The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-03
Railway Notes.

L L
ger Agent Burley of the Short Line
went north last evening.
1t is reported that Mike Connors,
night foreman of the Cheyenne shops,
has rendered his resignation.
Joseph Shotz, a machinist in the
Cheyenne shops, was struck on the
hand by a sledge in the hands of his
helper few days ago. Two fingers
were mashed to a pulp by the heavy
tool
Baggagemaster T. E. Jones of the
Union Pacific at Cheyenne, has been
granted patent on a device for
cleaning spittoons. MI Jones was for
merly employed in the Union Pacific,
Salt Lake baggage Office with Mr..
Swartwood.
The Herald yesterday morning men
/ toned about an important change in
! the overland fast mail service as being
in contemplation. 1t is now announced
/ that the change will be effected in a
/ few days and Salt Lake will be greatly
/ benefited by getting a quicker service
I from Chicago.
Travelling Engineer Pat" Stack of
| the Union Pacific, and we'll known on
] all western roads, has been APPOINTED
| shop foreman at Laramie, succeeding
/ Davis, who was formerly shop foreman
! at Evanston. 1t is reported that Mr..
Stack is slated for a still better pcsi-
! ton in the motive department of the
! Union Pacific.
I 1t is announced at Omaha
through H. G. Burt, president of the
/ Union Pacific railroad, that the Hi
| nois Central railroad has signed a con-
| tract for the use of the Union Pacific
| bridge into Omaha, and for the occu-
! patton of the union passenger station,
o.
| Tenth and Marcy streets.
One Of the big zoos which help pas
senger trains up Sherman mountain
from Cheyenne to Sherman, dropped off
| the rails at Granite Canyon station
! Wednesday night. The locomotive
/ blocked the main line and held No. 2,
the east-bound flyer, two hours. The
100 was "slddded" onto the rails, it
took four hours to do the job,
A private letter received in Evanston
from one of. the head officials of the
/ Union Pacific at Omaha, states that
the company has no intention of aban-
doning Evanston as a division point
neither does it contemplate closing its
shops at that point. Train crews will
continue to run east to Green River
and west to Ogden from Evanston, as
in the past, and the indications are that
the shop force viii be increased stead
lily.
During the past few months the
Union Pacific has constructed a hand
some hotel building at Medicine Bow
between Laramie and Rawlins. The
same is now ready for occupancy, but
viii not be opened until a new time
table is issued. The issuance of the
new card is being delayed pending the
result Of the war now being waged by
several roads for the mail contracts
When these are awarded it is believed
several Important changes will be made
in the running time of Union Pacific
passenger trains between Omaha and
Ogden.
The force in the Union Pacific shops
at Laramie is being increased, and a
large number of shop men who were
transferred to Cheyenne last spring, are
now being returned to their old posi-
tions in Laramie. The large number
of pushers on the Lockout and Simp-
son hills between Laramie and Raw
Inns makes it necessary to have &
back shop at Laramie. The pushers
are constantly breaking down and g
sufficient force will be maintained al
Laramie TO make the needed repairs
a large force is kept busy in the Chey-
/ enne shops rebuilding old engines and
making heavy repairs on broken-dowr
locomotives.