New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
GOOD ENGINEERING WORK.
ROAD CHANGES STATIONS
WITHOUT DELAY.
CONTRAST TO THE BUNGLNo ARRANGEMENTS
ON THE BROOKLYN BRrpGE-IMPRovE-

MENrs ALL ALONG THE LINE.
"uo, n do IT,, as DISTINGUISHED from the How
mt 70 do Il" OF the Brooklyn Bridge officials -
ehown nv the contractors on the New-York ana
New-Haven Railroad in making the changes Incl
dent TO the widening OF the roadway ana straight
ening OF the line along the railroad The contractors
take care not to disturb for an hour the usua
traffic on the road. although some OF the changes
seem to one who Is not engineer fully as dimcui'
as those which the Bridge officials have to face.
The Greenwich residents who use the New-Haven
road left the trains Saturday at the old sta
ton, and on Monday morning found that 'hey were
required 10 go to a new depot some huhoreos Oh
feet away TO board the trains for this city. The
change had been quietly made on Sunday morning
and few OF the inhabitants OF the town OF Green
witch knew when it was accomplished. Yet the
amount OF work involved was great new Tour
track roadbed had been already laid for the dis-
lance Of nearly mile, Strengthening out one OF
the long curves upon the road. Workmen had been
busy for months excavatins in some places deep
into the rocks The surface was covered with
broken stone and the ties and tracks laid while the
old roadbed was in A station platform
was constructed ten feet higher than the OLD one
and at a considerable distance TO one side. The road
was well balasted and everything completed IN the
best Of order close TO the points where the old
tracks would Join the ones The switches were
laid and platform prepared ready for use In en-
aiding passengers to pass from the old station TO
the platform. Heavy cars were run over the
tracks TO make sure that they would not set
tie further and every precauton was taken 80 that
the running OF trains the part OF the
road could be safely carried The late trains on
Saturday usual and 1t was not until the
regular tratfic. which summer Saturday is
heavy. had been accommodated. that the change 90
long prepared was effected.
WORK DONE BETWEEN TRAINS.
Gangs o. workmen laboring after the Saturday
rush rapidly connected the old track at
the north and south ends of the roadway with
the heavy tracks to be used hereafter. Care was
taken 10 have the work done between the schedule
time OF trains that delays occurred Later
trains ran through over the new roadway and work
transfer OF the station TO the new position. The
platform which had been built was placed over the
old tracks. the light rails formerly In use were torn
up in many places and large force or workman
began to prepare for moving The Old station 10 its
Foundation few hundred feet from the old station
and at a considerable height above IL. The station
blocks until 4; finally attained the level of the new
foundations. few days only were required In
moving the whole station building from its old posi-.
ton TO the foundation, which had been prepared
for H. The grading OF the grounds for the new sta
lion. which IS o. the most difficult parts OF the
the track and some work had been done the other
eide before the changes in the station building were
where any passenger delayed or incOmmoded IN
the least although new four-track roadway on
different Level was used In place Of two.track
on which trains had run on the day before the new
tracks were In
one reason for the difference between the methods
.n on the Bridge and on the railroad may be
that In one the contractors were required under
heavy penalties to perform their work without OBJ
etructing traffic while the Bridge authorities pur-
sued the leisurely method familiar t. the public
official in the transaction OF business where no loss
70 him can be incurred through failure to accom-
mO1dte the pubic.