New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-27
CITY ITEMS.

Snow YOUR CoLoWs.-The navgution-if we may
apply watery phrase TO land-the navigation Of the
country upon railroads is becoming almost important
20 the country the navigation Of the ocean; and
there is not great necessity 10 "show your colors
cars ships there woud be great convenience to
the people if all railroad managers would show their
colors." The Harlem road has taken one step in the
right direction. Let it be followed up IL has begun
TO exhibit ight-green color upon its freight cars
which we understand is to be applied to all fast as
circumstances will permit. But Why not apply the
same color to passenger cars that that road would
have but one color and then ts trains could always
be readily distinguished at this end from the New
Haven trains and at the other end from the cars on
the Western road the State Line and Hudson road,
the Hudson River rond, and the New-York Central
road. with all Of which they come in contact
Then, if the New Haven Road will adopt another
color il would prove great convenience in our streets
in designating the cars Of one read from the other
Now, there is probably not day passes without
dozen mistakes occurring from persons taking the wrong
carr People zee from the side streets passing and
hurry no TO catch the last chance the train and often
get on. and sometimes out of town, before they dis
cover that they are in the wrong Coors for each
road would be Just ~ convenient as they on the
which run part of their routes on the same rails.
II would require very large sum of money to in
duce the President of the Thirdavenue Railroad to
give up the fixed red color of his cars by which they
are 20 easily identified
II steam traction roads would adopt the same fixed
plan about color the convenience would be manifest at
once. Take Haven Hartford, and Springfield
for examples where the cars of several roads into
IL. In
distinguish one from the other without stopping to read
their lettered names.
How much more difficult to direct a person from
your bouse how be of getting the right train
How easy would be in that subterranean hole At
New-Haven which ought 10 be indicted city Dui-
sanee to saw, "White cars for Hartford Springfield
and Boston; red carr for SaybrOok, NewLondon, and
Providence; brown cars for Canal Road"
Is not easy to rec the advantage Of being able thus
10 designate by colos II would be particularly 70 at
Sprnfeld where the utmost vigilance il necessary TO
prevent being carried off on the wrong train. IL would
save deal of inconvenience in this city, at Forty
second street where New-IIayen and Harlem trains
are made mp every day, not ten minutes apart.
II would have saved a sad accident ut Fordham ast
Thursday evening, where a Harlem freght-train
into another freght-tran of the road simply be-
cause its identity was mistaken The conductor Of the
rear train msook the forward Of him, at Williams
Bridge for a New-Ilaven freight-ran, which does not
stop, and which he supposed would keep ont Of his
way Of course. If there had been fixed, distinctive
color. TO all the ears everybody could have told at
glance what train it was, and money enough would
have been saved to paint all the on both roads
Is there not enough in the advantages 10 cause
all railroad managers TO " show their colorsl