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New Jersey Central Railroad harbor lighter
Currently on display
From the Smithsonian Collection
This photograph shows a harbor lighter, the Central Railroad of New Jersey's No. 30, moving crated automobiles at a waterfront railroad spur. |
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Physical Description |
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Photograph
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Details |
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Dates Used: |
about 1930 - about 1930
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Locations: |
New Jersey, New York
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Note: | New York / New Jersey waterfronts |
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History |
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Harbor lighters were heavily built workboats used to convey cargo from ships to shore or from one part of a harbor to another. The Central Railroad of New Jersey operated a fleet of lighters to haul construction materials and other heavy and bulky items around New York harbor and to rail connections on the New York and New Jersey waterfronts.
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