Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-06
BIG RAIL way TERMINAL
Plans of Superb Pennsylvania
Station For New York.
CONVENIENCE THE MAIN IDEA

That the Best Possible Service Can
BE Obtained-Compare With Sky
scrapers IL VIII lie Low. but I'm
pressive-GeneraI Waiting Room 10
| he "a Giant.
Plans for the new Pennsylvania rail-
road station in New York city have
been perfected, and a description of
the great building and its surround
lngs has been issued by the company.
Although the station structure when
contrasted with its skyscraper neigh
bors will appear low. its scope and
architecture will make it impressive-a
wide departure from the conventional
railway station, says the New York
Herald.
The exterior construction is to be of
pink Milford granite, similar to the
building stone of the Boston Public Ii
brary, the University club in New
York, the courthouse in Plttsburg and
the Chamber Of Commerce in Cincln-
natl.
The main entrance, according to the
plans, will be in the center of the struc-
ture in Seventh avenue, opposite the
intercepted end of Thirty-second street.
This will be for foot passengers only,
and from the street entrance to the
stairway 10 the main waiting room
there will extend an arcade 225 feet
long and 10 feet wide, fianked by
shops, which will be occupied by MGR
chants whose wares will appeal espe-
cially to the requirements Of travellers.
On either side OF the Seventh avenue
entrance there will also be Il series OF
stores. At the further end Of the ar
cade the restaurant, lunchrooms and
the cafe Will be established, with prop
er kitchens and service connections.
Beyond will be the general waiting
room and the concourse all easy Of ac-
| cess by convenient stairways. Apart
| from the main entrance there are other
convenient entrances for foot passen-
gers from the street level to the gem
eral waiting room and concourse from
| both the streets and the avenues. At
central point in both streets wide
the station span the carriage subway.
The general waiting room, the largest
Of its kind in the world-320 feet long,
10 feet wide and $50 feet highs the
central section of the plan. Adjoining
the general waiting room on the west
are two subsidiary waiting rooms, 5S
by 100 feet, respectively for men and
Ing into retiring rooms, with lavatories
attached.
To the east of the general waiting
room the main baggage room. with 40
feet of frontage for the use of the trans
fer wagons, Is located. covering the full
area occupied by the arcade and res
taurants on the plane above The bag
gage is delivered and taken away
through a special subway thirty feet
wide, extending under and along the
entire length OF Thirty-flrst street and
Seventh and Eighth avenues From
the baggage room trunks are delivered
to the tracks below by motor trucks
and elevators The cab stands will
also occupy this level There will be
maintained an ample service of electric
vehicles of varying capacities to meet
the requirements of travellers.
Parallel TO and connecting with the
main waiting room by wide thorough
fare and west of the subsidiary wait
ing rooms is the concourse, a covered
assembling place over 100 feet wide,
extending the entire width of the sta
ton and under the adjoining streets.
This may be termed the vestibule to
the tracks, as two sets of stairs de-
scend from it 70 each of the train plat
forms on the track level. The con-
course and adjacent areas are open TO
the tracks, forming a courtyard $40
feet wide by 30 feet broad, rooted by
a lofty train shed of iron and glass,
similar In design To the famous train
sheds of the new stations in Frank
fort and Dresden, Germany In addi-
ton TO the entrances To the concourSe
from the waiting room, there are also
direct approaches from Thirty-frst and
Thirty third streets and Eighth avenue
The third level which Is at q depth
below the surface of the street cor
responding To the height of four story
building, Is the track level. When the
two tracks emerge from the tubes un-
der the Hudson and reach the entrance
10 the station yards at Tenth avenue
they begin 10 multiply, and at Ninth
avenue and extending into the station
The total number has grown to twenty
one. There Is also q reduction in the
number of tracks leading out of the
station TO the east TO total Of four
for the main line, two passing under
Thirty-second and two under Thirty
third street, and thence under the East
river 10 the Long Island City yards.
The track surface of the station may
be compared to two unfolded fans join
ed together at the open ends, the han
die of one extending under the Hudson
and that of the other under the East
river. Within the station area, cover
ing twenty-five acres of ground space,
there are sixteen miles of tracks. This
trackage area will afford ample facili-
ties for easy movement of many hun
bred trains a day by electric power