But developing the waterfront in Port Morris is complicated by having to negotiate access with dozens of tenants there.

"It is as if Port Morris does not exist," she said.

The big railroad roundhouse in Port Morris also supplied many jobs for the town residents.

Nearby Port Morris, a manufacturing center of about 400 businesses, has been targeted by the state for economic development.

Whatever happens, the dilapidated landscape of Port Morris will probably be changed forever.

Occasionally the old industrial buildings of Port Morris find a buyer.

A freight branch was built to Port Morris, and abandoned late in the 20th century.

Despite the changeover in transportation methods, Port Morris found a new role.

Though almost entirely industrial, Port Morris does contain two small residential pockets where about 1,500 people live.

Late in the century industry began to return to Port Morris.