Kearny Connection

Coordinates: 40°44′39″N 74°07′27″W / 40.7441°N 74.1242°W / 40.7441; -74.1242 (Kearny Connection) The Kearny Connection in Kearny, New Jersey allows suburban passenger trains from New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Lines (former Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad) to run to New York Penn Station,instead of their traditional ferry terminal on the river in Hoboken. New Jersey Transit dubbed the new service Midtown Direct; the connection opened on June 10, 1996. Two tracks, one on each side of the Northeast Corridor (NEC), carry trains from the DL&W main line, which passes under the NEC, northeast onto the NEC. The new junction on the NEC is designated "Swift" and is seven miles west of New York.

Of 138 inbound and 150 outbound daily weekday trains on the three Morris and Essex Lines, 73 inbound and 71 outbound trains (about 50%) use the Kearny Connection.

Both rail lines power trains from AC catenary, but the two lines use different voltage/frequency. The Northeast Corridor (former Pennsylvania Railroad) runs at 12.5kV/25Hz, while the Morris and Essex Lines (former DL&W) run at 25kV/60Hz. ALP-44, ALP-46, and ALP-45DP locomotives can switch between the two electrical systems while traveling through the junction.