Evening journal., 1910-12-06
WILL ENLARGE
BROAD ST. STATION
Improved Train Service Shows
Necessity for Extension Of
Terminal Facilities
PENNSY OFFICIALS
TALK OVER PLANS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. GA
greater Broad Street Station.
Railroad men, among them officials
in the Pennsylvania service, say
that such extension of the companys
terminal must be made soon.
With the opening of the Pennsyl-
vania's new station in New York and
the change of train schedules stimuli
taneously on Sunday, the difficulties
which confronted the management in
operating the trains in and out of
Broad Street Station the next day as
sumed such proportions that all those
upon whom rested the burden Of the
labors entailed we're of one mind
either the station must be enlarged
or an annex for suburban trains must
be built
Monday was day of many trials
for the train dispatching staff. And
although the management announced
| that the extraordinary conditions
created by the changes mentioned had
been overcome 1t is admitted that the
terminal does not afford sufficient &C
commodation for expeditiously hand
ling the nearly 500 trains which ar
rive and depart daily.
Now that the service to and from
New York has been augmented in the
belief that the company's ability TO
/ land passengers I'm the heart of the
metropolis will greatly increase traf-
hc, the management is said to find
the old problem more complex than
ever.
It is pointed out that when the inn
provements which are being made for
the extension of the Broad Street Sta
tion terminal facilities are completed
the obstacles now to be overcome will
be greatly reduced But it is main
tanned that these improvements, TO
cost 81 ,250,000, only serve to strength
en- the argument that Broad Street
Station itself must be enlarged.
There are only 16 tracks in the sta
tion and of the number of trains that
must be moved in and out every day
about 359 are for suburban service.
In the movement of these trains Off
cials of the company explain there is
to be considered not only the fact that
the cars and locomotives must ar
rive and depart on schedule time, but
that much shifting of trains is neces-
sary over the limited track area be-
tween the West Philadelphia yards
and the Broad Street Station.
The extension of the elevated road
way now under construction will give
additional car storage space for sub
urban use between twentieth and
twenty-third streets. A large turn
table for locomotives Will be built on
the extension. The southernmost
bridge over the Schuylkill River is
being widened from two to four tracks
and additional track facilities are be-
ing provided at the West Philadelphia
end of the river to provide relief from
congestion created by the constant
shifting and general movement of cars
and trains.
In the discussion among train oper-
atives il was suggested that since the
] Pennsylvania Railroad owned much of
the property on Filbert street west
of Broad street, the company was in
a position TO extend the station when
ever it was prepared to spend the
money.
The plan which found favor was to
build an annex, which, II was argued,
could be done without removing a
brick from the station building. It
was said that ample track space would
be provided i'm this way for all sub
urban trains. leaving to the station
proper through trains and the New
York service.