The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-29
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we nave ~ times phst bfcn tutu m'cU
OF wonderful icnts in railroad building,
and much has hcsn writtcn OF the en-.
ginecriug skill and daring that directed
the course Of the iron horse acres. the
plains aud mountains that lie between
The Missouri river aud the Pacific Ocean.
"ln the grandeur aud magnitude of tho
undertaking. the Union Pacific .Ccatrdi
Pacific has never been c%aunlcl. Tho
energy AL pctscN crnncc with which the
work wa urged forward, aud tho ~.
ptilty with which II was executed, arc
without a parallel IN history were tho
statements of the special government com
mis.ioncrH to the Secretary Of the ln-
tcr1or.
Thirty five years ago there was no time
10 spend ~ work similar to that which
has just been completed. Then the world
was watching while the builders Of the
Union Pacific aud Central Pacific raced
for supremacy. II was a magnificent ron.
test, but nowadays the owners ~ tho
rnnd have been brought Ia consider other
problems. Osc of these ncccssitatcd tho
solution " the grade question aud The
Strengthening Of the track
One of tho most interesting and diHi.
cult fcats II railroad engineering ever
undertaken has just been completed Ivy
the owners ~ The Overland Route"
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Rail.
road the building Of q bridge across tho
Grca, Salt Lake between Ogden, Utah,
and Lucin, Nevada.
The work being practically completed.
the nov track was formally opened On
Thanksgiving Day when MIR y. N. Hnr-
rinan. head Of the Hartman Lines. and
n biz party " railroad magnatcs partook
81 Thanksgiving Day dinner IN the mid.
die oi Great salt Lake.
The Ogden Iurin Cut on" I. i0y
miles In length. - miles on land mud ~
miles on trcstlc worn and films over tho
waters II Great salt Lake. II prcscnts
n practically level track except for n short
distance on the west end near Lucin. No.
yndn, whcrc a slight grade is encoun.
tcicd.
The use II this cu, m will throw mt
The trans continental traffic over the OLD
liup from ngdrn To- Iuriu. Nevada. around
tho Lake. This stnp " track u ono
NJ the most expensive ~ the Hartman
system. the maximum grade over the
long Promuntory hIl IL ioi fert Go lie
milc and helper cnrinca nre always neor..
eaty, The elimination " the Use vi thesa
engines will mcnn the saving II al least
81 10000 a day IN operating expenses aud
also n saving Of several hours ~ running
time.
Active work was commenced IN lpr,,
and thus the almost impossible task was
completed IN about - months, The Inst
pile was driven during the last week q.
october. This great work has cost over
~ 2O1.nOnO.
The cut of runs from Orlen wet is
miles over level country lriorr reaching
the lake proper. then across the east arm
al the Lake b mile. 10 Pfomoniory. Then
1--WE miles Of solid road bed and then ID
miles west oycr Inc wet ann ri the Tni,
| toward Iucin and thence acres. The Great
Salt Lake Dcsort 10 Incin, Nevada.
Across the east arm Of the Lake. IA viii
ic almnst a rontinunu- hllin snt,portrI
ly t%rc.tlo. Near the middle ~ ihis wili
h. q gap " G1D feet NJ open trrstlc work
! loft ior the waters If the licnr liver which
How into the ntm of the Lake.
Across promnntory Point runs nye
mile, II solid road lcl ard her, diiNruit
work was encountered. A an Of l.WD
fcri long In tanl and rock of bhtrn
blnn being ncccssnry. At thi. paint, Tho
mot beautiful ON thi. inland AGA. mr..