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PENNS NECK (We're not sure of the origin of the name) was located south of the canal where the branch crossed U.S. Route 1. The highway bridge and the shelter are shown here on 14 March 1957.
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took over operations in 1968 and discontinued the little-used station on January 31, 1971. The branch line still provides frequent service between
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Lipp, Delmar (March 20, 1939). "A Short History of the Princeton Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad".
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Figure 6: Detail of the Everts and Stewart (1875) map: Penns Neck – Flag Sta., Princeton Branch R.R.
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Site of the demolished station, as seen in 2016, with rail bridge (at left) above U.S. Route 1
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Jan. 30, 1971 – Last day of passenger service at Penns Neck station on Princeton Branch.
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Princeton History: Papers presented before the Historical Society of Princeton, Volume 2
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line, near its midpoint where it crossed the turnpike that is now
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Pennsylvania Railroad

U.S. Route 1
West Windsor Township, New Jersey
40°19′44″N 74°38′26″W / 40.32889°N 74.64056°W / 40.32889; -74.64056
Princeton Branch
Pennsylvania Railroad
Princeton
Princeton Branch
Princeton Junction
Pennsylvania Railroad
Penns Neck
West Windsor Township, New Jersey
Princeton Branch
U.S. Route 1
Penn Central Transportation
Princeton station
Princeton University
Princeton Junction
Northeast Corridor
NJ Transit Rail Operations
Penns Neck Area Environmental Impact Statement: Historic Architectural Survey, Volume 1
"A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Its Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context: 1971"
Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society
"Princeton Junction & Back: Our Dinky Archives"
Triumph V: Philadelphia to New York 1830–2002
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