New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
railroad schemes would indicate that this plan vii
be in effect many months before the date set.
FUTURE OF JAMAICA BRIGHT

railroad schemes would indicate that this plan will
be in effect many months before the date set
FUTURE OF JAMAICA BRIGHT
Owing TO the fact that the easterly terminal Of
the tunnel routes will he ar Jamaica, the realty
charms of that town have attracted unusual at
tention, and concerted efforts have been made to
lay well the foundation for the future upbudng
Of the place along lines which appeal most to
perts of many years experience in the transfer
nation Of strong business and residential CEN
tres into of great magnitude. A little while
before the tunnel plans were made public the
Long Island Railroad set to work to transform,
rather enlarge, the suburban electric zones of
the westerly end of the island. It adopted the
third-rail. system in preference TO the over
head trolley. The Atlantic avenue project was
the first big undertaking Of this kind. For many
miles the tracks along Atlantic avenue were de-
pressed and here and there the line built
elevated structures At the Flatbush avenue
station all the tracks many feet below the
curb line. and therefore all trains entering
leaving the station through subway. This
subway is Joined by q number of passageways to
the Flatbush avenue extension of the Broadway
spur of the Manhattan subway route II is now
possible to travel from the Bronx Park to the
Flatbush avenue station of the Long Island Rail
road for a 1ve-cent fare and there connect with
Long Island trains to places within the subur-
ban districts of Long Island without having to
wait in the Flstbush avenue station long while
for outbound suburban trains Jamaica is indeed
rouy minutes from the City Hall.
Manhattan Not only is IL possible to reach that
o1.ce from the lower business districts of Man
haitian Island during the busy hours of the day.
brt also quickly and comfortably at late hours in
the evening.
ENLARGING THIRD RAIL SYSTEM
Electric trains are operated on the Long
Island Railroad on the Atlantic avenue division
on the Rockaway Beach route the Far Rockaway
division and on the Garden City and Hampstead
line The next division which is to he electrified
is the North Side which extends from Long ISL
and city to Port Washington, distance Of eigh-
teen miles Along this division are the beautiful
towns Of Flushing, Elmhurst. Corona, Auburn
dale Rayside Douglaston Little Neck, Great
Neck and Nanhasset. According TO an expert in
railroad building, the running time of trains
when the eIectriication plans of the Long Island
Railroad and the tunnels Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad are completed. between the following
roints in Manhattan will be follows:
From the new station at Jamaica, which is q
distance of twelve miles TO New York, IS minutes
From, the new station at Jamaica 70 Wall street.
nv way Of Flatbush avenue subway, q minutes.
From Mineola a distance of twenty miles to
Herald Square in ~ minutes and TO the Wall
street section in 38 minutes.
From Hampstead. distance Of 23 miles to
40 minutes.
From Port Washington. distance Of 1872 miles
TO Herald Square, in 20 minutes
From Great Neck. distance Of 1b miles to Her
sld Square in 25 minutes
From Flushing. a distance OF 81 miles. in 16
minutes.