Good afternoon everyone. Due to recent Morristown release alongside TSW6, i'm craving for more US now! We've been longing for new "wireless" American rail adventures for a while... Since love your huge diesels, I'd share this old idea of mine: NJT Main & Bergen Country Lines, Hoboken-Suffern end to end. Including that shorter Meadowlands rail link. An exciting and busy journey through Hudson, Essex & Bergen Counties (NJ), crossing into Rockland (NY). From Hudson River front to the Hackensack Meadowlands, passing through many suburbs and towns that dotted Passaic River flow. Reaching NJ northeastern edge, gateway to the Ramapo Mountains. Along the way, you'll have to manage all NJT/Metro-North services, based on different route patterns! Plus some local NS freight traffic, including switching at many local customers served! These are NJT Main & Bergen Country Lines: Hoboken to Suffern! GENERAL FEATURES - 45mi/72km real lenght (Main+Bergen), of which 2mi/3.2km already modeled on Morristown. - 4mi/6.4km extra to Meadowlands. - Double track (mostly), excep for Hoboken-West Secaucus (4), Upper Hack Lift (1) & Ridgewood Jn-Waldwick (3). All standard gauge 4ft 8+1⁄2in/1435mm. - Unelectrified, except for Hoboken-Marion Sub. (25 kV 60Hz AC OHLE) & Upper Secaucus (12kV 25Hz AC OHLE). - 60-70mph/97-113kph max achievable speed. - ACSES as safety system adopted. OPERATORS Passenger (joint venture) - New Jersey Transit Co(NJT)->NJ Transit Rail Operations Inc(NJTR). - MTA Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co(MNCW). Freight - Norfolk Southern Co->Norfolk Southern Railway(NS). - Others (CSX Transportation/NYSW at some areas). ROUTE PLAN Up: general route layout. Down left: south area zoom. Down mid: Meadowlands link zoom. Down right: NYSW Southern Division zoom. NJT Rail System Map: https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/maps/RSM_Geographic_071525_web.pdf STATIONS 25 active stations, 2 additional closed. Including Meadowlands "bonus". - Hoboken Terminal - Secaucus (Jn, Low Level) ----Main Line---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --> Meadowlands (Sports Complex) - Kingsland (closed, Jun 2025) - Lyndhurst (new) - Lyndhurst (closed, Jun 2025) - Delawanna - Passaic - Clifton - Paterson - Hawthorne - Glen Rock (Main Line) ----Bergen Country-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rutherford - Wesmont - Garfield - Plauderville - Broadway - Radburn - Glen Rock (Boro Hall) ----Common----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Ridgewood - Ho-Ho-Kus - Waldwick - Allendale - Ramsey - Ramsey Route 17 - Mahwah - Suffern STATIONS PICS Up: Hoboken Main Terminal. Down: Secaucus (Jn, Low Level) Node Station. A) Lyndhurst Station. B) Paterson Station. C) Hawthorne Station. D) Glen Rock (Main Line) Station. A) Rutherford Station. B) Wesmont Station. C) Plauderville Station. D) Glen Rock (Boro Hall). Up: Ridgewood Node Station. Down Left: Ramsey Route 17 Station. Down Right: Suffern Station. Please, put your LIKE here first, thank you! Continue Below...
Page 2 PASSENGER SERVICE Service layouts [stopper, semi-fast & express]: - NJT/MTA Hoboken-Suffern via both. - NJT/MTA Hoboken-Waldwick via both. - NJT/MTA Hoboken-Ridgewood via Bergen country. - NJT/MTA Hoboken-Port Jervis via both. - NJT/MTA Hoboken-Spring Valley Hoboken-Secaucus (then AI Only). +Some special services Secaucus/Spring Valley<->Meadowlands. ML/BCL Timetable: https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2025/06/80002/mnbn.pdf 117Tpd(60Sb+57Nb), 70min via Main Line, 72min via Bergen Country. PJL included! PVL Timetable: https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2025/06/80004/pasc.pdf 38Tpd(19Wb+19Eb), 5/6min driveable section. FREIGHT SERVICE Freight service on this route is limited and local focused. Consists of a few manifest or dedicated services (necessity/period). Both lines are involved. NYSW & CSX interchange available. NS H Series: - H55 Suffern-Passaic (Mon-Fri)[turn] local collection. - H56 Suffern-Saddle Brook (Thu-Sat)[turn] local collection, to NYSW. - H70 Croxton-Campbell Hall (Sun-Thu)[turn] local transfer. - H80 Croxton-Kearny (Mon-Sat)[turn] interchange->CSX. - H88 Suffern-Saddle Brook (Mon only)[turn] local collection, to NYSW. Stock involved: hoppers, gondolas, tankers, Boxcars & Center-beams mainly. ROLLING STOCK PASSENGER ▼Alstom Comet V Commuter railcars [single-deck; trailer+cab car](new/to be included) Both NJT & Metro-North guise. TRACTION ▼EMD GP40PH-2/2B, GP40FH-2M & F40PH-3C Diesel-electric locos (new/to be included) In their respective NJT/Metro-North guise. LAYERS ▼Bombardier ALP-45DP Bi-mode loco + MultiLevel Commuter coaches [bi-level; trailer+Cab car](already ingame) ▲EMD GP38-2 "low short hood" & GE ES44AC Diesel-electric locos (already ingame) In their respective NJT & NS guise. LAMPOIL This route would easily pass through the DTG process, including part of an existing route, plus an excellent two-way layering capability (Morristown/NY-Trenton)! ROUTE PICS A) Lower Manattan NY Financial District (Hudson River front). B) Jersey City skyline (next to Hoboken). C) Hoboken Rail Yard (NJT). D) Croxton Yard/intermodal terminal (NS). A) Hackensack Meadowlands (across namesake river). B) Upper Hack Lift Bridge (Main Line). C) Jacknife Draw Bridge (Bergen Country). D) Meadowlands Sports Complex & MetLife Stadium. Continue Below...
Page 3 A) Meadowlands Station (limited service/during matches). B) Former Kingsland Station (1918-2025). C) Former Lyndhurst Elevated Station (1928-2025). D) Lyndhurst Draw Bridge (Main Line). A) Paterson Branch (NS, partially abandoned). B) Passaic Jn Yard (NYSW, low level). C) K102 Bridge (Main Line). D) NYC skyline from Ridgewood Crest Rd. A) "The Hermitage" Mansion (Ho-Ho-Kus, 1847). B) Iconic Waldwick Yard Signal Tower (Erie RR, 1886). C) Mahwah Old Station Museum (& its Caboose). D) Suffern Yard (NJT/NS), northern edge of this route. ROUTE VIDEOS NJT/MTA Main/Bergen Country/Port Jervis Lines trainspotting (Oct 2024). NJT/MTA Main/Bergen Country/Port Jervis Lines mega trainspotting (Feb 2025). Trains at Ho-Ho-Kus (Jul 2025). Trains at Secaucus & Hoboken (Dec 2024). All RIGHTS and CREDITS to the original authors. CONCLUSIONS Would be amazing to see this made in TSW! Both about chronic lack of US diesel experiences in the recent past and to providing American users with those much-needed (and much requested) NJT diesels! Counting on you, DTG! This is an easy corner pocket for you! Caravatt .
Totally agree, would be a great step forward and a nice change of pace for US! Yes, very sad that cActUsjUiCe wants to leave... His work on recent US signaling has been remarkable!
