New-York tribune., 1910-11-28
THOUSANDS SEE STATION
Pennsylvania Railroad Sends
Trains Under the Hudson.
DELAYS I'M EARLY MORNING
Vast Terminal System Works
Smoothly Thereafter-Its
Silence Noteworthy.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
broke in its new station yesterday with the
reduced Sunday schedule of trains. Not
only did this choice of an opening day give
the operating force chance to famiiiarize
itself with the workings of the vast ter
minal system before having to handle the
full weekday service; 1t also gave New
Workers en- masse opportunity 10 cape
at this fresh mechanical miracle on holi-
day.
And in thousands they flooded the acres
of IT'S floor space gazed saucer eyed like
awesruck pigrnies at the vaulted ceilings
far above them, inspected curiously the
tiny details of the place. so beautifully I'm
isbed. on their own level and pressed like
Gagged creatures against the grill which
looked down upon subterranean tracks.
trains and platforms. W. W. Egan, the
station master, was of the opinion thar
some of them had been there all night.
There was no let up all day, at all events
and late last night the steel and stone
palace still entertained its thousands OF
liliputian admirers swarming in and out
and round about
Aside from its colossal dimensions and
great distances, the most noteworthy feat
ure of this human achievement is its ST.
fed in its spaciousness for staccato SOUNDS
The steadv hum of its tense life spells only
peace like the drone Of bees in a summer
garden The steaithy trains circulate IN
It's underworld unnoticed. Even the an
nouncers' calls fade into faraway song
echoing in a canyon. :.
The hordeS of sightseers caused no HUI
gestion in the huge NAV of this monster
Passengers came and went or waited WIFI
out inconvenience or crowding, though they
were outnumbered fifty to one. A delay
hero and there in providing car equipment
due to untried complications at the Harrl-
son transfer station, only accentuated the
general smoothness with which the elshly-
four trains to and from the West were
operated.
Most of the delays came IN the carry
morning but as the day wore and the
shifting crews at Harrison became Hioi
familiar with their duties the schedule or
arrivals and departures was adhereu lo
much more closely. IN the afternoon the
only appreciable delay occurred, in the case
of the Southern Railway Express, due TO
Iaava the new station at 1 :3S. For three
quarters of an hour after the time set no
cars appeared on the track, and "euse
of wouId-be passengers spread fanwlse
hack from the gate under the cold ngnt
of the high glass roof. The wonders oA
the place engaged their attention ana lhey
discussed them quietly with one another
or with the red capped porters presiding
over their hand baggage, forgetting to com
plain.
In addition to the regular trains west
ward bound and the Long Island TRAINS
which have been using the station Since
early in September, the shuttle trains ID
and from Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn ran
Oh schedule yesterday All were wei pat
ror,fzed. particularly the Long Island locals
The information bureau IN the Dig "a4'-
ins room at the right of the entrance 10
the concourse started business at a. M
For the rest of the day passengers ana
ciphtseers stOrIned and be mharded II, nrlns
such volleys Of questions that the garrison
within had TO send for reinforcements Al
most everybody. II seemed, had come pre-
Dared To find out the ninutest details per
tanning 10 the station and train operation
and with these queries came others bearing g
on nothing connected with the place, like
stones in a SNOWFALL fight. These were Off
cialIv ducked with the II don't know re-
nly which spoiled further argument.
George r. Spencer. chief inspector Of the
railroads s police had a squad of men on