Editing Hoboken Terminal (section)

== Design ==
Hoboken Terminal is considered a milestone in American transportation development, initially combining rail, ferry, subway, [[streetcar]], and pedestrian services, in one of the most innovatively designed and engineered structures in the nation, with bus and light-rail service added in the ensuing decades. The terminal was also one of the first stations in the world to employ the Bush-type [[train shed]], designed by and named for [[Lincoln Bush]] of the DL&W, which quickly became ubiquitous in station design.<ref name=turn100 /> The terminal building was designed by architect [[Kenneth M. Murchison]] in the [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts style]].<ref name="NJ/NRHP" /><ref name=nyt-2016-10-01 /> The structure is made of concrete, copper, stone, steel, and [[wrought iron]]. The complex has 14 tracks for NJ Transit trains, which are located entirely above the water.<ref name=nrhp-report />{{rp|page=2}}

The station is unusual for a New York City area commuter railroad terminal in that it still has low-level platforms, requiring passengers to use stairs on the train to board and alight. The ''Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement'' project is anticipated to add three high-level accessible-accessible platforms to the south side of the terminal. The project will modify the Long Slip, which is a {{Convert|2000|ft|adj=on}} former barge canal adjacent to the Hoboken Terminal Yard. This is to eliminate it as a conduit for flood water.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://njtransitresilienceprogram.com/long-slip-overview/ |title=Long Slip fill and rail enhancement |website=Resilience Program |publisher=New Jersey Transit|access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>

The terminal's {{convert|225|ft|m|adj=on}} clock tower was designed by architect Kenneth Murchison and originally built with the terminal.<ref name=nrhp-report>{{cite report|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/05a8d18f-5c83-4ae4-88f7-88d783b042ea|title=Erie-Lackawanna Railroad -Terminal at Hoboken|date=July 24, 1973|publisher=[[National Register of Historic Places]], [[National Park Service]]|access-date=2023-02-12}}</ref>{{rp|page=2}} Its copper [[Cladding (construction)|cladding]] was intended to provide a dramatic decorative effect. By the post-World War II period, this patina had been lost to [[Aeolian processes|wind erosion]] and was removed in about 1950 following a storm. The tower was replaced by a radio tower that stood for more than half a century, until being removed in June 2006, when it was replaced with a new clock tower modeled after the original, down to the same copper cladding, albeit with a more modern steel and aluminum infrastructure. The second tower includes a clock with {{Convert|12|ft|adj=on}} diameter faces and {{convert|4|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} copper letters, which spell out "LACKAWANNA", whose [[Optical fiber|fiber optic technology]] allows them to be lit from dusk to midnight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/history-comes-light-city-hoboken|publisher=[[NJ Transit]]|title=HISTORY COMES TO 'LIGHT' IN CITY OF HOBOKEN|url-status=live|date=May 9, 2008|access-date=October 22, 2022|archive-date=October 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022212535/https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/history-comes-light-city-hoboken}}</ref>

The large main [[waiting room]] features floral and [[Greek Revival]] motifs in tiled stained glass by [[Louis Comfort Tiffany]] set atop bands of pale cement.<ref>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|426544891}} |title=Jewel on the Hudson: Hoboken Terminal is worth restoring |newspaper=The Record |date=17 June 2008 |page=A.8 }}</ref> The terminal exterior extends to over four stories and has a copper-clad façade with ornate detailing. It is said the copper used for it is leftover from the [[Statue of Liberty]].<ref name=AmericanRails /> Its single-story base is constructed of rusticated Indiana limestone. A grand double stair with decorative cast-iron railings within the main waiting room provides an entrance to the upper-level ferry concourse.<ref>{{cite web|date=2007|title=1907-2007: 100 Years – Hoboken Terminal|url=http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/nn_EnRouteSpclEdtn.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031172916/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/nn_EnRouteSpclEdtn.pdf|archive-date=October 31, 2015|access-date=February 6, 2011|publisher=NJ Transit}}</ref>
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