Based on the descriptions, I gather the PSCT Terminal building was located on the property that the NJPAC building now sits.
I have read thru the book "The Public Service Trolley Lines in New Jersey" by Edward Hamm (on-sale at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Public-Service-Tr ... 0933449291). A fantastic book with excellent track sketches and many, many pictures of back in the day. The infrastructure that used to exist was so extensive with the hundreds of miles of track and thousands of miles of wire, not to mention all the required power stations & substations, Car Barns and other structures like the PSCT Terminal Buidling, the Hoboken Elevated trestle to the DL&W Ferry Terminal, or the Weehawkin Trolley Elevator. Comparing it to today, you can't help but feel impressed at the level of their technology and that maybe, our level of "civilization" has actually gone backwards a bit.
I highly recommend this book if you are interested in traction.
I have read thru the book "The Public Service Trolley Lines in New Jersey" by Edward Hamm (on-sale at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Public-Service-Tr ... 0933449291). A fantastic book with excellent track sketches and many, many pictures of back in the day. The infrastructure that used to exist was so extensive with the hundreds of miles of track and thousands of miles of wire, not to mention all the required power stations & substations, Car Barns and other structures like the PSCT Terminal Buidling, the Hoboken Elevated trestle to the DL&W Ferry Terminal, or the Weehawkin Trolley Elevator. Comparing it to today, you can't help but feel impressed at the level of their technology and that maybe, our level of "civilization" has actually gone backwards a bit.
I highly recommend this book if you are interested in traction.