by wzlirr
I haven't driven on the former Main Street [ALT-22], now [NJ-122] through P'burg since they've completed I-78, so while I had time last Monday (Pres Day), I drove the old route through town. I noticed several very high embankments, and several RR tressles though the area. On Main Street, I also passed the former Phillipsburg RR station. Can anyone give me a history of this area, such as what RRs ran there, and particularly when NJ Transit withdrew from P'Burg. I'm also interested in the nearby Boro/Town of Alpha, since such a small town had enough political power to cause a major re-route of I-78 around their town, adding mileage to route I-78.