North Hawthorne (NYS&W station)

NORTH HAWTHORNE
Former roundhouse building seen from behind a fence in 2012.
Location	Rea Avenue, Hawthorne, New Jersey, 07506
Coordinates	40°57′30″N 74°09′16″W / 40.95844°N 74.15436°W / 40.95844; -74.15436Coordinates: 40°57′30″N 74°09′16″W / 40.95844°N 74.15436°W / 40.95844; -74.15436
Owned by	NYS&W (1892–1898) Erie Railroad (1898–1937) NYS&W (1937–1966)
Line(s)	New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad Main Line
Platforms	1 low-level side platform
Tracks	2 New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Connections	Public Service Railway trolley Hawthorne/State/Lakeview Line (1911–1926) Public Service Coordinated Transport bus route P22 (1926–1966)
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Other information
Station code	1127 (Erie Railroad)
History
Opened	1892
Closed	June 30, 1966
Electrified	Not Electrified
Previous names	North Paterson
Services
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station Hawthorne toward Susquehanna Transfer or Pavonia Terminal New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad Midland Park toward Stroudsburg

North Hawthorne, known as North Paterson when originally constructed, was a rail station and yard located in Hawthorne, New Jersey in Passaic County. The facility, which was equipped with car and engine shops, served passengers and freight for both the Erie Railroad and the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad from 1892 to 1966. Passenger service from North Hawthorne primarily transported commuters to and from the Susquehanna Transfer station in North Bergen or the Erie Railroad's Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City. Connecting service included the now defunct Public Service Railway, which at one time used North Hawthorne as the terminus of a trolley line connecting Hawthorne to Paterson. Once a sizable complex with multiple spurs and sidings for surrounding industries, North Hawthorne has been reduced to a single runaround siding. Every structure associated with the yard has been demolished, except for the roundhouse, which today is owned by private interests.

North Hawthorne was located on the NYS&W’s Main Line, which during the years of Erie Railroad control (1898–1937) stretched from Croxton in Jersey City, New Jersey to Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. At Croxton, the NYS&W's tracks met the Erie Railroad’s Main Line. Through this junction, passenger trains on the NYS&W’s Main Line originating as far away as Pennsylvania were able to connect to Erie’s Pavonia Terminal.

The area where the yard was located is within an industrial area of Hawthorne, between Utter Ave and Central Ave. The NYS&W listed its milepost (MP) along the Main Line at 23.30. It was between NYS&W’s Hawthorne and Wortendyke stations, although it was much closer to Hawthorne (MP 22.5) than to Wortendyke (MP 26.10). Midland Park station once existed between North Hawthorne and Wortendyke, but no trace of it survives.