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Kearny Connection
Railroad junction in Kearny, New Jersey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
40.7441°N 74.1242°W / 40.7441; -74.1242 (Kearny Connection)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.[1][2][3] The junction, which opened in 1996 and utilizes Swift Interlocking, is nearby the Sawtooth Bridges.
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