New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
NEW HAVEN RAILROAD PLANS
ITS ELECTRIC SYSTEM TO STANFORD, CONN, IN
OPERATION.
Ideal Suburban Along Westerly Shore of the SoundOppor
tunites for Realty Buyers

line from Port Morris in The Bronx. to It's main
shore line. Work of laying that stx-track route was
begun some months ago, and the project Is now
well under way. This route is called the Harlem
River branch OF the railroad and is extension
or enlargement Of It's old Harlem River suburban
line. The system is 10 have six tracks, in order
that the railroad will be able to handle an all
through freight and passenger line between the
New England and Southern states Two OF the
tracks are to ba used by fast freight trains, two
by electric suburban trains and two by through
passenger Grains The link connecting the Port
Morris station with Long Island. so that this
scheme can be carried out Is the bridge known
as the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge,
which is nearly completed The track for through
passenger trains will be used jointly by the Penn
sylvania and by the New Haven Railroad
BIG BRIDGE UNDERTAKING
Owing to the building of the New York Con
Meeting Railroad bridge, all the towns along the
suburban electric lines Of the New Haven Railroad
will be Joined TO the principal theatre and retail
shopping district of this city. At 33d street ana
Seventh avenue the Pennsylvania is erecting
union terminal station for the use Of the Long
Island Railroad electric system and for its own
through electric service. II Is generally thought
that the New Haven Will also have the right OF
entry to this station. both for through and for
local service If it obtains this right OF entry TO
the 3Sd street union terminal station, 1t will
have need to erect big terminal station on
Manhattan Island for its exclusive use.
The New Haven has also got control OF the
franchises which permit OF the construction of an
electric line from Port Morris to White Plains
The route Of that line will be through the West
Farms section and thence through the lower
Harlem Valley district of Westchester. The line
is being built and therefore in the near future
White Plains and many OF the towns just south
of it along the Harlem division OF the New York
Central will have two great electric routes con-
Meeting them with Manhattan Island.
THE SUBURBAN TOWNS.
Some Of the towns IN the electric zone OF the New
Haven Railroad and the distance they are from
this ctv are as follows: Mount Vernon. 1875 miles;
Pelham, Is; New Rochelle 165; Larchmont Manor.
1S.S: Mamaroneck. 20.3; Harrison. 223; Rye, "a;
Port Chester. 25.S; Greenwich. 2s-2; Cos Cob. 3d.
Riverside, 3O.2; Sound Beach, 316, and Stamford.
361.
some Of the towns along the Harlem Branch
of the New Haven Railroad are Cazanova. Hunts
Point West Farms, Van Nest, West Chester, Bay
Chester, Barlow, Pelham Manor Woodside and
New Rochelle.
The electric projects OF the New York Central
and the New Haven railroads are creating two
great terminal centres IN The Bronx. At Mott
Haven. on the line of the New York Central, a
big station for local and through trains is likely
10 be built within a few years. and at Port Nor
ris the plans OF the New Haven call for a station
which will provide facilities for handling the SER
vice on its six-track route which viii extend along
the Sound. and It's suburban electric route, run
ming uortheasterly to White Plains.
DISTRICTS GROWING RAPIDLY.
The suburban zone traversed by the New Haven
Railroad IS growing rapidly II ls building up
quickly. because It has many natural charms and
many others which the creation Of persons
whose aims seemed be to preserve and TO
off the natural attractiveness Of the districts
in entice the city resident TO be
come an occupant of a home within this sub
urban field From real estate point oS view,
Stamford, Greenwich, Port Chester Rye. Ma
maroneck and New Rochelle ideal suburban