New-York tribune., 1874-08-15
a NEW RAILROAD BETBEEN NEU-HORK
IND PHILADELPHIA.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OPENING TIE LINE COMPLETED
WORK TO b. COMMENCED Al ONCE-THE
hoUTE TO BIZ VIA BOUND BROOK, YARDLEY-
VILE. AND TIE NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAIL
RoAp-ADyANTAGEs CLAIMED FOR IT.
IFRoI The REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TEIBUNEJ
PHILADELPHIA. Aug 13.-ArTangements have
been quietly going forward for some months past for
the Opeuius of new railway hue between NeW-1orK
and Philadelphia Until lately the corporations inter
in the proposed line have kept the matter secret
so that nothing more than an occasional rumor has
found its way into PRINT. The enterprise has now
reached such a degree Of progress that there ls 10
longer any doubt any occasion for
secrecy respecting it. Work VIII be commenced
at once upon the links of tue new
rOute which are uncompeted, ana by the end
OF next year passengers travelling between the
two ciues will have choice OF ROADS, and consequent
Improvement III accommodations, with possible re-
duotou IN fares. Tae line VIII be owned by three
cOmpaIies-ue North Fcnusy lvalia, the Bound Brook
ana Delaware and the NeTJersey Central. 1t will fol-
low the present line of the North PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
from Philadelphia TO JeukiutOwn, distance Of
eight miles, whence the North Pennsylvania
Company viii build road to Yardeyyille
on the Delaware River, 20 miles distant.
Prom Yardeyvule the second named Company
will build % miles OF road Bound Brook, where a
connection will be made with the main line OF the New
Jersey Central Railroad. The Bound Brook Company
succeeds all the rights OF the National Railroad Com
pauy, which has spent about $4,000 grading the
same line, with view OF opening new through route
between New-York and Washington. The distance by
the Pennylvauia Railroad from NeW-York to Phadcl-
phia Is SO miles by the road II will be Sc miles.
Other advantages claimed for it besides the slight
saving in distance President Comfy of the North Penn
sylvania Company says that it Will reduce
the time between the cities fully one halthour
by the trains getting of Philadelphia once and
losing time in running low speed through its sub
urbs and through large towns like Trenton and New
Brunswick In the matter of freight transportation he
thinks the line will have advantage equal to 25
miles of distance over It's competitors because the
Pennsylvania road has TO haul freight from It's
new depot the Delaware westward across Philade-
phia and across the huylkln River, then nortlward
the Junction Railroad, the Schuylk second
time and uCrth-tastwdrd a long distance across the
northern SUBURBS OF the city to reach point attained
by the North Pennsylvania trains in a lew minutes.
Passengers over the new line Will leave the foot OF Lib
ertyst., New-York aud viii be landed in Philadelphia
at the Berks st. station, which about the same
distance from the principal hotels as the station
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Il West Philadep phia
fIesuent Comfy saysU i not Intended 10 "run Cd
position TO the existing ne the ordinary sense of
the word He believes there is business enouyl fr ,vo
roads, ana thinks the competition that will arise bp
tween the two VIII be IN the way Of aiordinc suneror
accommodations TO the public, rather than cutting
under IN rates. A reduction in through fares NAV
ensue, he says but he thinks IT too early IN csi,
that question. There can be competition in ,ocoI
1ares, because no single train will be raversed by both
lines. His company has been importuned 10 run tbs
line through Trenton, but has determined nor I,
do so. Work on the section between Jonkintown anc
The Delaware will be begun within ten days and In,
Ine east OF the Delaware will at once be put under con
tract.