Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-09
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The Storm Doing Consider
able Damage.
THE SANTA FE co.'s SHOPS.
An Attempt Being Made to Have
Them and the General Offices
Moved to this City.

The railroad depots in this city
presented very dreary appearance
yesterday, and visit to headquarters,
revealed the fact that the faces of the
managers of both roads, also looked
very blue. The rainfall is certainly q
God-send to the fruit-growers and
farmers generally, but to the railroad
companies it means serious loss Of
money and possibly OF life. Thus
far, the Santa Fe Company is the
heaviest sufferer, and if the storm
continues many hours longer, it is not
that the business of that
Company out OF this city will be
totally suspended. The reports of
trouble along the lines while very
limited, are sufficient to show that
portions Of the road are in a very bad
fix. The lines between this city and
San Bernardino and from that
place to East Riverside and Rincon
was reported yesterday afternoon
at A P. NJ. as being in a pretty fair con-
dition, and trains to the points named
left this city on time, while the one
due from San Bernardino at 10 40 AN.
did not arrive until 11:4O, bringing
with it the train from San Diego. A
very slight washout occurred at San
Dimas, but was repaired before any
serious damage could be done. The
water at that point is very deep and
rushes by the track with great force.
The principal trouble lies in the Caion
Pass, going cast, and in the Temecula
Canon, going south. The Temecula
Canon is one of the most dangerous
portions of the Santa Fe's system and
it is believed that the damage there is
very serious, and it may be DAYS be-
fore the road to San Diego is again
ready for traffic. 1t was stated that
the track in the Cajon Pass would
be cleared by 8 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, but, if such was the case, it
was not knownin the city. The over
land train which left here for the east
Wednesday. was compelled to lie in
San Bernardino all Wednesday night,
and at last reports was still there.
The line between Rincon and Santa
Aua and San Juan by-the-Sea, was
also impossible. A small washout q
short distance east of Inglewood, pre-
vented any trains going to Ballona.
The principal trouble with the South
ern Pacific Company was between
Downey and Anaheim, and it DELAYED
the train from Santa Ana all day.
The trouble there was caused
by the action, of. the COYOTE
Creek, which overfowed it's hanks
and washed out fully one hundred
yards OF track. A construction train
was sent out at noon yesterday with q.
large force of men to "crib" the track,
being expected to make it safe for the
passage of trains in a few hours, at
least in time enough to allow the
train to reach this city by S P. M.
At 5 P. NJ, however,it had not arrived,
and no knowledge could be gained Of
its whereabouts. Other washouts oc-.
CURED as follows: A slight one be-
tween Puente and Spadra, about
fifteen feet long; one twenty feet long
in the yards at San Pedro, one at Dos
Palms fifteen feet long and two feet
deep, and another at Whitewater
(near Dos PALMS, about fifteen feet
long.
The trestle, just below the juno
ton Of the Long Beach road with
the line to San Pedro, on the Long
Beach line, sank at its north end, and
thus made it impossible for trains to
get to Long Beach for several hours.
1t was expected that all the damage
on the Southern Pacific lines would
be repaired by 6 P. NJ. last night. No
trouble was reported on the main line
between this city and San Francisco,
and both trains, Nos. IL and 10, ar
rived within thirteen minntes of be-
ing on time. If the rain continues
during this day serious damage may
result, though all precautions possible
are being taken by both companies.