New-York tribune., 1899-10-28
BROOKLYN NEWS.
RAPID TRANSIT CHANGES.
ELEVATED ROADS TO GET LONG Dis
TANCE SUBURBAN TRAFFIC.
TROLLEY LINES FROM OUT OF TOWN TO
TRANSFER FREE TO THE ELEVATED
CARS AT ENDS OF LINES

that on and after next Wednesday November +.
the problem of rapid transit in this borough Will
be more nearly solved than II has been hereto
fore. This condition Is TO be brought about
through the introduction by the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company of radical change In the
handling ~ the traffic. In brief the long
through trolley routes TO the suburbs. on which
II has always been hard TO make time. are 70 be
abandoned. and a system ~ interchange Of
traffic between the elevated roads and troleys
by means ~ free transfers substituted.
Thus trolley cars will be run from the sub
urhs tn the terminals % the elevated railroads
and the passengers will complete their trip into
the city on the elevated without paying a sec
ond fare. These new lines Of travel will save
twenty minutes between Manhattan and ia
maica and Richmond Hil. ten minutes to Flush
Ing. nineteen minutes 70 Coney Island. Fort
Hamilton and Bersonhurst and proportionate
amount for shorter distances
Not only will the suhurbanites he benefited
hy these changes but they will also be to the
advantage Of tho people living within the limits
covered by the elevated roads. This is because
the diversion of all the heavy suburban traffic
to the elevated railroads will allow the trolley
cars to run on a quicker schedule. there being
no through cars on the tracks. There will also
be a greater chance for those who do not live
away out to get a seat in going downtown.
In order 70 secure the desired diversion ot
suburban traffic 10 The elevated lines no trans
fers VII be issued to continue on the trolley cars
IN either direction from the points which have
now been taken as the dividing points for the
present long runs Thus, trolley cars will be
run back and forth between Fort Hamilton and
Sxty-hfth-st.. the terminus Of the Bay Ridge
division of tho elevated. and trolley will be
run from sixty-ffth-st. 10 Manhattan and back.
But II person desires To 60 the entire distance
between Fort Hamilton and Manhattan by troll
ley he Will have 20 change at Sixty-ffth-sL and
pay an extra fare
President Clinton l. Rosster Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company yesterday explained
the proposed changes in the following announce
uent.
Or November next the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
on ms lines the purpose OF such changes being 10
convey all suburban passengers 70 and from the
roads through bult-uD sections and by way u
the suburban surface lines al termini OF elevated.
pany when Il acquired the elevated railroads
The great embarrassment under which the COM
vice has been the necessity FOR running through
lines % cars on the surface from New York or me
81 me city ano tnenfs 10 dVs S 5e
the tine lost had 70 be made up when the cars
reached tho thinlv settled suburban districts whore
greater speed was possible This resulted In an r.
regular hcadway which n was impossible 70 pre-
vent bringing TWO or three cars close together
and then a long interval before another More
over each long distance rider the surface would
rders merely Creating complaints Of crowded
cars and insufficient service. The company has
OF remedying these evils is 10 connect the
suburban lines with the termini OF the elevated
10 Ride s for ons sare RroSeh to their Destinations
partly by the suburban surface lines and partly by
Consequently the following changes Will be made
IN the running of lines on and after November l.
SOUTH BROOKLYN.
he culver Line from q2ney IsIaPd 3D. ~ On me me
Bensonhurst and on the Eighty sixth-st have.
line from Bensonnurst Will only run north as lar
passengers will receive sree transfers going north
on the Fifih-ave. elevated Inc. and southoound
passengers on the elevated lines VIII be carried free
on these surface lines 10 Coney Island Bensonhurst
Borough Park and other points reached by the
The Fort Hamilton line via Third-ave.. the Ben
sonhurst line VIA Bay Ridge-ave. and the Coney
Island line via Sea Beach will run no further north
than Slxty-dfth-st where passengers will be gwen
free transfers 20 the Third-ave. elevated lne, and
transfers 10 these suburban lines going south.
In order 70 encourage and accommodate ne trlVei
from this souih brookyn qistrlcI 10 L",ls
s. and Hamilton ferries through lines OF sqriscs ace
Borough Park and Fort Hamilton 70 Ihr's -ninIn- i
ST. ferry and northbound passens-rs ~ 9a me e.e-
vated lines viii b. transferred free a. Ffteentn-s
The Fifteenth-st surface line IN the direcuon or
Hamilton Ferry, and passengers on tne ltleei,m IN [
free transfers to he elevated lines az flleeHlH-
rished for through travel and 20 enable more com
Portable and regular service for patrons IN lne
south ,yill NOT run beyond Sxtv-f'th-st and me
Ffh-aSe. surface cars going south VII to a sun o.
those pon or south Of those points. as heretofore
in consequence also. Of the transfer oet"een & va
Ffth-ave The transfer heretofore existing between
the Fiffh-ave. and Fifieenth-st surface Nnes Will
be discontinued.
JAMAICA AND ADJACENT PLACES
The 1ama!ca linz which has Heretofore -rlTrg run 20
Fllfor-sf ~ X n-- County Elevated Railroad STA
uoo on he down trip rom Snra'tf ts,ate5 Inc
COINS vest. either az Cre-cent-aye. the extreme
,ransfers viii also be issued from he Jamaica cars
20 fhe Kings 'olnf{ tIeN atrl cars AZ ,lll, "a r-i
waited line Al Manhattan 'rossing station vii also
issue free transfers tho Jamaica line coins east
ssna-a,e and Cre-cenf-sve respectively
The Fuiton-sf surface cars Will continue 20 run
~ fa-,5er cas-, than Aiabsr,a-sye and no trans
eo-. viii be exchanged A. thi- point heretofore.
between The surface lines nor a. richmond Kill
anu RIDGEWOOD
The cars from flushing VII he dysrtea a. a. Mas Mas
Road m RiIgea-ood where free transfers viii 30
liI Inc viii run 10 further west than Rdgewool,
and frse transfers will be issued between 1t and
tie elevated lines AZ that point and also between
me cypress Hills Tine and the elevated lines The
Grand-sr viii run through 70 Corona for one
fare The Flushing-ave cars viii not run further
north than Maspeth. VT b no transfers beyond on
account ~ The through service thus afforded all
IRA anafers ar Mvrfle and Broadway and AZ LOrimer
- and Broadway viii be abolished. and trans
fe-s VIII be eiven from the surface lines whose
eastern terminus f. a. RidgewoOd 20 The suburban
lines extending from thar point. Passengers desir-
ing 70 reach the suburban places will take the
elevated cars whereby they can be carried much
more quickly and comfortably and fOr one fare
except ~ Flushing where the fare heretofore
viii be 10 cents
RESULT OF THE CHANGES
These changes Will result In great saving % time
20 suburban residents For instance between Ja-
maica and New-YOrk and Richmond F and New
York The saving Will Do twenty minutes. Between
Flushing and N4w-York the saving viii be-
minutes. Between Coney Island Fort Hamilton
Bensonhlrst and New-York the saving will b.