Queens Borough; being a descriptive and illustrated book of the borough of Queens, city of Greater New York, setting forth its many advantages and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and succeed ..Issued by the Manufacturing and industrial committee of the Chamber of commerce of the borough of Queens; . theatrical district of New York City,is one of the principal entrances to the Borough of north side of the station along 33rd Street is assignedto the trains of the Long Island Railroad and passengerscan go from this point by electric trains to every part ofthe Boroug
Queens Borough; being a descriptive and illustrated book of the borough of Queens, city of Greater New York, setting forth its many advantages and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and succeed ..Issued by the Manufacturing and industrial committee of the Chamber of commerce of the borough of Queens; . theatrical district of New York City,is one of the principal entrances to the Borough of north side of the station along 33rd Street is assignedto the trains of the Long Island Railroad and passengerscan go from this point by electric trains to every part ofthe Borough of Queens. Pour minutes after starting, pass-ing through the tunnels under the Island of Manhattan and the East River,trains emerge into Long Island City, and in nine minutes from starting thefirst stop is made at Woodside, five miles distant from Pennsylvania station was opened September 8, 1910, and Long Island Railroadtrains commenced operation on September 12, 1910, and PennsylvaniaR. R. trains on November 27, 1910. The station is built after the Roman Doric style of architecture andcovers the entire area bounded by Seventh and Eighth Avenues and 31stand 33rd Streets, covering more territory than any other building in theworld constructed at one time. It is larger than the Union Station at Interior View of Pennsylvania Station. Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens. 39 Louis and more spacious than the new station at Washington, coveringeight acres of ground, and took six years to build. The following statistics give some idea of its immensity: Length of building 788 feet, width 430 feet. Waiting room 277 feet long, 108 feet wide, 150 feet high. Area station and yard is 28 acres, and in this there are 16 miles oftrack. There are 11 passenger platforms, with total length of 21,500 feet. Total excavation required 3,000,000 cubic yards. Maximum capacity of all tunnels and trains per hour, 144. Storage capacity of station yard tracks, 386 cars. Number o
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