Butler is a former commuter railroad train station in the borough of Butler, Morris County, New Jersey. Serving passenger and freight trains of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, Butler served as the western terminus of service beginning in 1941, when passenger service was cut from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.[8] Trains from Butler operated to Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City until December 12, 1958 and then Susquehanna Transfer in North Bergen until the discontinuation of service on June 30, 1966. Butler station consisted of a single low-level side platform with the wooden frame station. The next station east was Bloomingdale.
Butler | |||||||||||
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 Butler station in August 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 221 Main Street, Butler, New Jersey 07405 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 NYS&W | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 1149 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 1, 1872[2][3] | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1966[4] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1888[5] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Not electrified | ||||||||||
| Previous names | West Bloomingdale (1872–)[3] | ||||||||||
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New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad Station | |||||||||||
 The Butler depot in August 2011. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Main Street, Butler, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°0′14″N 74°20′33″W / 41.00389°N 74.34250°W | ||||||||||
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) | ||||||||||
| Built | 1872 | ||||||||||
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake | ||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 01001492[6] | ||||||||||
| NJRHP No. | 2093[7] | ||||||||||
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| Added to NRHP | January 24, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Designated NJRHP | August 15, 2001 | ||||||||||
Railroad service through Butler began on May 1, 1872 with the opening of the New Jersey Midland Railroad from Pompton Township to Middletown, New York. However, the station at the time was known as West Bloomingdale.[3][2] The station depot, built in Stick–Eastlake architecture in 1888,[5] currently serves as the Butler Museum, a local nonprofit historical entity. The National Register of Historic Places added Butler station to its listings on January 24, 2002 for its transportation significance.[9]
Butler Museum
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The station is used as the Butler Museum.[10] Operated by the Butler Historical Society, the museum's collections focus on the borough's social, industrial and cultural history.
See also
editBibliography
edit- Catlin, George L. (1872). Homes on the Midland for New York Business Men. New York, New York: J. W. Pratt.
- Mohowski, Robert E. (2003). The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-7222-7.
References
edit- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Mohowski 2003, p. 17.
- ^ a b c Catlin 1872, p. 8.
- ^ "Susquehanna Commuter Service Ends". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. July 1, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Gosier, Chris (April 2, 2001). "Historic Effort Gaining Steam". The Daily Record. Morristown, New Jersey. pp. A9–A10. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#01001492)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 2.
- ^ Mohowski 2003, p. 98.
- ^ McCabe, Wayne T. (August 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad Station". National Park Service. With accompanying 36 photos
- ^ "Butler Museum", official website. Accessed April 29, 2010
