NJDARM: Archives Collection Guides: State Board of Taxes and Assessment, Railroad Basement Structure Detail Plans, 1912-1939

Record Group:	State Board of Taxes and Assessment
Series:	Railroad Basement Structure Detail Plans, 1912-1939
Accession #:	1993.029
Series #:	SZTAX001
Guide Date:	8/1993 (JK)
Volume:	4 c.f. [326 maps]

Structure Index

Content Note

This series contains photostatic reproductions of architectural plans from New Jersey railroad companies showing basement structure details (e.g., for bridges, stations, signal towers, etc.). The set was apparently maintained by the State Board of Taxes and Assessment; however, it is not known what specific use the plans had or how they relate to other railroad records kept by the board and its successors. While the series documents structures as far south as Cape May County, most of the drawings relate to structures along railroad lines in the northeastern portion of New Jersey. With the exception of (loose) 1912 drawings of Pennsylvania Railroad's Summit Avenue Passenger Station in Jersey City, the collection dates from the period 1921-1939.

The basement structure detail plans were originally kept in two oversized volumes: Book No. 1, containing plans #2000-[#2134]; and Book No. 2, containing plans #3000-#3190. For ease of use and for preservation purposes, the two volumes were disbound and the plans filed in map folders. The majority of the items are positive photostats measuring roughly 16"x25".

Structure Index

This index provides basic identification of each structure, the initial month and year found on the related plans, and the corresponding plan numbers. Under each railroad, structures are grouped by division and branch whenever this information is included on the plans.

Description				Date	Plan Nos.

Central Railroad Company of New Jersey - Central Division
	Main Line
		Bridge No. 16/73, Cranford		6/1928	2084
		Bridge over Centennial Ave., Cranford		5/1928	2089-2090
		Bridge over Lincoln Ave., Cranford		11/1927	2085-2088
		Bridge over Rahway River, Cranford		6/1928	2091-2093
		Bridge over Union and Walnut Sts., Cranford		7/1928	2080-2083
		Passenger Station, Cranford		7/1928	2095-2105
		Shelter Shed for Van Nostrand Place, Jersey City		4/1929	2094
	Jersey City Terminal
		Box Car Loader between Docks #9 and #10		5/1929	2108-2109
		Driveway for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Auto Buses		7/1926	2106
		Yard Crane between Docks #9 and #10		6/1928	2107

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
	Morris and Essex Division
		Concrete pole for Signal Department (standard)		10/1927	3075
	Passenger Station, Paterson			7/1927	3076-3080
	Warehouse and Freight Terminal, Jersey City			10/1928	3081-3107

Erie Railroad
	New York Division
		Jersey City Terminal
			Mail Building	7/1928	3033-3038
			Pier No. 9	3/1925	3048-3057
			Power House, 9th and Provosts Sts.	6/1924	3058-3064
			Pump House	3/1927	3067-3068
			Seaboard Terminal Refrigeration Company Warehouse	8/1926	3024-3025
			Truscon Standard Building	7/1927	3047
		Main Line
			Ash Pit, Paterson	10/1925	3065
			Bridge over Fulton St., Paterson	5/1927	3010-3012
			Bridge over Governor St., Paterson	5/1927	3008-3009
			Bridge over Keen St., Paterson	11/1925	3022-3023, 3026
			Bridge over Lafayette St., Paterson	12/1925	3019-3021
			Bridge over Montgomery St., Paterson	9/1926	3013-3014
			Bridge over River and Warren Sts., Paterson	11/1926	3016-3018
			Bridge over State Hwy. No. 17, East of Rutherford	11/1927	3001-3007
			Express Station, Paterson	4/1926	3029-3032
			Passenger Station, River St., Paterson	8/1927	3044-3046
			Passenger Station, Radburn	4/1929	3039-3040
			Railing, Retaining Walls to Governor St., Paterson	11/1927	3015
		New Jersey and New York Railroad
			Passenger Station, Montvale	7/1924	3028
		Newark Branch
			Bridge over Passaic St., Kearny	3/1926	3000
			Passenger Station, Essex	2/1921	3041
			Signal Tower, Newark Junction, Paterson	8/1925	3027
		Northern Railroad of New Jersey
			Passenger Station, Moresmere	5/1928	3042-3043
	New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
		Passenger Station, Pompton Lakes		6/1928	3069-3073
		Thawing House, Undercliff		10/1927	3074
	Standard
		Two-unit Concrete-Section Tool House		4/1926	3066

Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
	General Layout			no date	3186
	Erie Station			no date	3189-3190
	Exchange Place Station			no date	3188
	Grove Street Station			no date	3187

Lehigh Valley Railroad
	New York Division - Main Line
		Bridge over Frelinghuysen Ave./Peddie St., Newark		3/1928	3108-3123
		Edgewater Branch
			Watchman's Shanty and Milk Platform, Jersey City	7/1926	3124
		Freight Station, Pennsylvania Ave., Newark		11/1927	3128-3130
		Irvington Coal Trestle, Newark		5/1926	3143-3147
		New Oak Island Yard, Newark
			50-Ton Circular Gravity Sand Plant	11/1925	3142
			500-Ton Coaling Plant	8/1927	3139-3141
			Boiler House and Shop Building	9/1927	3135-3138
			Coal Trestle	9/1927	3155
			Engine House	8/1927	3131-3134
			Labor Camp	7/1927	3148-3149
			Office Building/Transfer Platform	6/1927	3125-3127
			Train Crew Layover Building	10/1927	3150-3154

New York Central Railroad
	West Shore Railroad - Buffalo and East River Division
		New Jersey Junction Branch
			Milk Handling Facilities, Weehawken	12/1929	3184-3185
		Passenger and Freight Stations, Teaneck		2/1925	3172-3176
		Passenger Station, Ridgefield Park		7/1926	3163-3171
		Passenger Station, West Englewood		5/1926	3177-3180
		Pedestrian Subway at Station, West View		10/1926	3181-3183
		Signal Station - "F.Y.," Little Ferry		9/1926	3156
		Signal Station - "W.E.," New Durham		5/1926	3157-3159
		Signal Station - "T.U.," Weehawken		7/1926	3160-3162

Pennsylvania Railroad
	Atlantic Division - West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
		Passenger Station, Avalon		1/1927	2068
	Trenton Division (see also New York Division)
		Bridge over Delaware and Raritan Canal, South of Lalor St., Trenton		11/1928	2034
	New York Division
		Main Line
			680-Ton Steel Coaling Station, Greenville	1/1939	2000-2028
			Bridge over Newark Bay, East of Newark	5/1927	2029-2033
			Freight Facilities, Barracks Yard, Trenton	4/1928	2069-2076
			Market Street Station, Newark	1/1932	2051-2058
			Passenger Station, Journal Square, Jersey City	12/1927	2059-2067
			Passenger Station, Summit Ave., Jersey City	6/1912	[2124-2133]
			Platforms/Shelters, Manhattan Produce Yard, Kearny	6/1927	2077
			Poultry Yard, Jersey City	11/1929	2079
			Warehouse and Pier Terminal, Jersey City	7/1929	2035
		New York Bay Railroad
			Poultry Yard, Newark	4/----	2078

Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
	Atlantic City Terminal
		Baggage and Bus Facilities		4/1934	2042-2043
		Freight House		7/1934	2045-2047
		Passenger Station		4/1934	2036-2041
		Railway Express Building		4/1934	2044
	Signal Cabin, East of Thorofare			1/1934	2048-2049
	Track Levels and Upper Roof [no location]			1/1932	2050

Reading Railroad
	Atlantic City Railroad
		Signal Tower, Williamstown Junction		10/1925	2119
	Cape May Branch
		Bridge over Dennis Creek, South of Dennisville		11/1926	2114-2115
	New York Division
		Bridge over Public Road, East of Harlingen		1/1925	2117-2118
	Port Reading Railroad
		Ruberoid Company: Bridge over Public Road, Bridge over Raritan River, and Bridge over Delaware and Raritan Canal, near Bound Brook		10/1927	2110-2113
		Bridge over Lehigh Valley Railroad, East of Durham Siding		5/1926	2116
	Station Facilities, Trenton Junction [West Trenton]			5/1929	2120-2122
	Trenton Branch - Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad
		Engine Facilities, Prospect St., Trenton		8/1926	2123

United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company/ New Jersey Junction Railroad
	Intersections, Jersey City			[illeg.]	[2134]

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