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Re: (erielack) EL FERRIES

Ed,

I believe the photos are in Edison NJ. The background of the last photo
looks like the NJ Turnpike Bridges over the Raritan River. Also, on the
right there is a crane on the dock. This looks like a crane on the Raritan
River docks that was used by the Army when the area was the Raritan Arsenal.
That crane was WWI vintage; it was rotated using a cable on a large (15 ft
or so) diameter wheel at its base.  In 1980-81 I worked at Raritan Center
and that dock was a nice place to go during lunch. Nothing at the dock at
that time.

Rich Chapin


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Montgomery, Edward T" <Edward.Montgomery_@_fcps.edu>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 9:11 AM
Subject: (erielack) EL FERRIES


> Early last month there was a discussion about what happened to the EL
> ferries after the Barclay Street run was stopped 37 years ago last week.
> There are some pictures at the following website including pictures of
> the ELMIRA sunk in the Arthur Kill.  The site mentioned in the caption
> is Edison but that can't be; it is probably the Perth Amboy area.
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> Look at:  www.worldshipny.com/elferry.html
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> Ed Montgomery
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