The (NJJ) was part of the
New York Central Railroad and ran along the
Hudson River in
New Jersey , from the
West Shore Railroad (NYCRR) yards at
Weehawken south to
Jersey City . It later owned an extension to the north, separated by the
Weehawken yard from the original line.
The company was incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey on
February 27 ,
1886 . On
July 1 ,
1886 , it was leased for 100 years to the
New York Central And Hudson River Railroad . The line opened for freight in May 1887 and passengers in June 1887.
About .24 mile of the
New York And Fort Lee Railroad was leased to the New Jersey Junction Railroad on
June 30 ,
1886 .
The NJJ owned the entire stock of the
New Jersey Shore Line Railroad ,
Jersey City And Bayonne Railroad , and
State Line And Stony Point Railroad ; only the former constructed track. On
October 24 ,
1914 , the NJJ was reorganized as a merger with the
New Jersey Shore Line Railroad .
In 1952, the
New York Central Railroad officially swallowed up the New Jersey Junction Railroad, which it had controlled since its beginning. The line eventually passed under control of
CSX and
Norfolk Southern as their River Line and Weehawken Branch. The southern section is now being used for
New Jersey Transit 's
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail , with freight now running along the former
Northern Railroad Of New Jersey on the other side of the
New Jersey Palisades .
