New-York tribune., 1906-11-24
UNDER RIVER IN JULY
MADOO TUBE PROGRESS.
Trains from Manhattan to Hoboke,
Promised for Nert Summer.

The twin tunnel tubes Of the New York &
Jersey Railroad Company. of which William G.
McAdoo is president. extending from Morton
street, Manhattan. to point contiguous 10 the
Lackawanna Railroad station. Hohoken. Will be
in operation by about July l. Mr.. McAdoo's
company is not going TO wait until the extern
siops of the old Morton street tunnel route are
built before running through the tunnel.
About a month ago the contract for furnish
ing the tunnel with electrical equipment was
awarded, and 1t is expected that early next
summer the proposed big power plant OF the
tunnel company. 10 be erected in Washington
street, between Jersey City and Hoboken will
be built. as well three power sub-stations
The principal sub-station In Manhattan will be
at Christopher and Greenwich streets.
The Manhattan end OF the tunnel extends from
Morton street TO Christopher street through
Christopher street TO 9th street and Sixth ave-
.lue At 9th street and Sixth avenue the route
divides into two branches. One branch extends
up Sixth avenue to 33d street. and the other
branch runs through 9th street until it reaches
a point near Fourth avenue, where It turns
in a southeasterly direction so as to make the
easterly terminal at Astor Place and Fourth
avenue. There are to be stations the Sixth
avenue branch at 9th. 14th. 18th, 23d, 2Sth and
83d streets and the Astor Place extension
at Astor Place.
original route was begun some weeks ago. and
is now we'll under way At the present rate of
progress 1t is possible that by July l the Sixth
avenue extension will be built up 14th street
and the Astor Place extension will also be ready
for use In that case trains will be run In July
next through the tunnel from the Astor Place
station and also from the 14th street station to
the Hoboken terminal, which will practically
form a part of the Lackawanna station.
The electrical equipment of the tunnel will
cost about So. .50O0 900. The initial equipment will
be capable of generating 25.0OO horsepower. The
! northbound tube will carry the westbound
traffic while the south tube will convey pas
sengers going east The will be operated
in trains by the multiple unit control system.
similar to that employed IN the subway. Each
car IS TO be equipped with two motors of 100
horsepower capacity each.
At noon on March H. 1904. the shield from the
Jersey end of the north tube touched that Of the
New York end. On September 90. 1905. tho
Jersey and Manhattan ends of the south tube
| were 1oined The work of building the north
! tube was started in 1874, and after cave-in
| near the Jersey shore in which many workmen
were killed the work was abandoned by the
| original tunnel projectors. Then the partly
constructed tube was twice sold in foreclosure.
and AZ the last sale 1t bought by the New
York and Jersey Railroad Company. That COM
| panv gave out the work Of building the tube to
| The Hudson companies. which completed il in Il
| wear and half and the south tube in two
wears The total cost of the tubes will be about
Sl5 OOO. 900 and for the entire work about S35,-
| 600 600 The tubes are 500 feet long, 15i.
. feet in diameter and there is a sidewalk along
| each track for workmen.
AS originally planned. the Morton street tun-
! mel route was to have a big Manhattan ter
| minal station occupying the block bounded by
| 1Otb Hudson, Greenwich and Christopher
| streets That terminal station project was
| abandoned owing to the enlargement OF the
! tunnel route 10 extend 10 Sixth avenue
| ana 32d street at which point there Is to be
| a terminal station covering whole block