The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
SUBWAY SHUTTLE
TO RESUME TO-DAY
Bands Of Green and Black Will
Mark the Underground
Trail.
WILL LESSEN CONFUSION
Public Service Commission
Warns Travellers, However,
to Avoid It II Possible.

shuttle service under Forty-second
street between the Seventh avenue and
Fourth avenue subways will be resumed
at o'clock this morning. according
to an announcement made last night by
President Shonts OF the InterborouEh
Rapid Transit Company.
Owing TO the war 1t Is no longer
possible to Follow the man from
Cooks" But after this the slogan of
to transfer between Grand Central sta
ton and Times Square will be. Follow
the band Of green" Conversely. those
persons from the West Side subway
who wish to transfer to the East Side
subway will gratefully bear in mind
that they probably will be able to reach
their destination by obeying the in
struction. Follow the band Of black"
In a statement yesterday Chairman
Hubbell OF the Public Service Commits
sion. after explaining the diniculties OF
keeping ones sense Of direction in sub
terranean passages. explained how the
commission had set UP guides to the
traveller who will use the shuttle SER
vice.
Confusion 10 Inevitable.
At the same time he warned the
public that confusion could not be done
away with entirely until the Clark
street tunnel to Brooklyn IL opened.
This is at once his tribute, his warning
and his plea:
"one quality that distinguishes the
people of New York city as much per-
haps as any other Is their almost in
finite patience. 1t may be that there
tenance Of that attitude Of patience for
a short time longer until the Clark
street tunnel can be put in operation"
This is what the commission says
about the color bands. which Will be
supplemented by simple signs:
"A passenger entering any one OF the
approaches at the new Grand Central
station Of the subway finds confront
ing him the beginning OF a six inch
green band painted on the roof OF the
station. with signs hanging from 1t at
intervals stating Follow the green
band to reach the shuttle These vari-
ious green bands starting from the diff
ferent approaches finally Join the trunk
line band. which continues to the plat
form at the side OF the shuttle train.
Arriving at the Times Square station
the passenger IS again taken in hand by
the green band painted on the roof and
by signs and directed to the north and
south lines Of the Seventh avenue sub
way to to the street. as his journey may
make desirable.
Trail OF the Black Bands.
Passengers on entering the Times
Square station, either from the Seventh
avenue subway or from the street, are
confronted by black bands painted upon
the roof Of the passageway directing
them to the shuttle trains. On alighting
from the shuttle at Grand Central they
are again directed by the black bard
painted on the roof to the outlets indi-
Gated by the signs either to the Queens
boro subway. New York Central station
or north and south lines In Lexington
avenue and Fourth avenue respectively
This color band system seems to prom
Use relief from the uncertainties and
confusion Of sibterranean travel. BY
looking overhead for the sign on the
green band for a westerly or the black
band for an easterly direction"
Chairman Hubbeii adds that II the
people use the most direct route and
transfer across Forty-second street only
when 1t Is absolutely necessary the shut
tie service may be maintained under
improved conditions without incon-
venience or discomfort TO the public.
Another item OF interest. particularly
to Brooklynites. is that the PETERBOROUGH
has agreed to grant transfers between the
Wall street station OF the old subway
and the Wall and William streets>sta-
ton OF the new subway. Transfers are
now issued between the Wall street sta
ton of the former and the Rector street
station Of the new subway.