Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
GREAT TUNNEL PROJECT
New Jersey and Long Island to be
Connected by Subway.
BIG UNDERGROUND TERMINAL
Tho Poansylvauia Railroads Plan to En-
ter New York City-wn Connect With
Long Island and Shorten Time to
Europe by Day-A Tunnel From
Hudson River to East River.

New York City.-When the Pennsyi-
yania Railroads. plans. rs officially
| announced by President a. ]. Cassatt.
are completed, trains will run from the
Pennsylvania lines In Jersey City to
the Long Island Railroad station in
Long Island City, while the North
River, Manhattan Island and the East
River will be tunneled. Through this
great tunnel electric motors will draw
, trains, which may have come from San
francisco, to Long Island City, on their
way to the eastern end of Long Island.
The two railroads will have n joint
great underground terminal and sta
| tion in this city under The blocks
bounded by Thirty-firSt and Thirty
fourth streets and Seventh and Ninth
avenues. The Pennsylvania Railroad
is now buying the land for this sta
tion. 1t will cost SS000,0O0 10 Sl0.-
| 100000. The surface of the property
VIII he improved with buildings that
Will help to repay the enormous out
lay.
The tunnel under the North River
Will strike Manhattan Island some
where between West Twenty third ana
West FOrty-fifth streets. presumably
rs near as possible To West Thirty
fourth street. The tunnel under the
East River will strike Manhattan Isl
and just south of East Thrsy-fourth
street, and approach Broadway and
the terminal on the line of Thiriy-thiyd
street. The railroad tunnel will pass
under the subway on Fourth avenue.
Passengers can he easily transferred
hN- f,ln III -;
ways.
4 line OF steamers starting from tho
eastern end OF Long Island will cut
OFF day from European voyage.
Work on the tunnel viii he hcgun
as soon rs the necessary authority is
granted.
These are Some of the salient fca-
lures of the plan OF the PENNSYLVANIA
and OF the Long Island Railroad TO ex-
tend their lines to 2 Joint telca<nus In
the heart OF New York Ch-gSEW<
There are to - hrc
stretching under M and
two under the Mort. Kiy joining
ut Il central station.
This station is to be located in
space ut Seventh and Tenth avenues.
Thirty-ilrst and Thirty-third strec.S.
The station is 10 bc one OF the larg.
feet in length by 520 feet in width.
Leading to it viii be fifteen miles OF
tunnels
The tunnels will have an inside di-
ametcr of eighteen feet six inches
There will be single track in each
There Will be 4 total OF twenty-five
tracks in use at the central station.
which IS to he three dccked.
Electric motors will he employed In
hauling trains through the tunnels. and
by this means it is claimed that tho
tubes viii not be chollcd with foul air
1t will put Long Island relatively rs.
close to the centre OF New Nogi. City
as the Bronx is now
railroad company, which Includes
among its Directors officials of the
Pennsylvania and Long Island Rail
'oads. has been incorporated ut Albany.
TO operate 4 railroad through tho pro-
posed underground tunnel connecting
New Jersey with Long Island. The
name OF the company is the Pennsyl-
vania-New York Extension Railroad
Company. ard its capital stock is 81
000.000
1t will be necessary to incorporate a:
company under the laws Of New Jcr-
sey to build the North Rive" tunnel.
to the dividing line between New Ter
sey and New York City.