New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-14
l.. /. r. r. IMPROVEMENTS
Brooklyn Manufacturers See Work
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large party OF members Of tho BROOKLYN
League made trip yesterday afternoon over the
portions Of tho Long Island Railroad most affected
ny the recent Improvements So far within the
last two years the railroad company has ex-
pended about Sl5coo 90 In improvements and the
work under way will cctj S23oo.ooo more. The
object Of the expedition OF yesterday TO make
clear 70 OF the Brooklyn manufacturers the
advantages 20 result from the Improvement and
extension OF the service
The party left Fulton street on the Sycamore
The arst visit 10 the Pennsylvania terminal
at Greenve. on the New Jersey coast far below
the Statue OF Liherty. When the New York Con-
meeting Railroad Is completed. TWO years hence.
freight Will pass from Newark to GreenviIe
Tn" Sycamore then crossed 10 the s5th street ter
nlina I'm tho direction which the great steel barges
viii take. only freight will be carried on this
branch OF the railroad. The passengers will go
and Manhattan Four tracks viii be put into use.
having been commenced. At this terminal the
party left the boat and took special train
The yard which Is being constructed here will
have water frontage Of 565 feet and will extend
eighteen hundred freish, cars There viii Win be
PIER six hundred feet long extending into the bay
the ay Ridge nproveI1, which is be6 6@n n, as
Crossing Commission. SO far 6lOcO1 cubic yards OF
and of this material 200 90 wards has been placed
in the Long Island embankment and the rest in
on the way to Long Island City ii was pointed
out that about twenty bridges have been started
carry streets over the tracks. The material In
each will consist Of about 5000 cubic yards OF
concrete and $4,000 pounds 81 steel II is intended
10 have eight new freight Yards along the line of
the road at points convenient for the business men
II is also intended to have a track from the Bay
Ridge yard the Bush docks
AT Long Island City near the tracks several new
factories have been opened since the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad obtained control OF the Long Island Rail-
road and began its improvements. II is expected
by the business men that within few years most
OF the important factories Of the island will be
along the line OF the railroad In what is nov, the
suburban districts. The Jamaica Bay improve ments
will bring of the factories into the subur ba n
districts between Kings and Queens In expecta-
tion OF this the property values said to be
greatly increasing.
The intention OF tho railroad is TO straighten out
many OF the numerous curves and eliminate a great
number OF grade crossings 1t has also under con-
sideration plans for greatly increasing the lines
about the island Many OF these will be operated
BY electricity. So far the company has spent
S. 663. 1862 I'm adding electrical equipment.
From Long Island city the party proceeded 20
Jamaica. Here, when the Connecting Railroad is
finished. passengers will change for BROOKLYN
and Manhattan. However, 1t is proposed also to
run cars from the station at Flatbush and At
lantic avenues The party returned from Valley
Stream 10 the FIatbush avenue terminal on the
electric steel The new station here has been
omen for few weeks. II. with the rest Of the At
lantic avenue Improvement, cost the company about
s. OOOOO0 The city contributed $25cO00 toward the