The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-25
MANY new PIERS.
West Shore Terminal at
Weehawken to Be I'm
proved.
FOUR MILLIONS TO BE SPENT
Win Be One of the Finest
Railroad Properties on
the River.

work to cost $4,000,000 will be begun al
once by the New York Central in Improve
ing the terminal facilities OF the West
Shore Railroad at Weehawken. These
extensive improvements will include the
building of thirteen new piers. buIIheads.
a marine yard. a new grain elevator. ana
additional platforms, and the laysng OF
enough extra tracks for the holding Of
more than two thousand freight cars.
Chief Engineer Wilgus confirmed yester-
day the report that the New York Central
mad this tremendous work of improvement
IN contemplation. and said that It would
Dc begun at once, although it win not be
rushed To do this might interfere with
the restricted facilities at Weehawken.
and the work VIII be executed in such
manner as will permit. at the same time.
OF the continued operation of the road.
Mr.. Wilgus said that the present freight
terminal facilities are comparatively in
elastic, both in New York city and Wee
hawken, and the Central has undertaken
this Improvement to procure room ana
adequate means for handling its traffic.
1t was decided, he said, to improve the
Weehawken terminal to its utmost ca
pacity. The West Shore road terminates
Immediately after passing out of the tun-
mel under the Palisades, and the length OF
the yards is up and down the river or
along the cliff. This places them at right
angles with the main track and with the
piers, and increases the difficulty Of ex-
panding the terminal facilities.
Ii is found necessary to add to the yard
very large number of tracks. 10 build
new piers and bulkheads and to erect an
other grain elevator. All this Is for the
greater accommodation of freight Very
little will be done at present to improve
the passenger facilities. As outlined By
Mr.. Wilgus, the general Improvement plan
is as follows:-
Parallel with the Palisades ana directly
under the cliff there will be put in tracks
enough to hold at least 46O coal cars 10
the east of these tracks there are to be
built tracks for about 100 general freight
cars. Still further east. occupying about
one-third of the entire yard space. there
are to. be laid tracks sufficient for the ac-
| commodation of lA0O freight cars. All
these. tracks will be arranged SO that
| trains can be run upon the piers for load
ing and unloading directly to the boats
The terminals of the West Shore now
AAASto0S AAfS PASASs numbered l.. Z. S. 4 ana
s. No is wei up the yard and has a
grain elevator. This number Of piers has
been found to be entirely inadequate, and
the Central will build thirteen new piers.
They will occupy the space between Nos.
and s, besides running further up the
river front. No. viii probably contain
the new grain elevator. At the end Of
No. IA a long bulkhead is to be con-
structed for the loading of lumber and
heavy machinery.
Beyond this bulkhead there is to be .
marine yard, where tugs and floats can
be repaired.
In addition to the tracks, piers, bulk
head, elevator and marine yard, the Gem
trail will also construct large platform,
to be devoted exclusively to milk This
will be known as the milk platform, and
will be used by the milk trains in the
early morning.
Chief Engineer Wilgus said that It is not
| the intention of the Central to make a
snowy terminal, something for people to
| look at, but one strictly designed for the
purpose in view. In that respect. he said.
| 1t is to be model, and when completed
| it will give the West Shore road terminal
| facilities that will be unequalled in this
vicinity