New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
DETAILS OF THE SCHEME.
PLANS OF THE STATION TO BE USED
CONJOINTLY By THE PENNSYLVA-
MA AND LONG ISLAND ROADS
ELECTRICITY FOR TUNNEL.

soon after the plans of the Pennsylvania
New-York Extension Railroad Company were
filed by President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company many details of the pro-
messed gigantic engineering feat were learned
These details were obtained from persons VINO
are in one way another interested in the un-
dertaking. Before visiting the County Clerks
office in time TO file the plans and maps yester-
dav. Presiden, Cassatt and other officials Of the
PannsvIvania spent several hours perfecting the
mans and sarranging other matters relating TO
The project in hand that needed their attention.
One of the officials in speaking about the plans
last night. said:
The main union terminal station 10 De usea
by the Pennsylvania and Long Island railroads.
will be built on the block bounded by Thirty
second and Thirty-third sts- and Seventh and
Eighth aves Four tracks will enter the sta
tions two of which will be used exclusively By
the Long Island Railroad and two by the Penn
svIvauia Railroad. The tracks of the Long
Island Railroad will be laid in a tunnel extend
ing straight through Thirty-third-st- from sew
entb-ave to the East River. At the East River
and Thirty-third-ss- they will separate. and
enter separate tunnels to be built from tnis
point under the East River to Long Island
,s+x The route of the Pennsylvania
p.i1road will be through Thirty y-second-st, from
east west
FOUR TUNNELS UNDER EAST RIVER
There will be two tracks in this tunnel and
these tracks like the two to be used by the
Long Island Railroad will not be confined IN
one tunnel under the East River, but each one
will extend through a separate tunnel under
the Fast River Thus there Will be four distinct
tunnels under the East River
Whether these tunnels viii in any way De
connected by walls of masonry other means.
the speaker would not say. He intimated, how
ever that the tunnels would be few feet aparS-
at least and that those for the Pennsylvania
Railroad would under the east bank OF TIE
East River at point considerably south OF the
route of the Long Island tunnels. the other
side of the East River
Continuing the speaker said: up to date
engineering feats and the study Of such PROD
,en,s have demonstrated a one track tunnel un-
der such a long stretch of water as the East and
the North River as the best in point of opera
ito, and construction. The Pennsylvania Rail
road Comrany wants the best in everything
that will improve it's passenger facilities, and
that is the reason the single track tunnels VIII
he constructed Of course. the plans OF thess
tunnels cannot be told or perfected in day
But the engineering questions involved rave
been gone over for many days. and what ap-
neared to be difficulties first nothing more
than the carrying cut of simple problems now-
TT Is true that the river bed of the Nortn
River for $50 feet down at least. is notnfns
more than mud I cannot tell you now whether
,be two tunnels to be built for the Pennsylvans
Railroad under the North River viii rest on
.paus of masonry on the river bottom or VIII
go beneath the mass Of mud
you will notice by looking at the plans OF
the Pennsylvania New-York Extension Rail-