Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-23
RAILWAY LINES
SLOWLY CLEARING
TRAINS NAY NOW GO THROUGH
TO SAN FRANCISCO
Removal Of Obstacles from Southern
Pacific Tunnel Enables Re-
sumption of Traffic over
Valley Line

The clearing of the San Fernando
tunnel on the Southern Pacific yester-
day afternoon removed the last OBJ
stacle on the valley line and the regu-
lar schedule was resumed last night
The Santa Fe-southern Pacific is the
only route to San Francisco and the
"owl' train left at o'clock, via Bar
stow and Mojave. The regular valley
train left at 11:30 The Santa Fe an
nounces that all its valley trains will
leave as usual.
1t had been hoped that the Newhall
tunnel on the Southern Pacific would
be opened yesterday afternoon, but the
continued rain made 1t impossible.
Train No. Z, on the Santa Fe, due in
Los Angeles at 6:45 o'clock last night,
was eight hours late. 1t carried a
large amount of mail and with the
arrival of other delayed mails the post
office employees will be compelled to
work desperately several days to clear
the congestion. The Golden Gate lin
tied, on the Southern Pacific, which
should have arrived at 6:15 o'clock last
night, was 6 hours late.
Santa Fe Open East
BY the employment of hundreds of
extra laborers working night and day,
the Santa Fe is managing to maintain
its eastern service. The Cajon pass is
the chief source of trouble and it is
taxing every resource of the road to
keep it clear. The Salt Lake and
Southern Pacific also use the pass and
are aiding in the work of keeping it
open. If it becomes closed Los Ange-
les will be practically isolated as the
Southern Pacific uses it as a connec-
ton with the north. The Santa Fe
can use it's own tracks only as far as
Stockton and is switching it's trains
to the Southern Pacific valley line at
Fresno.
The Salt Lake and the Las Vegas &
Tonopah roads have been compelled to
use the Santa Fe tracks to continue
their service to the mining regions of
Southern Nevada.
The Salt Lake suffered heavily by
damage to the bridges by the Mojave
river. The bridges at Dagget and Af-
ton were almost destroyed by the flood.
The Santa Fe allowed the Salt Lake
the use of its tracks on the new Borax
Smith railway from Ludlow to Crucero,
San Bernardino county, and on the
tracks from Dagget to Ludlow. At
Crucero the Salt Lake reached It's own
tracks and had clear going to the min
ing regions The Salt Lake has been
In trouble for more than a month and
lldO SSNSIdl IIlOI6 Weeks dnpdu.
Many Lines Abandoned
The rain yesterday did little damage
to the coast line, according to reports
sent to the Southern Pacific offices. The
cave-in at Santa Margarita tunnel is
serious and will require weeks for re-
building. On this account Lathrop and
Stockton are cut off from Sacramento,
on the Southern Pacific. The general
superintendent of the Southern Pacific,
r. H. Ingram, who went to San Fran
cisco several weeks ago, is delayed in
returning by the washouts on the roads.
Trains were operated for a while via
the coast line to Montalvo, thence to
Saugus via the old Santa Barbara
branch and over the valley line to San
Francisco. The Santa Barbara route
was blocked by a flood of the Piru
creek, which carried away part of the
tracks.
Nearly all lines are abandoned in
Central California. Sacramento and
have done such serious damage that
it probably will be weeks before the
regular schedules will be resumed.
Excursionists Are Stalled
The members of the Sacramento De-
Velopment association, who are touring
Southern California, will be unable to
return Immediately. Many are still in
the city. A party of eighty-five Seat
tie excursionists are stalled somewhere
on the Southern Pacific tracks between
Los Angeles and San Francisco. H. G.
Gurley, acting secretary of the cham
Der of commerce, expected to hear from
the party yesterday, but had received
no information concerning them. A
public reception will be given them
Monday evening.
One train on the Southern Pacific
made three attempts to get under way
yesterday. 1t was stalled the first
time at San Luis Obispo and was
turned back to Los Angeles. 1t made
another start north on the valley line,
and was turned back again at San
Fernando. 1t finally left over the San