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The original tubes were built intermittently between 1874 and 1906.<ref name="Fitzherbert"/> An engineer who worked on the project was [[Ernest William Moir]], who was originally resident engineer, but became contractor’s agent (for [[Pearson PLC|S. Pearson & Son]]) in January 1890, working there until British engineering efforts were suspended in 1891.<ref>[http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=1348 Hudson River Tunnel - Engineering Timelines]</ref> Regular passenger service began on February 26, 1908. Construction of the downtown tubes began in 1906 and was completed in 1909.<ref>{{Cudahy-Hudson|page=18}}</ref> They began service at the [[Hudson & Manhattan Railroad]]'s [[Hudson Terminal]] in lower Manhattan starting on July 19, 1909.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.panynj.gov/path/history.html |title=PATH:History |author=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2010-01-19}}</ref>
The original tubes were built intermittently between 1874 and 1906.<ref name="Fitzherbert"/> An engineer who worked on the project was [[Ernest William Moir]], who was originally resident engineer, but became contractor’s agent (for [[Pearson PLC|S. Pearson & Son]]) in January 1890, working there until British engineering efforts were suspended in 1891.<ref>[http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=1348 Hudson River Tunnel - Engineering Timelines]</ref> Regular passenger service began on February 26, 1908. Construction of the downtown tubes began in 1906 and was completed in 1909.<ref>{{Cudahy-Hudson|page=18}}</ref> They began service at the [[Hudson & Manhattan Railroad]]'s [[Hudson Terminal]] in lower Manhattan starting on July 19, 1909.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.panynj.gov/path/history.html |title=PATH:History |author=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2010-01-19}}</ref>


When the original [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] was constructed in the 1960s, the Hudson Tubes remained in service as elevated tunnels until 1970, when a new PATH station was built.<ref name="carroll">{{cite news |author=Carroll, Maurice |title=A Section of the Hudson Tubes is Turned into Elevated Tunnel |date=December 30, 1968 |publisher=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The downtown and uptown tubes were declared '''National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks''' in 1978 by the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]].<ref name="asce">{{cite web |url=http://live.asce.org/hh/index.mxml?lid=166 |title=History and Heritage of Civil Engineering: Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Tunnel|publisher=[[American Society of Civil Engineers]]|accessdate=2009-03-13}}</ref> Some remnants of the tunnels under the original World Trade Center were removed during 2007 and 2008.<ref name="dunlap">{{cite news |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=Another Ghost From Ground Zero’s Past Fades Away |author=Dunlap, David W. |date=October 26, 2008 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/nyregion/27tunnel.html?_r=2&em&oref=slogin}}</ref>
When the original [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] was constructed in the 1960s, the Hudson Tubes remained in service as elevated tunnels until 1970, when a new PATH station was built.<ref name="carroll">{{cite news |author=Carroll, Maurice |title=A Section of the Hudson Tubes is Turned into Elevated Tunnel |date=December 30, 1968 |publisher=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The downtown and uptown tubes were declared '''National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks''' in 1978 by the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]].<ref name="asce">{{cite web|url=http://live.asce.org/hh/index.mxml?lid=166 |title=History and Heritage of Civil Engineering: Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Tunnel |publisher=[[American Society of Civil Engineers]] |accessdate=2009-03-13 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203025536/http://live.asce.org:80/hh/index.mxml?lid=166 |archivedate=2009-12-03 |df= }}</ref> Some remnants of the tunnels under the original World Trade Center were removed during 2007 and 2008.<ref name="dunlap">{{cite news |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=Another Ghost From Ground Zero’s Past Fades Away |author=Dunlap, David W. |date=October 26, 2008 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/nyregion/27tunnel.html?_r=2&em&oref=slogin}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 12:38, 16 December 2016

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Downtown Hudson Tubes
1909 illustration of flying junction of Uptown Hudson Tubes in Jersey City which connect to Downtown tubes to the south
Overview
LocationHudson River
Coordinates40°42′54″N 74°01′28″W / 40.7151°N 74.0244°W / 40.7151; -74.0244
SystemPATH
StartWorld Trade Center
EndExchange Place
Operation
Constructed1906-1909
OpenedJuly 19, 1909
TrafficRailroad
CharacterRapid transit
Technical
Design engineerCharles M. Jacobs
Length5,650 ft (1,722 m)[1]
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrified600 V DC third rail
Tunnel clearance15.25 ft (4.65 m)[1]
Depth of tunnel below water level97 ft (29.6 m)
below sea level[1]
Depth of shipping channel above(?)
Downtown Hudson Tubes is located in New York City
Downtown Hudson Tubes
Downtown Hudson Tubes

The Downtown Hudson Tubes are a pair of tunnels that carry PATH trains under the Hudson River between New York City and Jersey City in the United States. In lower Manhattan the trains travel to and from the World Trade Center station. In Jersey City the trains stop at the Exchange Place station. The tunnels were the second non-waterborne connection between Manhattan and New Jersey and were completed shortly after the uptown Hudson tubes.

The original tubes were built intermittently between 1874 and 1906.[1] An engineer who worked on the project was Ernest William Moir, who was originally resident engineer, but became contractor’s agent (for S. Pearson & Son) in January 1890, working there until British engineering efforts were suspended in 1891.[2] Regular passenger service began on February 26, 1908. Construction of the downtown tubes began in 1906 and was completed in 1909.[3] They began service at the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad's Hudson Terminal in lower Manhattan starting on July 19, 1909.[4]

When the original World Trade Center was constructed in the 1960s, the Hudson Tubes remained in service as elevated tunnels until 1970, when a new PATH station was built.[5] The downtown and uptown tubes were declared National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks in 1978 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.[6] Some remnants of the tunnels under the original World Trade Center were removed during 2007 and 2008.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fitzherbert, Anthony (June 1964). ""The Public Be Pleased": William G. McAdoo and the Hudson Tubes". Electric Railroaders Association, nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  2. ^ Hudson River Tunnel - Engineering Timelines
  3. ^ Cudahy, Brian J. (2002), Rails Under the Mighty Hudson (2nd ed.), New York: Fordham University Press, p. 18, ISBN 978-0-82890-257-1, OCLC 911046235
  4. ^ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. "PATH:History". Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  5. ^ Carroll, Maurice (December 30, 1968). "A Section of the Hudson Tubes is Turned into Elevated Tunnel". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "History and Heritage of Civil Engineering: Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Tunnel". American Society of Civil Engineers. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2009-03-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Dunlap, David W. (October 26, 2008). "Another Ghost From Ground Zero's Past Fades Away". The New York Times.

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