The Pennsylvania Railroad tunneled beneath the Hudson River between 1904 and 1908. The tunnels connecting Weehawken, New Jersey, and Manhattan allowed its trains to reach the city directly.
“After years of exhaustive study the conclusion has been reached that a tunnel line operated by electricity is in every way the most practical, economical and the best both for the interests of the railroad company and of the city,” The New York Tribune quoted Alexander Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, as saying.
The railroad formally opened the tunnels on November 27, 1910, along with the new Pennsylvania Station, known colloquially as Penn Station.
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