Bergen Arches
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Bergen Arches is an abandoned railroad right of way through Bergen Hill in Jersey City, New Jersey.
"The Greatest Railroad Cut" 1910
The busiest tunnel point in the world in 1911, the six Erie Railroad tracks exiting the Bergen Arches below and four Lackawanna tracks all emerging from tunnels under Bergen Hill
The unused tunnel cut
After leaving the Erie Cut, trains traveled over city streets to reach the depot.
Bergen Hill
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Bergen Hill refers to the lower Hudson Palisades in New Jersey, where they emerge on Bergen Neck, which in turn is the peninsula between the Hackensack and Hudson Rivers, and their bays. In Hudson Cou
Bergen Arches
…Bergen Arches is an abandoned railroad right of way through Bergen Hill (the lower New Jersey Palisades) in Jersey City, New Jersey. Bergen Arches is the common name for the Erie Cut, the Erie Railroad's mile-long, four-track…
Western portals of Bergen Hill Tunnels, Long Dock Tunnel, Bergen Arches, and Route 1 Extension
Western portal of North River Tunnels
Freight in Bergen Hill Cut