New-York tribune., 1906-11-16
NO RELIEF YET ON b. II. T..
Increased Rush Hour Schedule Put
Back for a Fec Weeks.

Owing to the somewhat chaotic condition of a
part of the right of way on the Brighton Beach
line Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
between Church avenue and Fiske Terrace. il
was impossible to put into effect yesterday the
increased rush hour schedule announced. At
the offices of the company it was said, however.
that single track would be depressed and
ready for use by November 26 and at that time
the increased service will go into effect
Eight additional trains will be put on the
morning rush hour schedule and eight on the
evening rush hour schedule. giving a headway
at Park Place of five minutes.
The improvements that being made in the
Brighton Beach line have made it hard to give
a good service A single track. switching from
one side OF the right of way to the other, has
been all the company has had between Church
avenue and Fiske Terrace for some time. On
November 26 one straight track between those
points will be completed. that trains can be
run through at a reasonable rate of speed. The
morning rush hour trains will be operated in
this way: Two trains will be run up together
from Coney Island to Ffske Terrace. At that
point one train will be TIN ough as
press, without stop TO Park Place after which
1t will make all of the usual Brighton Beach
train stops to the bridge. The second train will
start from Fiske Terrace Immediately after the
first making all the stops and reaching Park
Place five minutes later than the first section
For the evening rush hour Brighton Beach
trains will be run alternately from the bridge
terminal and from Fulton Ferry. The latter
trains will be run out just ahead of the bridge
terminal trains. the schedule of the Fulton
street trains being arranged that the Brighton
Reach trains will have a clear track for fast
run. The bridge terminal trains will not stop
until they reach Dean street.
There will be no change in the Brighton ser
vice at other times Of the day until two OF the
depressed tracks ready all the way to Coney
Island, which will be about June l. The entire
Improvement which will include four tracks.
Will be done. the contractors say, by the end OF
the summer. At that time a comprehensive eX
press service will be arranged.
At the present time the Brighton Beach trains
below Fiske Terrace running the tracks
of the Long Island Railroad, that the contraC-
tors may have free access to the entire Brighton
Beach right of way. The Brighton Beach
trains frequently held up and the schedule
disarranged by Long Island trains. In the
future two four-car trains will be held
hour. that if the regular trains are held up
the schedule.
bridge during the rush hours the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company will be able to handle six
thousand more people than under the old
rangement. which included only fourteen four
car trains. This latter service was improved
time ago. when eighteen fOur-car trains
placed on the schedule. Recently some of
the old rolling stock Of the bridge equipment
was repaired in the b. r. I. shops. and every
car has been placed in service This means
that eighteen five-Car trains being operated
in the rush hours. The ordinary elevated cars
of the company cannot be operated these
trains because of the lack of broad platforms
and side doors for rapid loading and unload
ing.