New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
nlPRoyEMENTs on THE ERIE RAILWAY.

IMPROVEMENTS ON The ERlE RAlLNA1'
TiTMISAL FACILITIES AT JERSEY CITY AND BUFFALO
NV DOCKS, ENGINU-HOUsEs AND GRAIN
ELEVATORS.
H. February last the New-York, Lake Erie and
Western Railroad Company began work on i'm
provements i'm Jersey City which, when completed,
Will add greatly to the terminal facilities of the road
In that place. On PayOnia-aye. adjoining the pas
senger station ship basin 200 feet wide and eX-
tending land 800 feet is beng constructed. The
depth of the water will be % feet sufficient to float
the largest seagomg ships. On one side of the BASIN
grain elevator with a capacity OF 100000 BUSH
els is to be built together with dock for the ac-
commOdatiOn of vessels. On the other side a dock
Is being constructed which will provide berths for
two steamers. Upon this dock, also, sheds
are to be put up for the reception and delivery
of goods The company has in contemplation, also,
the erection in the same locality of a series Of ware
houses six stories in height TO be used a. places OF
storage and for handling domestic produce ON us
way TO foreign ports or imported. goods discharged
from arriving vessels and destined Tor points IN the
interior. The docks are already completed, the
piles have been driven for the foundation OF the
elevator, and the greater portion of the material to
be used m ITS construction Is already on te ground
At the west end of the Bergen tunnel the COM
pauy Is also erecting an cugine-h0use WhIc4' Wheh
completed, viii accommodate ioTY-i0ur locOmo-
tivcs, 1t is designed, however, to advance this
work during the current year only so tar As may be
necessary 10 place tweuty-uiue locomotives under
cover bv the LIST of January. After that date the
work will be pursued to completion as ;he
needs for further accommodations may de
mand. Additional tracks have also been lad
in the Bergen yard 10 provide for the storage of
freight cars. IL Is the intention Of the manage
meut, as soon as the eugne-hOuse Is completed 10
stop all freight trains on the other side Of the
Bergen uuucl, where the cars Will he assorted and
dispatched TO the various portions of the yard at
Jersey City for which they are destined. The walls
of the new euEiue-hOuse are being rapidly put up.
In addition TO the above improvements at TINS
end of the ue a set OF eugine-houses and machine
shops aud grain elevator are in course of CON
struction at Buffalo and various points along the
road new stations also being built. About iii
teen miles OF second track have been opened thus
far during the present year, and It Is believed that
as much more will be laid before work Is stopped
by the cold weather
An official OF the road in speaking yesterday Of
the improvements COusummated and projected,
said:
The Erie having been plundcred for so many
years did not grow at the same time the other
roads were growing, and therefore 1t has been
unable 10 procure those facilities which were neces
eary for the transaction Of business at minimum
cost Never having been provided with the idcl!-
ties for conducting business cbcaply as IFS rivals
IL Is now making provisions for doing lis work with
the least amount OF manual labor and force"