New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
A DIFFICULT PROBLEM IN RA1LRoADING

HOW THE ENORMOUS CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR
TRAFFIC WAS HANDLED.
San Francisco July iO--With the arrival OF the
last Christian Endeavor train at Oakland this
afternoon there completed OF the most
remarkable movements perhaps ever accomplished
on single track railroad. Nearly 5000 people
were transferred from ogden to San Francisco,
distance Of eight hundred miles, with comparatively
slight delay and without accident.
General Manager Kruttschnitt. Of the Southern
Pacific Company, has furnished the following de-
tails OF how the Christian Endeavor traffic
handled. The movement first felt July /,
when the regular overland trains delivered by the
Union Pacific and Rio Grande Western at ogden
were in several sections. They carried the ad-
vance guard OF the movement, the main army Of
which reached the Central Pacific lines the
evening of July :. pouring through In almost
Interrupted stream until the evening OF July g.
Including regular trains. there moved OF
Ogden from the 1st TO the sth seven,y-four trains
OF which Gfty-nine specials or sections OF the
regular trains: the total number OF moved
S3s or an average Of nea .ly twelve cars per train
the total number Of passengers 1850. or 80
per train.
The distance from Ogden TO San Francisco is s33
miles over the first part OF the railroad the trains
had TO be lifted total height of 9S3s feet. or
nearly two miles vertically. and within distance
Of eleven miles having TO be dropped down u
tain grade with a vertical fall OF 1900 feet.
ly n mile and n half The question OF obtaining
sufficient water for the locomotives gave the Of
nclals moro concern than any other matter. When
1t is considered that almost the entire distance
across Titan and Nevada the country Is practically
u desert the difficulty will be better understood
Many Of the water stations supplied by gravity
lines from springs IN the mountains; extra watch
men were detailed 10 10 TO the heads OF these lines
10 prevent leaves. chips or distractions OF any
character from getting into the pipes At all sta
tions where the water was procured from streams,
springs or wells. extra bumpers were put on with
instructions to keep the pumps going night ana
day. AT some stations where the supply obtained
from springs and wells short. water cars,
moved from other parts Of the line. were ato9ed
10 the supply the water being hauled
from such stations up and down the line where tho
supply ample
The most serious problem after that ot water ing
the locomotives that OF feeding the people, but
the railroad officials arranged with citizens at Ter
race Elko. Carlin Humboldt. Battle Mountain,
Wsdsworth Truckee Summit, Blue Canyon and Au-
burn II furnish luncheons outside OF the regular
eating houses. The company's forces we're detailed
10 erect long counters or tables in The open air al
which the meals could be al .pensed
In to within ten days OF the Fourth OF July II
was thought that the regular locomotives on the
Central Pacific would he able TO handle all the trains
offered but as the Fourth approached and report:
were received from the Eas; OF the magnituqe OF
thu movement II was determined TO nrepars for