New-York tribune., 1922-04-24
Plan to Extend
Transit Service
In Queens
commissioner L McAncnv
Suggests b. II. I. Buy
Narrower Cars: Coaches
loo Wide for Stations

George McAnenv, chairman Of the
Transit Commission. has made a sug-
Gcstion 10 the members Of the transit
committee OF the Greensboro Chamber
OF Commerce which may prove 10 be
the solution Of the pcrplexing problem
OF how TO extend the operation of
Brooklyn Rapid Transit COMPANY
trains over the Astoria and Corona Gle
waited extensions III Queens
he proposed plan, which Will be
thoroughly studied not only by the
engineering and legal departments Of
the Transit Commission but bv the
transit committee Of the Quccnsboro
Chamber of Commerce before any de-
cision is reached, contemplatcs having
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit COMPANY
purchase q sufficient number of steel
subway cars, similar in size to those
operated by the Interborough, for op-
Grafton to and from the Fifty seventh
Street station in Manhattan and the
tcfmlni Of 'he Astoria ard Corona cy-
tensions - 'ueenS. At the Fifty-sov-
enth street statioa passengers could
then transfer conveniently to either
the express or local Il. r. T. trains bv
SIMPLY stepping across the platform.
Just as passengers do to-day in chang
ing from express 10 local trains at cN-
press stations
Operation Of Narrower Cars
In other words, all r, Z. r.. express
ana local trains. made up OF the ten
foot wide cars, could operate as at
present northward in Manhattan to
tlfty-seventh Street, but not bevond
that point. Passengers desiring 40 90
to Queens would step across the plat
form and take a train made up of cara
OF less width which could operate not
only from that point eastward through
Manhattan. and through the Sixtieth
Street Tunnel under the East River,
into the Bridge Plaza Station, Long
Island City, but continue direct to As
toria and Corona without any further
changes. This would be possible be
cause the narrower b. K. 7. cars could
operate over the existing tracks and
through the existing stations without
any alterations TO either being re-
qured.
Passengers from the stations in
Queens on either the Astoria or Corona
extensions could take the B. R. r.
t aims, made up of narrower cars, direct
to Fifty Street, Manhattan,
without change, where, by stepping
across a platform, they could change
conveniently to either the local or en-
cars southwark
Ihis suggestion was made at CON
ference with Chairman McAneny, held
last week, at which were present Rob
ert Ridgway, chief engineer of the
Transit Commission: Alfred NJ Bar
rett, former chairman Of the Public
Service Commission and now vice
chairman Of the transit committee of
the Greensboro Chamber of Com
merce; Edward A. MacDougall, presi-
dent, and F. Ray Howe. vice pre- sident,
of the greensboro Corporations; Stuart
Hirschman and Walter l. willis. secre-
tary of the Greensboro Chamber of
Commerce.
Believes Plan Easiest Solution
This seems to be the simplest solu-
tion which has been offered so far. If
it is possible TO work it out the resi-
dents of Queens should have through
B. r. T. train service into Manhattan
within six to nine months, or the time
1t would take to deliver the rolling
stock. One result Of such operation
would be to reduce Immediately the
great congestion Of passengers at the
greensboro subway terminal in Man
haitian. II is believed that the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company will favor
this plan, for it will result in a great
increase in the number of Queens pas
sengers carried. and, therefore, the
revenue received, with practically no
additional expense except that for the
new cars. which they will have to buy
anyway to meet the demands of their
increasing traffic.