The Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, New York USA

The Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, also known as Communipaw Terminal and Jersey City Terminal, was the Central Railroad of New Jersey's waterfront passenger terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was also serviced by CNJ-operated Reading Railroad trains, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the Lehigh Valley Railroad during various periods in its 78 years of operation.

The terminal was built in 1889, replacing an earlier one that had been in use since 1864. The terminal was one of five passenger railroad terminals that lined the Hudson Waterfront during the 19th and 20th centuries, the others being Weehawken, Hoboken, Pavonia and Exchange Place, with Hoboken being the only station that is still in use. It operated until April 30, 1967.

The headhouse was renovated and incorporated into Liberty State Park. The station has been listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places since September 12, 1975.Additionally it is a New Jersey State Historic Site.

This building is left unused. Can you imagine? An infrastructure ready made functional connected was dismantled. And used as historuc site. What kind of people leave such a beauty of architecture to decay?

It had connection with the port.

Tha terminal is part of Liberty State Park, and along with nearby Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty recalls the era of massive immigration through the Port of New York and New Jersey. It is estimated that around 10.5 million entered the country through the station.The area has long been known as Communipaw, which in the Lenape language means big landing place at the side of a river. The first stop west of the station was indeed called Communipaw, and was not far from the village that had been established there in 1634 as part of the New Netherland settlement of Pavonia. The land on which the extensive yards were built was reclaimed, or filled. The terminal itself is next to the Morris Canal Big Basin, which to some degree was made obsolete by the railroads which replaced it. The long cobbled road which ends at the terminal (once called Johnston Avenue for a president of CNJ) is named Audrey Zapp Drive, after the environmentalist active in the creation of the park.

The main building is designed in a Richardsonian Romanesque style. The intermodal facility contains more than a dozen platforms and several ferry slips. Arriving passengers would walk to the railhead concourse and could either pass through its main waiting room, by-pass it on either side, and take stairs to the upper level. The ferry slips have also been restored though the structure which housed them has been removed, as have the tracks. The Bush-type trainsheds, the largest ever to be constructed and designed by A. Lincoln Bush, were not part of the original construction, but were built in 1914 and have not been restored.The abandoned shed covered  platforms and 20 tracks.

The terminal, along with its docks and yards, was one of several massive terminal complexes (the other being the terminals of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Exchange Place, the Erie Railroad Terminal in Pavonia, the Lackawanna Railroad Terminal in Hoboken, and the West Shore Railroad Terminal in Weehawken) that dominated the western waterfront of the New York Harbor from the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. Of the two still standing, the Hoboken Terminal (the former Lackwanna Railroad Terminal) is the only one still in use. Lines from the station headed to the southwest. Arriving at the waterfront from the points required overcoming significant natural obstacles including crossing the Hackensack River and Meadows and Hudson Palisades, and in the case of New Jersey Central, traversing the Newark Bay. For its mainline, the railroad constructed the Newark Bay Bridge to Elizabeth. Its Newark and New York Branch cut through Bergen Hill and crossed two bridges at Kearny Point. Both rights-of-way in Hudson County are now used by the Hudson Bergen Light Rail, one terminating at West Side Avenue and the other at 8th Street station in Bayonne.

The Communipaw ferry constituted the main ferry route from the terminal and was operated by four ferries that crossed the North River to Liberty Street Ferry Terminal in lower Manhattan. Additional service to 23rd Street^[11] was also operated until the CRNJ went bankrupt in 1945 and scrapped its ferry boats used on the 23rd street route in 1947.^[12] In the early 1900s the B&O Railroad requested the CRNJ operate ferries for its luxury Royal Blue service passengers to Whitehall Terminal and this was accomplished for several years until the City of New York purchased the Staten Island Ferry from the B&O's subsidiary, the Staten Island Railway, and ended the service in 1905.^[12] Until the opening of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge there was also service to Brooklyn and Staten Island^[13] Other boats, among them the SS Asbury Park and SS Sandy Hook, which travelled to the Raritan Bayshore.^[14]

In 1941, the CRRNJ ferryboat fleet made 374 one-way crossings of the North River each day.

Jersey Central's Blue Comet offered elaborate service to Atlantic City. The railroad's suburban trains served passengers to west and south, including the Jersey Shore. CNJ's long-distance service into Pennsylvania ran to Harrisburg, Scranton, and Mauch Chunk.^[16]

The Reading Company used the terminal for its Crusader and Wall Street trains. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), whose Royal Blue was a premier passenger train to Washington, DC, also had trains to Chicago and St. Louis.^[16]

In April 1967 the opening of the Aldene Connection led to the end of passenger service to the station and the diverting of all remaining passenger trains to Penn Station in Newark. Since then, Hoboken Terminal has served as the main commuter rail station for Jersey City as well; it straddles the Jersey City/Hoboken line.

The timetable of 27 September 1936 shows 132 weekday departures, including 25 to CNJ's Broad St. Newark station, 25 that ran south from Elizabethport (two to Chrome and the rest to the NY&LB) and 19 Reading and B&O trains that turned southwest at Bound Brook Junction. Three trains ran to Mauch Chunk and two to Harrisburg via Allentown; the other 58 trains terminated along the main line between West 8th St in Bayonne and Hampton.

Named passenger trains

Until April 1958 several long-distance trains originated at the station, and trains to Philadelphia lasted until 1967.

Named passenger trains

Until April 1958 several long-distance trains originated at the station, and trains to Philadelphia lasted until 1967.

Operators	Named trains	Destination	Year begun	Year discontinued
Baltimore and Ohio	Capitol Limited	Chicago, Illinois via Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1923	1958*
Baltimore and Ohio	Columbian	Chicago, Illinois via Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1931	1958*
Baltimore and Ohio	Diplomat	St. Louis, Missouri via Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati, Ohio	1920s	1958*
Baltimore and Ohio	Metropolitan Special (Washington Night Express from Jersey City to Baltimore, meeting with the Metropolitan Special)	St. Louis, Missouri via Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati, Ohio	ca. 1920	1958*
Baltimore and Ohio	National Limited	St. Louis, Missouri via Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati, Ohio	1925	1958*
Baltimore and Ohio	Royal Blue	Washington, D.C.	1890	1958*
Baltimore and Ohio	Shenandoah	Chicago, Illinois via Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1930s	1958*
Baltimore and Ohio	Washington Night Express	Washington, D.C.	1947	1952
Central Railroad of New Jersey	Blue Comet	Atlantic City, New Jersey	1929	1941
Central Railroad of New Jersey	Bullet	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	1929	1931
Reading Railroad with the Central Railroad of New Jersey	Crusader	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1937	1967
Reading Railroad with the Central Railroad of New Jersey	Harrisburg Special	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	1910	1953
Reading Railroad with the Central Railroad of New Jersey	Queen of the Valley	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	1902	1967
Reading Railroad with the Central Railroad of New Jersey	Wall Street	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1948	1968
Reading Railroad with the Central Railroad of New Jersey	Williamsporter	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	1931	1944

• With the closing of Baltimore & Ohio passenger service north of Baltimore in 1958 the Royal Blue was abandoned and the Capitol Limited, Metropolitan Special and National Limited were terminated east of Baltimore.

Post-railroad service usesEdit

Following the Aldene Connection's opening in 1967, the terminal sat unused but maintained and guarded by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. When CNJ shops and engine facilities nearby closed in the early 1970s, the terminal sat abandoned.

A portion of the 1968 movie Funny Girl was filmed at the terminal.^] Numerous fairs, concerts, and other sponsored events (among them the Central Jersey Heritage Festival and the All Points West Music & Arts Festival) take place at the station and its grounds. It is a very popular place from which to view July 4 fireworks.^{[citation needed]} On September 11, 2001, its parking lot was the staging area for dozens of ambulances that were mobilized to transport victims of the attack.

Ferries to the Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island, and Liberty Island depart daily.^[19][20] No public transport options exist between the terminal and Hudson Bergen Light Rail's Liberty State Park Station. In 2009 Rutgers University students proposed building a trolley line to the terminal building and other points in the park from the light rail station to improve access.

The terminal was badly damaged by flooding during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and was reopened in 2016.

On Election Day 2020, an episode of the political program Fox & Friends was filmed in a portable studio placed outside the terminal. Promotional footage for the episode frequently features the terminal

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Inglis Falls Ontario Megalithic Ruins

Created by the Sydenham River is the most renowned and the most visited waterfall located within the Grey Sauble Conservation Area. The 18 metre high cascades were named after the successes of Peter Ignis’ various mills. Today, all that remains of the earlier industrial scene are the family home, the silent millstones and a stone building.

The enduring beauty of Inglis Falls, just south of Owen Sound, is a must-see attraction any time of the year. Popular photographs of the falls are taken during the winter months, capturing the beautiful frozen cascades. On a clear day, one can gaze down the valley into the city of Owen Sound and out into the harbour. The site itself appeal to various individuals’ interests: plenty of bird watching opportunities, series of geological potholes, historical remains of a grist mill, picnic facilities and a visitor information centre.

 

The trail which leads to Harrison Park from Inglis Falls is steep with rocky terrain, and is to be used with caution. Other activities include: fishing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

 

 

Buttermilk Falls

 

Buttermilk Falls (a.k.a. Inglis/ Ingles Falls) The origin of the name Buttermilk Falls is one that is left up for discussion, however Inglis / Ingles Falls is aptly named since the Historical Atlas of Wentworth County (1875) shows the land that Buttermilk Falls is situated was owned by Reverend David Ingles. Rev. Ingles was the owner of the Burning Springs estate and Minister of MacNab Street Presbyterian Church in central Hamilton for 17 years. It is unclear why this falls was renamed to Buttermilk Falls, however some believe that the odour or colour of the water flowing over Buttermilk Falls was likened to that of buttermilk, since some of the receiving flow drained through the “Mountain Ditch” prior to the development of the Hamiltton’s east mountain. Alternatively, it is thought that the area above the Escarpment adjacent to the falls was used for dairy cattle farming and therefore associating the falls to buttermilk.

 

 

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Albion Falls Ontario Canada Possible Ancient Megaliths

Two ancient Indigenous trails connected this area to other parts of Canada and over the border to the USA. These were the Iroquois and the Mohawk Trails. Modern roads are often built on top of these ancient footpaths.

 

An excerpt from Gibbon & Larson’s 1995 book entitled On the Edge: Artistic Visions of a Shrinking Landscape aptly quotes Farrell Boyce describing the cultural significance of waterfalls in the City of Hamilton: “As dwellers on the land, in contact with the soil and seasons, we can fashion a home, an identity, from what we find around us and from what we bring to it. The land has the power to shape us, to bring us together... We might say of ourselves, ‘We are the people of the Bay, we are the city of waterfalls’.” Albion Falls In 1792 a grist mill was erected near Albion Falls in Barton Township by William Davis. Not far from the grist mill, a saw mill was also built to serve a small but growing community. This community hosted three hotels, a general store, and a blacksmith shop. The grist mill changed hands several times over the years, but by the early 1900’s the small vibrant village called Albion Mills was all but forgotten.

Albion was a poetic version of the name ‘Britain’. Not far from the original location of the mill in King’s Forest Park is one of the mill stones with a commemorative plaque. Albion Falls was once seriously considered as a possible source of water for Hamilton.

 

Rocks for the Albion Falls area were used in the construction of the Royal Botanical Gardens’ Rock Garden. The ravine at Albion Falls is also known as ‘Lover’s Leap’ as a result of a woman named Jane Riley. In the early 19th century, young Jane Riley who was disappointingly in love with a man named Joseph Rousseau stood at the top of a steep cliff not far from the thundering Albion Falls and flung herself to the bottom of the ravine

 

This waterfall has a rich history. It was once considered as a possible water supply source for Hamilton, and rocks from the surrounding area were used in the rock garden of the Royal Botanical Garden. The land on which Albion Falls is located was once known as Albion Mills or the Village of Mount Albion.

 

For centuries the elements have been hard at work carving out the bowl of Albion Falls. The falls eminate over a limestone ledge that is reported to run the length of the entire Niagra escarpment, at some points being several feet thick. It has been rumored that lightening struck here and broke part of this ledge, as parts of it can be seen laying along the bottom of the gorge. But it is certain that time, heat, cold, ice and water have played their respective parts as well.

 

In 1792 a grist mill was built by William Davis in the new Barton Township near Albion Falls and used to grind the grains that the local farmers would bring. 

Not far from the grist mill, a saw mill was also erected to serve a growing community. 

This community hosted three hotels and a general store as well as a blacksmith shop. The grist mill changed hands a half dozen times over the years, but by the early 1900s the small vibrant village called Albion Mills was all but forgotten. Albion was a poetic version of the name Britian, and Mills referred to the saw mill and grist mill which once had their home here.

Not far from the original location of the mill, one of the mill stones has had a plaque anchored into it, and it rests in the King's Forest Park.

 

Albion Falls has seen plenty of death in its colorful history. Accidental falls from the rocky cliffs and deaths of a tragic nature at the mills. Terrified soldiers from the battle of Stoney Creek found shelter here. It has also been a haven for the unspeakable. It served as a popular dumping ground for the bodies of unfortunate victims of murder. John Dick being the most famous victim to be found there on March 16, 1946. His dismembered body was dumped over the falls by his wife Evelyn Dick.

 

Ancient Meghalits?

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