Pavonia Terminal was the Erie Railroad terminal on the Hudson River located in the Harsimus section of Jersey City, New Jersey. The station opened in 1861 and closed in 1958 when the Erie Railroad moved its passenger services to nearby Hoboken Terminal. The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway also ran commuter trains from the terminal and various street cars, ferries and the underground Hudson and Manhattan Railroad serviced the station. The station was abandoned in 1958 and demolished in 1961. The site was eventually redeveloped into the Newport district in the late 20th century.
The few remnants of the Erie's extensive holdings include the embankment from the Palisades to the river, now demolished.
The letter E on the pillars at the Newport PATH station
Site of former terminal across the Long Slip. The ventilation tower is part of Holland Tunnel, which contributed to the demise of terminals along the west bank of the North River.
An undated photograph of an Erie-owned ferryboat named the "Susquehanna" docked at the Pavonia Ferry Terminal
The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Northeastern United States, originally connecting Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey, with Lake Erie at Dunkirk, New York. The railroad expanded west to Chicago following its 1865 merger with the former Atlantic and Great Western Railroad, also known as the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad.
Erie Railroad's 1834 rail line plan
Former Erie Railroad tracks pass through Nutley, New Jersey; the track on the left is out of service
The railway switch in Nutley, New Jersey
The Erie Limited, which traveled between New York City and Chicago
