Re: (rshsdepot) B&O Royal Blue Line at Whitehall Ferry

["ERIE LACKAWANNA SD45-2" <ERIE-LACKAWANNA_@_prodigy.net>]

rshsdepot
Tottenville Ferry Crossed into Perth Amboy where restored ferry dock remains


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Seth Bramson" <sbramson_@_bellsouth.net>
To: "Paul S. Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>
Cc: <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) B&O Royal Blue Line at Whitehall Ferry


> rshsdepot
> "Paul S. Luchter" wrote:
>
> > rshsdepot
> > I took the "electric" Staten Island Ferry from 69th Street in Bay Ridge
as a
> > kid if that has anything to do with anything, and I used to admire the
> > sinking ferry in Perth Amboy that you could see from Tottenville SIRT
> > terminal!!...
>
> Two Questions/Comments here:  I have one or two badges from the "Electric
> Ferries."  I knew they ran 69th St., Bay Ridge to S. I., but where does
the name
> come from?  And were these boats operated by the City of NY, ala the
Whitehall
> or South Ferry to Staten Island boats?
>
> Also:  Thank you!  The name I was trying to think of where the SI crossed
over
> in to Jersey was at Perth Amboy, was it not?  And is the bridge still
intact and
> do they still cross over at that point?  Also, how does Cranford enter
into
> this?  Is or was there an SI terminal there (for freight?)  Did SI
freights
> originate there?  Whose track did they use to get from Cranford to Perth
Amboy?
> "Inquiring minds want to know."
>

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