ðə lˈænd wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ jˈuːzd æz ɐ fɹˈeɪt spˈɜː kˈɔːld kˈɪŋsbɹɪdʒ jˈɑːɹd baɪ ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɛntɹəl ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə spˈaɪʔn̩ dˈaɪvəl ænd pˈoːɹt mˈɔːɹɪs ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd.
The land was later used as a freight spur called Kingsbridge Yard by the New York Central Railroad, as part of the Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad.