The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-12-07
ALL RAIL TRAVEL
FROM TIE SOUTH TO TEE CITY
OF NEW YORK A REALITY.
"Cnit>d States Fast Mall" Of the
souehe-n Railway, First Train to
Eater the Magnificent New Station

Southern Railway, First Train to
Eater the Magnificent New Station
Rail transportation from the
Southeast direct to the heart OF New
York city became a fact Sunday
morning, when the Southern Rail-
days United States Fas: Mall.
handling sleepers from New Orleans
aad Birmingham via Atlanta. rolled
INTO the magnificent New YORK pas
seager station OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad. through the tunnels unde:
the Hudson River. which were open
ed for traffic at midnight.
Travel from New York direct to
The South began when the South
bound United States Fas; Mail let
ten minutes after midnight. being
the Hrst through train TO leave the
station During the day the other
Ave trains OF the Southern 70 and
from the South. the New York. At
lanta and Orleans Limited" the
Birmingham Special operated be-
tween Birmingham aad New YORK
via Atlanta. the Southe-n's South
eastern Limited" between Jackson
Vile and New York and Aiken and
Augusta: :he Memphis Special" be-
| tween Memphis and New York VIA
Chattanooga. B.istG, and Lynca-
burg: the New York. Chattanooga
and New Orleans Limited made
their frst arrivals at and depar:u -
from the new station.
This mammoth passenger station.
which covers :wen'y-eisht acres aad
IS the largest bui!d!n: il the world.
ever put up at one time. was put In
TO operation under the handling os a
force so we'll trained that everything
vas working as smoothly when the
frst train came In as II the terminal
had been in use for months. The
location Of the station. at the space
enclosed by 1th and 8th avenues
AID 3lst and 33nd streets. enables
passengers to alisht from trains only
. few blocks from their hotel and
by It's use. the ferry trip from Jer-
sey city. which has been q part o!
travel TO. and from New York since
the trains were run from the eSouth
goes into history.
Passengers. who wish to go dirce;
10 the downtown financial district
can leave trains at Harrison. New
Jersey. and take cars through the
Hudson Tubes. which viii pu, them
TO lower Broadway in few minutes
With the use OF the new station o.
the Pennsylvania Railroad OF only
electric lighted sleeping cars on the
Southern between .he Southeast and
New York. These sleepers. which
supply every convenience which
modern ingenuity can supply. no"
take passengers from their homees
in all important points throughout
the Southeast. 70 this great station
in the heart OF the hotel. theatr!ca
and shopping district Of New York
with the corresponding service il
the opposite direction.
The magnitude OF the great I'm.
prorcment which the opening OF thi:
new station and the tunnel system
puts into use. and the extreme care
which IS being exercised for the pro,
lection Of passengers. IS the fact tha,
a private Ere department OF thirt!
men has been organized and placed
n charge CT FIRE projecting plan.
Installed at great expense after ;he
most careful study. despite the fac;
that the station building and the
material ussd IN the tunnels are
what would generally be considered
absolutely f!eproos.
On the day OF the opening. beside.
the number ruiz in and out. thous.
ands Of interested s!gh.seers. enjoy.
&c their first opportunity to inspec,
the architectural beauties as we'll as
the ample and excellent facilities ol
this grea: passenger terminal.
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