The sun., 1902-01-28
SPEED or TRAINS IN TUNNEL.
ORDER ISSUED BY THE STATE
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
speed Limited 20 IL Miles an Hour--No
Cars lsinE Oii and No Locomotives
lsinE Soft Coal WIN Be Per-
mitted TO Pass Through the Tunnel.


ALBANY, Jan. 27.--The State Board Of
Railroad Commissioners tonight announced
an order, directed TO the New York Central
and the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad companies. making FIVE
recommendations OF proposed changes
In tho operation OF trains through the Park
avenue tunnel. the most important being
the first recommendation, that no train
be permitted to run through the tunnel at
a greater speed than eighteen miles an
hour. Tho board also prepared bill,
which was introduced in the Legislature
tonight, empowering II to prohibit the
future use OF steam locomotives In the
tunnel The order Of the hoard is as fol-
lows:
The Board of Railroad Commissioners
hereby recommends and directs as immc-
dlate and preliminary means for the lessen
ing OF dangerous conditions and the sccur-
ing Of safe operation in the New York and
Harlem Railroad tunnel in New York city
the following:
First That no train be allowed 20 run
at greater speed than eighteen miles an
hour in the Fourth avenue tunnel. under
existing conditions OF terminal facilities
Second That no cars carrying passen-
gers In which oil Is used for Illuminating
purposes. he hauled through said tunnel,
Third-That no engineer be detailed or
permitted to run IA locomotive engine through
or In said tunnel. in sole control OF said engine.
until after he has made nt least twenty-hN"
trips over each track through said tunnel,
being one hundred trips in all. under the
plotage and instruction Of an engineer who
has had experience of at least two years
In running engines through snid tunnel that
a record be made and kept on file In the office
OF the manager OF the New York and Harlem
line, so called OF each day OF such pro-
bationsry running. giving the date ard time
OF such runs, the tracks over which such
runs are made. and the name and term Of
service OF the probationary engineer ana
OF the insttuctnR engineer or pilot.
Fourth--That no soft or buuminous coal
be used for the stoking Of locomotive fur-
naccs while running through said tunnel, nor
shall any locomotive be moved into or through
said tunnel unless ti~ fire then in its furnace
shall be in n cooked and incandescent state or
condition. and has ceased to discharge black
smoke. in the event that the fire need re-
stoking while in or passing through the tun-
mel, such restocking shall be made with char
coal. coke or anthracite coal.
Tn. 10 four recommendations and directions
to take effect within twCnty-four hours after
the service thereof upon an officer OF each of
sai companies.
Fifth-rhnt in the signal lamps used in
"a id tunnel, the lenses be ground instead of
pressed the present lenses 10 bc replaced
ns soon as practicable. also. that the green
glass in the signal lamps in said tunnel be
replaced with proper tighter shade of green
Hs soon as praCt iCable. also, that all OF these
signal lamps I've supplied, a. soon Hs prac-
ticabe. wi,n circular Nicks instead OF Hat
wicks
That the companies shall notify this board
within three davs after the service hereof
upon an officer OF each OF said companies
when thess recommendations and directions
will he complied With.
The proposed law 10 prevent tho use Of
steam locomotives in the tunnel II entitled
An act in relation To the Fourth avenue
tunnel. New York city, and provides as
follows.
Section The Board 81 Railroad tom-
mi-sioners of this STATE l. hereby empowered.
ia It's discretion. 10 direct that In what =
commonly known H. the Fourth aNeuu"
tunnel New lorS cry. extending from
Ninety-sixth street south, aud the op"r
cut and yard extending to AID into b" Grand
Central station. nov opcrat-d by the New
YORK Central and Hud .on River Railroad
Company aud the \rw York. NeW Haven ana
Hartford Railroad COMPANY. no steam loco
motive -hsu b- operated after dat" 20 -"
rNed 10y raid board SAID board may p"fWr.
fof a limited period the operation Of steam
locomotive tu -tld fuuf q. after iu" dat. -"
fAed go shall appear ~ u n ~ su'h oi'"ta'l"I
j. Temporarily urcr--rtN. psrdtrg 10" '"tn-
IistiOh Of the vprk ana FrT.ug'tu~u'r f'-
CURED for operation Of train b. "thp m" .'"
power p~uding ti" Do "ut .uu'u"r" "i 'i.'.a-
,.nLs IT steam ln'owol.,". u -''d tunnel
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~ which sll steam p,pu"t.'"- fud .f'lh-
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