New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-27
TO BRIDGE PARK AVENUE.
N. Y. Central Offers to Make a
Continuous ThOrOughfare.
NEEDS SUB-SURFACE SPACE
BY Agreement with City Road
Would End Suits and Gain
in Terminal Facilities.

the west and east sides of its new terminal
Il will bridge the interruption OF Park ave-
nue. by an elevated roadway, making II
continuous thoroughfare north and south
The proposal contemplates the widening OF
Vanderbilt avenue and the closing OF
Depew Place and 4Sd street, the latter be-
tween Depew Place and Lexington avenue
The railroad plans in this way to
kill two birds with one stone. That Is, 10
substitute loops for stub tracks on both the
express and suburban levels Of its ne"
terminal: and second. to avoid litigation
Instituted by several owners Of property
fronting Park avenue, between sd and ooth
streets who say they are being damaged
By the interruption OF the thoroughfare
Several suits of this nature were on the
Supreme Court calendar FOR trial last IAN
A week before the day set for active hos
tilities. however. an agreement was reached
between the railroad and the plaintiffs by
which the trials were postponed pending the
decision Of the Board OF Estimate with re-
gard 10 the changes in the terminal plans
submitted yesterday.
The provision for loop tracks, by means
OF which a train. having discharged us
passengers. can be handled without an!
back switching, makes necessary, accoru-
Ing 10 the New York Central authorities
Including IN the terminal the block between
42d and 43d streets. Lexington avenue ana
Depew Place. also additional lands ana
rub.surfaces Of streets between f2d ana o-d
streets. Madison. Park and Vanderbilt ave
nues The railroad wants room for TWO
ladders" OF tracks on both express anu
suburban levels meeting at the entrance to
The Park avenue tunnel.
Easier 10 Handle Passengers.
Incoming trains are to take the right
hand. or west. side LADDER, skirting Madi-
son avenue. and leading under Vanderbilt
avenue At the latter point on the express
level six platforms are planned. where in
coming express trains on both the New
York Central and New Haven roads may
disgorge their passengers. These trains
will then move head on around loops skirt
ing 42d street 10 the outbound ladder skirt
ing Lexington avenue where four plat
forms are Planned for outbound passen-
gers.
Most Of the outbound express trains. how
ever. will be handled from thirty-two stub
tracks entering the terminal between the
ladders forming the two sides Of the loop.
on the suburban level, on the other hand.
all but six Of the twenty-seven tracks viii
be loop tracks. The reason for this IS that
most Of the express equipment, after
days run. is sent 10 the Mott Haven yards
10 be cleaned and overhauled while the
multiple unit trains handling the suburban
traffic are in immediate demand for outgo-
ing runs. once they have entered the termi-
nal and discharged their inward bound
passengers.
With the Board Of Estimates approval
the Central will make the following impor-
tant changes on or above the street Levels;
Cd Vanderbilt avenue will be moved east
erly about twenty-five feet, ...,.,,
"a The first story of the new stauon
building will be placed on the new easteTy
line of Vanderbilt avenue and on the h oIIm.
erly line Of 42d street. over TINS mrs. SOP
there will be constructed an overhead roau
way adjoining the new EASTERN Inc ~ Oa
Vanderbilt avenue and the nortnerly me
~ 42d street and connecting with pro,
posed viaduct or bridge over 42d street ana
along the central par OF Par6 * a IKE oyer
faad roodvsv will come to the grade OF
and connect with 45th street
The prtsent terminal plans contemplate
NOT only connecting all the lateral streets
for wears broken by lie surface yard nor
~ the old Grand Central Station but also
ringing Park avenue as far south as 4oth
s,reet forming network roof over the
present 'A0''"''0' o., ,~a@c s,h-
and 18Th streets are open lor ua",1
stantially at the normal craze oi lnooo
streets ana it is expected tha' 42'" -
will Re opened acrpss the ralroad HaIu III !,
about ten days. The contnuauoh'oi Ia'H
avenue is also partially competed
o,. 3. p,.,.
ne
Under the Old plans. therefore, continu-
,,s ,o~tr ard south traffic IS made possible
:. p,,t sven,;e. using 45th street and Van
d.rhl, avenue or Lexington avenue as con-
- l,,Ls and crossing .2d street at
-. c,cb come. ton may be- made
- 80 a1,evod plan. but in addition. and
.a1,,.oid increasing the congestion I'm 42d
-, q, fror, q the Grand Central it Is
-. t,-,t, s,.er,ie traffic may take