This light rail subway, originally built as a downtown subway where many streetcar routes converged, became over time the last remaining part of the system. Up through 2001, PCC tram/streetcars were used, but they have recently been replaced by modern LRV's. The tunnels travel through what was once the Morris Canal, a major trade artery in the area that ceased being used with the introduction of railways and became an unsanitary and unpleasant feature. In November 1929, construction of the line began, and on October 3, 1934, the tunnel began taking trains between Warren St and Heller Parkway.

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22 Nov 1940: Heller Parkway - Franklin Ave (now Branch Brook Park)
22 Jun 2002: Branch Brook Park - Grove St
17 July 2006: Penn Station - Broad Street Station

PATH, one of the faster metro systems in the United States, has its origins in the Hudson River Tunnel Railroad founded by DeWitt Clinton Haskin and Trenor W. Park in 1874. A court injunction was obtained by the local ferry company, and work on the project finally commenced five years later. Less than a year after that, 20 workers were killed when the tunnel flooded. At the beginning of 1881, construction was resumed but repeatedly stopped while an injection of money was sought after. In August 1891, the company went bankrupt and finally the north tunnel of the north crossing was completed in 1904. The next year, the south tunnel was opened. In 1908, service began on the line, with the southern river crossing opening in 1909.

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This relatively new light rail system features electric, low-floor cars that operate along the corridor between Bayonne and Hoboken.

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