New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

The Chamber OF Commerce OF
the Borough Of Queens is much inter
ested in proposed arrangement that
will utilize the Steinway tunnel TO its
fullest efficiency. as not only will
thousands Of employees OF the many
industries located in Long Island City
use this tunnel daily. but owing TO the
connection at the Hunters Point sta
Con Of the Long Island Railroad in
Long Island City. the residents OF the
entire Borough of Queens will receive
immediate benefit Of the dual subway
system. The transit committee OF the
chamber has had a plan prepared ana
presented 10 the Public Service Com
mission showing how this connection
could be made Immediately al a yer!
slight cost g.. q.
This committee says: when It IS
considered how many thousand people
will use this tunnel daily as soon as II
is operated. IL is important that the
comfort and convenience OF such
large number Of passengers should De
given consideration.
1T is confidently believed that the
Steinwav tunnel will be opened for
traffic not later than July next rms
.unpel. connecting Forty-second street,
Manhattan. with Long Island cry,
completed i'm 1907. has been thorough
~ cleaned. lighted throughout its en-
Z re length. pumps installed, ne" 'IdCA
laid. and stations completed.
THE Steinway tunnel VIII form an
integral part Of the marlborough sys-
TEN of subways and passengers may
transfer from IL. or 70 IL, without pay
%
for the present will be on the south
side Of Forty-second Street. between
Third and Lexington Avenues, where
an escalator and stairway provide &C
cess 20 the tunnel station. Trains VIII
be composed Of regular. full size SUB
wsv type cars, and the trip to Jack
son Avenue, Long Island City, VIII not
occupy over FIVE minutes.
"Tbis station is almost in front OF
the Queens Borough Hall. A further
ride Of two minutes brings one TO
Hunters Point Avenue station, the third
and last underground station, as be-
vond this point the railroad goes up an
incline and Immediately afterward runs
on an elevated line over the Pennsyl-
vania and Long Island railroad yards
then curves and runs over Davis street
and Ely Avenue and connects with the
other elevated lines at the big union
station in Queens Plaza, at the end OF
Greensboro Bridge.
AT Hunters Point Avenue station
covered passageway will lead TO the
new station Of the Long Island Rail
road. so that a quick and convenient
connection may be made with trains Of
the latter road, enabling passengers TO
reach Jamaica, Flushing and any point
cast on Long Island II is expected
that this station will prove to be
very popular and busy place.
The entrance and station on Forty
second Street. Manhattan, between
Third and Lexington Avenues, however,
is some distance from the nearest en-
frances 30 the Grand Central subway
station (actually about 900 feet, and
passengers are sure TO be disappointed
in their natural expectation of an easy
and close transfer between trains. The
new station. which is TO form the
diagonal connection between the pres
ent subway and the new Lexington
Avenue subway work on which is go
ing forward on the old Grand Union
Hotel ploD, is TO have as part OF ITS
completed equipment bank of three
elevators connecting the Steinway