Versions of this story were published in 2019 and 2020. The Paulinskill Viaduct has been a bridge to nowhere since 1978, when the last train rumbled across this majestic crossing 115 feet above the ...

For years people have been hiking and biking on abandoned parts of the Lackawanna Cutoff. It’s an important part of New Jersey’s railroad history, especially the scenic viaduct over the Paulins Kill.

A grassroots effort is underway to include the Paulinskill River, which flows 42 miles through Sussex and Warren counties, on the list of federally designated Wild and Scenic waterways. Already, three ...