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26-599: The Extension was built as a joint undertaking by the New Jersey State Highway Commission , the city of Trenton and Mercer County ; it opened in January 1932. New roads built were the Brunswick Circle Extension and the northeast part of Calhoun Street; the rest of Calhoun Street and Princeton Avenue existed before the road was built. Princeton Avenue was already maintained by the county; the rest

52-659: A head-end power generator. GO Transit sold the fleet to Amtrak in 1988, where they were based in Chicago and used on short-haul trains. In 2005, the Norfolk Southern Railway rebuilt all eight GP40TC locomotives at its Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania . These are now classed as GP38H-3 , and work as maintenance-of-way trains or standby power for Downeaster trains. Thirteen GP40Ps were built in October 1968 for

78-879: A heritage scheme based on that of the CNJ GP40P. In October 2022, NJ Transit unveiled locomotive 4101 painted in a heritage NJDOT scheme. In October 2023, GP40PH-2B 4210 was repainted into the Erie Railroad black-and-yellow scheme. In October 2024, locomotive 4208 was unveiled in Conrail's "can opener" scheme. In the late 1980s, Morrison-Knudsen rebuilt six GP40s into 12-cylinder GP39s for MARC . They were downgraded from 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) to 2,300 horsepower (1,700 kW), and re-equipped with 4-stroke Cummins HEP generators. As of 2023, and all were rebuilt as GP39PH-3Cs, and they continue to be used by MARC for smaller train sets and work train duty. In 1993, Morrison-Knudsen

104-449: A separate head-end power (HEP) generator. Between 2017 and 2018, the GP40-2H locomotives received an overhaul performed by National Railway Equipment and were reclassified as GP40-3H. They were subsequently transferred to the newly established Hartford Line service, where they remain in service as of June 2018. In 2022, the remaining Shore Line East equipment was moved into service on

130-533: Is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey , including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportation policy, and assisting with rail, freight, and intermodal transportation issues. It is headed by the Commissioner of Transportation. The present acting commissioner is Francis K. O'Connor. The agency that became NJDOT began as

156-649: The Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) and paid for by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). The CNJ put the units in service on the Raritan Valley Line and the North Jersey Coast Line . The CNJ's passenger operations were transferred to NJDOT in 1976 (with Conrail operating them under contract), and in 1983 New Jersey Transit assumed operating passenger rail service in

182-757: The New Jersey State Highway Department ( NJSHD ) c.  1920 . NJDOT was established in 1966 as the first State transportation agency in the United States. The Transportation Act of 1966 (Chapter 301, Public Laws, 1966) established the NJDOT on December 12, 1966. Since the late 1970s, NJDOT has been phasing out or modifying many traffic circles in New Jersey . In 1979, with the establishment of New Jersey Transit , NJDOT's rail division, which funded and supported State-sponsored passenger rail service,

208-608: The New Jersey Turnpike , Garden State Parkway (under the New Jersey Turnpike Authority ) and the Atlantic City Expressway as well as the interstate toll bridges and tunnels. NJDOT develops interim and long-term plans and strategic policy on freight and shipping in and around the state. These intermodal policies cover trucking, rail, maritime and air freight. The Transportation Capital Program and

234-585: The Penn Central in 1968–69, 1974 and 1977–78 respectively. During 1976 NJDOT took control of passenger rail routes operated by the Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, CNJ and Reading Lines (with Conrail operating services under contract). In 1979, New Jersey Transit assumed responsibilities for passenger rail in New Jersey. NJDOT is a member of the Northeast Corridor Commission . NJDOT maintains

260-614: The Union Pacific Railroad and the remaining one sold to the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad . In 1987, New Jersey Transit and Metro-North ordered a set of GP40 locomotives called GP40FH-2s, which were completed by Morrison Knudsen between 1987 and 1990. These locomotives combine the standard cab and frame of a GP40 with the cowl from an ex- Burlington Northern F45 locomotive. A total of 21 units of this type were built; 15 were delivered to New Jersey Transit, and

286-603: The Hartford Line after CTDOT introduced M8 electric multiple units to operate on Shore Line East service. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority currently owns and operates a set of 25 GP40 passenger diesels known as GP40MCs, used on the MBTA Commuter Rail system. They were originally built by General Motors Diesel as GP40-2LWs for Canadian National in 1973–75. In 1997–98, these units were extensively rebuilt by AMF. Although they have been principally used on

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312-749: The MBTA in 2011 until 2012, and one unit was sent to CSX Transportation for use on their track geometry train . The remaining units have been rebuilt by MotivePower into MP32PH-Q locomotives for use on SunRail or sold to various leasing firms. In 1996, AMF Technotransport rebuilt six freight locomotives into passenger locomotives for the Connecticut Department of Transportation for use on Shore Line East service. The locomotives, designated GP40-2H, were rebuilt from ex- CSX Transportation EMD GP38s and EMD GP40s . The rebuild included an EMD 645 prime mover, producing 3,000 hp (2,200 kW), and

338-678: The New Jersey side, the Lincoln Highway ran through Brunswick Circle, and the new Route 26 to New Brunswick , built in 1930, began at the Circle. In the 1950s, it was numbered as part of County Route 583 except along the Brunswick Circle Extension; it now has the following numbers: The Extension has been supplanted by U.S. Route 1 , which also connects Brunswick Circle to the Delaware River. New Jersey Department of Transportation The New Jersey Department of Transportation ( NJDOT )

364-817: The Statewide Traffic Management Center (sTMC) headquartered in Woodbridge Township . STMC is also the home to New Jersey State Police and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority . STMC is staffed 24/7 and is responsible for the coordination and logistics of statewide resources during major incidents within New Jersey. EMD GP40P The passenger locomotives derivatives of the General Motors EMD GP40 diesel-electric locomotive have been, and continue to be, used by multiple passenger railroads in North America. For passenger service,

390-763: The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) allocate state and federal transportation funding, including projected projects and investment. Assistance to local communities and grants for transportation-related projects, such as transit villages . This refers to technical planning, development, design and research for projects. NJDOT's Bureau of Aeronautics has general oversight of public use airports and restricted use facilities, including airstrips, heliports and balloon ports, addresses aviation safety and provides licensing and registration on aviation facilities and aerial activities including advertising, aerial racing, and sports. The NJDOT

416-518: The locomotives required extra components for providing steam or head-end power (HEP) for heating, lighting and electricity in passenger cars. Most of these passenger locomotives were rebuilt from older freight locomotives, while some were built as brand new models. The GMD GP40TC was built by General Motors Diesel (GMD), for GO Transit in Toronto . Eight units were manufactured between 1966 and 1968. They were built on an extended frame to accommodate

442-669: The remaining six were for Metro-North. As of late 2016, only the Metro-North units remain in service, rebuilt as GP40FH-2Ms. All NJT GP40FH-2 locomotives have been retired following the delivery of the ALP-45DP . Five units were rebuilt into MPI MP20B switchers in 2008. Seven NJT units were purchased by Iowa Pacific Holdings and three of those were designated for use on the Hoosier State between Chicago and Indianapolis before Amtrak took over operations again on January 30, 2017. The rest of

468-553: The state. Shortly after, the steam generator, which had occupied the flat end of the locomotive's long hood , was replaced with a diesel HEP generator , and the units were reclassified as GP40PH. They would later be rebuilt as GP40PH-2 units in 1991–92. Southern Pacific ordered a Dash-2 variant of the GP40P; only three of these were ever built. After the conclusion of passenger service, they were repurposed for freight use. All three units are still in service, with two being retained by

494-442: The units have been sold to various other operators. In 1991–92, NJ Transit sent its ex-CNJ GP40PH units out for rebuilding. The units were rebuilt as GP40PH-2 locomotives. New Jersey Transit would later order two more sets of GP40PH-2 units; these units were rebuilt from former freight GP40 units. The first order in 1993 consisted of six units rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen which are designated GP40PH-2A. The second order in 1993–94

520-526: Was also responsible for funding and supporting passenger rail service within New Jersey and to and from nearby points from the late 1960s onward, including procuring new modern equipment and rolling stock. The agency purchased EMD GP40Ps for the Central Railroad of New Jersey in 1968, the GE U34CH locomotives and Comet I cars for the Erie Lackawanna (1970) and Arrow I, II & III electric MU cars for

546-683: Was contacted by the Maryland Transit Administration to assemble a fleet of GP40s for use on MARC . They entered service in 1994. GP40WH-2s are equipped with a Cummins head-end power generator. The Federal Railroad Administration exempted these units from the "triangular light pattern" rule because the engines were ordered with Gyralites before the mandatory use of ditch lights . Between 2009 and 2011, MARC retired all of their GP40WH-2 locomotives in favor of new MP36PH-3C locomotives, except for unit 68, which remains for non-revenue work duty and rescue use. Five units were leased to

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572-646: Was folded into the new agency. Until 2003, the NJDOT included the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), which was reorganized as the self-operating New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC). NJDOT operates, develops, and maintains the State's public road system , including Interstate, State and Federal highways, with a total of 2,316.69 miles of NJDOT-owned and operated roads (as of July 2015). Most major highways including Interstate, U.S. and NJ State routes within New Jersey are under NJDOT jurisdiction, except toll routes including

598-440: Was for 19 former Penn Central units rebuilt by Conrail , which are classified as GP40PH-2B. Metro-North ordered a single GP40PH-2 unit, numbered 4906. It was rebuilt by Conrail in 1992 and is classified as a GP40PH-2M. Starting in 2014, all but three of NJ Transit's original GP40PH-2s have entered an in-house rebuild program by NJ Transit for a mechanical conversion into a standard GP40-2 for non-revenue service. The HEP motor

624-484: Was removed, unlit number boards were drilled in, the rear ladders were removed and replaced with steps, and LED markers were applied to the rear end of the locomotive, replacing their original tri-color class lights. As of 2020, locomotives 4100, 4101 and 4109 are the only ex-CNJ locomotives that remain in service. NJ Transit's GP40PH-2B units and Metro-North's GP40PH-2M unit also remain active. All GP40PH-2A units were retired and placed into storage, except for one unit, which

650-740: Was sold to MARC in 2019. In December 2017, New Jersey Transit purchased 17 additional ALP-45DPs to replace the remaining GP40PH-2B locomotives that are still in service. However, in July 2020, NJ Transit decided to use the ALP-45As to replace older locomotives of the PL42AC fleet instead of the GP40PH-2Bs, due to the PL42AC's unreliability and inability to be upgraded to meet new Environmental Protection Agency standards. In 2019, NJ Transit unveiled locomotive 4109 painted in

676-576: Was taken over by the state. The road was intended as a bypass of Downtown Trenton for cars and light trucks; the Calhoun Street Bridge had and still has a low weight limit. It may have been part of Route 26 , which continued north from Brunswick Circle. On the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River, the road from the bridge rejoined the Lincoln Highway to Philadelphia at Fallsington . On

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