Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-07

Relative to extensions and i'm
provements Mr.. Arnold says:
Irrespective of the question of
whether the company feels itself in
q position to undertake extensions,
betterment and improvements under
the present financial conditions of
the country, and in view of the in
roads of jitney competition, there are
certain logical steps which it is be-
lieved should be taken ser at least
receive serious consideration as the
first move for the future. These sug'
gestions are made without attempt
ing to indicate when they should be
made, except in certain cases of
double tracking, turnouts, etc, which
appear to be very logical for the
present time.
Improvement of Third street dds
cussed elsewHere).
Market street double tracking
The rapid development in the Reser-
voir Park territory and the response
shown by the Reservoir Park line to
this development indicates that the
double tracking of Market street at
least as far as Whitehall street would
be a desirable undertaking to provide
: through operation in this important
street. The Reservoir loop Is not re-
garded as desirable in modern rout-
ing because of the distance between
the two sides of the loop and the
relative length the the loop COM
pared with the rest of the trip to
the center of the city.
"It is understood that the company
will double track Market street to
the top of the hill and then extend
by q new right of way to Progress.
In view of tho traffic which is already
secured from the Steelton district.
transferring to Progress by the very
roundabout State street line, to-
gether with the possibilities of de-
! veloping this very desirable territory,
I would seem to make this Market
street extension a desirable improve
ment, especially for the reason that
the State street line outside of the
city cannot be developed to any great
extent as the tracks are laid in pub
| lie highway, which is too narrow
for double tracking and requires the
use of turnouts with their fixed limi-
tations in headway
Seventh Street Line
"SeventlrSstreet line: Owing to the
great advantage of two-way op-
Grafton on each important street, as
contrasted with the open loop OPP
Grafton where the two sides of loop
are separated by considerable dis
tances hills. etc., it is recommended
| that turnouts be located in the Sew
enth street line so as to permit this
| to be operated as a straight line,
passing the east side of the new
Capitol extension park.
Estate street line: In spite of the
proposals that have been made for
| the construction of State street via
duct in connection with the park ex-
| tension plan, the probabilities and
| the necessity therefor seem so re-
mote that 1t is recommended that
State street be double tracked from
| Cameron street west to the .easterly
| approach of the State street bridge
about $50 feet of track. This would
| leave only about $50 feet of single
! track operation over the State street
bridge to Filbert street and only
about 450 feet to the new easterly
street proposed for the park exten-
sion plan. The present single track
limits this section of line to about
q five-minute headway, which con-
dition dps lg the rush hours makes
| operated~ ON Steelton to Progress
handling of special cars such as those