Fire damages restaurant at train station No interruptions for transit service in Montclair area Monday, February 06, 2006 Star-Ledger Staff An early morning fire broke out yesterday inside a restaurant within the Upper Montclair NJ Transit train station, gutting the building, but the damage will not interrupt morning Midtown Direct service, authorities said yesterday. No injuries were reported at scene of the two-alarm fire that started around 1:30 a.m inside the Round Trip Fare restaurant at Bellevue Avenue and Valley Road. The cause of the fire was still under investigation but it did not appear to be suspicious, officials said. Township public works crews on the scene yesterday cleaned up the area and roped off the entire station. No damage was visible to the train tracks. Approximately 200 feet near the east end of the platforms will open for commuters to board, said NJ Transit spokesman Ken Hitchener. The Upper Montclair station is one of six in the township and service is available Monday through Friday only, Hitchner said. Gerald Tobin, First Ward Councilman, said the fire destroyed "a historic building, a key building for the Upper Montclair Village." Tobin said he was going to review the damage tomorrow. "It's an incredible loss for us," he said. "We have to find out what caused the blaze, and rebuild it just the same." Yesterday, curious residents looked into the charred building as police and fire inspectors examined the site. Montclair holds the lease on all six NJ Transit stations and rents them to tenants, said Mayor Ed Remsen.
Hey, I was on a run that went by there 3 days a week.We'd give them our order going west & pick it up on our eastbound trip back to Hoboken.It had good Italian food.
Hey Mike- Do you know what RR originally owned that site? Was it the DL&W? I've a D&LW train order copied at Montclair...... Boxcab E50
Hey Ken, That's on the original Boonton Line.It was Lackawanna(DL&W).BL goes from Denville(off the M&E),to Croxton Yard,with a spur up onto Erie's mainline & into the Bergen Tunnel to Hoboken. Now it goes & connects via the Montclair line.Hooks back up with the M&E at Roseville Interlocking in Newark.
Ken, The M&E Rwy is in Morristown,N.J. It's just west of Morristown station At Baker Int. They operate over our rails along with theirs.They operate at Bayway refinery also.
Hey Ken, That's on the original Boonton Line. It was Lackawanna(DL&W).BL goes from Denville(off the M&E),to Croxton Yard,with a spur up onto Erie's mainline & into the Bergen Tunnel to Hoboken. Now it goes & connects via the Montclair line.Hooks back up with the M&E at Roseville Interlocking in Newark. Hey Mikey, Montclair was on the old Erie Greenwood Lake Line. After the merger with the DL&W they connected the DL&W Boonton Line with the greenwood Lake line just west of Mountain View station. The Boonton Line became the Montclair Line when NJT made the connection with the old Montclair branch that used to terminate at Bay Street station. The Boonton Line/Monclair Line now connects with the M&E (ex DL&W Morris and Essex Line at Roseville Avenue giving the Montclair riders a direct route into NYP. The eastern end of the Boonton Line through Bensen Street, Rowe Street, and Arlington stations was severed at this time. The connection with the M&E (Morristown and Erie Rwy) is at Baker Interlocking west of Morristown station (MP 30 on the Morris and Essex Line). Me
Hey Stevie, I was pretty close for a rookie Yes I forgot about it(GL).Thats why your the teacher & I'm the student.No,I won't forget it, Your Highness .I know my place.
