The sun., 1901-10-09
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS.
PennsyIyanin Railroad Company
COntcmpiates Extensive Improves
ments mt nm Enormous Expense

ments Mt nm Enormous Expense
The rapid growth in population and in
business importance of Greater New
York calls for greatly increased trans
portation facilities, not only with the out
side world, but within the greater city
itself Manhattan is but borough oil
New York, and the space within 1t is
being absorbed for commercial headquar-
ters to an extent which is rapidly dinin-
shing its availability for residential p,lr-
poses. The Importance of Brooklyn,
Queens and other nearby sections OF
Long Island, and the absolute necessity
for closer connections between them ana
the central shipping and receiving point,
are daily becoming mort apparent ana
imperative. In this direction one big rail
road combination, backed by ample re-
sources and IN pursuance of far-reach-
ing policy, has inaugnrated work IN
tended to supply much that Is now
needed.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is committed to the expenditure OF some
S1S,OOO,O0 within the ensuing two years.
Briefly, it is proposed to accomplish the
following:
no build connection through Brook
lyn with trunk lines north and east; 10
erect n large central passenger station IN
Brooklyn; to develop Long Island supuf-
ban sections and summer resorts; 10
build tunnel under Thirty-fonrth
street and TO undertake other projects
designed to make Brooklyn part OF
the great commercial and industrial
world.
Nv the purchase of the Long Island
Railroad system the pennsylvania ran
road came into possession OF lnat part
~ tbr line. which has been absorbed into
tbe Long Island system, which was orig
;nauv known as the New York, Bay
Ridge and Jamaica Railroad. rms line
extends from Bay Ridge through Brook
lyn. taking in East New York on its way,
10 n point on the main line from Hunter
Point at St James's Park. 1t is now IN
operation, but, with the line of the New
York Connecting Railroad, which lt
meets at st. Jamess Park, It will COM
plete a belt railroad about Brooklyn run
ming from Bay Ridge to Astoria ana pc
yond, to Port Morris. where direct
connection is made with the New YORK
New Haven and Hartford lines. Ihe
ferry to Greenville puts 1t in direct CON
nection with the main line of the Penn
connecting link between the Western and
Eastern trunk lines.
rhe Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has entered into traffic arrangements
with the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company, making
close alliances, by which it has secured
trackage rights and interchange privi-
leses over that company's lines. Through
these purchases, alliances, constructions,
extensions and improvements trunk
lino will be established from the far West
"a the far East and ON that trunk line
Rrooklyn will be an important station and
ereat freight center The company mas
purchased in various parts OF Brooklyn
largo plots of land. notably in East New
York and at Bay Ridge, the outlay for
which can only be guessed ut. The COM
nony has also established car float
ferry line from Bay Ridge to its new
terminals at Greenville. the operation or
which will be begun Immediately upon
the completion of the enterprises now IN
process of execution elsewhere.
Not in Brooklyn or ON the Long Island
shore. but having large influence on
and value to Brooklyn is another enter
prise of magnitude winch the fenhss-
yania Railroad is conducting at Green
tbren miles distant. in a straight line,
from Bay Ridge. Here. in the establish,
mcnt of enormous dockage and terminal
facilities. with the construction of new
line of railroad six miles in length, to
bring these new terminals into direct re-
lation with its main line at Waverly, near
Newark, N. j., the Pennsylvania Rail-
road is involved in expenditures which
will amount to $S,000,000.
Having thus put all the other dstribut-
ing agencies on the same terms with it
self as TO the uses of these terminal fa-
cilities, the Pennsylvania company has
declared its intention of applying flat"
New York rates to and from all the prin-
cipal terminals and stations on Long
Island, within the limits of Greater New
York, to and from principal points reached
by lines Of the Pennsylvania company
beyond, say, the hundred mile radius.
The comprehensive plans of the Penn
sylvania Railroad are based upon three
lines of development, viz: The indus
4;,I ,,oss;blitinS Of BROOKLYN and Long