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This painting on the cover of Railroad Magazine in April, 1951 depicts a New York Central locomotive reaching the end of its journey in Weehawken. Special thanks to Bernie Zempolich for sending in this image.

From the November 21, 1891 issue of Engineering News... Article entitled "The New Freight and Weehawken Ferry Terminal for the West Shore R.R. at the foot of Franklin Street, New York"

Engraving by Martin Lewis, circa 1918. Only 15 copies of this engraving were made. The original is approximately 17 by 23 inches in size and is currently being offered for sale by The Old Print Shop in NYC (www.oldprintshop.com) for $15,000.

Article from the March 31, 1923 issue of Railway News about the new pier built on the Weehawken waterfront using pre-cast concrete, extra large timbers, and sheet zinc to create an "interesting fireproof structure."

Article from Erie magazine issue of December, 1953 entitled Mechanical Talent Wins and with a subtitle of Erie employees at Weehawken docks substitute skill with materials handling equipment for muscle to move mountains of freight. This 5 page…

Colored photo postcard view from the bow of a ferryboat bound for, actually, New York, if you look at the wake! Postmarked 1912. Published by the Union News Company, New York, NY.

Article and engravings from Scientific American - October 31 1891 describing and showing the giant elevator that brought ferry loads of passengers to the railway at the top of the Palisades. Includes a drawing of the Eldorado!

This document is a description of the West Shore Railroad Tunnel which runs under 48th Street from the water front. This report was prepared in 1997 by industrial archeologist Thomas Flagg for the Historic American Engineering Record. The document…

This document and the accompanying photos were prepared by the National Park Service in 1983 and 1984 to document the status of the remains of the huge grain elevator on the waterfront north of Pershing Road in West New York.

These two black and white photos show the interior of the New York Central Railroad ferry boat Albany some time in the 1930s, when it crossed the Hudson between New York and Weehawken. Note the ad for Eagan Business Schools, whose founder and…