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Posted by WhiteBus on Tue Nov 11 16:35:43 2014, in response to Weehawken Terminal (NY Central), posted by Olog-hai on Sun Aug 31 02:32:28 2008. West Shore psrg service ended in Dec 1959. Ferry service ended in March 1959. With no ferry connection ridership dwindled very quickly, but this was part of the plan. NYC management was determined to eliminate the West Shore service which it did. West Shore psgr trains could even have been routed to Hoboken Terminal since there was a connector track in the northeast quadrant where the NJ Junction line (now HBLR) goes under the DL&W (now NJT) tracks. There have been numerous "studies" for reestablishing the service altho today we are dealing in fantasy for many reasons. That is really too bad since the West Shore route would have been a really good commuter route. Ridership was substantial thru the 1950s. BTW NYO&W also ran freight trains on the West Shore since it had trackage rights. I have seen pix of NYO&W diesel powered coal trains going thru Dumont. |
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