The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-06
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tral tons car q no So whit, 30 Nsw
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A. sia s~cttons trailing ms another Thu
Nsw Nork Central Alons hal tortv-two
special trans pat On - r-lisv~ Oh. strain
m tho regulars The specials YER.
run h-'W-en h-rc ant Buffalo anil they
<Ath-r~t az local franc a. ave time
for Tho r~Eular TRAINS Tho officials .lii
last nigh' THAI th- sch.ms worked 80
~-ll tina, IN" bix Al-rs from the West
at In about ~ time although M. rrasi
Wa- crowded
rhs rIsh period began or Friday night
AMI Stll last ali ~ this week But th.
railruad men plan ahead or they would -
swamp~d. People move about the same
way every year. although in Increasing
numbers. 80 the trafiir managers know
pretty well Wha; 20 do TO look ont for the
increased business THIS period will he
a racord breaker Tor the number % pas
s~nx-r- and trains and up at the LsXinE-
ton avenue terminal they we're rather
proud Of themselves because they had
been able 20 do 80 well white tearing down
the old station and building up the new
one
Ons % the biggest problems for the
de-patChers will come this morning be-
tween and 10 O'Clock In that time
% the terminal. an average Of more than
a train a minute. Also the record break
ing train IL coming IN from the Adj
rondacks and the thousand Islands
The first section - due at - 4 NJ and
there will D. fourteen sections alto
gether. fourteen cars to a section. with
total ~ .5OO passengers
The New York Central has never
handled quite such a monster train a. 'hls
IL ~. IT.
was run IA thirteen sect tons and carried
aDout 900 passenger A. Measure
of the growth Of trafiic from the AdIron-
dacks and the hill country. the railroad
people have been adding section every
year for several years.
There will be something like $50 trains
IN and out Of the terminal to- morrow
eU2 regular trains. the rest specials % one
kInd or another
There mas been so far less congestion
81 baggage than ever before The prtn-
cipal reason - that IN the rev Lexington
aysuu" terminal Baggagemaster II c.
Wood has abput twice the floor space
he had IN tho old station Formerly
home~omer- who had lost their baggag"
cheeks or who were called upon 10y bag.
gage men who Couldnt find the pieces
had to search among piles u trunks
that ran from hOor To- C-Ihng Last
night Mr. Wood had upward 81 1000
pieces of haggage neatly arranged IN
small piles every pile designated by a
hgure which correspondent 10 the last
figure on the Passenger baggage check
There was no more 81 the heller skeIter
hunting around The Passenger gave
the final hgrIr" of tho Ch""k number
The baggage man waik"d straight 20
the pile ~ trunks stacked under the mum
Ter. and picking out the desired trunk was
a matter q minute
To keep the decks cleared tho Central
and New Haven roads sent out special !
baggage trains. trains that carried moth /
ing but haRgaRe cars. - places wher"
the movement was heaviest The New F.
Haven road sent 10 Boston az midnight I
last NJ Rht a special baggage train 81
fifteen ca-s The NeW York Central sent
several such trans up ia" main line -
Albany. Rochester and Buffalo
While all the extra baggage was Icing /
handled Mr. Woods force had - keep |
room cleared for the nIted States mail |
handlers and the express agents Mail !
was shooting IN 10y the ton and the express |
business had bDDmed up 10 heavy figures !
within a few days
The outgoing movement surprised the |
officials 10y - extent They said that I
more people -eetned 20 be- leaving the /
city AZ the tim" thar yacatIoners were |
returning than ever before As a sample |
81 the weight ~ thus traffic the II clock |
train - BpstOn last night ran IN SIX sec |
tons and the midnight train had six /
sections
The Pennaylvania handled an enor- /
mously increased business The Lack
awanna had extra trans hringing folk +.
home from the Pocono region and further /
west The I,"high Valley ran specials /
from and 20 Ge'tyHbIIrg Nashing 'pn .
Niagara Falls and vacatiun places along
tn" lin"
>TRtLIiN TIfLTSTS WIN.