This tunnel was also later used by Conrail's River Line until in an agreement with New Jersey Transit the trackage was upgraded and freight shifted to the west side of the Hudson Palisades.
The running track also provides a connection to Norfolk Southern's intermodal operations at Croxton Yard from the south.
[3] The current northern terminus of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) is a balloon loop just west of the Tonnelle Avenue station directly adjacent to the yard.
The Northern Branch Corridor Project is a proposed restoration of passenger service through an extension of the HBLR.
[4] 69th Street station would serve passengers on two lines under consideration by NJ Transit, the Northern Branch and the Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit Project[5] In February 2019, at the northern end of the yard, work was completed on a bridge to replace the grade crossing at 69th Street between Tonnelle Avenue and West Side Avenue, parallel to the Cromakill Creek.
[6] Significant delays caused by long trains created considerable congestion for those working and shopping in the area.
It then crosses Overpeck Creek, passing Ridgefield Park (NYCRR/NYS&W station) into Bogota, where CSX and NYSW diverge.