Jones Cut

Early construction on Jones Cut - March 23, 1909.
Blairstown Station, shown here in 1988, is located at the western end of Jones Cut.

Jones Cut is one of the cuts on the Lackawanna Cut-Off railroad line in northwest New Jersey.

Located near milepost 64.8 in Blairstown Township, the cut was constructed between 1908 and 1911 by contractor Hyde, McFarlan & Burke. Some 578,000 cubic yards of fill material was removed by blasting with dynamite or other methods. Jones Cut is located on a tangent (straight) section of track, permitting speeds of 80 mph (129 km/hr). Blairstown Station sits within the cut.[1]

Jones Cut is named for William Jones, who was the principal owner of the land that was acquired for this cut.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in the Twentieth Century (Volume 1), Thomas T. Taber III, Lycoming Printing Company, 1980.
  2. ↑ 1906 Survey Map of the Delaware Valley Cut-Off, September 1, 1906.
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