The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15
RAPID TRANSIT.
TnRLE NEW MODEL CAEs-A TRIAL TRIP to-
DAY-THE GILBERT ROAD.

THRLE NEW MODEL CAEs-A TRIAL TRIP TO-
DAY-THE GILBERT ROAD.
Three new passenger cars arrived at the Bowling.
Green Depot OF the New York Elevated Railroad yes
terday. These cars built by Jackson sharp, Of
Wilmington, Dol. and arc to run trial trip this
morning, at eleven O'Clock, Tor The purpose OF ascar-
tanning their adaptation TO tho switches OF the road
In ihoy resemble the cars now in use but In APP
pearance they are far handsomer; tho body 10
painted dark maroon color, and at the sides and
each end large plate glass windows, reminding
the observer oi the Pullman palace drawing room
cars There platforms attached, and the exits
and al the sido as IN the European FALL
road carriages. The seats are longitudinal, as III
the now IN use on the roaJ and the hoor
absence OF platforms conductor will in the car
with the passengers, and the brakeman also. should
cling on the Elevated Road viii be great luxury
All the best appliances for light, warmth and safety
seem to have been considered and provided for
IN CONSTRUCTION.
Two thousand men busily al work, under
the various contractors, placing tho columns in Inc
foundations OF the new section OF the road from
whitehall street to Sixty-hrs street From the tor
mer street, aiong Pearl 10 Fulton, the columns are
already paced aud appear little neon veuient
to pedestrians the adjoining telegraph poles. From
Sixty first street. On Ninth avenue, down town, tho
Kind OF WORK is going on, and 1t Is expected thas
all the columns will DO III their place ny The end or
the month.
Mr.. Waiter Katie, the chief engineer, says In re-
The erection will
be follow in the wake OF the erection VI
the that with tue additions the
rolling provided and the contracts carried out
expected there he nothln
u complete couoe track railroad Ia operation BY the l5tn
oil May next from SixtyIrst street and Ninth
sixty street, and Third
the In Regard stations would state that
masking strenuous efforts introduce the track
FOR all double truck statiousthat Is TO
say placing the station between the Two tracks,
roiin, and reaching It by stairs passing up beneath
track the paramount OF advantages OF this
beng First, safety the In not having
the track to Reach and secOnu
requiring OF station IDstean OF
Efforts wilt be made in the OF general uui.
form design Tor lie extercrs 10 give II marked cnaracter
iscs harmony fitness coupled with strict
economy Ia construction Exnmnato is being made, aud
In experimental In upon all
approved systems OF automatic and
iuterockIng switch fixtures danger signals. with
view reporting tor general adoption those best
of traffic TO the end that
Il b. made safe the most advanced condition Of
THE GILBERT ROAD.
There has been sucn excellent progress made In
the OF the Gilbert Elevated road tuat II Is
expected that within three weeks passenger trans
will be running regularly from Worth TO Forty.second
street. The pillars West Third street near South
Fifth put III position yesterday and before
sundowD three OF the Orders were RAISED. Tue raIlG
laid both the up and down tracks from Worth
Canal street, ana also rom Third TO Forty-secon1
street. By SATURDAY evening tho WORK Will
far progressed mat tho line Will be continuous from
Worth 10 W est Third street.