felt it would require upgrading service. The use of steam locomotives still required turning engines at various Susquehanna facilities, including Butler, Pavonia Terminal, etc. Kidde wanted new equipment from France for the service that he saw at the 1939 World's Fair. This new equipment would be able to go and hold at least 78 passengers. This would get people from Paterson City to Susquehanna Transfer in as low as 20 minutes dependent on stops. A test of equipment in 1939 resulted in a Butler to Pavonia Terminal time of 44 minutes, and a run from Broadway–Paterson station to Susquehanna Transfer in 17 minutes. On October 7, 1939, Kidde announced that new railcars had been ordered from the American Car and Foundry Company with expectation that service would be running by May 1940. This new car, called the "Motorailer" or "Model 60", was lighter and had a manual transmission. The cars had a 290-horsepower engine and after construction of the new cars, they were tested on June 6, 1940 and just three weeks later, Kidde and Burton K. Wheeler as well as other dignitaries ran the new Motorailers from Times Square to Beaver Lake. On July 1, 1940, Kidde announced that bus fare was reduced to 10 cents, made possible by increased usage by commuters. See also Manhattan Transfer station Bibliography References External links North Bergen, New Jersey Former railway stations in New Jersey Railway stations in Hudson County, New Jersey Railway stations in the United States opened in 1939 Railway stations closed in 1966 Former New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway stations Former Erie Railroad stations Demolished railway stations in the United States