Carlton Hill (Erie Railroad station)
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CARLTON HILL
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The Carlton Hill station building in 1909
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| Location | Jackson Street & Erie Avenue, Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°50′32″N 74°06′50″W / 40.8422°N 74.1140°WCoordinates: 40°50′32″N 74°06′50″W / 40.8422°N 74.1140°W | ||||||||||
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Erie Railroad (1906–1960) Erie–Lackawanna Railroad (1960–1966) |
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| Line(s) | Erie Railroad Main Line (1888–1963) Carlton Hill Branch (1963–1966) |
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| Platforms | 1 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 main line | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 2125 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1966 | ||||||||||
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Carlton Hill station was a former railroad station for the Erie Railroad in the East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Carlton Hill station was the second station along the Erie's main line and the first station after Rutherford Junction, where the Erie's main line forked from the Bergen County Railroad. The station provided service for passengers in Rutherford and Wallington"s Carlton Hill district and freight billing for the Royce Chemical Company, producer of Royox household cleaner, epoxies and dyes.
After Carlton Hill, the main line continued westward to Passaic Park and eastward to Rutherford–East Rutherford and Pavonia Terminal.
Carlton Hill Station opened in 1888 on Jackson Avenue and namesake Erie Avenue in Rutherford. The station was served by the main line until 1963, when the Passaic Plan was undertaken, removing tracks at Passaic Park, Passaic, Clifton, and Lake View stations. At that point, the nearby drawbridge was permanently swung open and later removed, leaving a branch to Carlton Hill. For the next few years, Carlton Hill received deadhead trains and a rare Carlton Hill – Rutherford – Hoboken Terminal train schedule. In 1966, when several underused branches, including the Carlton Hill, lost service, the old main line alignment to Carlton Hill was abandoned. The tracks remain, though the building is gone.
Carlton Hill station was situated at the intersection with Jackson Avenue in Rutherford, where the Erie Railroad's main line crossed, 10.75 miles (17.30 km) away from New York City's Chambers Street Ferry Terminal. The main line crossed through Carlton Hill on two tracks, separated by inter-track fencing. There was one main line platform, next to the station depot, which was located on the eastbound side of the tracks. During the morning commuter rush, Carlton Hill was full of commuters heading for New York City. After the commuter rush, a station agent's work was to inspect the yard and complete freight billing for the Royce Chemical Company. The yard commonly had boxcars, empty and loaded waiting for pick-up. Although the station no longer gets use, the former site is accessible via New Jersey Transit's buses #160 and #190 along with a walk down to Jackson Avenue. The former station site and trackage are owned by Norfolk Southern Railway.
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