Port Morris Junction

Port Morris Junction is the railroad connection between NJ Transit's Montclair-Boonton Line and the Lackawanna Cut-Off.

By the turn of the 20th century, however, the canal was little used (it would be abandoned in 1924) and the yard was used primarily to store freight cars.

[2][full citation needed] Port Morris Tower opened on December 23, 1911, and the first train to use the Cut-Off passed shortly after midnight the following morning.

During 1983, NJ Transit (NJT) had taken over the operation of commuter rail service in New Jersey, including through the old Port Morris Junction area.

Further reconstruction may extend service to Scranton, Pennsylvania, 88 miles (142 km) from Port Morris.

Port Morris Junction and Port Morris railyard in 1985. The Lackawanna Cut-Off goes straight toward the upper right, while NJ Transit 's Montclair-Boonton Line to Hackettstown, New Jersey , curves off to the left.
A temporary connection between NJ Transit 's Montclair-Boonton Line , left, joins the Lackawanna Cut-Off at Port Morris Yard. Plans call for the junction to be returned to its historic location about 100 yards (100 m) to the east. When returned to service, it will be known as UN Junction after the former call letters of Port Morris Tower. [ 1 ] [ page needed ]
Port Morris Junction on April 9, 2011, looking west-northwest. From left to right: the Montclair-Boonton Line , the track to Port Morris railyard, the signal that controls movements out of the yard, Port Morris Wye (the connection between the Lackawanna Cut-Off and the Port Morris Yard) crossing through the trees about a half-mile (1 km) away, the Cut-Off right-of-way, and Port Morris Tower. The Cut-Off and the Montclair-Boonton Line will be connected behind the photographer.