Beaufort station (New Jersey)

Beaufort was a railway station on the Morristown and Erie Railway in Roseland, New Jersey in the United States.^[3] The same name is also rarely used for the neighborhood of southwestern Roseland near the former railway station. The station building currently is vacant, but formerly housed a lot for Transdev's operations in Essex County.^[4][5] That address is 10 Eisenhower Parkway in Roseland and is near the Livingston border. The Beaufort station was located not far from what is today Beaufort Avenue in Livingston. Before the Eisenhower Parkway was built Beaufort Avenue continued from Livingston to Eagle Rock Avenue in Roseland.

Beaufort
M&E commuter rail station
General information
Location	10 Eisenhower Parkway (CR 609) Roseland, Essex County, New Jersey 07068
Coordinates	40°49′04″N 74°19′47″W
History
Opened	November 21, 1904[1]
Closed	April 29, 1928[2]
Services
Preceding station Morristown and Erie Railroad Following station Hanover toward Morristown Main Line Roseland toward Essex Fells

The station was started in 1904 when residents of the neighborhood constructed a wooden shed to serve as a station along the M&E, whose passengers were familiar with multiple flag stop stations along the line but wanted regularly scheduled service to their neighborhood. Eventually the Morristown and Erie Railway company constructed the station building that stands today. Passenger service along the line stopped in 1928.^[2]

See also

• Becker Farm Railroad - miniature railway was nearby in Roseland
• Erie Railroad
• Morristown and Erie Railway
• Whippany Railway Museum

References

1. "New Road Open to Morristown". The Montclair Times. November 26, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved December 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Hatala, Greg (November 28, 2012). "Glimpse of History: It's a Bus, It's a Train. Wait, What is It?". New Jersey Advance Media. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
3. Hepler, Steven P. (February 1, 1999). Rails Through the Hanover Hills: The Morristown & Erie Railroad. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738597027. Retrieved November 9, 2016 – via Google Books.
4. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
5. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

External links

• "Whippany Railway Museum".