Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand

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Fordham Univ Press, 1999 - 276 pages
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Railroad Ferries of the Hudson and the Stories of a Deckhand is a complete business, economic, technical, and social history of the ferryboats that were once operated across the Hudson River to Manhattan from New Jersey and that were owned and operated by various railroad companies in conjunction with their commuter and long-distance passenger trains. The work also covers the Staten Island Ferry (formerly operated by the B&O Railroad) and New York Waterway's present-day revival of services connecting with New Jersey Transit commuter-train services.
 

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Very detailed look at life on the Hudson River. Filled with photos illustrations and recounted tales both tall and real of how great ships served those in the greater NY-NJ AREA IN THE 1800-1900s

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Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand
Raymond J. Baxter,Arthur G. Adams
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About the author (1999)


Raymond J. Baxter worked on the New York Harbor waterfront for almost forty years, serving first as a railroad deckhand and then as a railroad police officer. Arthur G. Adams is founding president of the Hudson River Maritime Center at Roundabout Landing in Kingston. In 1981, he was given a special award of merit for outstanding achievement in Regional Studies by the State University of New York. He is Executive Vice President of the Hudson River Navigation Company is trustee of the Victor Herbert Performance Trust Fund.

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TitleRailroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand
Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand, Raymond J. Baxter
AuthorsRaymond J. Baxter, Arthur G. Adams
Editionillustrated
PublisherFordham Univ Press, 1999
ISBN0823219542, 9780823219544
Length276 pages
  
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