Central Rail Road of New Jersey Terminal (1889) - Jersey City NJ

A couple with a baby stroller walk northward past the former Central Rail Road of New Jersey (CRRNJ) terminal at Liberty State Park.

Built in 1889, the terminal is Romanesque Revival in style. The interior features included a large waiting room, ticketing areas, concourse, English glazed tiles on walls. Iron trusses supporting ceilings, and skylights to admit light over the waiting room. By the turn of the 20th century the terminal handled huge volumes: 30,000–50,000 people per day, with hundreds of trains and many ferry runs.

After many train lines were rerouted through Newark in the 1960’s, CRRNJ declared bankruptcy and abandoned the property. It was renovated and included as part of Liberty State Park in 1975 as a historic site.

Parts of the Jersey City skyline, most prominently, 30 Hudson Street, also known as the Goldman Sachs Tower, are in the background.