Hudson River Train Ferry

The Water Level Route: Early Car Float Service to Fishkill Landing. Author and historian Alex Prizgintas discussed the early history of the Erie and West Shore railroads in Newburgh and the William T. Hart (shown), a steam-powered barge that transported railroad cars from the late 1800s until the turn of the 20th century from Newburgh here to Fishkill Landing en route to New England. The service ended when the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge opened in 1889.