Monmouth Junction Rail Substation

USA / New Jersey / Monmouth Junction /
 railway, electrical sub-station, railway traction substation

Substation on the former PRR electrified Main Line now run by Amtrak. Converts 138kV 25hz transmission power to 12kV 25Hz traction power for the overhead catenary.

Junction of the 4 main line circuits with the single (abandoned) Jamesburg Branch circuit to South Amboy. Substation has a strange amount of open space and a non-standard design.
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Coordinates:   40°22'36"N   74°32'52"W
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