Jones Cut
Jones Cut is one of the cuts on the Lackawanna Cut-Off railroad line in northwest New Jersey.
Located near milepost 64.8 in Blairstown Township, the cut was constructed between 1908 and 1911 by contractor Hyde, McFarlan & Burke. Some 578,000 cubic yards of fill material was removed by blasting with dynamite or other methods. Jones Cut is located on a tangent (straight) section of track, permitting speeds of 80 mph (129 km/hr). Blairstown Station sits within the cut.[1]
Jones Cut is named for William Jones, who was the principal owner of the land that was acquired for this cut.[2]
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