Lackawanna Old Road

Lackawanna Old Road
Old Road bridge (built 1902) spanning the Delaware River, Delaware, New Jersey
Overview
Termini
History
Opened1856
Closed1970
Technical
Line length39.6 mi (63.7 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed70 mph (110 km/h)
Lackawanna Old Road
 
miles from Hoboken Terminal 
to Scranton via DL Pocono Mainline
Slateford Junction
Portland
79.8
Delaware
77.5
Manunka Chunk
Manunka Chunk Tunnel
Bridgeville
71.0
Oxford Furnace
Phillipsburg Branch
66.5
Washington
63.1
Port Murray
56.8
Hackettstown
51.2
Waterloo
48.0
Netcong
Port Morris Yard
45.5
Lake Hopatcong
0.0
Hoboken Terminal

The Lackawanna Old Road was part of the original mainline of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W). Opened in 1856, it was, for a half-century, a part of the line connecting the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

In 1911, the DL&W cut 11 miles (18 km) off the route by opening the Lackawanna Cut-Off, which branched off from existing track at the new Port Morris Junction and Slateford Junction. The 39.6-mile (63.7 km) stretch of existing track between these junctions was relegated to secondary status and became known as the "Old Road".