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Erie Railway: Bergen Hill Open Cut HAER No. NJ-22 Palisade Avenue § Court St. to Tonnele Ave. $ Utica St. Jersey City Hudson County

Documentation: 17 exterior photos, courtesy of Company 2 aerial photos by Jack E. Boucher, 1978.

Before construction of Bergen cut

NJ-22-1 Looking east from Bevan Street, taken February 10, 1906

NJ-22-2 Looking east from top of William Deltz's house, taken February 10, 1906

NJ-22-3 Looking west from Bevan Street, taken February 10, 1906

NJ-22-4 Looking west from Central Electric Railroad, taken February 10, 1906

NJ-22-5 Looking west from Boulevard Street, taken February 10, 1906

NJ-22-6 Looking west on Hoboken Avenue from Baldwin Avenue, taken February 10, 1906

NJ-22-7 Old Bergen Tunnel, east end, taken February 10, 1906

NJ-22-8 Old Bergen Tunnel, west end, taken February 10, 1906

During construction of Bergen cut

NJ-22-9 Temporary bridge of Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad over Erie at west end of old Bergen Tunnel, taken May 19, 1906

NJ-22-10 Bent under temporary bridge of Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad over Erie at west end of old Bergen Tunnel, taken May 19, 1906

NJ-22-11 General layout of Erie tracks and roundhouse west of old Bergen Tunnel, looking west from Tonnel Avenue bridge, taken June 14, 1906

NJ-22-12 Tonnel Avenue bridge, looking west on Erie tracks, taken June 14, 1906

NJ-22-13 Old Bergen tunnel, west end, showing temporary bent under Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and distance of same from Erie tracks, taken August 13, 1906

Nj-22-14 old Bergen tunnel, west end (at right, below), taken August 13, 1906 INDEX TO PHOTO HAER NO. NJ-22 (Page 2)

NJ-22-15 Old Bergen tunnel, west end, showing proposed 4th track of Delaware, % Lackawanna and Western Railroad and amount of west end of tunnel to be taken out to allow for same, taken August 13, 1906

NJ-22-16 Old Bergen tunnel, west end (at right, below), taken August 13, 1906

NJ-22-17 Old Bergen tunnel, west end, taken August 13, 1906

NJ-22-18 1978 aerial view to east of west ends of Bergen Hill tunnels. Tunnel openings from right to left: Bergen Hill Open Cut (Erie Ry.)> Old Bergen Hill Tunnel (Erie Ry.)> two tunnels built by Delaware, Lackawanna § Western Railroad (later Erie-Lackawanna Railroad). Photo by Jack E. Boucher, 1978.

NJ-22-19 Same as for NJ-22-18, except closer view. Photo by Jack E. Boucher, 1978.