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Booklet: The Pennsylvania Tunnels and Terminals
This booklet, published in 1904 by King's Booklets (A Thousand and one World-wide subjects) describes the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnels and terminals in the New York area. In includes a photo of the Weehawken tunnel portal under…
Tags: Railroad, Transportation, Waterfront
NYCRR Locomotive 2996 at Weehawken - June 19, 1950
According to Charlie Bradley of the wonderful RailFan web site, "this photo of New York Central L2d Mohawk 4-8-2 #2996, was taken on June 19, 1950. These engines were built in the early 20's. Note the Plaza, Grauert Causeway, and the soldiers and…
Tags: Railroad, Transportation, Waterfront
Painting of Railroad and Eldorado Amusement Park
Willie Demontreux found this image on www.railfan.net along with a caption supplied by the site moderator, 'waterlevel:' Port Imperial is now where the New York Central train and ferry yards once stood. In the ticket/boarding area for the current…
Tags: Eldorado, Railroad, Transportation
Wikipedia Entry: West Shore Railroad
Entry from the open source Wikipedia encyclopedia on the West Shore Railroad.
Tags: Railroad, Transportation
Trolley Coming Up Pershing Road
Photograph of a Public Service trolley coming up Pershing Road from the ferry, found on the excellent RailFan web site.
Tags: Railroad, Transportation, Trolleys
New York Central Ferry Stoney Point
Photograph of the New York Central Ferry Stoney Point at Weehawken found on the excellent RailFan web site.
Tags: Ferries, Railroad, Transportation
Interior of the NY Central Ferry Boat Albany
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…
Tags: Ferries, Railroad, Transportation
Historic American Engineering Record - West Shore RR Pier 7 Grain Elevator
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.
Tags: Railroad, Transportation, Waterfront
Weehawken Grain Elevator
Black and white photo of the Pier 7 West Shore Elevator. This 160 foot tall, tin roofed grain elevator stood near the border between Weehawken and West New York and was operated by the New York Central Railroad. Thanks to Willie Demontreux for this…
Tags: Railroad, Transportation, Waterfront
A Railroad to Weehawken
Article from the New York Times, April 1, 1853, page 3. Article text: A RAILROAD TO WEEHAWKEN - We noticed on Tuesday a new enterprise of our Hoboken friends, which seemed to us most satisfactory, being a line of omnibuses from the ferry at Hoboken…
Tags: Railroad, Transportation
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The Helix
Colored photo postcard of an aerial view of the Helix connecting the Lincoln Tunnel and Route 495.