The PATH system pre-dates the New York City Subway's first underground line, operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1.2.7 Newark Airport extension proposals.1.1.3 External relations and unbuilt expansions.PATH currently uses one class of rolling stock, the PA5, which was delivered in 2009–2011. All PATH train operators must therefore be licensed railroad engineers and extra inspections are required. Both private and public stakeholders have proposed expanding PATH service in New Jersey, and an extension to Newark Liberty International Airport may be constructed in the 2020s.Īlthough PATH has long operated as a rapid transit system, it is legally a commuter railroad under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) its trackage between Newark and Jersey City is located in close proximity to Northeast Corridor trackage and shares the Newark Dock Bridge with intercity and commuter trains. In the 2000s and 2010s the system suffered considerably from disasters that affected the region, most notably the September 11 attacks and Hurricane Sandy. As part of the deal that cleared the way for the construction of the original World Trade Center, the Port Authority bought the H&M out of receivership in 1962 and renamed it PATH. From the 1920s, the rise of automobile travel and the concurrent construction of bridges and tunnels across the river sent the H&M into a financial decline from which it never recovered, and it was forced into bankruptcy in 1954. Three stations have since closed two others were re-located after a re-alignment of the western terminus. The system began operations in 1908 and was fully built out in 1911. The routes of the PATH system were originally operated by the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad (H&M), built to link New Jersey's Hudson Waterfront with New York City. It operates as a deep-level subway in Manhattan and the Jersey City/Hoboken riverfront from Grove Street in Jersey City to Newark, trains run in open cuts, at grade level, and on elevated track. Its tracks cross the Hudson River through century-old cast iron tubes that rest on the river bottom under a thin layer of silt. PATH trains run around the clock year round four routes serving 13 stations operate during the daytime on weekdays, while two routes operate during weekends, late nights, and holidays. It is operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Weekend travel to LAKEWOOD BUS TERMINAL, US-9 AT CASINO DR (HOWELL LANES) starts at PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL.Port Authority Trans-Hudson ( PATH) is a 13.8-mile (22.2 km) rapid transit system in the northeastern New Jersey cities of Newark, Harrison, Jersey City, and Hoboken, as well as Lower and Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Weekend travel to PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL starts at LAKEWOOD BUS TERMINAL and RT-9 AT HOWELL GARAGE ENTRANCE. Weekends includes travel to PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL, LAKEWOOD BUS TERMINAL, and US-9 AT CASINO DR (HOWELL LANES). Weekday travel to LAKEWOOD BUS TERMINAL, UNION HILL RD PARK & RIDE, ALDRICH RD PARK & RIDE, US-9 AT CASINO DR (HOWELL LANES), TAYLORS MILL RD & COUNTRY LA#, OLD BRIDGE PARK & RIDE (SOUTHBOUND) starts at PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL and FREEHOLD CENTER. Weekday travel to PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL starts at LAKEWOOD BUS TERMINAL, ALDRICH RD PARK & RIDE, RT-9 AT HOWELL GARAGE ENTRANCE, ELTON-ADELPHIA & JACKSON MILLS RDS#, FREEHOLD MALL, FREEHOLD CENTER, RT-9 AT SCHIBANOFF RD, TAYLORS MILL RD & COUNTRY LA#, RT-9 AT GORDON'S CORNER, UNION HILL RD PARK & RIDE, RT-9 AT UNION HILL RD, and OLD BRIDGE PARK & RIDE (NORTHBOUND). Weekdays includes travel to PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL, LAKEWOOD BUS TERMINAL, UNION HILL RD PARK & RIDE, ALDRICH RD PARK & RIDE, US-9 AT CASINO DR (HOWELL LANES), TAYLORS MILL RD & COUNTRY LA#, and OLD BRIDGE PARK & RIDE (SOUTHBOUND).