New-York tribune., 1899-03-28
ENGINES TO BE BANISHED.
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE
BROOKLYN ELEVATED RAILROAD.
THERE ARE TO BE OPEN CARS. ELECTRICITY IS
TO BE TIE MOTIVE POWER. ELEVATORS WILL
CARRY PASSENGERS TO THE STATIONS
AND TRAVEL. on THE LINES BE
MADE SAFE SWIFT AND

PLEASANT
Evidences OF the progressveness OF the MANAGE
rnent OF the Rapid Transit Company, "hicH nos
tust secured control OF the Brooklyn Elevated nan
road ore shown I'm the plans for NUMBER OF r"ui-
cal improvements which made known yester-
dav hv President Rosslter. These plans include the
placirg on the elevated system Of open cars lot
summer travel. the placing in number OF s'ai'o"9
OF electric elevators and the installing OF system
Of electric motive power on the ROAD.
Tho plan Of running open cars ON the eieVd'eu
structure VIII he an innovation here put was
tried successfully the Intramural Railroad "t
the Fair grounds in Chicago in 1893. All VINO re-
rnemher those cars will appreciate the comfort
and pleasure which they gave 10 traveliihg y"
order has been placed for number OF 'hese "e"
cars and they will he put on the lines as SOON a.
the weather permits the use Of open cars l"'
OF the new cars have already arrived IN BrooNy"
and Will have a trial tip in few days Ihe cars
are full-szed passenger coaches ana VIII scat w
hundred persons each.
Another Improvement which the travelling pun
lie will appreciate is the introduction OF ele''','s
for carrying passengers TO and from INC e'' -,
stations They are 10 he put In at once ana WIN
be located nj all the pTincipa. stations i"o
will prove popular. especially IN the sn"pp'"S 1,ho
tricts and At the main downtown stations no
elevators will accommodate ten persons. IheS
will he operatcd by electricity, so that the cost
Will be at the minimum.
-rho ,,of, ir,nroyement that ls 10 be begun AT
o,co ,s the changing Of the motive power OF tho
1tros from steam to electricity. This had oceh
MANNED by the old officials Of the brooklyn E'e
yotod Con,pany but the cost Of obtaining power
after the equipment had been procured prevented
them from rapidly bringing their plans INTO opera
ton Now that the Rapid Transit Company mas
secured control OF the property, there IS no onser
any difficulty. as the power can be ootalned io"'
the rowcr-hoIscs which are being used Tor the sur
face trolley roads The transit company mas unnin-
tied capital back Of It. ami the question OF eNP'
does not come up as a hndrance.
The only thing tnat Mr. Rossl,er ana the othe'
officials Of the company looking for is results
These he proposes to obtain as soon as poSsio'e.
To this end the work OF installing the' thrd ran
svsten, will be started on the Fifthave. line IN the
next few days. Il is said that the trains on 'hlS
line will be operated by the new system WITHIN
four weeks The work Of transforming the Myrtle
90 Iexlne,on-avc. and Broadway lines will then
he taken up in the order given BEFORE the suhiiS
has mast Mr. ROssiter believes that enslHts WI. WI.
have been banished for through service lhrous""u'
the entire system IA. - 49, o,o,.o+ al
The introduction or eectrlcity on t"s a., 80
roads viii be a treble benefit. In the nrst pa(,e
u will make the travelling on trains sWliIet sal
ond moro pleasant. Then. the chanRe VIII ue We
cnmed hv he man. hOuseholdcrs along the lhtS
of the elevated structure, who VII DC reileNcu -,
tho nlague OF disagreeable and dainaglue HtHVhs,
90 relI as mart ~ the noise This VIII not Only
honeht the househoders hut VIII also DC OF oeneae
to the property y-oWners. who In many cases nd = :
,,uont ~ thoir rroportv has reegated 1t into me
socond-closs category. Thirdly. pedestrians IN uSs
streets will also be benefited by the sehung ~, o'
dirty. water-dr!pping engines 70 the J""N '"'N''