Rutgers University in New Jersey has a map lab site that has links to all sorts of historical, geological, typological and so on maps. Other map sites are linked and much information can be obtained. Although I probably should not post their maps, I am doing it for research purposes only.
Please see the map below:
This very interesting map shows the railroads that had terminals on the west bank of the Hudson River across from Manhattan in the 1940's. To reach Manhattan, passengers needed to take a ferry across the river. Many of the former streetcar lines in Manhattan greeted these passengers. Please take a look at the western shore of Manhattan and the lower east side towards Brooklyn. Many piers existed for commerce and the Port of New York was an important one. Today, the Port of New York is not so strong because of the change of technology how shipping is handled (containers). Many of the piers near the former World Trade Center are gone.
