New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
NORTHERN VIEW OF NEW YORK

NORTHERN VIEW OF NEW YUM u
the road. Sometimes it has been blamed for not
running all night service of trains within its
suburban routes, and other times it has been
asked change its schedule of trains meet the
needs Of a few individuals The public seldom
knows OF the trying efforts constantly made by
heads OF the various departments of the railroad
the approval rather than the disapprova
of those who patronize its lines. The public also
little that of its late trains from Long
Island City TO towns within the suburban area
added to the schedule OF trains at the request
OF small number of persons who are kept IN
Manhattan late owing the character of their
work. and who prefer to live the island than
anywhere else. Those trains are operated at q loss
by the railroad yet il has complaint TO make
because OF that fact, il is trying TO accommo-
date or rather shape its train schedule to the needs
of all its commuters. and it is willing 70 take up
this experimental work in order to determine TO
the satisfaction OF the public whether not it can
be brought up a paying basis.
Hundreds OF persons living. too in the remotest
part OF the island have urged the railroad TO eN-
tend its plans for eectrifying its various lines, so
that the entire traCkage of the railroad viii be
operated as far the passenger service is con
cerned by electric power. Most OF those persons
have words or praise for the great work done
by the railroad changing the motor power Of its
trains in the suburban from steam To cleo
trcity and such thing cost Of operation should
not be an obstacle in their efforts 10 have the
entire island brought Immediately into the electric
zone OF the greater city
The plans Of the Pennsylvania and Long Island
railroads provide for the creation Of great pas
senger terminal Flatbush avenue. Brooklyn, for
the use of Long Island and Pennsylvania trains
What effect Will TINS terminal have upon the
growth of Brooklyn greater residential ana
business zone Of the greater city, Is "a question
often asked bv many leading real estate men and
other persons who have the interests Of ti'e Dor
ough at heart.
THE PROJECTS OF TIE RAILROADS
Tie scheme OF the railroads is to connect the
Borough of Brooklyn. as well IS the Borough o.:
Queens with through lines Of travel 4" the New
England states well 90 ali the other states
bordering along the Atlantic seacoast and also 10
furnish those boroushs with direct through line
of travel to the Western states. The Pennsylvania
tubes under the rivers VIII be ready FOR the run
ming Of trains in q few months. and if all he con
Meeting links in this rapid transit project were
completed al that time IL would then be possible
TO start the operation Of trains over this entire
system.
By the new year all OF the most important links
in this important rapid transit network Of greater
land routes and miles of river tubes viii be open
and then the Pennsylvania Railroad will run its
first intercity trains from Flatbush avenue, Brook
1vn through the Atlantic subway and via
duct 10 East New York. and then northerly over
the Glendale cut and the main line between Glen
dale and Long Island city TO Long Island city. and
from Long Island city by the river tubes to Man
haitian Island and TO Jersey city.
II has not vet been definitely settled when the
FIRST through train from FIatbush avenue. Brook
I,n. over the Pennsylvania system vii be started
That system will likely be In operation some time
in 1910 for rapid work is being done on the build
ing of the New York connecting railway bridge and
annrosches which is the link which makes possi-
hIa the running Of such through service. In the
near future person will be able to board train
for Boston or other points in New England from
the FTatbush avenue station. Brooklyn.
In this through train service plan between Brook
1,n and the New England States. the New Haven
Railroad also figures for on reaching Port Morris
in The Bronx the trains Will run over the Harlem
River branch Of the New Haven Railroad, and
tbenc. over the shore line and certain other routes
NJ the same railroad to New England towns. ON
New Years according 20 the estimates of officials
of the Long Island Railroad, the Long Island Will
bave speut S20e0C0O for changing the motor power
of it's trains in it's suburban regions from steam
70 electricity and when it has completed its rapid
transt pIan the total will be about s3500o0oO
The local and suburban service on Long Island
Will be taken care Of by the Long Island Rail
road and the through service by the Pennsylvania
Railroad
The Long Island Railroad has in operation now
large part Of this electric system. From Flat
bush avenue station, Brooklyn. electric trains are
operated to Manhattan Beach, to the Rockaways.
Ia Valley Stream and to Hampstead. and next year
trains will be- run from Long Island City over all
these divisions II is the plan of the railroad to
have completed next year the electrhcation OF lts
North side division from Long Island City to Port
Washington, and a terminal OF a branch of that
route 10 Whitestone Landing Then the railroad
will Ia Ike up the work of changing the motor power
Of trains from Valley Stream to Long Beach and
from Valley Stream 10 Freeport
Eventually the Montauk Division will be eectri-
fed as far as Babylon, and some railroad experts
think that within years almost the entire
trackage of the railroad will. as regards passen-
ger trains, operated by electricity.
Not only does this rapid transit plan provide for
tho exneuditure Of millions of dollars for a better
ma ssenger service bat Il will provide for quicker
movement of freight tho island. especially with
in the boroughs OF Brooklyn and of Queens At
c.rceuve \. J.. the through freight trains OF the
p.nus,,lya MIA will be shuuted big lighters
md carried over the East River Bay Ridge. and
fr,, that point over the freight route of the Penn
svI,,ania Railroad and the Long Island Railroad
sten, 10 their destination If the freight is bound
g., western or Southern states to points consid-
erabIv north Of Manhattan Island the will
,a ma de M into trains at the Bay Ridge terminal
- rd Mill ,1ln over the Brooklyn freight line of the
T,,,,s,-l,.ania Railroad csnd thence the Con
rectin, Railway Bridge to the New Haven freight
lines and over that railroad system VIII be con-
,.eyed to their destination. Near Jamaica the
I onu island Railroad is building large freight
terminal FOR the use its entire service both local
aud through and this freight stem Nill nave the
adNantaEe OF the links formed % thc New York