(rshsdepot) Glen Ridge, NJ - Erie RR

["J. Henry Priebe Jr." <root_@_bluemoon.net>]

Ex-Erie Benson Street Station sold.

In Tuesday's Glen Ridge Voice:

http://glenridgevoice.com/NC/0/504.html

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Milestone for Benson Street

(by Erin Roll - June 23, 2009)

NJ Transit has officially finalized the sale of the former Benson Street
Station, culminating a year-long process.

The sale should eventually help end seven years of speculation as to what may
happen to the station.

The sale was announced during the borough council's June 22 meeting.

The new owners are Richard and Edna Moriarty of Woodland Avenue, NJ Transit
representative Joe Dee said Tuesday.

"Everyone's anxious to see what the plans are," said Councilwoman Yvonne
Provost.

The station went up for sale in April 2008 with an asking price of $150,000.

The station closed in 2002 when NJ Transit decommissioned the Boonton Line
east of Montclair, in step with the opening of the Montclair Connection. The
station once served as a railroad museum, resulting in legal conflicts among
NJ Transit, the borough and the station.s owner at the time.

The station's condition has steadily deteriorated since it caught fire in the
1980s. Some believe it may already be beyond repair.

Since Benson Street Station is listed on state and local historic registers
and is located in a residential zone, there are restrictions as to what can be
done with it.

Nonetheless, Provost described the process as "moving forward."

"It's been a long time coming," said Mayor Peter Hughes.


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