. Harpers' New York and Erie rail-road guide book .. . ler, who can never see too often thePalisades and the beautiful slopes of Westchester county,now covered with the elegant country seats of our wealthy 22 GUIDE-BOOK. OF THE citizens. The terminal ion of the road at Piermont oilers toview one of the most gigantic of those great structures whichthe traveler must expect to see constantly from one to theother end of the route. The Pieu built by the company is one mile in length,about fifty feet wide in general, but expanding to three hun-dred feet at the outer extremity, including a spacious d
. Harpers' New York and Erie rail-road guide book .. . ler, who can never see too often thePalisades and the beautiful slopes of Westchester county,now covered with the elegant country seats of our wealthy 22 GUIDE-BOOK. OF THE citizens. The terminal ion of the road at Piermont oilers toview one of the most gigantic of those great structures whichthe traveler must expect to see constantly from one to theother end of the route. The Pieu built by the company is one mile in length,about fifty feet wide in general, but expanding to three hun-dred feet at the outer extremity, including a spacious dockfor boats. Large wooden buildings for the various purposesof the road are erected at the end of the pier, where thefreight and passengers are received and discharged to andfrom the boats and cars. Along the surface of this vast pier are innumerable tracksand switches, the iron veins along which circulates inces-santly the life-blood of a great railway depot. The land atthe head of the pier is all made ground on which the com-panys buildings The view of the village from the end of the pier is quiteworth pausing to admire before taking a seat in the cars. At the head of the pier stands the village of Piermont, onthe slope of the hill and at its base, around the companyswork-shops and engine-houses. The company has built themost of its own cars and many of its own engines. Everything here presents a busy appearance, marked, at the same NEW YORK AND ERIE RAIL-ROAD. 2o time, with the order and regularity that characterizes allthe departments of labor under the supervision of this greatcompany.
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