The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-05-25
RAILROAD NEWS.
Union Pacific Likely 10 Build
Down Chalk Creek.


Down Chalk Creek.
Last Sunday morning company Of
U. +. oflcinls, composed Of General
Manager Dickinson. Division superin-
tendent Harris and party Of surveyors
aud engineers, went by team from this
place mp Chalk Creek TO Evanston.
The object Of the visit 10 no, known, but
1t is supposed 1t was for the purpose Of
preparing to build their road down
Chalk Greek, and have the main line
run through here instead Of down Echo
canyon. The grade In the latter canyon
lie too steep for successful work with the
big engines, and 1t Is the intention to
build through Chalk Creek, as the
grade lie much lighter. but the distance
is about ten miles further.
The following from Wednesdays Her.
aid will be interesting news
"The Union Pacific Railway company
has in hand a project which has import
ant significance TO the big road's rels.
tion with Utah. Itis but the erecu.
tion Of the authoratively stated plans To
expend 81 ,6Oo,0O0 in the improvement
Of the line between Ogden and Evans.
ton. Grades are to be lightened, curves
reduced and the line Strengthened, but
most important Of all, the route from
Echo station TO Evanston, a distance Of
thirty-aiE miles, through Echo canyon,
is to be changed to run mp Chalk Greek
canyon, via Ooalville. \ large part Of
the 81 800, 900 expenditure will undoubt.
edly be required for constructing the
new line Of ioriy-hve miles; Ave Of
which, however. IL covered by the Park
City line from Echo to coalville.
'In this strategic move Of the Union
Pacific Ia seen q determination 10 out
wit the burlington. which has had IL,
eye upon Chalk Greek canyon, the only
available Of the easy grade canyons left
Tor a railroad entering from southwest
ern Wyoming. II will also give the
Union Pacific better enterAnce TO Sal,
L~ts ci,y, diree, irom me nesy,.s..,
by the shortest route possible. should
II desire 10 utilize Il. From Echo o
CoAlville to Salt Lake via Ogden 1
nearly eighty miles, while through i'm
migration canyon the distance IL les
than half"
From the CoAlyile correspondence Il
the Herald we clip the following on tn,
subject;
at has also been binted that IN,
Union Pacific IL somewhat fearful les
the Burlington company may possibl.
} secure this canyon right Of way, whiol
they well know IL a much better on
than Echo, or, in fact, better than an
other route leading from Wyoming int
!. Utah anywhere along the whole rang
9 Of mountains, and II Is partly to head 0
h such an event tina, this change will !
d made.
"a Several surveying parties have al
+ ready within the last year been see
}. quietly Mt work between here and II
!. Wyoming line. While they have bee
very Teiicent rs TO whom they represen
the name Of Burlington has been diI
covered in their camps by interests
observers, all Of which has considerab
l. Significance"
+ 1t was to be hoped the BurllngtC
10 road would come down Chalk Greek
III this place, as II would furnish son
competition, and make great improy
ment In STAIRS In this part. But II Il
Burlington will not come this way, q
q will be glad to see the u. r. make h
II main line down Chalk Greek.