New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
TO RUN FASTER TRAINS.
THE MANHATTAN TO SAVE THREE MIN
UTES TRIP.

NEW SCHEDULE GOES INTO EFFECT ON MONDAY
RUNNING TINE FROM SOUTH FERRY TO
NE-Ht,NpREp-AND FIFTY -FrFTH-sT..
WITH ALL STOPS WILL BE
FoRTY-sIx MINUTES
On and after Monday next .he running time OF
trains on all the principal elevated railroad lines
in the city will be decreased several minutes The
new time schedule has already been arranged. IL
was submitted to the chief engineer OF the Man
haitian Elevated Railroad some time ago. ana tha'
official after mature deliberation. gave 1t as his
opinion that the running time OF the trains could
be shortened with perfect safety. In the opinion
Of others Of the practical working officials OF the
elevated railroad system the present proposed
plan appears to be feasible but with Its adoption
the most OF them think that the time limit Will
be reached. and II will be simply Impossible 10
make any more changes In the future, at least not
until some new motive power Is used to propel the
trains
The new running schedule for trains. which Will
20 into effect on Monday. shortens the running
time of all trains on the Sixth. Third and Second
ave. lines three minutes The present running
time Of the trains the Slxth-ave. line Is forty
nine minutes from South Ferry to One-hundreo-
and -ffty-hfth-st. On and after Monday II VIII De
forty-six minutes. The present running time or
Ferry to One hundred and twenty ninthst Is forty
minutes According to the new schedule. how
ever the trip will have be made In thirty yseven
minutes. The trains on the Third-ave line are
now run from the Bridge to One-hundred-ahd-
twenty y-nnth-st. In thirty-hve minutes Their run
ming time after Monday will be thirty-two MIN
utes.
The distance from South Ferry TO One-hunoreo-
and-twenty-ninth-st on the Second-ave. line Is
-, oa1 thara a
to make These stops take anywhere from hve 10
fifteen seconds each. Placing the average time
lost for each stop at ten seconds. hve minutes Will
be consumed I'm this way during the trip Dut IL Is
not so much the actual time which the trains lose
while they are standing still as It Is the time iost
In slowing up and starting when approaching ana
leaving the stations From South Ferry TO One
hundred "A nd A fly -ffth-st the SiXth-ave line
the distance is about eleven miles and there are
about thrty-fve stops Although II has been re-
ported that through trains from South Ferry 10
fremont (One-hundred- nd seventy y-seventh-stD
would be run over the Second-ave line ana also
over the Thlrd-ave. line from the Brooklyn brose
on and after Monday. this is not true NO through
,ro,ns will be run over either OF these lines for
probably six weeks. The distance from south
Ferry to fremont is about twelve and half miles
and :, "a nroposed to make the running time fifty
minutes
A reporter for The Tribune called on Supern-
tendent Smith, OF the Manhattan Elevated ha'i
road Company a3his office at South Ferry yester-
dav and asked him about the changes In the
running time which 1t Is proposed 70 MAKE. MI
smith however, displayed remarkable ignorahce
about the matter. although type"rittem
schedule Of the running time OF All
trains was then in the hands or every loco
motive engineer in the employ or the company.
Mr Smith said that any Information which me
company had to give out could be obtained AZ the
company's general offices. at No IL Broadway
The reporter went there and saw w j. frahsion;
the acting general manager. MT Franslol sa9
that It was quite true that the company Wouu
shorten the running time Of the trains on an tne
nrincinal lines on and after Monday. He said that
the new schedule OF running time would be as al
ready given in the foregoing. AS TO when through
trains would be run over the Harlem RIVER 10
fremont Mr. Fransioli could not say. But the
company" he said. will run through trains over
the Harlem to fremont soon as possible we
are now waiting for the material with which 10
huild the switches and signals. THESE switches
and signals are now being made and as soon as
the company receives them they Will pe put III
post,on and the company will be ready Tor Dusi-
ness" - A.. ,;nos
Several of the locomotive engineers on the hnes
whom the reporter talked with were OF the opin-
ion that the speed of the trains could De increased
hut also said that II would make everybody nustle
The general opinion is that the danger or acc,-
dents will not be increased by increasing the
speed of the trains. 49,. j.. Ill,
When the new schedule goes into effect II VIII
he the second time that the running time or the
elevated trains has been cut down three minutes
since the lines have been in operation.