Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-12
NEW RAILROAD STATION.
An Impression That the p, w. & Il. Depot |
WIZ Remnin ut front nnd French.

An Impression That the p, w. & Il. Depot
WIN Remain ut Front and French.
There is pretty general impression
that the new Ps w. g. b. railroad
station, which will be made necessary
by the elevated railroad and the in
| creased demand for station facilities,
Will remain whore the present Station
is now situated ct Front and French
streets. 1t il quite likely, however,
that an entirely new and much larger
building will take the place of the
present one. Larger and differently
arr anged waitinRrooms wi II be provided,
it is understood. and more com
modious train shed, arranged according
| to improved plans, erected The main
wBitingrooms and train she'd will be IA
lest above the street, being on level
with the elevated raj lroad 1t is also
likely that high fence. with gates,
will separate the train tracks from The
remainder Of the platform.
The building will probably be several
stories higher than the present one, in
order 20 accommodate all of the officers
OK the passenger department, which are
10 bs located here. From what can be
learned the plans for the building have
not been completed and will not be
until the ele9aLed railroad lines there
are all permanently fixed
1t is pointed out that. unless the
company should build the new station
on the site OF the present freight house,
at Fourth and Pine streets, which is
improbable, there is no available locR-
tion except at Front and Eranuh streets.
There is ample room at that point but
at no other point along Water street
has the company roam enough to put
up station large enough for the bust
ness unless additional property should
be acquired, and. SO far as is known,
there are no negotiations pending for
more property east of Orange street.
In buying land along Water strest the
company has purchased only portion
of each block, an average width of 80
feet,about room enough for four tracks,
but at no point IL there room enough
for station building.
The elevated railroad plans provide
for even more loom where the present
station is located, rs the change In
the tracks east of Poplar street viii
give an opportunity for mure track
room under the train shed than at
present, and, as a result, the station
building can be extended in an cas- terly
direction further than at present. The
company has had lines marked for the
new tracks at Front aud Poplar streets,
and it is believed those lines are desired
at this time as preliminary move in
the direction of a new st ;tion. Local
officials of the company car give no
deii1ite information 10 regard to the
matter, which, it il understood, is in
the hands Of the officials OF the Penn.
sylvanin railroad at Broad street
STATION, Philadelphia.
The plans fors the elevated railroad
bridges are being prepared by the com
pany's engineers and this City Engi.
neerinR Department is RiviEg the COM
pauy the lines for the streets to be
crossed.
There is an impression that work on
the new shops at Todd's Out will be
begun as soon as possible, with view
to moving the present shops at an early
date, TO make room for the elevated |
structure. which will pass through |
where the present car shops and round |
house are located.
beginning at the northern city line |
the elevated road will run over the |
present tracks to point near Fourth |
street, where it will run east OF the |
present tracks, making a graceful curve
and entering the train shed as at
present, being north of the present
tracks. The overhead structure will |
continue north of Water street until |
West street is reached. where it will |
again run over the surface tracks.