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Re: [(erielack) Erie and early EL Ferries]

Michael DeMeo <"mdemeo_@_frontiernet.net"> wrote:
> Looking at some photos of the ferry service at Hoboken, and pre 1958 at=

> Jersey City, got me wondering, were automobiles also carried on the
> ferries?  Some of the ferry slips seem to have a line of cars waiting t=
o
> board.  I always thought they just carried commuters.  Does anyone know=
?


They definitely did carry autos, trucks, etc.  Both lines, however, did r=
un
several trips during peak hours that were pedestrians only, no vehicles, =
so
that the full capacity of the ship was available for  commuters.

At one time, the ferry was the route for what is now hazardous cargo, ove=
rsize
loads (by the definitions of the 1920's) etc, which were not allowed to u=
se
the tunnels before the GW Bridge opened in 1931.

Some early photos show horse-drawn carts waiting for the ferry.  Remember=
, the
Hoboken ferry dates back to John Stevens (of Stevens Tech).

Gary Kazin
Rockaway, New Jersey

New Jersey Transit - THE WAY TO GO!!!

(I have no affiliation with New Jersey Transit.)

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