Amtrak MORRIS Interlocking & Tower
USA /
New Jersey /
Trenton /
World
/ USA
/ New Jersey
/ Trenton
World / United States / Pennsylvania
railway, interlocking, interlocking tower
Interlocking on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Main Line. Junction between the NEC and ex-PRR (now Norfolk Southern) Trenton Cutoff. The flying junction is now also used by NJ Transit trains to access the Morrisville Yard. Access point for freight trains using the northern NEC.
All turnouts are limited-speed (45mph) with the exception of the connection to track 0, which is slow-speed (15 mph).
MORRIS tower currently serves as a crew base.
All turnouts are limited-speed (45mph) with the exception of the connection to track 0, which is slow-speed (15 mph).
MORRIS tower currently serves as a crew base.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°12'14"N 74°46'21"W
- Norfolk Southern Morrisville Yard 7.2 km
- Reading Trenton Branch (Mostly Abandoned) 7.5 km
- PRR Main Line (Northeast Corridor) - Original Alignment 14 km
- PRR Trenton Cutoff (Original Grade) (Abandoned) 17 km
- PRR Bustleton Branch (Abandoned) 33 km
- Reading Frankford Branch (Abandoned) 34 km
- North Penn Railroad ROW/Reading North Penn Line to old Berks St. Depot (abandoned) 36 km
- PRR Cresheim Valley/Fort Washington Branch (Abandoned) 38 km
- Reading Co. Port Richmond (Defunct) 38 km
- Fairmount Park Trolley (Abandoned) 44 km
- Falls Township 4.4 km
- White Horse, New Jersey 4.9 km
- Van Sciver Lake 5.1 km
- US Steel Keystone Industrial Port Complex 5.3 km
- Ewing Township, New Jersey 7 km
- Lower Makefield Township 7.1 km
- Hamilton Township, New Jersey 8.7 km
- Mercer County, New Jersey 10 km
- Lawrence Township, New Jersey 12 km
- Burlington County, New Jersey 38 km