New-York tribune., 1908-02-24

view 20 making changes to improve the service has
made the following recommendations;
First-That every car used in regular passen;
with TWO additional Side doors. located near the
ends recommend 5hs & car ce IoP ts t eacb end
Of the car viii greatly reduce the present stalon
VIII remove the present uncomfortable confiGt
a the car doors 90 TIE present cars tt;1- ian "e
from their structural strength OF materially al Al
result in Increased carrying capacity due TO the
changes viii abundanty Justify ne investinen
doors that viii not materially increase the pres
ent trouble due 10 curved platforms 80 ,.,u
seccndIThat ali cars he provided with either
pneumatic or other means for quickly opening
viii suromatacaliy indicate 10 the notorTnan when
ThirdIThst all new cars be Of metal and pro-
Tided with seats more economically arIahe,eu, r,, 49,
Fourth-That when the cars or the oouple -, 80
door type are put into service system OF plat
fern ratings he provided 10 direct the passeh-
gers.
Z, his reDort which is supplemental 10 his pre-
Iir1inary subway report of November 26, MI Arnold
discusses the service furnished in the subway ne
SAYS that since the opening Of the tunnel 10 me
BROOKLYN Borough Hall a schedule calling Tor forty
..uress trzins an hour between 9th street and the
Brooklyn Bridge has been adopted for the rusA
hour periods. in order 10 provide the Brooklyn eA
tension with twenty trains an hour. corresponding
20 three-minUte headway
The DELAYS Of the trains at the station pat
FORMS says Mr. Arnold have seriously inter
<ered with the carrying out Of the improved sched
ule."
He shows how tie rush get on and of reduces
the speedy operation Of the trains, which means
thai as soon as the demand for seats Increases De
1ond certain limit the supply Of seats begins TO
decrease. IN speaking Of the service. he does :"
IN terms OF number Of seats that pass station IN
a given time
The loading and unloading Of passengers through
Tie same end doors. Mr. Arnold observes, is the
chief cause for the inefficient operation during the
rush period. Al such times, he ngures an express
1T1in has remain at a station platform Tor an
average Of fftv-five seconds. He shows that much
OF the congestion and delay Is due TO what he
calls the excessive use Of the transfer privileges
a. express stations. but after discussing ways "i
curtailinE transferring. argues that ihese pfiHi-
1eges having been established once. cannot oe
withdrawn. The only remedy tlerelolf' Ile says
lis 10 change The cars
Nr Arnold saws that the most economical and
efficient as well as quickest way 10 PROVIDE ca
pacity Of forty trains hour in the subway Is 20
srerlro1e TIE signal system. recommended IN d
former report and alter the present cars sum
GENTLY 10 limit the platform waits to . maximum
of thirty-fve seconds. To do this the loading ana
unloading must be carried on at the same une'
which means additional doors. A s37oessfu car
for the present subway should possess as many
as possible Of the following requirements It Is
SID:
! Separate entrances and exits; :, -.7-
? 4 space which can be cleared 50 as to ne reaoy
quickly receive the passengers boardi9g = car.
Standing room space contiguous 70 the exits.
Fxit and entrance doors sufficiently removed
from each other 10 allow the stopping con
DoorS - ESocate5 50 as to mnirnize the danger
from open spaces 81 curve platforms.
There follows a detailed discussion Of five types
Of cars and the possible variations of each as re-
garas arrangements and form OF seats After taking
into consideration the traffic conditions in the sub
way and the design of the stations and cars now
in use Mr. Arnold recommends car with an
additional side door each end Of each side Of
the car. The present subway car. he says, can be
transformed in this manner. without weakening il
o. adding 10 its weight. at an expense Of about
gopO for each steel car and about $3.50 for each
composite car. The present car equipment con
sists of $50 all metal cars ana 500 composite cars.
IN which some wood Is used Discussing the trans
formation Of The cars according 10 the design he
suggests ana the advantages such transformed cars
would possess. the report says
The additional doors can be added without dis
tEr0nG 1e present seating fi1IselleI mem % 4I t 9
PRODUCTION Of these doors Hill make il necessary
GRAFTON OF the cars in actual service viii make
il possible to pass 50 many more cars ihrough
car viii be more than Offset by the ADDITIONAL
seats in The added cars ana the extra standing
r6om 50 convenient 10 the separate exit. is a
feature which viii decrease the station waits
doors can he used for exits and the present end
doors for entrances. thus providing al once the
means OF carving on me process OF ut'5 ~, ,-ag
and loading simultaneously ana without me pres
This car provides a separate space for leaving
passengers 10 collect around the exit doors with
out blocking the space Hh1ch should be proNl1to
for the passengers entering the car. The result
viii lie that Passengers viii move IN and out
mucl more quickly than al present an9 In. the
Nln1oVeneH1 Of passengers into the car VII IaclI4-
ltsJe tie movement of passenges oqt of tite car
platforms clear OF standing passengers. particularly
a. the tl1le OF approaching a station wheFe con
the present cars It is impossible t0 keep the plat
-n-r hoy are pei
the next station. With a clear platform there
should lie none OF The discomfort now experienced
IN boarding crowded car; the passengers viii
pass rapidly int5 The empty car ves5ibCe, and can
move Al once INFO tne space Nlllch mas Deen Va
Gated by the leaving passengeTs. -.... ,,,.
maintaining circulation. this circulation Is not
obtained al the expense Of comfort 10 the through
tv-o enis u the csr and il is therefore not ueces-
80, Ter Messenger boarding a train az one sta
ZION and getting Of another 10 pass through
half the length OF the car. with the attendant dis
con7fort 70 both himself and 70 all Of the other
trance doors ere directly under the eye Of the
guard who is thus in position 70 accentuate the
Circulation a-d taeretoTs tbs rapq:tZ OF hangn9g
r. advance Of Tho entrance door which can easily
b done by either mechanical or pneumatic means.
This type of car. aIr- Arnold SAYS lends itself
the introductiou II platform rainss 50 that laod-
snz points can Zoe provided for the Broadway pas
sengers separate from tho LenoX avenue passengers
spG separa1e from he unloading points
FOR the present subway. SAYS Mr.. Arnold, this
car seems fo re 20 possess more advantages and
fewer C1sa6ra rtaEes. both from the standpoint of
1he public aud the operating company. than any
other type. and SIS Use Wi increase tle capacity Of
the su37~a- sufficiently - fully Justify the ex-
pense ol altering the pre~eut cars into Of this
tyre"
Discussing vaar NAV be accomplished future
subz-ays he recommends that wider car should
be considered which would furnish more seats and
permit Of more ravid operation FIe objects the
curved platform bUt suggests that. if cannot be
avoided in future sibgsavs should be SO con
structed as TO extend under the car. otvistng the
use Of sliding Platforms.