New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
railroad schemes would indicate that this plan will
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 be 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 upbuildins
Of the place along lines which appeal most to ex-
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 work to transform.
or rather enlarge, the suburban electric zones Of
the westerly end Of the island. It adopted the
thrd-rail- system in preference 10 the over
head trolley The Atlantic avenue project
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
over elevated structures At the Flatbush avenue
station all the tracks are many feet below the
curb line. and therefore all trains entering or
leaving the station run through subway. This
subway is Joined by number of passageways to
the Flatbush 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 q fve-cent fare and there connect with
Long Island trains 20 places within the subur-
ban districts Of Long Island without having to
wait in the FIatbush avenue station 2 long while
for outbound suburban trains. Jamaica is indeed
NOW TWENTY-FIVE minutes from the city Hail.
Manhattan Not only is il possible reach that
mara from the lower business districts of Man
haitian Island during the busy hours of the day,
but also quickly and comfortably al late hours in
the evening
ENLARGING THIRD RAIL SYSTEM
Electric trains are now operated the Long
Island Railroad on the Atlantic avenue division
q, -he Rockaway Beach route the Far Rockaway
division and on the Garden City and Hampstead
line The next division which is be electrified
ts 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 Bayside Douglaston, Little Neck, Great
Neck and Nanhasset. According 70 an expert in
railroad building. the running time Of trains.
when the electrifcation plans Of the Long Island
Railroad and the tunnels Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad are completed, between the following
uoiuts In Manhattan will he follows:
From the new station at Jamaica. which is g
distance Of twelve miles TO New York. IS minutes.
From the new station at Jamaica 70 Wall street.
bv way Of Flatbush avenue subway, q minutes
From Mineola, a distance Of twenty miles TO
Herald Square in ~ minutes. and the Wall
street section in 3s minutes
From Hampstead. distance Of 23 miles to
Herald Square, "a minutes, and TO Wall street in
~ minutes.
From Port Washington. distance OF 1872 miles
10 Herald Square, in 20 minutes.
From Great Neck distance of Is miles 70 Her
aid Square in 25 minutes.
From Flushing. distance Of 81 miles. in Is
minutes.