New-York tribune., 1910-04-03
tUork on LII. Tunnel Routes
Train Service Through East River Tubes Ex-
pected To Be in Effect June Is.

No date has yet been fixed for the open
ing of the tunnel tubes of the Long Island
Railroad and the Pennsylvania system be-
tween SD street, Manhattan, and Long
Island. Experimental trains have been run
over the route, and every effort is being
made to have the tunnels ready for putting
I'm effect tunnel train service between Man
haitian and Long Island on. or about June
Is. At present the Long Island Railroad
has electric trains in operation from the
Flatbush avenue station. to ,Itockaway
Park, by way of WoodhaVen. Junction. and
by way of the route. traversing Jamaica,
Springfield. Springfield Junction. iRosedale,
Valley Stream Hewlett, Woodmere, Cedar
hurst and through the other towns on the
Far Rockaway division. -v
Through and LOCAL. trains are also oper-
ated over the Long Island Railroad from
Flatbush avenue to Hampstead, distance
of twenty 1niles-.,The Hampstead division
extends directly through the centre of the
island and brings within the great electric
zone of the greater city such beautiful
places. besides Hampstead as Garden City,
Floral Park, Queens. and,,Jamaica-
Now it is not possible to go by electric
train from the Long Island City station TO
the towns in the central and southerly
tunnel tubes are opened persons, may board
a train at 33d street and Seventh avenue and
alight at any of, the towns on the Rocka-
way, Far. Rockaway- and Hampstead di-
visions. The central and southerly cleo
trio lines Of the road have been Joined to
the Long Island. City station. and thus the
great theatrical centre and the hotel and
apartment house district of Manhattan ISL
and has been bIought within easier reach
of numerous charming home communities
and ocean towns on Long Island. Rapid
progress is. being. made by the railroad in
changing the motive power of operating
trains. from steam TO electricity on the
Whitestone division and. the Port Washing
ton branch of Its north shore routes. Many
gangs of workmen are also busy in cleo
trifying the Oyster Bay branch, and it is
officially announced that by next year the
East River tunnel service will be in opera
tion on the WhitestOne, the Port Washing
ton and the oyster Bay branches and the
Long Beach division. II
l., II is also the aim of the railroad to
bring within this great electrical system
the towns on the Wading eRiver branch as
far east as Huntington, which is about
thirtyfeur mikes from@ the heart Of old
New York, and on th6, mainz.line division
as far east as FarmingdaIe. distance of
thirty miles east of the amusement centre
of New York, and .6n:the. NIontauk division
as far east as Babylon, a distance of about
'thiEty-six: miles. The Huntington, Farm
ingaale and Babylon projects" "are expected
to be completed and Opened5 to, public ser
vice in 1912, =
When al1;these projects are completed the
| total mileage=Gf electric lines of. the Long
Island Railroad Hil be about two. hundred
and seventy-five. and the total cost of con
struction of this network of third track
and tunnel ROUTES will represent an ex-
penditure between .s95, 100000 and SAG, 100000.
flmprooving Trolley Connections.
These are not the only transit plans which
have engaged the attention of the engineers
of the Long Island RAILROAD for some
years and which are nearing. completion
| The railroad is interested To a large extent
in the development OF the trolley facilities
| of the island. SInlorder to unite the Wading
River Vbranch, which extends along thf
northerIy shore for> distance of more
than sixty-eight miles, with the MontauB
division, which has its .easterly terminus
| at Montauk, a distance of 116 miles from
! the heart OF the greater city. it recently
built trolley4lne extending from Hunt
I.ington. on the Wading River branch
through FarrningdaIe. on: the main hne tC
Amityvile, on the Montauk: division TIE