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Railroad ferries of the Hudson : and stories of a deckhand

Authors:Raymond J. Baxter, Arthur G. Adams

Summary:"Railroad Ferries of the Hudson and Stories of a Deckhand is a complete business, technical, and social history, lavishly illustrated, of the ferryboats that were once operated across the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan by railroad companies in connection with their commuter and long-distance passenger trains. New chapters cover the Staten Island Ferry and New York Waterway's revival of cross-Hudson service in connection with New Jersey Transit's commuter rail service."--BOOK JACKET

Print Book, English, 1999

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Publisher: Fordham University Press, New York, 1999

Genre:History

Physical Description:xi, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

ISBN:

9780823219537, 9780823219544, 0823219534, 0823219542

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:40862031

Subjects:

Ferries Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) History 20th century

Local transit New York Region History 20th century

United States Hudson River

United States New York Region

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Online version:

Railroad ferries of the Hudson.

Baxter, Raymond J., 1928-

Contents:

The railroad ferries of the Hudson

The stories of a deckhand

Up to the present

Notes:

A revision and update of the 1987 edition

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