Railroad service to Washington began with the opening of the Warren Railroad on May 27, 1856, between Delaware and Hampton. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad took over operations the next year when they agreed to a perpetual lease.[2] Service from the Morris and Essex Railroad joined in 1864, with an extension to Phillipsburg opening in 1865. The railroads built a new station depot in 1867 that would remain until 1900. On December 24, 1911, the Lackawanna Cut-Off opened between Slateford Junction, Pennsylvania and Port Morris, resulting in the station becoming part of a branch.[12][13] Through the 1920s and 1940s, the Lackawanna started discontinuing passenger services. Passenger service between Washington and Hampton ended on March 20, 1926,[5] and service to Phillipsburg ended on June 20, 1943. The former main line alignment stopped operations north of Washington on March 15, 1944. Service to Washington officially ended on September 30, 1966, when the line from Washington to Port Morris ended service as part of cuts made by the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad.[3]
^"Lackawanna Railroad Timetables"(PDF). New York, New York: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. March 10, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^"Lackawanna Railroad Timetables"(PDF). New York, New York: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. June 20, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^"Lackawanna Railroad Timetables"(PDF). New York, New York: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. November 14, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^"Lackawanna Railroad Timetables"(PDF). New York, New York: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. March 15, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved September 6, 2020.