Johnson Trolley Line Trail:
New Jersey
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Description:
The Johnson Trolley Line has two sections, north and south, which are split by Interstate 95; there is talk of building an overpass to link the two segments. The Trenton-Princeton Traction Company ran the old trolley, known as the "Fast Line," through this corridor from around 1901 until 1940. The fare was only 10¢. The Johnson Trolley Line Trail occupies a portion of right-of-way abandoned by the former trolley company.

North Section: This section runs 1 mile through a tree-lined neighborhood, between Gordon Avenue and Denow Road. Just south of Gordon Road, you can access another trail to Village Park (to the northwest) or the Lawrenceville School path (southeast).

South Section: This section is just under 1 mile and follows a portion of Johnson Avenue from Shababunk Creet to I-95. A newly constructed section from Eggert's Crossing Road to I-95 now includes a bridge over Five Mile Run.

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Parking & Trail Access:
North Section: Park in the village of Lawrenceville or in the nearby Village Park along Yeger Drive.

South Section: Park along Johnson Avenue. Contact Lawrence Township for additional information http://www.lawrencetwp.com/index.html.
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Trolley Line Trail granted $16K
By njbob in May, 2010
http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2009/10/09/news/doc4aceaa86a4a8d919312715.prt


By JOAN GALLER
Trentonian Staff writer

LAWRENCE — The Johnson Trolley Line Trail will be upgraded and expanded in 2010, thanks to a $16,520 grant awarded to Lawrence Township by the Federal Highway Administration. The grant funds will permit improvements of the recreational trail from the Lawrence Township border with Ewing at the Shabakunk Creek to the Heritage Park entrance next to Eggert’s Crossing Village.

Lawrence Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun, who announced the grant earlier this week,said it will be administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Natural and Historic Resources. The grant will pay improvement of another 700 feet of the trail, the continuation of already completed sections of the path next to Johnson Avenue, and an entry path from Hazlehurst Avenue. Still visible on the ground are rails and spikes, evidence of the defunct trolley line’s history.

Trail construction will start next spring and entail site preparation, a surface capped with stone dust and a design that is compatible with the surrounding landscape and neighborhood, taking advance of nearby Heritage Park. Where feasible, the path will be eight-feet wide



http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2009/10/09/news/doc4aceaa86a4a8d919312715.txt
Trenton Princeton Traction Company
By njbob in May, 2010
Taken from "New Jersey Interurbans and Streetcar Railroads" -- http://www.american-rails.com/new-jersey-interurbans.html

"Trenton Princeton Traction Company: The Trenton Princeton Traction Company operated within the City of Trenton and would come under the control of the Reading Railroad. Passenger service on the railroad lasted until 1941 but freight service carried on into the 1970s before the route was finally abandoned."

Here is a forum post by rail-fans about the line including links to historic maps, Google-maps, Bing-maps, and photos in Photobucket.


http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=24020&p=236776#p236776



Johnson Trolley Line Trail and Trenton-Princeton Traction Company on Stickymap -- http://www.stickymap.com/mappage?m=47489&t=Johnson Trolley Line Trail




Lawrence Township, NJ - Trail Guide

http://www.lawrencetwp.com/documents/LawrenceTrailGuide.pdf


I-95
By njbob in May, 2010
Regarding Fred's review.
Some people in Central New Jersey confuse the names of the Interstate Highways. When Fred write "I-195", what he means is "I-95", which is around the north of Trenton, not running East to Belmar, NJ.
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