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West Shore RR Tunnel, Clifton Park, Weehawken, NJ
Colored postcard of the West Shore railroad tunnel, parallel to 48th Street into the Palisades that comes out in North Bergen, just west of Tonnelle Avenue, now the Hudson Bergen Light Rail station. Postmarked September 14, 1908 from Weehawken.
Tags: Palisades, Railroad, Transportation
Conquest of the Palisades
Article by Al Mankoff from Electric Lines Magazine, March/April 1992 on the history of railroads and trolleys on the Palisades. Lots of great pictures, including the giant elevators! - 7 pages.
Tags: Railroad, Transportation, Trolleys
Weehawken Ferry Monthly Pass October 1887
Commuter monthly pass, dated 1887, belonging to a G. Ward. who used this pass to cross the Hudson from Weehawken to New York City. Date stamped on reverse, Sep 30, 1887. West Shore Railroad, NYC & HRRR CO, Lessee, Office of General…
Tags: Ferries, Transportation
Bus Time Table - Weehawken to New York
A 1939 time table for bus service from Weehawken and Union City and other points in NJ to New Yorks Astor Terminal at 220 West 45th Street.
Tags: Transportation
Souvenir Package from the Opening of the Lincoln Tunnel
This special souvenir envelope, autographed by New York Governor Herbert Lehman contains a poem about Weehawken and a brochure describing the new new tunnel.
Tags: Lincoln Tunnel, Transportation
West Shore Railroad Ticket
Part of the New York Central railroad system, the West Shore passed right through Weehawken.
Tags: Railroad, Transportation
Lincoln Tunnel between Weehawken, NJ and New York
Color photo postcard view of the south tube of the Lincoln Tunnel. 8215 feet long from portal to portal, 4600 feet of the tube is under the river. Maximum depth from river surface to the top of the tunnel is 75 feet. Note who is listed first here...…
Tags: Lincoln Tunnel, Transportation
Lincoln Tunnel Promo Matchbooks
Four Lincoln Tunnel promotional matchbook covers, circa late 1930s-early 1940s. At the opening of the first tube of the tunnel, there was a good bit of traffic, but the as the novelty wore off, it slowed, as people were not accustomed to using cars…
Tags: Lincoln Tunnel, Transportation
Weehawken Ferry Ticket
Ticket good for one trip between Weehawken and the 42nd Street ferry terminal in NYC.
Tags: Ferries, Transportation
Railroad Porter Check - Buffalo to Weehawken
This railroad ticket stub was stamped December 22, 1898 and shows that a trip from Buffalo to Weehawken would have set you back the princely sum of $2.00.
Tags: Railroad, Transportation
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Palisade Avenue and Shippen Street, West Hoboken and Weehawken NJ
Colored postcard photo looking south on Palisade Avenue towards Shippen Street. Peter Hoffmann publisher, Union Hill, NJ Printed in Germany.