Haverstraw, New York Tunnel

In this circa 1907 view, we see a New York Central Railroad locomotive 'at speed' pulling a passenger consist through the Haverstraw Tunnel on the west side of the Hudson River. Note the railroad phone box on the pole to the right. Originally the New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad, it was targeted for purchase by the Pennsylvania which considered its Weehawken, NJ terminus as a way to connect to New York City. At the same time, the Central was beginning to build across southern Pennsylvania, a more important concern of the PRR. In a deal reached by both bought roads, the PRR agreed to end its pursuit of the WS&B and the Central stopped its construction in southern Pennsylvania. In 1885 the Central bought the WS&B and reorganized the line as the West Shore Railroad with connecting service to Manhattan via ferry from Weehawken. For more information on the West Shore Line, click HERE.