Re: (rshsdepot) West Shore line to the Meadowlands . . .

[Jim Dent <jdent_@_erols.com>]

Paul,

I saw that also.  I don't know why it was referred to as the West Shore line.  The closest line to the current Meadowlands complex is NJ Transit's Bergen County line.  The Bergen County line passes just west of the complex.

The Secaucus Transfer is a large transfer station that is being built where NJ Transit's Main Line and Bergen County Line (ex-EL) cross under Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.  The site is in Secaucus, close to the former EL Croxton Yards.

The idea is that NJT passengers on the Main Line, Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line (and NYS&W, if it ever starts) will be able to transfer there for the 5-10 minute ride into Penn Station, NYC, avoiding the PATH and ferry from Hoboken.

"Paul S. Luchter" wrote:
> 
> Today in the NY Times there was a story about a  huge project to transform the Meadowlands...new football stadium, a mall, NASCAR track, and on the map (but not in the text of the article) was showing the "West Shore" line going to the sites. I think it looked like it just went as far as the commuter line to the north which wasn't labeled.
> 
> Does any one know what this is all about?
> And no one has refreshed me on what exactly defined the Secaucus Transfer. Isn't that the group that sings "Chattanooga Choo Choo"?

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