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The Abandoned Rahway Valley Railroad


The only extant abutment of the Morris Ave. bridge on the Rahway Valley Line in Union. Photo taken by Richard J. King.

Trestle over the Rahway River. 1/26/2013.
Photo taken by Richard J. King.

NORTH TO SPRINGFIELD

Mainline
Union/Springfield town line MP 3.98
Bridge: Rahway River MP 3.98 -
MP 3.97
Station: Katemiller
(later Arion)
MP ?
Grade Crossing: Liberty Avenue MP 3.51
Switch Connection: Rahway Valley Line
(wye, west switch)
MP 3.09
Switch Connection: Rahway Valley Line
(wye, south switch)
MP 2.82
Branch Junction
(earlier Wright's Switch)
MP 2.82
Grade Crossing: Route 22 Westbound MP 2.79 
Grade Crossing: Route 22 Eastbound MP 2.75
Station: Doty's
(later Union)
MP ?
Kenilworth/Union town line MP 2.74
Rahway Valley Line
(a.k.a. Maplewood Branch, Unionbury Spur)
Branch Junction
(earlier Wright's Switch)
MP 0
Switch Connection: Mainline (wye, east switch) MP 0.27
Station: Unionbury MP 0.78
Bridge: Morris Avenue MP 0.81
Bridge: Cattle Pass MP ?
Bridge: Vauxhall Road MP 1.43
Bridge: Stanley Terrace MP 2.15
Union/Maplewood town line MP 2.37

NORTH TO MAPLEWOOD

SOUTH TO KENILWORTH

This short portion of the Rahway Valley Line is still in place behind Hollywood Memorial Park in Union. 2013. Photo taken by Richard J. King.

 

 

 

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