The Pennsylvania Railroad (and by extension, Long Island Railroad), New York Central and New Haven were the only railroads with the wherewithal to come directly onto Manhattan Island. The other railroads with intercity or regional passenger service to New York City tied up their trains across the Hudson in New Jersey, where passengers could continue their journey by ferry or the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad (today's PATH). Five major terminals once existed to handle this traffic; today, Hoboken is the only one still active, and passengers continue to take ferries or PATH to complete their journeys to Manhattan.
