

In that same year, New Jersey ranked fifteenth nationally in the number of carloads originated and twelfth in carloads terminated. In 2009, 37 million tons of rail freight moved through the state. Three United States (US) North American Class I railroads, two Conrail operations, and more than a dozen shortline/regional railroads operate nearly 1,000 miles of Bergen Tunnel photo track. New Jersey's freight railroads also serve an essential transportation role.

AmtrakĪnd NJ TRANSIT passenger rail operations provide more than 900,000 passenger trips each weekday on a system that serves not only New Jersey, but also travelers from throughout the Northeast and beyond, who connect to other transport modes at a diverse range of intermodal transfer points such as Newark Penn Station, New York Penn Station, Trenton Transportation Center, Newark Liberty International Airport, and the Hoboken Terminal. New Jersey is a national leader in passenger rail transportation. State Rail Plan (pdf) provides the opportunity to articulate New Jersey's
