Meadows Yard

Meadows Yard is a railway yard in Hudson County, Gateway, New Jersey. Meadows Yard is situated nearby to the power station Kearny Generating Station, as well as near the bridge Pulaski Skyway.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pulaski Skyway and Kearny Generating Station.

Pulaski Skyway

Bridge

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

The Pulaski Skyway is a four-lane bridge and causeway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, carrying a freeway designated U.S. Route 1/9 for most of its length. Pulaski Skyway is situated 2,900 feet south of Meadows Yard.

Kearny Generating Station

Power station

Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kearny Generating Station is a peaking power plant on the banks of the Riverbend of the Hackensack River in South Kearny, New Jersey. Owned and operated by Public Service Electric and Gas Company the power station consists of 10 simple cycle combustion turbines totaling 456 MW. Kearny Generating Station is situated 2,300 feet south of Meadows Yard.

Portal Bridge

Bridge

Photo: NJTScottMaas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Portal Bridge is a two-track rotating swing-span railroad bridge over the Hackensack River in Kearny and Secaucus, New Jersey, United States. It is on the Northeast Corridor just west of Secaucus Junction and east of the Sawtooth Bridges. Portal Bridge is situated 3,900 feet north of Meadows Yard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marion Section and Croxton.

Marion Section

Hamlet

Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Marion is a section of Jersey City in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Croxton

Hamlet

Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Croxton is a section of Jersey City in the New Jersey Meadowlands in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is bounded by Secaucus at Penhorn Creek. Croxton is situated 2 miles east of Meadows Yard.

Droyer’s Point

Locality

Droyer's Point is a section of Jersey City, New Jersey, at Newark Bay that was the site of the Jersey City Airport and later of Roosevelt Stadium, both of which were demolished. It has become a residential and commercial district. Droyer’s Point is situated 2½ miles south of Meadows Yard.

Meadows Yard

Type: Railway yard
Category: transportation
Location: Hudson County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.74343° or 40° 44′ 36″ north

Longitude

-74.10042° or 74° 6′ 2″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87G7PVVX+9R

GeoNames ID

5101026

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