The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-23
RENO'S TRANSIT SCHEME
oOu uBW WOULD sOLyE NEW FORKS
TOUGHEST PROBLEM.
Inst Run -Four Trains I'm N square Tunnel
SAYS lie; Two Way Trains, One CO.
Ing Each Way.

| definite number OK millions, New YORK
city supplying one or two millions Oh
them and the rest Of the world the Others
who have direct personal interes ia the
establishment OF some system that VIII
furnish a really rapid method Of getting
from one end Of the ely 10 another IS
Mr. Jesse W. Reno. His interest i
BIT more personal than that fe.t by most
oil the other folks to whom reference
has been made. They simply have III
view the translation Of themselves nom
bed to business and back AGAIN from
business to bed as often as occasion may
reutiire say. cnce a day. WINE MI
Reno. whose needs in this direction are
no less than theirs. has the added reason
for desiring improved transit tac.iti $
mat he is not only wiling. but more
ar less eager. to furnish the pan lot
the construction Of said facliltles.
Afr. Reno has given this dlilcult prop-
lem OF getting the Sew lorkrrs rom ~
Town 10 down town and back long and
careful consideration. He apples 10 IL
the knowledge Of a skilled anu expert
enced engineer. He recognizes the opsta-
cles TO be overcome and believes that ne,
% a degree surprising that "ttalhen ~
tho projectors Of any rival scneur, J.,
able to tell how the Work can be be't
and most cheaply done. lie does Lot
purpose TO do away with the tlefaIru
roads which have been such AN mp r'alS
actor I'm the growth Of the city, ana
which Will probably always remain o.
great value 10 1t, but as such structures
are not suitable for rapIdy-moV ne ans
the necessity for another ana nnueI
ground system. capable oil li9' 1o'"e he
trst-class cNpress-train system, ne
thinks, is now, rs it long has Deeh'
perfectly Obvious.
such system must provide four
tracks. two Tor way trains anu w.
making but few stops. The route from
the Battery 10 Fort George by way o.
Broadway and the BouleVaru' an az
decided upon by Commission Is tae
proper one, occupying, as II does, cen
iran position, easly accessible 70 1917
resident OF the city. Broadway, nov
ever. is. throughout mucn OF its 1e"s gu ''.,
a narrow street, ana on each Sl'e as
extensive vaults, which. for some us
lance below the surtaGe; en-, -. plliild-
IFS width much more thdu 90 lhe N"i''
iu-s that lire It's sides. Inc 9l"''
tween tht. eastern and the western Fdulls
il bv mo- means uuOccupied, lOr ever
Where. for some distance pel'N
st,rface is a complicated network vi
pipes and subways. An unleIero LIN
-,-.tar1 that disturbs any or thtHc WIZ
10 ,astlv more expensive 10 build IMAM
ono winch avoids them all. ue VIZ
tunnel with -FOUR tracks on al'.5',, '.,,,,'
recommended by the RAPID lIalI91t I'm, O'''
r,fie-ton could hardly pe punt VIM
,'e,..--ittttug material decrease III t.'
axtnnt of the existing FaNll@, OF
nuf recurring a moro OF lc77 N'.,R
REIMBURSEMENT OF the present gus, " Ni1r,JiFf.s'
's.yv,r cable and clrctllldl
b. tTs Reno system. none OF these would
MIS- is the first and greatest adE ,sIS -g
f,,,d for it, The second IS tAdl 4i
rs construction could be employed thv
.',.,,,-,is| hv which all modern TURNER'S
are pushed forward cheapi{ anu 49,,
tIouelv. and with piactl'dny 10 ,barr66,'',a
% the nature OF me MAJ r ~ ',' ne rock.
which they pass. whether IL gyT rott9DiG
rrr, earth or otherwise uh'oit B, IN" ~,
1uirksanas The blasting requu -" ,r1,1
6e carried on nc safe dISla.Dr ,-6,,iit
tre tlIfttur lines 300 damage SUNS NCu,,
Follow. n would Dee necessary 10 .o ,,i d.,
,,n nrfyste property, and tuere WoIln DS
rn ii.rIrbaf<r ~ inc Stree sun
The Reno system PROVIDES ioI Il to' sr.'-
da.ked tunnel - by - feet, IN cross
Han the Included space being dlNlI.t
~ ,,rright and transverse sie-l beams
INTO four equal parts cach large eno"7n
for th. passage " tram. HloiS lfr.'
Broadway and me boGi, 'IH I. ~ ~. ,rsir
ting. IL deemed u sirabl-. could DS H'@..,'
(TEnr. rock is encountered 10 can De .|N
ne,ed by "chaunellnS naciil"'2' " '.,.
cut it away at the sides Wl.H'';'
ing heavy blasting charges I'D lrl".R ~.
I+rnm Union square % the Battery WheIS
Inring- already made snow tht Su",l'
ro consist only OF gritty SANDS. the ln-
closed shield system Wnlcu .''9 n1' ,',.,
ecssful employment i'm the ~. 'ldI ta"
n.l me London subwaSs. ana many Gt"c'
imuortant works M America ana i,A7
land. would boz used. beins ohiy ~ 49,
over % feet Wlie-the average Nl''!i a..
broadway below Thirty-thirt street Is
~ fe.t-a Reno tunnel Wouii tntodntel
no difficulty. even az points IKE tHYSr
where are the great Wneei prs ~ ,.io
Broadway cable road, when "ouu li'
Irr limo .tF D Fl.. 3 B
able obstacle O. the builders OF a system
taat placed four trains ON single leF'i-
The arraneement " the tracks in l"o
tiers admits OF numerous cross
between the up and down tracks, when
might not boz So satisfactorily 1''o.u-
pllshed iu the wide tunnel, while inc eA-
press tracks. being unufr the otH'i7' "''
I'm the best possible position 10 ac'oInIh'-
date with safety heavy trains moving at
a hlgh speed Each track, too, can nave
its own platform, which, without en-
crOaching on private property, can pe
made Of ample Widtn' ana no Spi ,ll''.7
OF the tracks is necessary az the express
sfatious-an objectionable feature made
necessary In wide tunnel % give space
for island platforms at these points.
Thts il very important matter, Tor
fbese .island' platforms necessItate sharp
reverse curves in the tracks at each cud
of the station. which, besides causing ai-
ditioual consumption of motive power anu
wear on rollins stock, would ald mate
rally 80 the time required for starting
and stopping trains. Sucn curves, too,
would produce a violent swayinS motion
of the cars. and the consequent J0stHnS
of passengers.
brfcl, fnr lining me interior ~ the tuu-
mel. while It's iron work and the cars;
painted $50 llElt colOr7. when Illuminated
by frequent electric lights would present
Ma. Reuo's pamphlet does not go much
into the question of motive power but