New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-18
BRIDGE JAMS WORSE.
Local Trains Discontinued on Sun
days and Holidays.

There have been many complaints and consid-
cradle congestion at the Manhattan terminal of
the Brooklyn Bridge since the regular bridge
local trains have been discontinued on Sundays.
The following notice went into effect a fortnight
ago:
Commencing Sunday. January 8, and on Sundays
and holidays until further notice Fulton-st' y ee-
waited trains will be operated through to Park ROW,
Culver and Brighton Beach lines Commencing on
the same date and on Sundays and holidays until
further notice: elevated service between Futon Futon
Ferry and Kings County terminal (Broohyn
Bridge will be discontinued.
Only trains of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company have been run on the bridge on sun
days since January 1. and the discontinuance
OF the bridge local trains has caused consider
able congestion the island platform. at the
Manhattan terminal, Sunday afternoons.
The rear cars on the elevated trains from Man
haitian have been reserved for local passengers.
Train Dispatcher Steuel. in Brooklyn. told a
Tribune reporter last evening that the bridge
local trains at intervals of four minutes.
while the elevated trains ran at intervals of
only three minutes. giving quicker service to
the public. More were operated yesterday
than on the preceding Sunday, and there was
not so much congestion. Since the bridge local
cars had been done away with on Sunday, the
Fulton-st. elevated line had been added to the
Sunday schedule OF through trains.
Mr.. Steuel said he thought. although not
speaking officially for the company. that 1t was
hoped eventually TO run all the elevated trains
across the bridge throughout the week, al
though he afraid that would be impossible
in rush hours. On Sundays and holidays pas
sengers who wished to take Lexington-ave. or
Ridgewood trains could take Fifth-ave or
Bath Beach train and change at Bridge-st. If
they made mistake and got on a F'ulton-st
or Brighton Beach train they could transfer at
Sands-st
Formerly" continued Mr.. Steuel. I'VE oper-
ated Fifth-aVe., Bath Beach and Brighton
Beach trains Sundays and holidays to Park
Row, ana along with them was the local service.
consisting OF four trains Of three cars each at
four minute intervals. Since taking away the
local service have put the Fulton-st. line.
the rear on each train being local, and the
Roadway is three minutes.
THE people that patronized the local service
were Lexington-ave. and Ridgewood people, and
the idea is to get them 10 patronize the Fifth
and Bath Beach lines and transfer at
Bridge-st. This will be a saving the local
service. The accommodation to the public is
good now as ever, and the transit fully as
quick as before There will probably be con-
the people accustomed TO the change. These
experiments are probably made on Sundays and
holidays, affording the best opportunities for
determining whether n through elevated service
can be instituted daily. except in the rush
hours We operating about one-quarter less
for the local service from Manhattan, but
this is made up by the shorter Roadway and
the addition OF the Fulton-st. line The public
is receiving good service as 1t had before on
local trains
Asked whether or not the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company was violating any contract
with the city in reducing the number Of the
cars il was operating, Mr. Steuel said he could
not express any opinion on the subject.