The new northbound tracks at Linden opened on July 9, 1914. In addition, a new station was built at Linden. Newly elevated tracks 3 and 4 were completed that year between Colonia and North Rahway.
On May 10, 1914, the new DX tower at Rahway was placed into service. As a result, steam-hauled commuter traffic continued to use the older Jersey City station. Penn Station opened in 1910, but was originally designed for long distance passenger trains. In 1885, with the exception of through the cities of Trenton, New Brunswick, Elizabeth, and Newark, the line was completely four tracked between Trenton and Jersey City. On November 5, 1882, the new PX interlocking tower was placed into service at Perth Amboy Junction in Rahway. On April 1, 1882, Uniontown station was renamed Iselin. In March 1882, the PRR completed the four tracking of the line between Houtenville and South Elizabeth with the completion of a four-track bridge over the Rahway River in Rahway. In September 1873, the two additional tracks were completed between Scott Street in Rahway and Linden, and grading for the third track between Elizabeth and Waverly was underway. In June 1873, the PRR began grading the right-of-way to widen the line from two to four tracks between Rahway and Elizabeth. The second track was completed in November, completing the second track from New Brunswick to Jersey City. In May 1859, the New Jersey Railroad began work on the project. The completion of the second track was authorized by the Board on April 23, 1859. The New Jersey Railroad Board approved a contract for the rails for the second track between New Brunswick and Rahway to Cooper & Hewitt on February 5, 1859. In December 1855, work to extend the line's second track from Elizabethtown to Rahway was completed, eliminating the need for trains to meet in single-track territory. Service on what is now the Northeast Corridor dates to the 1830s, with trains originating and terminating at the PRR's terminal at Exchange Place in Jersey City, which was the terminus of the PRR's network for most of the 19th century.
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