Railroad Ferries of the Hudson and Stories of a Deck Hand

Raymond J. Baxter (Author), Arthur G. Adams (Author)

9780823219544

Paperback / softback, published 1 January 1999

276 pages
28.6 x 21 x 1.8 cm, 0.762 kg

"Railroad Ferries of the Hudson . . . treats its subject extensively. . . . It is full of information and photographs." (—The Hudson Valley Regional Review)

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.