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Because New York City lacks any freight rail crossing of the Hudson River, Staten Island is the lone borough that is connected to the rest of the country’s freight rail network. Today the rail and container facilities there are vital to the port’s operations, but in the 1990’s, this link was lost. Don Lotz, retired Manager of Intermodal Development for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (and long-time Turnstile Member), will join us to share his experience with this vital project. He will dig into the design and construction required to restore rail freight service to Staten Island, including rehabilitation of the Arthur Kill Vertical-Lift Bridge, which has the longest lift-span of any vertical lift bridge in the world, and the challenges this corner of the port – and all of New York City’s waterfront – faced due to massive changes to the manufacturing and shipping industries.
- NYCEDC Freight NYC
- Port Authority ExpressRail
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
- WATCH By Land or By Sea: The Port of New York Paradox
- WATCH Exploring the Erie Canal with Will Van Dorp
Virtual Programs
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Delaware & Raritan Canal / Camden & Amboy RR with the Canal Society of New Jersey | Free Virtual Program | Wednesday, March 10

Ships, Shanties, and the Shamrock: Brooklyn's 19th Century Irish Waterfront | Virtual Program | Wednesday, March 17

Celebrating One Year, 200 Episodes of Virtual Programs | Virtual Happy Hour | Friday, March 19

Around the World in One Kitchen with Brian Hoffman | Virtual Program | Saturday, March 20

Where is Pete Panto? Corruption and Crusaders on NYC's Waterfront | Virtual Program | Monday, March 22
