Newfoundland station (New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad)

Newfoundland
General information
Location	58 Bigelow Road, Newfoundland, Jefferson Township, New Jersey 07435
Coordinates	41°02′55″N 74°26′40″W
Owned by	New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Line(s)	New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	1161 (Erie Railroad)[1]
History
Opened	1872; 152 years ago (1872)
Closed	1944; 80 years ago (1944)
Electrified	Not electrified
Services
Preceding station New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad Following station Oak Ridge toward Stroudsburg Main Line Charlotteburgh toward Susquehanna Transfer or Jersey City

Newfoundland is a railroad station in the Newfoundland section of Jefferson Township, New Jersey. It was built by the New Jersey Midland Railway in 1872^[2] and later served passengers on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYS&W).^[3]

The critically acclaimed and award-winning 2003 independent film The Station Agent starring Peter Dinklage was set and filmed largely in Newfoundland (during August 2002) and features the iconic train station featured in the film is located in the Jefferson Township section of Newfoundland.^[4] The station interior has been renovated and is marketed as a multiple-use studio.^[5]

NJ Midland/NYSW stations

Existing original station buildings from the New Jersey Midland can be found at Bogota, Vreeland Avenue, Hawthorne, Wortendyke, Wyckoff and Butler, among other places.^[6]

See also

• Whippany Railway Museum
• NYSW (passenger 1939–1966) map
• Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)

References

• 41°02′55″N 74°26′40″W

1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
2. Hadowanetz, Wasco (November 17, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Backwards Tunnel". United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
3. Kaminski, Edward S. (2010), NEW YORK, SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD IN NEW JERSEY, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7385-7367-0
4. *Hepler, Steven P. (2000). "A salute to the Morris County Central Railroad". Whippany Railway Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
5. "Home". newfoundlandstation.com.
6. "Surviving New Jersey Railroad Stations" (PDF). American-Rails.com.

External links

• Newfoundland Train Station