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New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by ntrainride on Fri Aug 27 16:15:42 2010

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This is the first image I've ever seen of the terminal:



From an amazing series of images available here

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by Joe V on Fri Aug 27 17:36:40 2010, in response to New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by ntrainride on Fri Aug 27 16:15:42 2010.

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Any remnant of it if you walk the High Line today ?

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Aug 27 17:49:51 2010, in response to New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by ntrainride on Fri Aug 27 16:15:42 2010.

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That's the only picture I've ever seen of this terminal, and it already looks to have been relegated to freight, when the connection between Mott Haven and the Harlem RR was made at Spuytin Duyvil.

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Aug 27 17:54:39 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by Joe V on Fri Aug 27 17:36:40 2010.

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Before the High Line, the railroad ran down the center of 10th Ave.

The Kaufman Act spurred the construction of the High Line.


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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by ntrainride on Fri Aug 27 18:06:00 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Aug 27 17:49:51 2010.

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It does look like a freight depo. Although there might be something to the right of the picture, a passenger platform?

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by ntrainride on Fri Aug 27 18:08:38 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Aug 27 17:54:39 2010.

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This does boggle the mind:



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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by arnine on Fri Aug 27 18:34:21 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by ntrainride on Fri Aug 27 18:08:38 2010.

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Cool pic :) Thanks :)

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Aug 27 18:48:50 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by ntrainride on Fri Aug 27 18:08:38 2010.

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It's hard to believe this was once allowed.

The Kaufman Act was enacted because there was a deadly traffic accident caused by locomotive steam obscuring one of the new traffic signals on 30th St. Some of the first diesel locomotives were built to fill this newly mandated market as other railroads had freight yards on the West Side and used steam powered switchers.

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by Dutchrailnut on Fri Aug 27 19:09:43 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Aug 27 18:48:50 2010.

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still happening every day in California in Jack London Square

http://www.nationalcorridors.org/df/df11152004g.jpg
Just better traffic control

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Aug 27 19:37:46 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by Dutchrailnut on Fri Aug 27 19:09:43 2010.

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They also do it in Jersey:



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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Aug 27 20:44:47 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by ntrainride on Fri Aug 27 18:06:00 2010.

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I'm not sure when passenger service ended on the West Side line, there were also a handful of stations in upper Manhattan as well. Probably before 1900.

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by Michael Wares on Fri Aug 27 21:02:59 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Aug 27 20:44:47 2010.

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1916.

List of stations at http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/bronx.html

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by ntrainride on Fri Aug 27 23:02:58 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Aug 27 19:37:46 2010.

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Trippy. Just needs a guy on a horse.

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by Jeff H. on Sat Aug 28 02:08:02 2010, in response to New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by ntrainride on Fri Aug 27 16:15:42 2010.

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I know I have seen a photo of the front of the passenger terminal.
It may have been in one of the trolley books showing one of the
crosstown (27&28 St?) lines?

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by SMAZ on Sat Aug 28 02:49:13 2010, in response to New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by ntrainride on Fri Aug 27 16:15:42 2010.

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That is a truly stunning collection of pics. Thanks.

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by ntrainride on Sat Aug 28 05:23:30 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by Jeff H. on Sat Aug 28 02:08:02 2010.

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Like to see that...

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Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St

Posted by ntrainride on Sat Aug 28 05:24:03 2010, in response to Re: New York and Hudson River RR terminal at 30th St, posted by SMAZ on Sat Aug 28 02:49:13 2010.

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Welcome...

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