Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit Project" in English language version.
The Cross County Light Rail line was recommended as one of three new rail lines under the West Shore Region Major Investment Study/Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The Cross County Rail alignment was proposed as an extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail System (HBLRTS) starting at the originally proposed HBLRTS terminus at the Vince Lombardi park-and-ride and continuing to the town of Maywood, New Jersey, along the New York Susquehanna and Western (NYS&W) freight railroad, a distance of approximately 10 miles. Further extensions to Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, were also proposed. As planning progressed, the compatibility of light rail with railroad freight and the uncertainty about the ultimate terminus of the HBLRTS raised concerns about the Cross County as originally proposed. Currently, NJ TRANSIT, the project sponsor, is conducting additional planning work on both the potential availability of Federal Railroad Administration-compliant diesel multiple unit rail cars and possible changes in the alignment.
NJDOT also is awarding a $4.3 million grant to replace the rail bridge spanning the Overpeck Creek in Ridgefield Park, Bergen County. The bridge serves as a critical link for freight rail in the region with an average of 25,000 rail cars traversing the bridge each year. It was originally built in the early 1900s with three spans – a north approach, a south approach, and a center span. The north and south approaches were rehabilitated in 1985. This project will replace all three spans with a new steel bent system and steel superstructure, as well as new steel and concrete abutments on the north and south sides.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall conduct a study and prepare a report concerning potential options for the construction of a rail station at the Vince Lombardi Park and Ride facility in Ridgefield, Bergen County. The proposed rail station shall allow the New Jersey Transit Corporation to provide rail passenger service connecting the proposed rail station to the existing rail station in the Borough of Hawthorne, Passaic County, and to the light rail station at Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen, Hudson County, through the use of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway right-of-way.[dead link]
