Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-24
ELEVATION. on DEpREssIoN7


1t Ia said that Perth Anboy is to
have track elevation o n than is
anticipated. Just how true this re-
port is we cannot say at the present
time, The Pennsylvania railroad Is
endeayoring to reach an understand
ing with the city of Railway to sle-
vate its tracks through that place.
Railway, however. Is on the main
line of the Pennsylvania, and the
movement to elevate there is in line
with the policy OF that company to
abolish all grade crossings, particu-
larry through towns, between New
York and Philadelphia.
That the business between the cit
les and the coast resorts is increas-
ing, however, Is evident from the
large number of trains being run
through every Summer. Schedules
are being cut down and the trains
are being run more frequently. On
the trip from New York to the sum
mer resorts along the shore, Perth
Amboy Is the largest place along the
line between Elizabeth and the
shore. 1t is understood that the
Pennsylvania railroad Is rapidly Sc
curing control of the New York &
Long Branch road, which extends
from the bridge across the Raritan
river to Point Pleasant. There is
little doubt that the Pennsylvania is
responsible for the handsome new
bridge that was built across the river
last year.
The rapidly increasing population
Of this city, and the numerous grade
crossings over which trolley cars
are continually passing, make this
a very dangerous point for the rap
idly moving trains, such as the rail-
roads desire for the summer season.
1t is not surprising, therefore, that
there is a movement on foot to abol-
ish the grade crossings here In the
near future.
When this matter Is taken up with
the city some effort should be made
to have the tracks through here de-
pressed instead of elevated. An ele-
walton is most unsightly, to say the
least. To elevate the Central rail
road through this city would be to
divide the place by q huge stone
wall. When 1t Ia realized that the
railroad has an upgrade all the
way from the new bridge over the
practically as far "a Hall ave-
nue., 1t would seem to be a very easy
to depress the tracks and
have the trains running under the
by simply a~boliahing this
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streets would then cross the rail-
road on bridges, which would save
the city from having this unsightly
stone wall throughout its entire
length.
The depression OF the Central
tracks would also have another bene-
ficial effect in that it would help
| solve the problem of the Isehigh Val
ley crossing. At the present time
these railroads cross at grade,
which is another dangerous spot.
The time Is coming when Perth Am
boy will want the grade crossings OF
the Lehigh Valley abolished as well
as those OF the Central railroad, The
Lehigh Valley crossings at Washing
ton street and New Brunswick ave
nue. are particularly Objectionable
Owing to the coal piers which tn.
Lehigh Valley has at this point, i
would be practically impossible FOL
that road to depress Its tracks
whereas it could elevate through ths
heart of the city. But If the Contra
railroad also elevated, these two
roads would again cross at grade. Il
the Central railroad should depress
it's tracks and the Lehigh Valley ell
evate, then 1t would seem as Ii the
whole problem would be solved tt
the satisfaction of both the railroads
and the city. -
There is reason to believe that
this track elevation has a great deal
to do with a new station in Pertf
Amboy. The railroads. naturally
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