New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-09
RGIDGE md ELETiTID ROiDS

WORK ON THE STATIONS ADVANCING ARRANGE
MrNTs AT THE rhooKI.yN TERMINUS.
Work on the new Bridge stations Ia hoih New
York and Brooklyn Is going steadily on. nut IL VIII
be some time yet before they Will be finished ana
the new system Of running trains PIT into opera
lion. The Brooklyn station IL much iur'h"r az
vanced than the in this city and VIII be put
I'm partial use much earlier. As things stand, tn"
present station Of the Brooklyn Elevated road must
be removed before the Bridge station car j." nm
ished and arrangements perfected FOR the operation
OF trains by the double system. under which Just
twice as many trains can be at present
For some time the brooklyn Elevated Company
has been occupied in making its connection with
the new Bridge station at its southern end This
work is now well ADVANCED and il Is expected that
I'm another month trains can be run on the new
tracks which extend from Adams-st. through High
81 to the Bridge structure. When this is done tn"
present elevated station be torn down. and
the work Of perfocting the Bridge work taken in
hand. But the operation of trains over the No"
extension Of the elevated road viii make no d.f-
ference with the handling Of trains on the Bridge
except that these viii be run block or more
further 20 the south, and the elevated company
will be compelled TO employ the same system as
at present. by which trains enter and depart on
the same tracks.
When its arrangements completed the trains
on this elevated road will enter the Bridge sta
ton one end cnc.rce the plaza. and rc-entcr the
I
larger number OF trains can be But this ar
| rangement will probably not 20 into operation
| until after the system on the Bridge railroad
is perfected, ana that VIII almost certainly not
be before October at the earliest. Chicf Engineer
Martin says that IL Is the intention soon 10 put
a much larger force OF men work the New
York terminal station. ana 20 push the new Sifuct-
ure to completion soon as possible. The prOba-
blliiies are that the brooklyn station viii be
used-trains running the plan at prcs-
cni-abOut the middle OF July. by which time the
I I,rOOklVu Elevated
| trains from the south end through i!gh-st.
| People who the Kings County Elevated road
are wondering wpat faciluc- Wiz b" supplied to
them fOr getting the Bridge when the
| Bridge station is got In use. The connection
between the c.cVated road in Fu.tOn-st and the
Bridge j. to be by gallery extending across tn"
| plaza. The Kings County COmplny's passengers
| vii accordingly have an even longer wax than al
| present 10 reach the Brlg" cars. No work on IN.
| proposed gallery has yet been done. and to 81! APP
earanccs people travelling by that line VIII have To-
| 20 down 10 the street and then Climb the Bridge
stairs at leas, for a considerable time. There WI
be a good deal OF grumbiing II this proves 10 be the
|
/ pany IS making arrangements for the better ac-
| commodaiion OF It's patrons by running longer trains
than present To this end the stations along the
| East NeW-York linc are being Enlightened 80 10
a',OW ive-clr trains 10 be operated With the pres
en-, connection with the bridge. there j. not room
enough for trains Of that length 20 DE used but the
space required viii be furnished In the station
and trains comprising five VII, b" run both
| the East Ncw-York ana Flfh-ave. Hines.