Long Slip

Long Slip. . , Long Slip was created as part of the DL&W Railroad Hoboken Freight Terminal circa 1870's. This entailed extensive filling of a large inlet called Harimus Cove that straddled the Hoboken-Jersey City line. Long Slip's bulkhead was constructed out of wood, floated into position, filled with stone ballast, and sunk into place., Over the years, historians recognized this terminal as one of the finest rail freight complexes west of the Hudson River. Long Slip's ample dimensions facilitated the transfer of goods from lighters (barges) to freight cars. Large manufactured items were unloaded by crane at Long Slip while other, less bulky items were transferred to nearby covered piers., The historic importance of Long Slip was noted when the Old Main Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Historic District was determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 (and the State of New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 1997). It was not only one of the last remaining elements of the Hoboken Freight Terminal, but also one that had been critical to the railroad and terminal's success, its underwater bulkhead cribbing and adjacent landfill structures are archaeological resources that teach us about post-Civil War crib and wharf technology and the decade-long evolution of land-making processes., Long Slip has now been filled to meet the needs of New Jersey Transit's Hoboken Yard expansion in the 21st century. The forces that originally created the slip continue to alter the railroad yard and its adjacent shoreline to this day.