In 1904 the company purchased a tract of 87 acres (35 ha) between Granton and Fairview,[5] and in 1907 relocated from its former premises, a 22,000 square feet (2,000 m2) facility on West Street in Lower Manhattan.

[10][11] For a time Granton was busy railroad junction used by both the Erie and NYSW, which shared track and stations, including the Susquehanna Transfer.

[12] Joint operations between the Erie and NYSW were controlled by GR Tower, which in 1959 was destroyed by fire, ending the relationship.

[13] Originally the soap works were outfitted with rail spurs by the NYSW, but the soap company shifted more and more of its traffic to trucks, and in 1909 (apparently in retaliation for the loss of business), anonymous agents of the railroad removed the spur after temporarily imprisoning the factory's workers in a boxcar to prevent any interference.

[14] In August 1922, a full Sunday evening Erie train heading south to Pavonia Terminal was struck by bombs thrown at it in what was considered an act of sabotage and an attempt to cause a collision.