The New York herald., 1878-10-11
THE ELEVATED ROADS.

OBJECTS THAT SHOULD HI Rxkxn1xp--Rux-
xISo AROUND THE cuBvEs-cAusx OF THE
BuMprSa ON THE EAST SIDE ROAD AND THE
DANGER OF coLLIsIoNs-IMPosITIoNs ON
TRAvELLERs
Though, generally speaking tns construction of
both the Metropolitan ana New York Elevated roads
is as careful and substantial can be expected,
there defects In she running arrangements, ss-
pecialy the latter which should and can be easily
remedisd. Some OF these anLoyancss 10 the
ser and bars his perfect enjoyment Of the utmost
facilities Of which the road s capable, and others
threaten his safety In ways which may now
slight, but which Increasing safc viii render iormd
abls The running 10 not smooth as u should be,
and on the part OF some engineers there Is q ten
dency fast around shs curves or 20 get OF
OF them TOO quickly. Curves should always be
rounded at . uniorm and slow rate OF speed. On the
Metropolitan road the former method seems TO DO prac
tised by many OF the engineers Once their engine s
on The curve they drag the cars on ~ increased
speed They undortand say that this necessary.
but It u hard 70 believe so.
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radical fauls In the present srrangems snts or the
east side division Of The New York road the man
nsr OF reaching the Grand Central depot Every
other tram Is presumed 70 there, crossing IN ITS
upward The down track at Forty street
Leaving aside the question Of the inconveniencs TO
the large majority OF the passengers which mas al
Teady been aaverted 10 in previous article, the
present msth0d has an unnecessary elomenJ of
danger which could easily be removed II. ~ has
been well suggested, all trains we're run througR 10
the present terminus ~ Sixty-ssventh street, and
auxiliary trains were run between the station NJ
would be mucn more eonvsniont Tor the gem
erAi run oi pAsssDgers, aud all danger oi
sSs :. .ad rn. So"n sh,ar. xoua
be economical one. The present crossing
e the down track ~ this point BY the trains running
up the Graad Central Depot ana ther running
IL ON thelr way down town - iuI VI danger and
requires careful tagging and switching II Ihis
rangement % coutipusd tn wider Tue danger Gu
stormy days viii much increased, especially SO vt
night, when the bead gnts Will DO s0meLme Invisible
on Acco ount of the the glasses
tionary signals viii become covered with aud
ice bssiaes account ot The ntsrvsning buildings,
the engnesrs canno. see o.hsr trains coming ap or
spot Is apparent the most casual observer.
Anolher lnconveniencs now felt arises from tho
fact that while tns Grand Central Depot very
slbls 70 going to ana iro on the route below
Forty second street there are no trains running from
Travellers have walk from shs dsDos station
4 pAxGxSoUs SPOT N rHx YuruRx
When the branch is nnisnsd winch IL TO run
across Chatham square, through Chatham street, 10
the terminus by tns Staats.zsisws0 building, tness
will be ugly spot for collisions " tie 1uaction,
whero tho crossing Of the up and down tracks VIA
take place. With trains run ~ the short intervals
winch they Will be the avoidanes Of accidents Will
nscessilste exceeding care
BAD PaAcriCR. tsA
Much dissatisfaoon 10 felt with the practice which
now prevails Of announcing at downtown stations
that certain OF The trains do nos stop below fsYty
ssesnd street the writer entered .ss,a .Osas nve
the platform had been 10 informed Many OF those
who did not beard the tram wished NO doabt 70
60 the Fourteenth street station or those stations
below IL Tney were, however, kept waiting tor an-
otnsr train, they might - we'll have taken that
The stopped Al all tue stations up 70 and
includng Fourteenth street, sne false announcement
being each The only stslious not stopped
seems that .hsy stop a. all stations the way up
until fairly filed, when they sun through
TO Forty-sscond street ana beyond suoh device -
imposition travellers saa anw0rthy OF the eom
pany.
The Imsuns VI Vibration fSiL especially on the
lower part OF the road, and impaired by Trans
themselves aud TO other trans passing tuem u
prsciabIy great. Whether u is Sufficient to cause
In time change structure In the metal Of she
umns and superstrccture and consequeut de-
mo-. result .ns ioossu,ug OF the frame sworK might.
Que thing is, however, csrtainshis east side road
does not run =. smoothly a. should On certain por.
large number OF Pail joints Will Ds Noticed winch
are not properly IN line. Inc rails DO not form
joints wnish should allow the wheels 10 pass
over them easily but Iurued shghliy 10 side
the other. Al one place on the east track. just
may be TINS act and ths laying Of she rails
the Jsints come between the Ties instead Of
causes s me me Ss uapissssns camp,as w.icn |. much G
nose0 and wnlcn occurs the wheels run over sach
joint On the Assropontsn road the joints are made
on the tics, which gives nrm bed.
rhe lack OF support under ths joint on The
east side road allows q certain ainouat Of ..sive"
which iAvors the bumping process. IL wouia have
been better TO have placed Two or three ties 10
getner undsrssstn The to'nts ~ was done wnen tie
old Ninth avenue line was built
This road mas done good ssrvoe bat the sooner the
company carry their Intention OF rsbuiiding H.
have both tracks new, the better. A conductor
ssassd 70 she vYnsr The Other day that ths uaflic
would be mucn Increased when this was done, as
many people arc afraid or the old and sisnt locking
structure,