New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14

Never have New Workers seen such an example
OF the tremendous growth OF this city, OF the way
its huge enterprises of yesterday are dwarfed py
the vaster undertakings of to-day. as is furnished
by the reconstruction OF the Grand Central stauoh
Seven years ago the present terminal OF the rev
York Central and the New Haven systems al azu
street was completed at a cost OF $4,000 1t was
regarded a magnificent monument 10 the CUM
rnerciaI greatness OF the metropolis, adequate ior
its needs for many decades Engineers rahAeo ~
among the best equipped railroad stations OF tile
world And yet. after only seven years use inns
great structure must be torn down TO maze way
tos one of far vaster proportions Never III '40
history OF the city has its growth MADE heeess"iS
the sacrifice OF building so large or so cosby
/. contrast hetween the new Grand Central stauon
- -, vorl-,s 6rst uptown" railroad terminal
f,rnishes still another illustration OF the expansion
OF ths metropolis. In lSs0 the New hoFk q go Ism
Railroads station WAS completed on tiie 81 60.
a,pIch Westson souare Garden now stands situat-
81 IN Fourth avenue, at 10Th street il vs. ~ ~
.ou,skrts' OF the city. But ii had been constr
80 . ,saur IA the growth of the city. and its ca
naoity caused New Workers TO swe! ouI WIN d
VAST amount OF civic pride They tolo
people with much satisfaction, that e!sAl tiIo s
nertons came in and went out OF II every da!'
Tsttle did they realize that the city would ever haN
a railroad terminal such as the new Hts1u tndTed
viii be- planned 10 accommoaate TWO NUM- INV
thousand travellers daily. There were lH 9etS
trains each way day out and IN, at me ON
sfreet station When the rev Grand Central sUa'loh
IS completed II Fl be able 10 provide trackase lo
a thousand. Al tie present time lheIe a.
nal a traffic ten times greater Tran thaI u LAG
old 26th street station so.,.
times The ste Of the Harlem Ralroaos teIIII- I
eoUsred one and oue-half acres. The new OieAi4t1
1ertraI's suburban terminal Will nave an al "
twentv-tYo acres. its express level u'FtE-i"'ie
scres a total of siNty-one acres ,,,, -.
In tho progress Of engineering the reoulIoIhe %
this great railroad terminal Will also marx q He
..a According to the testimony OF eApeE's' az
such task was attempted as that OF "a .is "
~lrc
ton OF the regular passenger Trains, - az "a oGo
with the multitude of cars used 10 handle oo'V'o
r,eonle A day, there has been most OF steei"
ehoSels and work trains. And when they nave
finished their colossal task they VIII have aug up
and cayted away 10000 cIoc ysros b % co,s+rnn
non OF The terminal 1890 of steel ana 10000
cubic yards OF concrete
When completed the entire expense OF the con-
s%r4,cefor end equipment Of the terminal Is esti-
mated AZ SIS 90 90, one-half the annual earn
Ings Of the entire New York Central system:
With thirty express and suburban tracks II VIII
he able TO accommodate four times the trafhc that
now pours through il It Will have twelve miles OF
tracks its yards Thirty-ve electric locomotives
each 2.200 horsepower and weighing 100 tons, viii
haul the through trains in and out one hun
ored and twenty-five motor cars, each or 400
horsepower and weighing 81 TONS VIII be
used 70 operate the suburban service The storage
room can accommodate ll69 cars 52S more than
81 the present time in the 42d street and Mott
Haven stations combined.
The terminal will have frontage OF 800 feet
q go street, 625 feet 18th street ESQ
derbilt avenue. and 400 feet in Lexington avenue.
three arches each 50 feet IN height, the centre
being sur.noupted by a massive clock and a group
Of statuary typifying the progress OF railroad
portston-
The outbound traveller will enter the station hy
one OF these Arches and set foot In the ticket