Title

Colossus of Weehawken - Railroad Magazine - August 1951

Description

Article from the August 1951 issue of Railroad magazine (page 94) describing the giant passenger/freight elevator that used to grace the waterfront.

Unfortunately, this article repeats the myth that Gustave Eiffel (he of Tower fame) designed the elevator. The elevator was actually designed by civil engineer Thomas E Brown Jr. based on specifications by Edward A. Trapp, engineer of the North Hudson Railroad Company.

Subject

WHC255

Date

1951

Type

PD

Identifier

WHC255

Coverage

Weehawken, NJ [40.7663711,-74.02537149999999]

Tag

Railroad

Transportation

Waterfront

Rights

This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the Weehawken Historical Commission.