| Roadways The New Jersey Turnpike is one
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| | aviation airport popular with private and
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| of the best-known and most-trafficked
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| | corporate aircraft, due to its proximity
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| roadways in the United States. This toll
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| | to New York City.
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| road carries interstate traffic between
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| | Rail and bus The New Jersey Transit
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| Delaware and New York. Commonly referred
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| | Corporation (NJ Transit) operates
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| to as simply "the Turnpike," it is known
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| | extensive rail and bus service throughout
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| for its numerous rest-areas named after
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| | the state. NJ Transit is a state-run
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| prominent New Jerseyans as diverse as
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| | corporation that began with the
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| inventor Thomas Edison; United States
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| | consolidation of several private bus
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| Secretary of the Treasury Alexander
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| | companies in North Jersey. In the early
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| Hamilton; United States Presidents Grover
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| | 1980s, it acquired the commuter train
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| Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson; writers
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| | operations of Conrail that connect towns
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| James Fenimore Cooper, Joyce Kilmer, and
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| | in northern and central New Jersey to New
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| Walt Whitman; patriot Molly Pitcher; Red
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| | York City. NJ Transit has eight lines
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| Cross advocate Clara Barton; and football
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| | that run throughout different parts of
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| coach Vince Lombardi.
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| | the state. Most of the trains start at
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| The Garden State Parkway, or simply "the
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| | various points in the state and most end
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| Parkway", carries more in-state traffic
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| | at either Pennsylvania Station, in New
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| and runs from the town of Montvale along
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| | York City, or Hoboken Terminal in
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| New Jersey's northern border to its
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| | Hoboken. NJ Transit began service between
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| southernmost tip at Cape May for 172.4
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| | Atlantic City and Lindenwold in 1989 and
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| miles. It is the trunk that connects the
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| | extended it to Philadelphia,
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| New York metropolitan area to Atlantic
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| | Pennsylvania, in the 1990s. This is the
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| City.
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| | only mass transit line that is based
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| Other expressways in New Jersey include
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| | entirely in South Jersey, and the only
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| the Atlantic City Expressway, the
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| | one that connects Philadelphia and
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| Palisades Interstate Parkway, Interstate
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| | Atlantic City.
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| 76, Interstate 78, Interstate 80,
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| | NJ Transit also operates three light rail
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| Interstate 195, Interstate 280,
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| | systems in the state. The Hudson-Bergen
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| Interstate 287, and Interstate 295.
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| | Light Rail which connects Bayonne to
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| New Jersey has interstate compacts with
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| | North Bergen, with planned expansion into
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| all three neighboring states. The Port
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| | Bergen County communities.
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| Authority of New York and New Jersey, the
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| | The Newark City Subway is the only subway
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| Delaware River Port Authority (with
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| | system in the state. Its Main Line
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| Pennsylvania), and the Delaware River and
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| | connects Newark Penn Station with Grove
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| Bay Authority (with Delaware) operate
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| | St. station in Bloomfield. The Broad
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| most of the major transportation routes
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| | Street Line of the subway, the first
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| into and out of New Jersey. Bridge tolls
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| | component of the Newark-Elizabeth Rail
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| are collected in one direction only —
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| | Link, is scheduled to open in the summer
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| it is free to cross into New Jersey, but
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| | of 2006. The last of the three light rail
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| motorists must pay when exiting the
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| | lines is the River LINE which connects
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| state. The Washington Crossing and
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| | Trenton and Camden.
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| Scudders Falls (on I-95) bridges near
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| | The PATH links North Jersey and New York
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| Trenton, as well as Trenton's Calhoun
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| | City. The PATH operates four lines that
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| Street and Bridge Street ("Trenton
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| | connect various points of North Jersey
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| Makes") bridges, are toll-free.
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| | and New York. The lines all start in
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| Airports Newark Liberty International
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| | either Hudson County or Essex County, New
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| Airport is one of the busiest airports in
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| | Jersey and end either at the World Trade
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| the United States. Operated by the Port
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| | Center station or at 33rd Street in
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| Authority of New York and New Jersey,
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| | Midtown Manhattan.
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| which runs the other two major airports
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| | Amtrak also operates numerous
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| in the New York City region (John F.
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| | long-distance passenger trains in New
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| Kennedy International Airport and
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| | Jersey to and from neighboring states and
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| LaGuardia Airport), it is one of the main
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| | around the country. In addition to the
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| airports serving the New York City area.
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| | Newark Airport connection, other major
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| Continental Airlines is the facility's
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| | Amtrak railway stations include Trenton
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| largest tenant, operating an entire
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| | Rail Station, Metropark, and the grand
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| terminal at Newark, which it uses as one
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| | historic Newark Penn Station.
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| of its primary hubs. United Airlines and
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| | SEPTA also has two lines that operate
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| FedEx operate cargo hubs. The adjacent
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| | into New Jersey. The R7 lines terminates
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| Newark Airport railroad station provides
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| | at the Trenton Rail Station, and the R3
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| access to the trains of Amtrak and New
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| | lines terminates at the West Trenton Rail
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| Jersey Transit along the Northeast
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| | Station in Ewing.
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| Corridor Line.
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| | Some private bus carriers still remain in
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| Two smaller commercial airports, Atlantic
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| | New Jersey. Most of these carriers
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| City International Airport and
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| | operate with state funding to offset
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| Trenton-Mercer Airport, also operate in
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| | losses and state owned buses are provided
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| other parts of New Jersey. Teterboro
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| | to these carriers of which Coach USA
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| Airport, in Bergen County, is a general
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| | companies make up the bulk.
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