Greenville Yard is in Jersey City, my birth place. Thanks for uploading this. I had no idea that train cars were transported this way. And, yes, I did catch my breath when you started walking around the cars.
Wow this brings back some memories. My grandfather was a tugboat captain from the late 20's until the late 70's. I used to go with him when I was a child up until about 12years old. He was captain at BEDT for about 30 years. I used to climb on the floats, go into the piers, throw the ropes. It was a blast. This brings back some awesome memories, thanks for posting.
Those Buchanan scows are from Branford Gravel, up the Long Island Sound in CT, and often are rafted at a mooring in Bridgeport CT, running stone for O&G Industries. I've been watching them come and go from the seawall park at St Mary's in Black Rock for many years, and when I drove launch in the 90's for Black Rock Yacht Club. Then I was a deckhand for Turecamo, then Reinauer towing fuel oil up and down the coast
From the 1900s till about mid 1970s NYC harbor had a whole fleet of railroad car float barges and tugs when the west side of Manhattan had piers, in particular before the WTC was built, as well as the w72 st railyards, great video!!!
That's pretty freaking awesome. Never thought that such a thing was even a thing. I see stuff like this in toy set ups and fictional things, but I never thought it was an actual thing in real life.
Most freight trains come in to NYC from the Albany area, by way of coming out of Selkirk Yard and down the Hudson Line into the Bronx. This car float is only a small percentage of cars coming into NYC. Freight trains are not allowed in the Hudson or East River tunnels and therefore not allowed to go through Penn Station.
I went all the way to NYC in September this year from the UK ad was told there was no railroad freight action in Manhattan! Which I suppose is true, as these destinations are not Manhattan, but they're not far away! Would have loved to have seen this in action :-( Maybe I'll get back there one day.....thanks for posting, I thought car floats had died out.
I used to wish that my dad was a tug boat captain / operator. So I could go out with him, and learn. A job I would have loved. I am an outside person and I swim well. I also love being a New Yorker, I wouldn't tire of the view. Question, what is a New York whitefish? Can you answer?
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Greenville Yard is in Jersey City, my birth place. Thanks for uploading this. I had no idea that train cars were transported this way. And, yes, I did catch my breath when you started walking around the cars.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow this brings back some memories. My grandfather was a tugboat captain from the late 20's until the late 70's. I used to go with him when I was a child up until about 12years old. He was captain at BEDT for about 30 years. I used to climb on the floats, go into the piers, throw the ropes. It was a blast. This brings back some awesome memories, thanks for posting.
my dad was a skipper also he long passed. my dad was gone always working. i remember his dispatcher number bowling green 9-3200
Those Buchanan scows are from Branford Gravel, up the Long Island Sound in CT, and often are rafted at a mooring in Bridgeport CT, running stone for O&G Industries. I've been watching them come and go from the seawall park at St Mary's in Black Rock for many years, and when I drove launch in the 90's for Black Rock Yacht Club. Then I was a deckhand for Turecamo, then Reinauer towing fuel oil up and down the coast
From the 1900s till about mid 1970s NYC harbor had a whole fleet of railroad car float barges and tugs when the west side of Manhattan had piers, in particular before the WTC was built, as well as the w72 st railyards, great video!!!
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I hope that this service is greatly expanded! NYC really needs more rail service!
And freight water transportations.
That's pretty freaking awesome. Never thought that such a thing was even a thing. I see stuff like this in toy set ups and fictional things, but I never thought it was an actual thing in real life.
It's one of just a few in the US, the largest is the Seattle to Whitter Alaska on the Alaska Railway.
TOTALLY COOL OPERATION!!!
Now this is extreme railfaning! Awesome video!
That Ole girl gets ER dunn! real nice! cat power at its best!! thumbs up! to ya capt
I'm glad they still build new tugboats that aren't boxy towers! I first thought this tug was a refurbished 60+ year-old one!
thank you for posting this.
Awesome video!
Top Hat the Railway Tug.
Wow!
That’s for the upload.
Where does this come from, and where does it go?
thats soooooo cool man wow
I bet that can get pretty splashy up front
ive been n2 trains my whole life and have never heard of something like this let alone seen it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fascinating!
Is this how freight trains traverse New York? Or are they allowed in Penn Station tunnels?
Most freight trains come in to NYC from the Albany area, by way of coming out of Selkirk Yard and down the Hudson Line into the Bronx. This car float is only a small percentage of cars coming into NYC. Freight trains are not allowed in the Hudson or East River tunnels and therefore not allowed to go through Penn Station.
I went all the way to NYC in September this year from the UK ad was told there was no railroad freight action in Manhattan! Which I suppose is true, as these destinations are not Manhattan, but they're not far away! Would have loved to have seen this in action :-( Maybe I'll get back there one day.....thanks for posting, I thought car floats had died out.
Walk the High Line on the west side ( Gansevoort up to 34th Street ) to see what's left of Manhattan freight.
I used to wish that my dad was a tug boat captain / operator. So I could go out with him, and learn. A job I would have loved. I am an outside person and I swim well. I also love being a New Yorker, I wouldn't tire of the view. Question, what is a New York whitefish? Can you answer?
no u wont if u knew how hard that job was. my dad was a tug skipper. he was gone most of the time and passed at 64 years of age
@@billysmith5721 no, I did not know that the job could be that demanding. What body of water did he work in?
NYC whitefish is a floating used condom
@@jjosephm7539 winner winner!
i can feel the harbor breeze. car floats?
thats kind of scary walking the edge ofthe barge.
OK, no biggie. Was just curious. To hold all those RR cars, I would think it would have to be a pretty substantial sized barge.
What material are those hawsers made of? They look very soft and pliable.
Jealous
what a view
Not sure. I can try and inquire with someone who works there and see if they know.
What's the length, beam, draft and empty weight of the barge?
Cool video..and nice camera. It shoots clear videos..what type of camera or camera phone did you use to film this?
It's top hat from tugs
What load do the high side gons with the v-braced ends carry? Some sort of mineral, no doubt, but what specifically?
Looks like coal in this case
It's top hat the railway tug