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| Carl Venzke posted Port Authority initiative has reactivated water freight line between New Jersey and New York. |
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Mar 2023 Update: New Jersey has built a yard and a new dock to increase the capacity of the ferry.
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| Photo - panynj.gov Ted Gregory shared a Progressive Railroading link. [To replace the ferry with a tunnel would require a 4-mile tunnel. They expect to study (Tier II Environmental) three more years a tunnel solution vs. an expanded ferry service. For the price of all of the studies, they probably could have bought a few more ferry barges.] |
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| Jeff Lewis commented on Ted's share |
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| Jose Osorio shared Tim Jantzen OMG! I remember loading those friggen things. Sometimes 5 tracker barges that we had to shift back and forth to equalize the loads. Almost rolled one right over. I couldn't believe the cars didn't just flop over. Wait till you try and load 130 tons hopper cars onto a 3 track barge. That's a blast! Doug Crawford The thing people seem to forget about the NY harbor setup is that they used to deliver barges/cars to business and docks up and down the river. It wasn’t just bridge traffic floating from one side to the other Anthony Cerruto posted New York City Railroad Cars Crossing Hudson River Frank Welgemond 1930s John Wright There’s still one car floating operation in New York harbor going between New Jersey and Sunset Park, Brooklyn. At one time thousands of freight cars a day were moved around the harbor, mostly to small terminal railroads not connected by rail to the larger network. Robert O'Brien They also went to North River piers operated by the Railroads. Patrick Driscoll I remember when they pulled in to the 68th st dock on the westside. I even saw a few cars that rolled off into the Hudson. Peter Nack Steam tug. Empire State pre-broadcasting spire. Peter Nack Car floats were ubiquitous in the Harbor and East River. [A reminder that before the 1970s, about everything fit in a boxcar. Note the huge gasometer about a third from the right in the background.] |
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| Paul Szenher commented on Jose's share Still floating them, NYNJ PORT AUTHORITY |
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| Ray Schloss commented on Anthony's post [I could not find RonaldD in the Photographer menu.] They’re still running today! Photo taken by my friend, Bernie Ente on my first day operating the floatbridge in Jersey City. Summer 2004 (“RonaldD” is a name he used sometimes for posting online). The carfloat is coming back from Brooklyn. NY Cross Harbor RR. Also worked for their successor, NYNJ 2007-2008. It’s all part of the Port Authority of NY&NJ and both the Brooklyn & Jersey City sides were rebuilt after Sandy heavily damaged them. They’re doing great now as it is Norfolk Southern RR’s only access into NYC and Long Island. |
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| BulkTanporter [The NYNJR New York dock is also going to be used by American PetroLog for transloading services in the Brooklyn Army Terminal.] |
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| Gregory Grice posted "Boxes & A Sparkplug on the New York Bay" On the evening of June 23rd, 2021, New York & Atlantic Railway MP15AC 151 is seen passing the 1883 "sparkplug" style Robbins Reef Light Station while entering the New Jersey side of the Upper New York Bay on one of New York New Jersey Rail's car float barges. The locomotive is on its way to Metro East Industries in East St. Louis, Illinois for rebuild, upgrades and repaint. New York New Jersey (NYNJ) Rail's Marine Rail Division serves as bridge route for freight rail traffic moving across the Hudson River between Greenville, New Jersey and Brooklyn, New York. It is one of the last remaining car float operations in North America. Photo Link: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/775289/ Photo Site: Roger Riblett shared |
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8 photos "I thought perhaps everyone might enjoy some photos of present day operations across NY harbor courtesy of the NYNJ Railroad, which travels between Greenville and 65th St Brooklyn (former NH Bay Ridge yard)"
Checkout this pic from the car float operation in NYC. I think, it's the East River. Singer Building can be seen in the skyline. http://doi.org/10.3932/ethz-a-000595627
ReplyDeleteThanks. I've used the photo in https://towns-and-nature.blogspot.com/2021/03/jersey-city-nj-railroad-terminal.html. I think it's the Hudson River. Do you know which of the three domes was the Singer Building?
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