Talk:Uptown Hudson Tubes

Construction completed 1904
From: PRR Chronology 1904 Tunnels contract to O'Rourke Engineering Construction Company and East River Tunnels to S. Pearson & Son, Ltd. of London; John F. O'Rourke (1854-1934) has been Chief Engineer of Poughkeepsie Bridge. (AJC 32/20) River between Jersey City and Morton Street; first tunnel under the Hudson; first tube of what later becomes uptown line of Hudson & Manhattan Railroad incorporates portion of Haskin's tunnel begun in 1870s; second tube, begun by S. Pearson & Sons in 1880s is sealed, as it cannot be connected to the flying junction being built on the New Jersey side; Charles M. Jacobs is first person to walk from shore to shore under the river. (H&M, Couper)
 * Mar. 11, 1904 Pennsylvania, New Jersey & New York Railroad awards North River
 * Mar. 11, 1904 New York & Jersey Railroad north tunnel heads meet under Hudson
 * Mar. 12, 1904 W.G. McAdoo gives press tour through New York & Jersey Railroad tunnel.

Death of workers during construction

 * 20 workers died of decompression illness/sickness during the construction of the tunnels, and over 3,000 suffered from symptoms. It led to the development of the medical airlock for recompression.