PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON CORPORATION,
A service of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, One PATH Plaza, Jersey City, NJ 07306-2994
April 1995
PATH is the primary transit link between Manhattan and neighboring New Jersey urban communities and suburban commuter railroads. It carries over 70 percent of all passengers entering New York City by rail from New Jersey. Approximately 207,000 passengers travel PATH each weekday, more than two-thirds of these during the morning and evening peak hours. Opened in 1908 as the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, a privately owned corporation, PATH since 1962 has been a rail subsidiary of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
TRAFFIC (1994) :
| Annual passenger trips | 59.2 million |
| Annual passenger kilometers | 452 million |
| Annual passenger miles | 281 million |
| Average weekday passenger trips - 24 hrs | 207,000 |
EMPLOYEES :
| As of January 1, 1995 | 1246 |
FARES :
| PATH fare is $1.00 for all trips, including round-trip fare between Newark and Harrison, which is collected at Newark. Exact change and QuickCard magnetic fare card turnstiles at all stations. |
WAY :
| Route | 22.2km | 13.8mi |
| Track | 69.3km | 43.1mi |
| Route in Tunnel | 11.9km | 7.4mi |
| Route above ground | 10.3km | 6.4mi |
| Track gauge | 143.5cm | 56.5in |
| Minimum radius | 35.1m | 115ft |
| Maximum grade | 4.8% |
ELECTRIFICATION :
| 650 Volt DC -- 3rd Rail |
PASSENGER CARS :
| Car Roster effective January 1, 1995 | |||
| NO. | CLASS | BUILDER | YEAR |
| 157 | PA-1 | St. Louis Car Division, General Steel Ind. | 1965 |
| 44 | PA-2 | St. Louis Car Division, General Steel Ind. | 1967 |
| 46 | PA-3 | Hawker-Siddeley Canada Ltd. | 1972 |
| 95 | PA-4 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. | 1986 |
WORK CARS :
| 58 Maintenance Units : |
| 12 Flat Cars |
| 41 Work Cars (former passenger cars) |
| Hydraulic Telescoping Crane |
| Snow Broom |
| Self-Propelled Air Compressor |
| Mechanized Tamper |
| High Rail Response Vehicle |
| Rerail Equipment Car |
OFFICERS :
| Kathleen A. Donovan | Chairwoman |
| George J. Marlin | President |
| Richard R. Kelly | Vice President & General Manager |
| Michael A. Scott | General Superintendent |
SIGNALS :
| Double block protection |
| Automatic stop and speed enforced by wayside trippers |
| John F. Hoban Operations Control Center at Journal Square Transportation Center |
COMMUNICATIONS :
| Train-to-wayside radio |
| Centrex road phone system |
| All-station public address. |
| Metro Vision video information system. |
SECURITY :
| 96 member Port Authority police unit. 152 video monitoring units provide observation of all 13 stations |
SERVICES :
| Newark - World Trade Center | 14.3 km - 8.9 mi (22 min) |
| Journal Square - World Trade Center | 5.2 km - 3.2 mi (11 min) |
| Hoboken - World Trade Center* | 4.8 km - 3.0 mi (11 min) |
| Hoboken - 33rd Street | 5.6 km - 3.5 mi (14 min) |
| Journal Square - 33rd Street* | 9.2 km - 5.7 mi (22 min) |
| Journal Square - 33rd Street (via Hoboken)+ | 10.8 km - 6.7 mi (26 min) |
| *Monday to Friday during daytime and evening hours except major holidays | |
| +Monday to Friday during overnight hours and all day Saturday, Sunday, and major holidays. | |
PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON CORPORATION,
A service of
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, One PATH Plaza, Jersey City,
NJ 07306-2994
April 1995
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