New York Central & Hudson River RR - Manhattan Freight Operations

INDUSTRIAL, OFFLINE TERMINAL RAILROADS & RAIL-MARINE OPERATIONS
OF BROOKLYN, QUEENS, STATEN ISLAND, BRONX & MANHATTAN:

NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD
.

Harlem River Yard & Hell Gate Yard; Bronx, NY

updated: Friday, 05 April 2024 - 21:35



page added 01 April 2024

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

Harlem River Yard & Hell Gate Yard

Bronx, NY

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad "Harlem River Yard" - April 21, 1931
Looking north.
P. L. Sperr photo
NYPL Digital Archives
added 03 February 2010

Unfortunately, this image location has been mis-attributed (including here) to the Hell Gate Yard to the east.
The Hell Gate Yard did not have float bridges. It was located at Stoney Point, east of the Hell Gate Bridge abutments.
The Harlem River Yard did have float bridges, and was located west of the Hell Gate Bridge at the confluence of the Bronx Kill and Harlem River.
Also, the stone abutment of the Willis Avenue swingbridge can be seen on the extreme left edge.

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad - Harlem River Yard - unknown date
Looking north.
unknown photographer
added 03 February 2010

.

.

The following map section is taken from a New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Lighterage Map issued ca. 1918:.

The tip of the pencil is pointing at the locatrion of the float bridges in the image above. Also note the close proximity to the Hell Gate Yard; which again, as far can be ascertained, did not have float bridges.

Like what you see? Suggestions? Comments?

Click here to sign the:

Main Page
American Dock & Trust	Bush Terminal	North 4th St Freight Sta (PRR)	207th St Yard (IND / NYCTA)
Astoria Light, Heat & Power	Degnon Contracting / Degnon Terminal...	Phelps - Dodge	Wallabout Terminal (DLW)
Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific	G & R Packing	Pouch Terminal	Wallabout Station (Erie)
Atlas Terminal	Harlem Station (Erie / EL)	Procter & Gamble	Wallabout Union (PRR, NYC, LV, B&O)
Bronx Terminal (CRRNJ)	Harlem Transfer (DL&W)	Queens Subway Apartment & Loft Building	West 15th St Freight Yard (CRRNJ)
Bronx Terminal (LV)	Jay Street Terminal / Connecting	Rikers Island	West 23rd St Freight Sta (NYLE&W / Erie)...
Brooklyn Ash Removal	New York Cross Harbor	Seatrain Shipbuilding	West 26th St Freight Sta (B&O)
Brooklyn Dock & Terminal	New York Dock	South Brooklyn	West 27th St Freight Yard (LV)
Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal...	New York New Jersey Rail / Port Jersey	South Brooklyn Terminal / Brooklyn Marginal.	West 28th St Freight Sta (Erie / EL)
Brooklyn Wharf & Warehouse	North 1st Street Freight Sta (NYNHH)	25th St / South Brooklyn Terminal (DLW)	West 37th St Freight Sta (PRR)

Development of Car Float Transfer Bridges in New York Harbor		Comprehensive List of Float Bridges located in New York Harbor
Railroad Operated Pier Stations of Manhattan
Miscellaneous Freight Railroad Images of New York City		Double Ended Wreckers of the New York Area
.
Glossary of Definitions Indicative to Rail / Marine Terminal Operations in New York Harbor
Guestbook