Train and Work Crews at the Bergen Tunnel

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Title

Train and Work Crews at the Bergen Tunnel

Subject

WHC223

Description

Black and white photograph. Work and train crews pose for the lensman circa 1883 shortly after the opening of the Bergen Tunnel. Rock blasted from the tunnel was used as fill on the riverfront to increase the size of the [railroad's] property.

From Marine Line Equipment - January-September 1992 published by the Ontario and Western Railway Historical Society.

 

Date

1883

Type

OT

Identifier

WHC223

Coverage

Weehawken, NJ [40.7663711,-74.02537149999999]
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Citation

“Train and Work Crews at the Bergen Tunnel,” The Weehawken Time Machine, accessed April 29, 2024, https://weehawkentimemachine.omeka.net/items/show/2615.