Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-29
htN WEST END STATION
y! u WILL Open JANUARY s
NSan Train for Washington Will BE
4s.se First to Leave Broad Street
Terminal.
lRw BUILDING COST $1,000 900
elimination Of Eliza Means That
Accomplishment Tracks in
Heart of City viii Soon lie Re
elmoved From ThoruushfarcS.

THE new Union Station. on West
Broad Street. for the first time will be
thrbwa open for public use at hooE
January 6. The station an grounds
Will be opened for inspection by visit
ora:ncxt Saturday afternoon.
Several years were s3eut iii con-
strvc.ins the mammoth three story
bGildlns. costing more than Si.ooo.ooo
a;propriat q Jointly By the Kichm"al.
fredericksburg and Potomac and the
Atlantic Ccas; line Railroads. The
fSS4 TRAIN to run into the new station
s&.E, ,,o No. 40. Richmond. Frcderioks-
burg and Totomac, for Washington. and
WILL. leave at 1880 o'clock on Janu-
Within three or four months wes;
Broad Street will be cleared OF steam
railroad tracks. This will not be done
atSbRce. as emergencies arising from
slides or similar trouble may enforce
tpe.uSagc of ;hc present tracks during
the coming winter.
CONNECTION COMPANY MAY
FIGHT TRACK REMOVAL
.rThe Belt Line tracks. however. arc
ready for use. and tho trains from the
SSNth will run in on these rails under
sepressed Belt Line almost on II level
.SJhe Richmond. Fredericksburg and
pGt2llac and Petersburg Connection
I'skfRany. operating between Eiba ami
rs tracks This. however. has no,i,
;ns.to DO with resurfacins Broad stree;
snd Potomac abandons tho present
tack. II is not thought that the Con
Hcction Company will prevent removal
@: the tracks from Beividcrc street.
The new station is built on a loop
ABOUT half = mile from the Belt Limo.
soth southhound and northhound trains
yam epteT the station and leave with
~ r0n MI IL.
which exists at most stations This is
regarded as one of the best features OF
tpe,rew station.
ToTAL OUTLAW Of s3,00n.o0O
- ron NEW IMPROVEMENTS
Byrd street Station will bc con.
gccsed into freight terminal for the
ttlAntic Coast Line The cost of this
t.ans plus that of the new station that
o!.aepressinE the Eci' Line tracks and
across the James River will represent
an- outlay of 33,0oo,oCo
The station cost more than ST. zoe. 600.
The bridge, which is about half com
pleted. will represent fabulous sum,
and promises to DO one of tho finest
cross ways in the South Tie station is
the finest ono south of Washington
All Of this work VIZ, begun Before the
United States entered the var. and
iSssriie Of labor handicaps and material
ss nsara the ne work has been pressed
bridge is double. Until tho completion
q the bridge next summer. only ono
track OF the Belt Line can he used. tho
sinEle-track bridge having OF ncccr-
sity, to be employed until that time.
USE BROAD STREET FOR
$3.50 TRAFFIC. TO PETERSBURG:
The new station will be used by Hica
mono. fredericksburg and Potona.
traMS, except those leased By tho sea
DQhEd AIT Line. and by ell through Al.
Untc Coast Line trains. a small !oca!
station VIII be retained at Byrd stree,
5or. Petersburg traffic. ii has not yci
9 pie oehnnely announced whether IN.
richmond and Norfolk fast trains viii
operate from the new or the Old stn'
tiup1s Ihe new station offers better Il;
cuNAe for connection with Washinc.
ION trains and 1t is regarded as ofcrin..
tastcF SCI vice on account OF the doubl.'-
crossing. SS'
The new station oners ali tho con
Teniences OF the largest city stations.
pa IS tne conception or John Russell
rope, an architect OF New York. ana
aaTry Frazier. OF Richmond. thc .on'
suitinE engineer. These two mo-,
visited many large stations in III,
OF them all.
The station will be equipped WIN y
ANYWAY restaurant. The iUanaecmeut
h4S SaTeady spent sl5.00o on iii;che,
an9sdin ms room equipment.
fne head otieeE'o! this railroads VII
&c in the new Station. The tram en-
sfneerinE and other department.. naV..
Aire;-dy moved into the new .,r,i..tcrs
iHe nsportation department viii
nto"e On the night Of Januarv 3 Il,
o.oS; 10 prevent any break ~ the grt.,