The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-30

proper On Cove street the building has a
front of 329 feet and extends along Sumner
street for an equal distance. In addition to
the main building there Is on the Cove street
the train house-350 feet-while on Sumner
street a similar two-story structure extends
beyond the main building to Dorchester ave-
nue.. The train shed with its tracks and
platforms, lies between the two Wings
The main body of the building is five
stories high, and the Office room afforded will
be in excess Of what is at present required.
The general waiting room is located in the
central portion of the building at the head of
the tracks and looks out upon Sumner street.
1t Is sixty-fve feet in width and has length
of 225 feet; Is two full stories high, and it's
ample window space Is one Of its most ad-
mirable features At one side OF the waiting
room is the ticket Office; the space 1t will
occupy is II by so feet It viii have twenty
information, telephone and telegraph Offices,
and stairways leading down to the suburban
train level, seventeen feet below.
Beyond the waiting room and about mid
way between the main entrance and Dorches-
ter avenue sis wide passage, which leads
directly from the street into the train she ed.
6S feet by 7s feet. There Is another restau-
rant on the floor above for the use Of en-
ployes exclusively. The kitchens, etc. are
also in the second story.
In the way of conveniences for the handling
Of baggage and express matter the new sta
ton will be wonderfully we'll equipped. In
| the baggage rooms-there are two, one on the
Cove street side and the other on Dorche ester
avenue-wll be the lifts to tfae suburban level
and to the baggage and storage rooms.
On Cove street. Is the office entrance; here
access to them Next to the office entrance
and occupying a space "a feet long and ~
| feet wide. between 1t and the main passenger
| entrance-is the parcel room.
The train Shed will accommodate twenty
| eight tracks; they will be surrounded on three
| sides by broad platform. 1t is estimated
that these twenty-eight tracks will hold at
| least $50 coaches.
| There will be seven platforms the full
| length Of the train house that will be used
| for the trucking Of express matter and bag
gage. At the ends of platforms wln be
| elevators that will connect with a passage
| leading under the tracks to the baggage room
| By this arrangement the trucks will be
! kept out Of the way of the passengers.
| Suburban traffic will be handled quite inde-
pendent Of through traffic This will be
| rendered possible by. the use Of the two
| train levels already alluded to. All through
| trains will come In and depart from the traih
| shed on tracks slightly raised above the level
| Of the first floor. while the suburban trains
| lower; in other words. the suburban trains
| will use the basement where the tracks form
| loop.
| ice will be can be judged when 1t is said that
| the arrangement Of tracks will make Is pos
sible to care for 1000 trains in the course Of
| day Of eighteen hours and to do this only
| two tracks would be required.
Needless to say, the terminal station is built
for the future as well as for the present It
is planned to meet demands that do not now
| exist
The tracks wiil be divided into two groups
| at the Summer street end Of the basement:
| they are to be separated by a wide space de-
voted to platforms fnner one to be used
| for loading only. stafrways lead down from
| the general waiting room on the floor above
| thus the outbound passenger. when he
reaches this inner platform ygcan get to his
particular train without difficulty. The out
| side platform will be given up to the incom-
| ing trafnc, and the two crowds can be
| handled without mixing. The lower floor has
| platforms sufficient to allow fourteen trains
| Of three cars each to pull along side Of them
seven to a side. This plan will permit Of
| the sending out of one train every sixty SEQ
| onds, and will give each four or FIVE times
| that long for loading and unloading The
platforms will easily accommodate rs, 900 peo-
| pie.
The most striking and satisfactory orns-