▁as ▁Port ▁I v ory ▁after ▁I v ory ▁So ap , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - known ▁products ▁from ▁Pro ct er ▁& ▁Gam ble , ▁which ▁operated ▁a ▁factory ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁soap ▁making ▁operation ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁nearby ▁is ▁the ▁How land ▁Hook ▁Marine ▁Terminal . ▁ ▁The ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ▁which ▁le ases ▁the ▁How land ▁Hook ▁facility ▁is ▁contract ing ▁out ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁an ▁inter modal ▁rail ▁yard ▁using ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁I v ory ▁So ap ▁factory ▁site ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁ship ▁to ▁rail ▁trans ship ment . ▁ ▁Another ▁transport ation ▁resource ▁is ▁the ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁St aten ▁Island ▁Railway , ▁which ▁cross es ▁the ▁Arthur ▁Kill ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁Arthur ▁Kill ▁Vert ical ▁L ift ▁Bridge , ▁adjacent ▁and ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁Go eth als ▁Bridge , ▁and ▁eventually ▁reaches ▁C ran ford ▁J unction , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁However , ▁passenger ▁trains ▁stopped ▁serving ▁the ▁Port ▁I v ory ▁( former ly ▁Mill iken ) ▁station ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁passenger ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁branch ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁ceased ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁fre ight ▁activity ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁became ▁rare ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁none x istent ▁by ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁E ff