New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-26
THEY ARE MUCH LIKE CLUB TRAINS.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CARS Oh THE ELE-
WAITED ROAD LEAVING FIFTY EIGITH-ST.



WAITED ROAD LEAVING FIFTY EIGHTH-sT.
AND sIxTII-AvE IN THE MORNING.
The trains which leave the station Of the elevated
road at Fifty-elghth-st. and Sxth-aye. between 3
and II o'clock in the morning in measure resrin-
BILE the club which run In the suburban
service OF various roads OF course these particular
elevated trains freely open TO the pubic They
consist Of the ordinary cars and there Is no whist
paying in them. but they nevertheless partake Of
the character Of those luxurious vehicles on which
travel to and from business Is Pleasure. There
are many advantages about beginning a morning
journey downtown at the station at Ffty-c ghth-st
and Sixth-ave., and men who have enjoyed this de-
light for any length OF time are extremely loath to
remove to another neghborhood They Will endure
bad plumbing surly janior or even a raise In the
rent rather than live In part OF the city where
they have to take the train at some other point
OF course the chief advantage OF starting down
town from this station is that this is the end Of
the Sixth-ave lire the cars are emptied here and
a choice seat IS always TO be hal Besides. while
the Harlem trains crowded before they get to
Fifteth-st and Sixth-ave.. those from Fifty eighth
ST. often have vacant seats AL the way downtown.
A man. therefore. seldom has ha paper damned Into
his face by the. swayng body of some luck.css per-
son hanging to a strap.
one OF the ,uxures OF metropolitan life IS to be
able to choose what seat you VIII occupy on your
way down business. This boon is granted 10
those who live up near One-hundred -and-h;ty fifth
ST. on the West Side, but 1t hardly compensa ties
for the long journey twice day. Those who live
near FIfty-eighth-st. and sixth-ave. fully apDre-
ciate their privilege. They usually take the same
car ana the part Of the car each morning.
Some make for the front car, because there Is no
draught; others take to the rear one for the same
reason. Certain Of them find these warm and poorly
ventilated and choose the second car the one
next to the These not likely to be crowd
considered At Park Place, FOR instance. the exit
is nearer the last than the h--; at other sta
lions this is not 50.
car to avoid the sun; others find the side
agreeable. Thus ncighbors get TO know an
likely to leave their homes about the same hour
each morning, and as Sixth-ave. trains only
about one-third numerous as those from Harlem.
the passengers are Nkeiy 10 be much the same on
The patronage OF the station at Fifty-eghth-st.
and Sixtn-ave. is drawn from Il wide district. on
account of the advantages enumerated, men who
live in territory naturally tributary 10 some other
station OF the e.evated roads VIII walk dis
lance to this They come from the East side
and the West Side, sometimes from as far "a Sew
enty-second-st. They take "A short rhrough
Central Park and this makes the morning stroll q
The northbound Sixth-ave trains are not SO char
acterstic In the afternoon those gong downtown
in the morning They utilized by persons living
all along the line. and not until they pass FIT eth
81 DO they become quasc,ub cars. Usually. those
who live some distance from fllty-eighth-st and
S,xth-ave yet take their downtown train here, also
ride back there IN the afternoon This gives them
their walk twice day. public official. who lived
in West Sixty-nlnth-st. attributed his good heath
tyamn about a nile and half daily. He found
the Park so pleasant that ne got 10 gong longer ds
tances I'm tho afternoon, and In due time stomach
trouble which had ong ahiictsd MN was gone h o
,r',ne arc we.-known business and professional
men Few women ride IN them