The Hudson & Manhattan R. R. Conducts a Heavy Passenger Traffic Between
Lower Manhattan and Jersey City points and between an uptown station at
33rd. St. and Hoboken, N. J. Rapid Transit service is also maintained
between Hudson Tunnel and Newark over the tracks of the Pennsylvania
R. R. These lines popularly known as the Hudson Tubes are to a large extent
operated through tunnels under the Hudson River. Direct under-river
connection is made between New York and the stations of the Erie, D. L.
& W. and Pennsylvania Railroads.
The total mileage of the system is made up as follows:
Miles of road 7.869
Extra track 8.634
Sidings, etc. .332
Car Houses and Shops 1.920
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Total 18.768
The road was opened in February, 1908, for transportation of passengers
from Jersey City to lower Manhattan and later to the uptown terminal.
[Illustration: 6-CAR TRAIN ON HUDSON & MANHATTAN RAILROAD EQUIPPED WITH
GE-76 MOTORS AND TYPE M CONTROL]
[Illustration: 3-CAR TRAIN FOR NEWARK RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE EQUIPPED
WITH GE-212 MOTORS AND TYPE M CONTROL]
[Illustration: HUDSON AND MANHATTAN RAILROAD]
[Illustration: TWO 35,000-KW. CURTIS TURBINES IN WATERSIDE STATION NO. 1
NEW YORK EDISON COMPANY]
The electrical equipment, which was furnished throughout by the General
Electric Company, includes:
A power station equipped with four Curtis turbo-generating units
aggregating 18,000-kw.
Three substations containing a total of 11-1500-kw. synchronous
converters.
311 electric motor cars equipped for multiple unit operation. (60 of
these cars operated in the Newark Suburban service are the
property of the Pennsylvania R. R.)