New-York tribune., 1910-08-31
INSPECT P. R. R. TUNNELS.
Railway Officials and Business
Men Pass Under Both Rivers.
NOTE MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Terminal to Long Island City VIII
Require but Three Minutes,
Officials Predict.

TIE PENNSYLVANIA Railroad entertained
yesterday. and IN tvc inspection trips IN
der the two rivers displayed completed tUu-
nes joining New Jersey and Long Island.
II the morning the Varty was made UP
chiefly Of railroad men engineers and build
ers. and included. in addition TO the men
who had charge of the construction OF the
new improvements and officials of the Long
Island Railroad. party OF directors and
stockholders Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
Who came over from Philadelphia ir spe-
cial train
Tie route was through the Hudson River
+,tnes 70 the tunnel portals on the west side
q Bergen HiIl. New Jersey. then back 10
the PENNSYLVANIA station al Seventh avenue
srE sd street. and east through the tubes
under The east side OF Manhattan and un-
der the East River 70 the Sunnyside yards
q The Long Island Railroad From there
ne r-ain rolled over 70 Jamaica. down on
--e Far Rockaway branch to Far Rock
szav. hack across Jamaica Bay and by
way Of the Glendale cutoff to the main
lire leading back - the Manhattan station
Ct the Pennsylvania
The afternoon trip over the same route
rezar al o'clock. on the eastbound sec
ion of the Journey the train was timed
ron the Pennsylvania station 10 the Sun
INSIDE yards IN four minutes and fifteen
seconds.
Esl-r Peters. president Of the Long Isl
and Railroad. conducted the party o. about
e-a hundred business men through the new
station before they boarded the train From
rbe great waiting room. CT II the main con
course adjoining It. thev went through the
s7eciaI waiting room for women 70 the
south roadway. ard from there down q, few
steps % the baggage rooms and finally to
TIE train platforms OF the lowest level Of
t1e big building.
Great Signal Station.
NJ Peters explained the station signal
arra-arus which he said was the largest
single installation of signals Vet under
-eke- i -ail-ca6 work
From the west end Of the Manhattan
terminal where the tracks begin 10 spread
on from -r- Two which come through the
Hudson Rtve- tubes. TO the tventv-one that
nave 7Ia-fo--n accommodation. ana from
-rz-z on 70 the peak Of the trackage Al the
Manhattan shore q the East River. where
-hev come down 70 four the switches and
signals are controlled from six separate
signal cabins. IN which there are altogether
20 working levers, 50 connected electrically
-rz- conflicting movements are Impossible
TIE station yard. between Seventh and
Tenth avenues comprises -wenty-eight
acres. II which there are sixteen miles o.
--srk u me main signal cabin. iusJ
east o. Ninth avenue. there is q min
iz--.-e Illuminated model Of the entire Man
haitian track layout. which shows the posi-
non o+ al switches and signals and ny
=--=-a-- o. lights moved by electricity in
zt-z-es The location and movement Of each
--z4- from --e tine Z leaves the Bergen
r-f- portal until Il comes out above ground
again II the Sunnyside yards at Long
Island city
n the =-1--s-side Yards NJ. Peters pointed
.--- -Uo z,-ioue features which DO away
z--7-eI-- with Two long standing troubles
II railroad Yards.
The F-s- vas the track layout which pro-
-tdeG q loon for each through track on
-Ef-5r1 trains can be run entirely through
--= coach cleaners ward heading the train
.---pIe-eIv reverse without any switching
~ rszgage and sleeping cars 70 opposite
ends and without any necessity for the
9I5-..rz r--r-abie for engines
Second. -ne arrangement Of tracks on
==4z-a-- levels thus making provision Tor
--oz=o-z- movements without grade cross
.-zS and eliminating al interference Win
h-Er speed traffic
sum vsid- -a-6 takes n approximately
20 acres o- land and is netted Win Ii1E-
t1r== miles o. -rsckage-
----7rzro-.- ne entire system from the
Bergen Hil 10 the SlnnEside yaroS me
.-a~zs are equipped with z signal system,
p-h5--. besides leaving TWO danger signals
behind : running train. furnishes an auto
matte cutoff which acts On t1e power box
OF any motor heedless-y running into the