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Port Jervis is a station on MNRR's/NJT's Port Jervis Line. The station is located at 100 Pike Street in Port Jervis, New York, along US-209.  History The old station Port Jervis Station was created as part of the New York and Erie Railroad, on its Delaware branch. It was built in 1847, and served passengers going between Hoboken (NYC) and Binghamton. Despite this, some trips going as far west as Chicago stopped here.  As train travel in the US declined, so too did Port Jervis station. Eventually, there was only a commuter service between the town itself and Hoboken, which would be operated by the Metro North Railroad. In 1974, MNRR chose to abandon the old station and build a new station nearby.  The station the MNRR built, pictured in 2015 In 2021, this station was completely remodeled to become the station of today. This gave Port Jervis station a full high level platform, making it fully accessible.  Tour The entire ...

Ridgewood is a station on NJT's Main Line. The station is located in Ridgewood, New Jersey.  History The station, sometime before 1915 Ridgewood station first started life along what was formerly the Paterson and Ramapo railroad, as "Godwinville" station, in 1848. This station was rebuilt in 1856 and 1859. In 1866, the station was renamed to Ridgewood due to the popularity of the new name for the town. The station was rebuilt again in 1915, to grade separate the whole line. In 2011, the station was remodeled to make it accessible.  At its peak, Ridgewood station was a regional transfer point between many different services heading to far flung locations such as Chicago. But of course, those days couldn't last forever, and no more intercity service stops at Ridgewood station. Despite this, the station is still important in a regional context.   Services That Run Here Three services run here: Main Line : Hoboken to Suffern via Passaic County Ber...