Pier 63

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Pier 63 is a former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad railroad barge which is sited on the Hudson River in New York City, on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan, close to 23rd Street and near Chelsea Piers and Hudson River Park. It was purchased from a used car salesman in Staten Island by John Krevey in October 1996 and delivered by a tugboat.

This barge used to carry railroad boxcars across the Hudson River before the advent of containerized freight or tunnels beneath the river. The land side of Pier 63 was formerly used as a freight transfer station for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad where freight was moved from the boxcars on the barges to local conveyance.

The barge and the land side of Pier 63 are slated to be closed in September 2006 to make way for the Hudson River Park in this area. Future plans for the barge are unknown.

The barge currently has an Erie Lackawanna caboose on display.

Two historical boats are primarily located here: the Lightship Frying Pan and the fireboat John J. Harney.

Other historical and traveling ships also visit here.

Manhattan Kayak Company is also on the pier where there are storage facilities for kayaks, as well as a dock to launch.

New York Water Taxi has a stop on the Pier.