New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-22
THE CENTENNIAL TIDE OF TRAVEL.
AMERICAN RAILWAYS Equal 10 HE thoA OF
TRANSPORTING ENORMOUS MCLTITUDEs-raE
SYSTEM on PHILADELPHIA TRAINS.


SYSTEM on PHILADELPHIA TRAINS.
Among the exhibits at the Centennial Expo
siton which appeaY to command most admiration iron
foreigners generally are the passenger railway cars In
the Annex TO the Main Building. And foreign railway
officials Of whom large namber have visited this coun
try are especially loud in their praise Of the manage
ment of the lines leading from al parts OF the country u
Philadelphia Az the New-York division Of the Penn
sylyania Railroad naturally been called upon to do
the greatest part OF the work Of transporting visitors
from all parts country who either 90 or return by
way OF the metropolis the management Of its passenger
traffic has been most observed aud studied by thes
The great amount Of travel which IL has accommodated
the precision with which its numerous trains have been
run aud the freedom from serious accidents which Las
marked It's management during the Summer months are
the subject OF comment and amozement.
The late cool weather has bro ght with II vast in
crease of passenger traffic over all the roads. For the
last two weeks the number OF through passengers going
TO the Centennial Exhibition upon the NewHork diyi-
sion OF the Pennsylvania line alone has averaged 1900
day for the first three days OF the week. and the last
three equal tails multitude in the number OF passengers
returning OF the increase OF travel Is the fact
that a this season the thirteen original States cee
brating the Centennial upon Thursday of successive
weeks and during these weeks large numbers Of the
residents OF each OF the States represented seize
that opportunity fer visiting the Exhibition. On
Thursday, Sept 3, during &" C0nrNcticut Week." the
Pennsylvania Railroad carried 0ncuiing local passcn-
gers) $1,000 persons upon their Phadelphia-bound
trains and nearly that number the succeeding day.
The attendance during Massachusetts, Week" was
larce and Tuesday last the travel was the heaviest
during the season. Thrty-iGur trans comprising $50
cars left Jersey City Tor the Centennial grounds, giving
an average OF 10000 through passengers from thar
bont On Wednesday tile travel not so largo as was
expected but yesterday Governors Day." az 1t Is
called was greatly increased. The local and through
transportation OF passengers TO and from aV
crages aboat 10000 persons daily Such an immense in
crease Of passenger traffic has compelled the company to
bring all OF their surplus equipments into Atleast one
half the equipment Of the West Jersey Railroad and
tho rolling stock which could be spared from their leased
roads in Pennsylvania have been used and the agents
contemplate still further increasing their transportation
capacity by putting the rolling stock OF other roads
which are mainly dependent upon Summer travel rather
than by aumenting the number OF cags already owned
by the company, although their manufacturing estab-
lshment is capable OF turning out ten completed cars in
tweaty-iour hours IL ten days notice Is given.
The important train OF the day on the Pennsylvania
road IL the one starting Mt 1850 a. IN This train fire.
quently runs in five moro sections system which
has been adopted of necessity TO prevent over crowdng
and reduce the trains to the capacity of the engines to
draw them Two trains OF ten each are backed into
the yard one on each side of the central platform One
is filed and started and while the other is filing third
train takes place OF the first waiting until the second
has been filled, and until all the passengers have
been accommodated These trains which are called sec
TONS are started within five minutes Of each other and
all are parts of the 1880 M train There are 22 reg
uar trains upon the schedule which leave Jersey city
every day for Philadelphia and In addition to these
there are nine extra traius or sections
The result of this system and the great care which the
company has taken reference To the safety Of ia pas
sengers has left record OF not traveller jured since
NAV 10. During the month OF August aloae the road
carried 1852 passengers and the daily average Tor
lie part Of september which has elapsed IL much larger
than for August. Foreign railroad officials express
themselves us delighted with this display Of order and
systen the comfort and elegance Of the cars, anu the
general attention paid TO passengers They frequently
remark that the uniform by the employees OF the
company is fur preferable from les panness 10 the gaudy
gilt lace used upon the European railways.
The success OF the hotel which the Pullman Palace
Company has lately introduced the Erie road and its
connections has led to The elaboration OF the system and
In few years at furthest dningEoom cars promise TO
be as common the palace and sleepng-coaehes are
now The perfection OF travel certainly seems 20 have
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