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Weehawken now has some forty industries. From the heart of New York City there is fast and easy transportation to Weehawken. The West Shore ferries connect with the upper and lower sections of New York City, the Electric Ferries with the 23rd Street section and the Lincoln Tunnel affords a four-minute crossing to Weehawken from New York, via rapid interstate bus service. The West Shore Railroad has passenger and freight service to Weehawken and the Erie R.R. has a terminal in the southern section of the Township. – John G Meister, Mayor of Weehawken (1941)
The original West 23rd Street – Weehawken route came to an unusual end in July 1943, seventeen years after its opening. By this time, the Port of New York Authority had opened the first tube of the Lincoln Tunnel, the Hudson River’s third vehicular crossing out of New York City, and while Electric Ferries had been able to hold its market despite the earlier opening of the George Washington Bridge, the tunnel proved a bit too much... Over & back: the history of ferryboats in New York Harbor – Brian J. Cudahy
Other resources:
- Over & back: the history of ferryboats in New York Harbor – Brian J. Cudahy – Google Books
- The Hudson through the years – Arthur G. Adams – Google Books
