New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

r-s-,.+o,1.r ana Greenwich streets where connec-
tdon IA made with the Ninth Avenue Elevated hne'
NJ Chrtstopher street and Sixth avenue, where con-
nsotton In rnsds with the Sixth Avenue Elevated.
and in sixth avenue at 9Th. 14th. 18th and 23d
streets Other stations Will be at 2sth 35d. Ssth
Fifth avenue and 42d. and then another great ter
rainal station at Park avenue and 42d street ~nere
connection will be made not only with the Ne"
York Central and New Haven railroads. but with
the steinway tunnel which extends between that
point and Long Island, and also With the present
subway.
Everything possible has been done by M NC
Ldoo and his associates for the convenience OF the
travelling public Five and eight car trains, cleo
tricaIly propelled. are run through the uptown tun-
nels and similar trains will be operated, beginning
Tomorrow, from the Church street terminal The
running time OF trains between Church street and
the Pennsylvania station viii be three minutes the
time from zsd street 70 Hotoker s about ten min
Utes
ALL CARS BUILT ENTIRELY OF STEEL
The cars are made entirely Of steel absolutely
hreproof. and are constructed upon plan differing
materially from any others used in the Metro
politan district They have large sliding side doors
in the middle. well as at either end The sta
ton platforms arranged that passengers
may enter and leave the at the same time
those leaving go out at one side and those enter
ing the in on the opposite side This
does away with the congestion and crowding ex-
perienced at terminal stations other metro
politan railroads All station platforms through
out the system built on tangent or straight
line. that there is no dangerous space between
the cars and the platform. such as IS the case
where stations built on a curve
The doors Of the cars operated by compressed
air and no signal bells used. When the las-
door the train is securely closed the uotorulan
receives an electric fash signal and
The automatic adjustment ts such that the signal
TO start cannot be given long any door IN the
train remains open the fraction Of an inch. The
cars are brilliantly lighted. They have only side
seats and are equipped. with steel rods set YER
ticaly at frequent intervals. Those rods aid pas
seneers TO steady themselves when the cars are
crowded
PLANNED FOR FUTURE NEEDS.
Throughout the system. which comprises about
twenty miles OF under river and under ground raFl
road. the stations designed with q view 70
comfort permanency and beautr. They made
large enough not merely 10 accommodate the
metropolitan traffic Of to-day. but 10 meet the
needs OF travel by subsurface routes the decades
10 come Every part Of each station Is constructed
either OF concrete metal. that like the cars
and the tunnels. there is possibility OF fire
To the person who descends into the tunnel for
the first time the architecture OF the station is one
Of the most striking features Of the experience.
On all sides are the vaulted arches with the odd
effects OF light and shadow produced by the glow
OF incandescent globes As one looks from the
platform into the brilliantly lighted tubes far out
under the river they seem TO dwindIe IN size until
they appear to be no larger than the point Of
polished needle A breath OF cool air moves gently
through the station. and overhead, I'D in tha
groined arches, there is always the same mellow
GLOW. suggestive OF twilight 1t is never dav ana
never night IN these tunnel stations and no matter
how gloomy or tenpestuous above 1t is always
restful and pleasant there
Al the Cortlandt street terminal station the
largest station OF its kind IN the world fl Will bA
possible for the hurried traveller to purchase IN
the various booths which line sides Of the sta
uon there amost anything in the way OF the ordt-
nary necessities of life There will even be u1eat
market and a moving picturs show to entertain
the waiting traveller
The train schedules OF the Erie and tha Parr,rr
Vania railroads will date from that point As IN
other great terminal stations. the arrival and de-.
parturs or trains will be announced