Tell him to try the Libray of Congress site http://www.loc.gov/ they may have pictures..... Phil Lord wrote: > This message came in to our website. Perhaps someone on the list can supply the answer. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Raiway Barges Hudson River > Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 20:51:17 -0500 > From: Don Grove <[log in to unmask]> > To: New York State Museum <[log in to unmask]> > > December 12, 1998 > > New York State Museum > > Dear Sir or Madam > > I would like to know where I can find information and > pictures of the railway barges, or ferries, that moved rail > cars across the Hudson River at New York City, in the l946. > > When I was sixteen years old, I worked for my Father at > several race tracks in the USA. > In the fall of l946, we moved our horses by passenger rail > car, from Pawtucket, Rhode Island to Charles Town, West > Virginia. I believe it was on the New York Central Railway. > > When horses were traveling by rail car, there had to be > someone with them for feed and water. On this trip there > were three of us traveling in the horse car with the horses. > > I am not sure of the time we left Rhode Island, but we > traveled by railway barge across what I believe was the > Hudson River at New York City. I remember waking up at > dawn, just as the sun was coming up and seeing the Statue of > Liberty in the early morning light. What a sight. > > I have been writing my history for my Grandchildren and > would like some information, or a picture, of the rail car > barges, or ferries, that crossed the river at New York City. > Do you know where I can get such information. > > I would appreciate hearing from you. > > Don Grove (905) 945-5203 > 36 Lakeview Avenue > Grimsby, Ontario > L3M 3M2 email <[log in to unmask]> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Name: Part.001 > Part.001 Type: Hypertext Markup Language (text/html) > Encoding: base64 -- ******************************************************************************* Jim Yates [log in to unmask] Kingston, NY [log in to unmask] First Capitol of NYS [log in to unmask] Team Minelab [log in to unmask] Home http://members.aol.com/jimyce ********************************************************************************