by Alan Frazer
Member 11-Nov-1988 to 08-Jul-2016
Build Type: Scratch
Country: United States
Model Material: Wood
Model Type: Static
Propulsion Type: Impeller→ Propeller
Scale: 1:128 (3/32″ = 1′)
Subject Type: Vessel→ Working→ Lighter
About the Vessel
This model is of a lighter belonging to the New York Central Railroad. Generally speaking, “lighters” are vessels used to load and offload freight to and from larger ships, when the larger ships cannot access a pier.
Before there were tunnels, the Hudson River was a barrier between nearly all railway terminals and the deep-water ports of New York city. Lighters were relied on to carry freight between the railroad terminals and piers throughout New York and New jersey.
