Railroad Ferries of the Hudson and Stories of a Deck Hand - Softcover

Baxter, Raymond J.; Adams, Arthur G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823219542 ISBN 13: 9780823219544

Publisher: Fordham University Press, 1999

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Authors

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823219542
• ISBN 13: 9780823219544
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276