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Roadways The New Jersey Turnpike is one ofprivate and corporate aircraft, due to its
the best-known and most-trafficked roadwaysproximity  to  New  York  City.
in the United States. This toll road carries
interstate traffic between Delaware and NewRail and bus The New Jersey Transit
York. Commonly referred to as simply "theCorporation (NJ Transit) operates extensive
Turnpike," it is known for its numerousrail and bus service throughout the state. NJ
rest-areas named after prominent NewTransit is a state-run corporation that began
Jerseyans as diverse as inventor Thomaswith the consolidation of several private bus
Edison; United States Secretary of thecompanies in North Jersey. In the early
Treasury Alexander Hamilton; United States1980s, it acquired the commuter train
Presidents Grover Cleveland and Woodrowoperations of Conrail that connect towns in
Wilson; writers James Fenimore Cooper, Joycenorthern and central New Jersey to New York
Kilmer, and Walt Whitman; patriot MollyCity. NJ Transit has eight lines that run
Pitcher; Red Cross advocate Clara Barton; andthroughout different parts of the state. Most
football  coach  Vince  Lombardi.of the trains start at various points in the
state and most end at either Pennsylvania
The Garden State Parkway, or simply "theStation, in New York City, or Hoboken
Parkway", carries more in-state traffic andTerminal in Hoboken. NJ Transit began service
runs from the town of Montvale along Newbetween Atlantic City and Lindenwold in 1989
Jersey's northern border to its southernmostand extended it to Philadelphia,
tip at Cape May for 172.4 miles. It is thePennsylvania, in the 1990s. This is the only
trunk that connects the New York metropolitanmass transit line that is based entirely in
area  to  Atlantic  City.South Jersey, and the only one that connects
Philadelphia  and  Atlantic  City.
Other expressways in New Jersey include the
Atlantic City Expressway, the PalisadesNJ Transit also operates three light rail
Interstate Parkway, Interstate 76, Interstatesystems in the state. The Hudson-Bergen Light
78, Interstate 80, Interstate 195, InterstateRail which connects Bayonne to North Bergen,
280,  Interstate  287,  and  Interstate  295.with planned expansion into Bergen County
communities.
New Jersey has interstate compacts with all
three neighboring states. The Port AuthorityThe Newark City Subway is the only subway
of New York and New Jersey, the Delawaresystem in the state. Its Main Line connects
River Port Authority (with Pennsylvania), andNewark Penn Station with Grove St. station in
the Delaware River and Bay Authority (withBloomfield. The Broad Street Line of the
Delaware) operate most of the majorsubway, the first component of the
transportation routes into and out of NewNewark-Elizabeth Rail Link, is scheduled to
Jersey. Bridge tolls are collected in oneopen in the summer of 2006. The last of the
direction only — it is free to crossthree light rail lines is the River LINE
into New Jersey, but motorists must pay whenwhich  connects  Trenton  and  Camden.
exiting the state. The Washington Crossing
and Scudders Falls (on I-95) bridges nearThe PATH links North Jersey and New York
Trenton, as well as Trenton's Calhoun StreetCity. The PATH operates four lines that
and Bridge Street ("Trenton Makes") bridges,connect various points of North Jersey and
are  toll-free.New York. The lines all start in either
Hudson County or Essex County, New Jersey and
Airports Newark Liberty International Airportend either at the World Trade Center station
is one of the busiest airports in the Unitedor  at  33rd  Street  in  Midtown  Manhattan.
States. Operated by the Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey, which runs the other twoAmtrak also operates numerous long-distance
major airports in the New York City regionpassenger trains in New Jersey to and from
(John F. Kennedy International Airport andneighboring states and around the country. In
LaGuardia Airport), it is one of the mainaddition to the Newark Airport connection,
airports  serving  the  New  York  City area.other major Amtrak railway stations include
Trenton Rail Station, Metropark, and the
Continental Airlines is the facility'sgrand  historic  Newark  Penn  Station.
largest tenant, operating an entire terminal
at Newark, which it uses as one of itsSEPTA also has two lines that operate into
primary hubs. United Airlines and FedExNew Jersey. The R7 lines terminates at the
operate cargo hubs. The adjacent NewarkTrenton Rail Station, and the R3 lines
Airport railroad station provides access toterminates at the West Trenton Rail Station
the trains of Amtrak and New Jersey Transitin  Ewing.
along  the  Northeast  Corridor  Line.
Some private bus carriers still remain in New
Two smaller commercial airports, AtlanticJersey. Most of these carriers operate with
City International Airport and Trenton-Mercerstate funding to offset losses and state
Airport, also operate in other parts of Newowned buses are provided to these carriers of
Jersey. Teterboro Airport, in Bergen County,which Coach USA companies make up the bulk.
is a general aviation airport popular with



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