T
he PATH lines were born as the Hudson and Manhattan and were better known as the "Hudson Tubes" The cars are 48 feet long and are as wide as IRT cars. To answer the question of running IRT cars on the PATH the answer is no! Tunnel clearances are tighter than on the IRT, but PATH cars could run on the IRT.During overnight hours they run two lines: Newark to World Trade and Journal Square to 33rd Street via Hoboken, affectionately known as "around the World" since it runs first to Hoboken, change ends and then to 33rd. The return is from 33rd to Hoboken, change ends and then to Journal Square. This site will describe the four lines
SUPERLATIVES
Steepest Grade
Either side of Newark Penn Station at 4.8% where it crosses the
Northeast Corridor of Amtrak and NJT.
Shortest distance between stations
Newark to Harrison
Longest distance between stations
Harrison to Journal Square
Shortest line
Hoboken to World Trade Center—11 minutes
Longest line
Journal Square to 33rd via Hoboken – 33 minutes
Moveable Bridges
Dock Bridge (upper level) east
of Newark crossing the Passaic River
Hack Bridge AKA 'High Bridge" Crossing the Hackensack River
