Hello,
finally, the last part of my US trip pictures (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). In part 1 I started with pictures from NY/NJ, this part will conclude the trip in NJ/NY again.
Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken Terminal is a major station in the network of NJ Transit. Several but, rail and light rail line terminate here. In the earlier days, there were no rail tunnels into Manhattan. Each railroad had its own terminal station at the Hudson river. The passengers had to transfer to ferries to complete their journey. Hoboken was the terminal of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. Several rail lines operated by NJ Transit these days, belonged to the Lackawanna.
Arrow III EMU waiting for the departure
A diesel engine takes a sunbath at Hoboken (The sound of these machines was just amazing).
NJ Transit runs trains on the Port Jervis Line in cooperation with the Metro-North Railroad.. This leads to a mixture of rolling stock: This trains consists of a Metro-North cab car, the other cars and the engine were NJ Transit rolling stock
View from Hoboken to downtown Manhattan: The new World Trade Center Towers will be a major landmark in NYs skyline
MN and LIRR
A little digression about the Metro-North (MN) and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). The lines of the MN reach into New Jersey and Connecticut; the LIRR operated trains to Long Island. Both railroads are operated by New Yorks Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The MTA has a train yard (West Side Yard right outside Penn Station NY. Among several EMUs LIRR engine 515 (class EMD DM30AC) waits for its next job
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
Hoboken is also a terminal of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. It serves several townships along the Hudson river. Parts of the line use old railway lines.
A light rail train leaving Hoboken
In Weehaken the light rail line is down by the river, but the town is located up the hill. To get up there, stairs are available at several stations. For instance at Port Imperial:
Once up the stairs you have got a great view of Mid- and Downtown Manhattan:
NY Columbus Day Parade
During my stay the Columbus Day Parade took place. My impression was that was did not celebrate Columbus that much, but the Italian community. Each police unit from the NY/NJ metropolitan area sent cars and motorbikes for the parade. Additionally, a lot of marching bands, cheerleaders and decorated cars. It was quite a lot of fun to watch. As usual, politicians took part in the parade: This included NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg and NY governor Andrew Cuomo.
A few impressions (please note the truly American music instrument: The bagpipe
).
The Grand Marshal of the parade (no further comment)
High Line Park
Right around the corner from Penn Station starts one the most recent attractions in NY: The High-Line-Park. An old, elevated freight(!) railroad was transformed into a park. At first trains were running at street level. As this resulted in a lot of collisions between trains and cars the elevated line was build. After services ceased on the line and it was heading to being struck down, some enthusiasts got together to raise funds for its preservation. The first section of the park (Gansevoort Street tp 20th St) opened in 2009. In 2011 ist was extend further north to 30th street.
Pieces of tracks serve as a constant reminder of the Parks past. Each section of the park has got its own, individual style. Some impressions...
Coney Island
At the end, some more pictures from Coney Island. Four subway lines run into Stillwell Avenue station. The tracks leading to the station run on several levels:
Just across the station the location of the yearly Hot-Dog-Eating-contest. A huge billboard show the countdown to the next contest:
This concludes may little wrap up of the US trips. I hope you enjoyed it. If you have any comments, I would like to hear them.
Cheers
Charly
finally, the last part of my US trip pictures (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). In part 1 I started with pictures from NY/NJ, this part will conclude the trip in NJ/NY again.
Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken Terminal is a major station in the network of NJ Transit. Several but, rail and light rail line terminate here. In the earlier days, there were no rail tunnels into Manhattan. Each railroad had its own terminal station at the Hudson river. The passengers had to transfer to ferries to complete their journey. Hoboken was the terminal of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. Several rail lines operated by NJ Transit these days, belonged to the Lackawanna.
Arrow III EMU waiting for the departure
A diesel engine takes a sunbath at Hoboken (The sound of these machines was just amazing).
NJ Transit runs trains on the Port Jervis Line in cooperation with the Metro-North Railroad.. This leads to a mixture of rolling stock: This trains consists of a Metro-North cab car, the other cars and the engine were NJ Transit rolling stock
View from Hoboken to downtown Manhattan: The new World Trade Center Towers will be a major landmark in NYs skyline
MN and LIRR
A little digression about the Metro-North (MN) and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). The lines of the MN reach into New Jersey and Connecticut; the LIRR operated trains to Long Island. Both railroads are operated by New Yorks Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The MTA has a train yard (West Side Yard right outside Penn Station NY. Among several EMUs LIRR engine 515 (class EMD DM30AC) waits for its next job
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
Hoboken is also a terminal of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. It serves several townships along the Hudson river. Parts of the line use old railway lines.
A light rail train leaving Hoboken
In Weehaken the light rail line is down by the river, but the town is located up the hill. To get up there, stairs are available at several stations. For instance at Port Imperial:
Once up the stairs you have got a great view of Mid- and Downtown Manhattan:
NY Columbus Day Parade
During my stay the Columbus Day Parade took place. My impression was that was did not celebrate Columbus that much, but the Italian community. Each police unit from the NY/NJ metropolitan area sent cars and motorbikes for the parade. Additionally, a lot of marching bands, cheerleaders and decorated cars. It was quite a lot of fun to watch. As usual, politicians took part in the parade: This included NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg and NY governor Andrew Cuomo.
A few impressions (please note the truly American music instrument: The bagpipe
).
The Grand Marshal of the parade (no further comment)
High Line Park
Right around the corner from Penn Station starts one the most recent attractions in NY: The High-Line-Park. An old, elevated freight(!) railroad was transformed into a park. At first trains were running at street level. As this resulted in a lot of collisions between trains and cars the elevated line was build. After services ceased on the line and it was heading to being struck down, some enthusiasts got together to raise funds for its preservation. The first section of the park (Gansevoort Street tp 20th St) opened in 2009. In 2011 ist was extend further north to 30th street.
Pieces of tracks serve as a constant reminder of the Parks past. Each section of the park has got its own, individual style. Some impressions...
Coney Island
At the end, some more pictures from Coney Island. Four subway lines run into Stillwell Avenue station. The tracks leading to the station run on several levels:
Just across the station the location of the yearly Hot-Dog-Eating-contest. A huge billboard show the countdown to the next contest:
This concludes may little wrap up of the US trips. I hope you enjoyed it. If you have any comments, I would like to hear them
.Cheers
Charly
