The Kearny Connection is a railroad junction in Kearny, New Jersey that allows passenger trains from New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Lines to enter/leave Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (NEC) and travel to and from New York Penn Station. The junction, which opened in 1996 and utilizes Swift Interlocking, is nearby the Sawtooth Bridges.
In the Meadowlands from left to right are the NEC, Kearny Connection/Swift Interlocking, the Morris & Essex Lines, and Conrail Center Street Branch
The Gladstone Branch is a commuter rail line operated by NJ Transit from Gladstone station, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, to either Hoboken Terminal or New York Penn Station. It is one of two branches of the Morris & Essex Lines.
Gladstone Branch train at Far Hills en route to Summit.