Railroad Ferries of the Hudson and Stories of a Deck Hand,9780823219544

Railroad Ferries of the Hudson and Stories of a Deck Hand

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ISBN13: 9780823219544
ISBN10: 0823219542
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-01-01
Publisher(s): Fordham University Press
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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

About the Authors ix
Acknowledgments x
PART I The Railroad Ferries of the Hudson 1(180)
The North River
5(4)
Early Ferries--Pre-Steam Era
9(4)
Coming of the Steamboat
13(6)
Technological Development of the Steamboat and Steam Ferryboat
19(15)
Development of the Screw Propeller Ferryboat
34(12)
Central Railroad of New Jersey North River Ferry Operations
46(17)
Pennsylvania Railroad Ferry and Its Predecessor Companies
63(20)
Pendent to the Chapter
82(1)
John G. McCullough
Pavonia Ferry Company of the Erie Railroad Company
83(34)
Hoboken Ferry Company of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
117(30)
New York Central System
147(15)
Uptown Ferries
162(7)
Erie Lackawanna Railroad
169(4)
Weather and the Elements: Their Effect on Daily Operations
173(6)
Contributing Factors to the Decline of North River Railroad Ferry Operations
179(2)
PART II The Stories of a Deckhand 181(48)
The Erie Workweek
182(2)
Coffee Time
184(1)
My Problem with ``Roderick & Baker'' on the Jersey City Bridge
185(1)
Even the President of the Union Gets Caught Once in a While
186(1)
My First Steady Job Was a Good One
187(1)
The Fastest Railroad Ferry on the North River
188(1)
Vehicle Ticket Seller
189(2)
Fruit Piers
191(1)
Fog and Fog Signals
192(1)
Fog Stories
192(1)
Accidents
193(1)
Herbie Drops the Pin
194(1)
Fire! Fire!
195(1)
A Lot of Speed and a Lot of Damage Done
195(2)
Befriended by One of the Finest Men I Have Ever Had the Pleasure of Knowing
197(2)
Oh! To Steer a Ferryboat
199(1)
Differences Between Boats
199(1)
Captain Si Brodhead and the Coast Guard Inspectors
200(2)
The Wheelsmen Have More Duties
202(1)
Pilothouse Equipment
203(3)
Boat Drills
206(2)
Wheeling-Not Everyone Liked It
208(1)
Jimmy Breaks a Wheel
208(1)
Washington Irving Tale
209(1)
Charlie Courtiers-Clean Sweep Down Fore and Aft
209(1)
Special Trips
210(1)
Joe Glennon and the Hot Dogs
210(1)
Ferryboat Races
210(2)
Over the Years, Fog Has Always Been a Problem
212(1)
Captain John Stein, Meadville and the Holland-American Line's Veedam
212(1)
Jamestown and American President Line's Quick Water
213(1)
Surprised by the Superintendent
213(1)
Tools Used on the Ferryboats
214(1)
Surprising Steering Problems
214(1)
Sometimes the Boat Has a Mind of its Own
215(1)
Arlington's 5:15 P.M. Trip-Heaviest of the Evening Rush
215(1)
``Show Your Sister-in-Law How Good You Can Steer a Boat''
216(1)
Another Captain Used to Let Me Steer
216(1)
I Learned to Handle the Meadville's Engine
217(1)
Trip in an Engine Room
218(1)
The Bridgeman
219(2)
There are Personality Clashes in Every Business
221(1)
Toggle Ducking Was Tricky, But a Little Fun
222(1)
Hand Bells-Let's Use Them
222(1)
Joe Connelly and the Tugs
222(2)
Moran's New Tugs
224(1)
Can You Steer for a While?
224(1)
Even a Cop Can Steer a Ferryboat
225(1)
Decline of the Erie Ferry Service
225(1)
Decline of Railroad Marine Traffic in New York Harbor
226(1)
Labor Unions: Sometimes, the Smaller, the Better
226(1)
Partial Roster of Erie Marine Department Deck Employees
227(2)
PART III Up to the Present 229(16)
The Staten Island Ferry
230(5)
The New York Waterway
235(7)
The Future of Ferry Service and Mass Transit
242(1)
Important Men in Marine Transportation
243(2)
PART IV Appendix 245(1)
Bibliography 245(20)
Index 265

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