. American engineer and railroad journal . IT X*M 1 ! t i1 -■? s. 1 i i ° i f .L 1 Pi of-i*on CO s o Eo> October, 1907. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 403. SECTION OF HUDSON RIVER TUNNELS SHOWING CLEARANCE OF ALL-STEEL CARS. short headway as safety will permit. These trains will operateon the multiple unit system, taking current from a third current of 650 volts pressure will be used, being furnishedby a large power house located in Jersey City, with such sub-stations as are needed. The whole system is of the double tracktype with loops at the ends. The feature of the p
. American engineer and railroad journal . IT X*M 1 ! t i1 -■? s. 1 i i ° i f .L 1 Pi of-i*on CO s o Eo> October, 1907. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 403. SECTION OF HUDSON RIVER TUNNELS SHOWING CLEARANCE OF ALL-STEEL CARS. short headway as safety will permit. These trains will operateon the multiple unit system, taking current from a third current of 650 volts pressure will be used, being furnishedby a large power house located in Jersey City, with such sub-stations as are needed. The whole system is of the double tracktype with loops at the ends. The feature of the problem requiring the greatest amount ofattention is the one of handling the enormous crowds of peopleduring the rush hours, morning and evening, and of this, thematter of rapid loading and unloading the trains is the mostdifficult. It is on this point that the present rapid transit facilitiesin New York City are the weakest. It is believed, however, thatthe arrangement of platforms and design of cars, which are tobe used by the Hudson Companies, will eliminate most of thistrouble. At terminals, where the larger number of people are the car and having an unobstr
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