New York's Lost Rail Floats | When Trains Took a Boat to Manhattan

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In this captivating YouTube video, we explore the intriguing history of New York's train floats. Discover the origins and decline of these unique transportation systems that were essential to the city's rail network. Uncover the purpose and engineering behind train ferries, also known as train floats, which allowed trains to cross bodies of water seamlessly. We delve into the challenges they addressed and the abandoned train float bridges, including Gantry Plaza State Park's bridge, the 69th Street transfer bridge, Governors Island's forgotten trail float transfer bridge, Pier 66's rail float transfer bridge, and the Jersey City Greenville Yard Train Float Transfer Bridge. We also discuss how freight trains currently travel from Brooklyn to Manhattan and visit the last rail float transfer yard, the 65th Street yard. Join us on this exciting journey through the captivating history of New York's train floats!

Chapters:
00:00 What are New York’s Train Floats?
01:00 The Early History of New York’s RailRoads
02:49 Why New York needed train ferries
04:00 What is a Train Float (Train Ferry)
04:58 The Downfall of Train Floats
09:18 - Gantry Plaza State Park’s abandoned Train Float bridge
11:13 - The Abandoned 69th Street transfer bridge
12:20 - Governors Island’s Forgotten Trail float transfer bridge
13:27 - Pier 66’s forgotten rail float transfer bridge
14:08 - Jersey City Greenville Yard Train Float Transfer Bridge
15:08 - How freight trains currently travel from Brooklyn to Manhattan
15:45 - New York’s Last Rail Float Transfer Yard | The 65th Street yard

IT’S HISTORY - Weekly Tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.

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