Ridgewood Junction Train Derailment|minor derailment]] after passing over an improperly repaired switch at Ridgewood Junction.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Medina|first=Toni|title=NJ TRANSIT|url=https://www.njtransit.com/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=NJ TRANSIT|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Description==
{{for|the route description of the Bergen County Line north of Ridgewood|Main Line (NJ Transit)#Service|Port Jervis Line#Service}}
[[File:Rutherford NJT train station 2.jpg|thumb|left|Rutherford station]]
West of Secaucus Junction, the Bergen County Line tracks diverge from the Main Line over a new right-of-way opened on December 15, 2003, connecting the Main Line with the Bergen County Line. During this stretch and traveling westbound, the Hackensack River is to the left, while warehouse and manufacturing facilities on Meadowlands Parkway are to the right. A former station, [[Harmon Cove station|Harmon Cove]], was located nearby along the old Erie right-of-way and served the nearby community between 1978 and 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/222971064/?terms=%22harmon%2Bcove%22%2Bstation|title=Station is dedicated|date=June 20, 1978|work=The Courier-News|access-date=September 3, 2018|location=Bridgewater, New Jersey|page=B5}}</ref><ref name=Harmon>{{Cite web|url=http://www.njtransit.com/ne_harmon_cove_overview.shtm|title=Harmon Cove Information|date=June 27, 2003|website=njtransit.com|publisher=New Jersey Transit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030628104116/http://www.njtransit.com/ne_harmon_cove_overview.shtm|archive-date=June 28, 2003|url-status=dead|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref>

Soon the train joins the old Erie Main Line right-of-way and crosses the Hackensack over [[HX Bridge]], a two-track [[bascule bridge|bascule draw]]. For the next two miles, the train crosses the Meadowlands, under the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] western spur with the [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]] in East Rutherford visible in the distance to the right. Here, the track parallels [[Berrys Creek]] and eventually crosses it just before passing below [[Route 3 (New Jersey)|Route 3]].

Beyond Route 3, the landscape changes to industrial. Office buildings line the side of the track, some serviced by sidings. The [[Pascack Valley Line]] soon splits off to the right at Pascack Junction, and the train then crosses [[Route 17 (New Jersey)|Route 17]] and approaches the Rutherford station.

For a half-mile the train passes residences on either side, then swings right, abandoning the old Erie Main Line at {{coord|40.836|-74.1042|display=inline}}, and passes through industrial areas with several grade crossings. Soon, the tracks form the border of [[Carlstadt, New Jersey|Carlstadt]] and [[Wallington, New Jersey|Wallington]]. Presently the train passes [[Wood-Ridge, New Jersey|Wood-Ridge]] and [[South Hackensack, New Jersey|South Hackensack]] before reaching the Wesmont station, which opened on May 15, 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/lodi/2016/05/19/train-station-opens-at-wesmont-development-in-woodridge/94717496/|title=Train station opens at Wesmont Development in Wood-Ridge|last=Clark|first=Susan Joy|date=May 19, 2016|work=North Jersey.com|access-date=September 4, 2018|language=en}}</ref> The train then swings left, crossing the [[Saddle River (Passaic River)|Saddle River]], and then right, into Garfield reaching the Garfield station.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8598044,-74.1018831,15.34z |website=Google Maps |title=Google Maps }}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}

The train continues northward through Garfield, passing homes, businesses, and Dahnerts Lake County Park before reaching the Plauderville station at Midland Avenue, the border between Garfield and neighboring Saddle Brook. Shortly after passing beneath [[U.S. Highway 46]] the track becomes the border of [[Saddle Brook, New Jersey|Saddle Brook]] and [[Elmwood Park, New Jersey|Elmwood Park]], once again crossing Midland Avenue. Interstate 80 passes above the train, which then crosses the [[Garden State Parkway]]. The Broadway station in Fair Lawn straddles a border formed by the track and [[Route 4 (New Jersey)|Route 4]].

In [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]], the line is paralleled by Plaza Road, named for Radburn Plaza, the commercial area serving the [[Radburn, New Jersey|Radburn]] development for which the borough's more northerly station is named. The line crosses below [[Route 208 (New Jersey)|Route 208]] before reaching Radburn. Beyond the station, the train passes housing to the right and industry to the left, with a spur to a [[Nabisco]] plant. Next is the Glen Rock–Boro Hall station which like its Main Line counterpart is on Rock Road. The lines merge a short distance north of this point at Ridgewood Junction. The trains will continue north to either Waldwick or Suffern, and some peak trains will terminate at Ridgewood, which is the first station after the two lines join.<ref>{{cite web |title=Main/Bergen County Line Master File |url=https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0020.pdf |website=NJTransit.com |publisher=NJTransit}}</ref>
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==Stations==
{|class="wikitable"
!rowspan=2|State
!rowspan=2|Zone<ref name="schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0020.pdf|title=Main&nbsp;/ Bergen County Lines Timetables - November 19, 2014 edition|year=2014|publisher=New Jersey Transit Rail Operations|access-date=November 26, 2014|location=New York, New York|archive-date=January 24, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020124084043/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/r0020.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Location
! rowspan="2" |Station<ref name="schedule" />
!rowspan=2|[[Railway milepost|Mile (km)]]
!rowspan=2|Date opened
!rowspan=2|Date closed
!colspan=3|Line services
!rowspan=2|Connections<ref name="schedule" />
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!BC
![[Main Line (NJ Transit)|ML]]
![[Port Jervis Line|PJ]]
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|rowspan=18|[[New Jersey|NJ]]
|rowspan=2|1
|[[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]]
|[[Hoboken Terminal]] {{NJT acc}}
|0.0 (0.0)
|1903
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|[[NJ Transit Rail]]: [[Gladstone Branch|Gladstone]], [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]], [[Meadowlands Rail Line|Meadowlands]], [[Montclair–Boonton Line|Montclair–Boonton]], [[Morristown Line|Morristown]], [[Pascack Valley Line|Pascack Valley]], and [[Raritan Valley Line|Raritan Valley]] Lines<br>[[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]]: 8th Street-Hoboken, Hoboken-Tonnelle lines<br>[[PATH (rail system)|PATH]]: [[HOB-WTC]], [[HOB-33]], [[JSQ-33 (via HOB)]]<br>[[NJ Transit Bus]]: {{NJ bus link|22|23|63|64|68|85|87|89|126}}<br>[[New York Waterway]] to [[Battery Park City Ferry Terminal|Battery Park City]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]]
|[[Secaucus Junction]] {{NJT acc}}
|3.5 (5.6)
|December 15, 2003<ref name=secaucus-open>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/06/us_sen_frank_lautenberg_gets_on_last_ride_in_the_secaucus_station.html|title=U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg gets one last ride at the Secaucus station that bears his name|publisher=The Star-Ledger |date=June 5, 2013|access-date=June 5, 2013|author=Frassinelli, Mike}}</ref>
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|NJ Transit Rail (upper level): Gladstone, Montclair–Boonton, Morristown, [[Northeast Corridor Line|Northeast Corridor]], North Jersey Coast, and Raritan Valley lines<br>NJ Transit Rail (lower level): Main, Meadowlands and Pascack Valley lines<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|2|78|129|329|353}}
|-
|rowspan=2|3
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|{{njts|Harmon Cove}}
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|June 26, 1978<ref name=harmon-open>{{Cite journal|date=August 2003|journal=New York Division Bulletin|publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association}}</ref>
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|August 4, 2003<ref name=harmon-close>Sullivan, Al. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2388011/article-Harmon-Cove-Station-will-close-Bus-shuttle-service-to-new-station-will-start-in-July "Harmon Cove Station will close Bus shuttle service to new station will start in July"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', February 1, 2003. Accessed December 28, 2016."</ref>
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|
|-
|[[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]]
|{{njts|Rutherford}} {{NJT acc}}
|8.4 (13.5)
|December&nbsp;4, 1833{{sfn|Lucas|1944|p=122}}
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| ● || || 
|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|76|190}}
|-
|rowspan=3|4
|[[Wood-Ridge, New Jersey|Wood-Ridge]]
|{{njts|Wesmont}}
|10.4 (16.7)
|May 15, 2016<ref name=":0" /><ref name=wesmont-open>{{cite news |url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/after-5-years-of-missed-deadlines-wesmont-train-station-in-wood-ridge-opens-1.1588018 |title=After 5 years of missed deadlines, Wesmont train station in Wood-Ridge opens |date=May 15, 2016 |newspaper=The Record |first=Linda |last=Moss |access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" |[[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]]
|{{njts|Garfield}}
|11.3 (18.2)
|October&nbsp;1, 1881<ref name="garfieldhistory">{{cite news |title=A Short History of Garfield |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56240942/gafield-station-january-11-1963/ |access-date=July 28, 2020 |work=The Garfield Guardian |date=January 11, 1963 |pages=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56240906/garfield-station-part-2-january-11/ 3]|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>{{sfn|Poor|1884|p=167}}
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|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|160|161|702|707|709|758}}
|-
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|Spring Tank
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|October&nbsp;1, 1881<ref name="garfieldhistory" />
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|
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|Former station at Belmont Avenue in Garfield.<ref name="garfieldhistory" /><ref name="springtank1">{{cite map|url=https://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/BERGEN_COUNTY/Bergen_County1896.jpg|title=Colton's Road Map of Bergen County, New Jersey|publisher=G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.|date=1896|access-date=July 28, 2020|location=[[New York, New York]]}}</ref>
|-
|5
|{{njts|Plauderville}} {{NJT acc}}
|12.7 (20.4)
|
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| ● || || 
|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|160|758}}
|-
|rowspan=2|6
| rowspan="2" |[[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]]
|{{njts|Broadway}}
|15.3 (24.6) 
|October&nbsp;1, 1881{{sfn|Poor|1884|p=167}}
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|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|144|166|770}}
|-
|{{njts|Radburn}}
|16.5 (26.6)
|October&nbsp;1, 1881{{sfn|Poor|1884|p=167}}{{sfn|Clayton|1882|p=203}}
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|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|145|171}}
|-
|8
|[[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]]
|{{njts|Glen Rock–Boro Hall}}
|18.2 (29.3)
|October&nbsp;1, 1881{{sfn|Poor|1884|p=167}}
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|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|164|175|746}} 
|-
|9
|[[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]]
|{{njts|Ridgewood}} {{NJT acc}}
|20.9 (33.6)
|October&nbsp;19, 1848<ref name="1848opening">{{cite news |title=Common Council |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53661863/paterson-ramapo-october-17-1848/ |access-date=June 18, 2020 |work=[[The New York Herald]] |date=October 17, 1848 |page=1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref name="1848opening-2">{{cite news |title=Ramapo and Paterson and Paterson and Hudson River Railroads |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53661837/paterson-ramapo-december-7-1848/ |access-date=June 18, 2020 |work=The Evening Post |date=December 7, 1848 |location=New York, New York |page=4|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
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|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|163|164|175|722|746|752}}
|-
|rowspan=2|10
|[[Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey|Ho-Ho-Kus]]
|{{njts|Ho-Ho-Kus }}
|22.1 (35.6)
|October&nbsp;19, 1848<ref name="1848opening" /><ref name="1848opening-2" />
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|[[Waldwick, New Jersey|Waldwick]]
|{{njts|Waldwick}}
|23.2 (37.3)
|1886<ref name=waldwick-open>{{cite news|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form -- Waldwick Railroad Station|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/feec94a4-d228-4e7e-be2f-9ab825b44d44|access-date=April 12, 2018|work=[[National Park Service]]|date=September 21, 1977|page=8}}</ref>
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|11
|[[Allendale, New Jersey|Allendale]]
|{{njts|Allendale}}
|24.6 (39.6)
|October&nbsp;19, 1848<ref name="1848opening" /><ref name="1848opening-2" />
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|12
| rowspan="2" |[[Ramsey, New Jersey|Ramsey]]
|[[Ramsey – Main Street (NJT station)|Ramsey]] {{NJT acc}}
|26.5 (42.6)
|October 19, 1848<ref name="history">{{cite news |title=Synopsis of Erie History |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28983930/erie_passaic_april_2_1963/ |access-date=March 2, 2019 |work=The Herald-News |date=April 2, 1963 |location=[[Passaic, New Jersey]] |pages=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28983913/passaic_history_april_2_1963_part_2/ 6]|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
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|13
|{{njts|Ramsey Route 17}} {{NJT acc}}
|27.9 (44.9)
|August 22, 2004<ref name="RR17press">{{cite press release|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-announces-opening-ramsey-route-17-station|title=NJ Transit Announces Opening of Ramsey Route 17 Station|date=August 6, 2004|publisher=New Jersey Transit}}</ref>
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|rowspan=2|14
|[[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]]
|{{njts|Mahwah}}
|29.1 (46.8)
|October&nbsp;19, 1848<ref name="1848opening" /><ref name="1848opening-2" />
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|[[Short Line Bus]]: 17
|-
|[[New York (state)|NY]]
|[[Suffern, New York|Suffern]]
|{{njts|Suffern}}
|30.5 (49.1) 
|June&nbsp;30, 1841{{sfn|Mott|1899|p=331}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Seymour |first1=HC |title=Eastern Division of the New York and Erie Railroad |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56291132/erie-railroad-goshen-october-28-1841/ |access-date=July 29, 2020 |work=The Evening Post |date=October 28, 1841 |location=New York, New York |page=1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
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|[[Transport of Rockland]]: 59, 93, Monsey Loop 3, [[Tappan ZEExpress]]<br>[[Short Line Bus]]: 17M/MD/SF
|}

== Bibliography ==
*{{cite book |last1=Clayton |first1=W. Woodford |title=History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men |date=1882 |publisher=Everts & Peck |location=[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zDEUAAAAYAAJ |access-date=July 28, 2020}}
*{{cite book |last1=Lucas |first1=Walter Arndt |title=From the Hills to the Hudson: A History of the Paterson and Hudson River Rail Road and its Associates, the Paterson and Ramapo, and the Union Railroads |date=1944 |publisher=The Cornwall Press |location=New York, New York |hdl=2027/uc1.b4536228 |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4536228 |access-date=April 11, 2021}}
*{{cite book |last1=Mott |first1=Edward Harold |title=Between the Ocean and the Lakes: The Story of Erie |date=1899 |publisher=John S. Collins |location=New York, New York |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=exElAAAAMAAJ |access-date=July 29, 2020}}
*{{cite book |last1=Poor |first1=Henry Varnum |title=Poor's Manual of Railroads |date=1884 |publisher=H.V. & H.W. Poor |location=[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ncvsg65KThAC&q=bergen+county+railroad+october+1881 |access-date=July 28, 2020}}
*{{cite book|last1=Van Valen|first1=James M.|title=History of Bergen County, New Jersey|date=1900|publisher=New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Company|location=[[New York, New York]]|url=https://archive.org/details/historybergenco00valegoog|access-date=March 2, 2019}}
*{{cite book|last1=Wardell|first1=Patricia Webb|title=Allendale: Background of a Borough|date=1994|publisher=Allendale Historical Society|location=[[Allendale, New Jersey]]|url=http://www.johnfellhouse.org/allendale/|access-date=August 18, 2017|archive-date=August 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816233234/http://www.johnfellhouse.org/allendale/|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite book |author=Citizens Semi-Centennial Association|title=Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, Past and Present |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028829434|date=1916 |publisher=Citizens Semi-Centennial Association |location=[[Ridgewood, New Jersey]]|access-date=December 22, 2020}}

==References==
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==Notelist==
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[[Category:NJ Transit Rail Operations]]
[[Category:Transportation in Bergen County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Erie Railroad]]
[[Category:Transportation in Orange County, New York]]
[[Category:Transportation in Rockland County, New York]]
[[Category:Rail lines in Rockland County, New York]]
[[Category:Erie Railroad lines]]