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The Montclair Connection is a short section of double-track New Jersey Transit rail in New Jersey, USA, connecting the former end of the Montclair Branch at Bay Street Station to the old Boonton Line southeast of Walnut Street Station. The connection opened on Monday, September 30, 2002, at a cost of $63 million.〔 At the same time, Bay Street Station was rebuilt and Montclair State University station was built. The Montclair and Boonton lines were combined into the Montclair-Boonton Line, and passenger service was ended on the old Boonton Line east of the connection; the line was used by Norfolk Southern for freight, but parts of it have been reclaimed by nature or have fallen into disrepair, especially east of the Passaic River, where DB and WR Drawbridges have been condemned (DB abandoned in the open position). Stations that no longer see service because of the connection are: *Benson Street Station *Rowe Street Station *Arlington Station The Montclair Connection was built to give passengers on the Boonton Line direct access to New York Penn Station; prior to the change, Boonton Line trains could only go to Hoboken Terminal. The idea for the connection was first proposed in 1929, but was abandoned due to the economic difficulties associated with the Great Depression.〔http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/montclair_boonton_brochure.pdf〕 ==Map== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Montclair Connection」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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