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PRR Exchange Place terminal and others, ca. 1900

Exchange Place terminal, ca. 1910

Exchange Place was a rail terminal in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving as the main New York City terminal of the Pennsylvania Railroad before 1911, from which passengers from points west would board ferries bound for Manhattan. After 1911, with the establishment of New York Penn Station, the terminal fell into gradual disuse,^[1] and was eventually demolished. It was located at the end of the Jersey City Branch, which was elevated over Railroad Avenue (now Christopher Columbus Drive) on its approach to the station.

The PRR terminal was demolished in 1963, the last train having used it on November 17, 1961.^[2] The site of the former terminal now houses the J. Owen Grundy Green Acres Waterfront Park.

See also

• Exchange Place
• Exchange Place (PATH station)
• Exchange Place (HBLR station)
• Bergen Hill
• Timeline of Jersey City area railroads
• List of ferries across the Hudson River in New York City
• Railroad terminals in New York City
• Black Diamond (train)

References

1. ^ Cudahy, Brian J. (2002). Rails under the mighty Hudson: The story of the Hudson Tubes, the Pennsy Tunnels and Manhattan Transfer. Hudson Vally Heritage Series. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Fordham University Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-8232-2189-X. http://www.books.google.com/books?id=9odNXTGhwyAC.  
2. ^ PRR Chronology, 1961PDF (63.5 KiB), June 2004 Edition

External links

• Exchange Place - "Jersey City: Past and Present" (New Jersey City University)
• Pennsylvania w/photo of last train from Exchange Place
• Depot from the Hudson River photo
• facility built ion 1874
• Waiting Room fire
• New York Extension
• Exchange-place name use before terminal built
• Jersey City Landmnarks Committee: Harsimus Branch Embankment and Pennsylvania Main Stem Elevated
• Exchange Place facing terminal and ferry slips
• WPA guide 1938
• PRR system map 1899