New-York tribune., 1905-01-21
IL" SERVICE NOT REDUCED
TRIBUNE INVESTIGATES
Fe1ger Trains, but This Is Made Up
by an additional Car Each.

Complaints have been many since the opening
Of the subway that the train service on the ele-
waited roads was being decreased-that fewer
trains run. making longer waits for the
passengers. This accounted, in great part. said
those with grievance against the road for the
fact that the opening of the subway had brought
relief 10 the congestion on the elevated lines.
SO many of these complaints have been made to
The Tribune recently that an investigation was
made by it to ascertain how mertted was this
censure
In the rush hours between 4:3O and D.
yesterday five and six trains were run over
the 6th-ave. line from .Rector-st. and South
Ferry at approximately two minute intervals.
In addition 10 these. there the special SER
vice from Franklin-st.. seven-car trains. run
ming about once every five minutes. Trains on
the 9th-ave. line were quite as numerous, while
on the 3d-ave. line trains were run up and
down at from a minute to a minute and halfs
headway
From 4:45 to 5:15 p. m. fourteen trains north
bound passed the Park Place station. approx
mately one train every two minutes Six OF
them were 5Sth-st. trains; the others. six-car
trains. went to Harlem Between the eleventh
and twelfth there was delay of five minutes.
but Immediately following the twelfth train
came two others close together
From 524 TO 5:53 nineteen trains nOrthbound
passed 14th-st the 6th-ave. line. Every one
was crowded and when each left 14th-st the
aisles were filled with people standing OF
these trains five were from Frankn-st. with
seven cars each. In the same time. thirteen
trains stopped at 14th-st., southbound. and
seven trains of the Frankln-st service went
down. not stopping at the station
From TO $50 twenty UP trains stopped at
the 14th-st station Of the 3d-ave- elevated. all
seven-car trains. and loaded to the doors. In
the same time there were fifteen trains down. all
well filed.
From these observations 1t would seem ap-
narent that the statement of the management
that no reduction has been made is borne out
The Interborough officials do not deny that a
few trains have been taken from the schedule.
but SO few they say. as 90 be unnOticeable,
u,hfIe a marked benefit to the service has re-
suited since the tendency 10 consestlon Is not
SO great and more speed can be made
frank Hedley, general manager for the In
+Arhorough declared yesterday that the service
ON the elevated lines had not been cut because
of the use of the subway and was not likely 70
- In fact there were more cars running now.
he said than there were year ago. Then there
we're only six-car trains; now there are a very
few less trains but almost all are made up OF
Dacitv and allowing better railroad service. He
had heard many complaints. as had all the other
officials, but believed that they came from iso-
lated cases where some personal experience had
biassed the persons Judgment. a delay at some
time dwarhng the long periods of good service:
The subway had taken so few, comparatively,
from the number Of travellers the elevated
lines said another official OF the company. that
n would not be possible 10 lessen the service.
If anv time came when it would De 20 the roads
advantage to do so. there would be no hesitancy
in taking OFF the trains. but that time had not
come when, during the rush hours. the crush
existed as at present. The service given IN the
middle OF the day was almost too generous now.
The local train service IN the subway was prac-
tcally an eleemOsynary institution. he declared
buf NTr Belmont insisted
even though they We're not half hlled, TO give
the 'cantanker0us public no opportunity to
say that the rush hour crush was because the
company too mean TO run enough trains TO
handle II.