New York Times publishes William Steinway’s plan for New York’s revolutionary future public transportation system – the underground railway: “This system consists, said Mr. Steinway, of a lofty tunnel, from 50 to 100 feet below the surface of the earth, clear of the foundations of even the largest structures. It is made large enough to contain a four-track, trunkline railway with necessary side tracks and stations, and high enough to give ample space for the circulation of air. It is made light as day with electric lights, and … access to the stations is secured by a system of elevators capable of accommodating as many as 200 persons at a time.” William Steinway plans his proposed New York underground railway system to be four times as long and twice as wide as London underground railway, and the trains capable of doing 40 mph (more than twice the speed of London trains).