by chnhrr
The New Haven Railroad had a series of established transfer aprons to receive carfloats at the Oak Point. I have come across a few photographs of these, but they are not very common. I have never come across photographs of the New York Central’s facility at Port Morris, except for one. I believe that I have found what appears to be the docking facility with a strange gantry type crane. How did this system work and how did it take into account the tidal levels of the East River? Was the Port Morris Yard just a place where freight was transferred from barges to rail cars, with no true carfloat facility? Also did NYC third rail electric power run to the water’s edge?
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