The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-25
SHOR I LINE
MOTOR CAR
SERVICE
FIRST TRIP TO MALAD WILL BE
MADE TODAY.
Regular Passenger Service Commences
on Monday-crew Selected For
the New Run.

The first gasoline motor car for
passenger and express service in
Utah was tried out yesterday by a. B.
Stevenson, superintendent OF the Utah
division Of the Oregon Short Line. The
car was run from Salt Lake to Saltair
and return. The car came to Ogden
this morning and will make a trial
trip over the line between Ogden and
Malad for the purpose of arranging
the regular schedule of service, which
will be started next Monday.
The car was sent on trial trip
TO Malad this morning at SOS in
charge of Conductor F. 3. McCunc.
Engineer William Vance and Brake
man w. A. Jones. Accompanying the
crew on the try-out trip were General
Superintendent j. M. Davis. Division
Superintendent A. b. Stevenson. SUI
perintendent of Motive Power ]. f.
Dunn and Master Mechanic George
Ross. OF the Oregon Short Line. and
about forty-nye passengers for diff
ferent points between Ogden and Ma
lad and considerable baggage. eX-
press and mail matter. Although on
what Is considered an experimental
trip, the car took out the regular run
and will return from Malad and Brig
ham City this afternoon or evening.
On the outside of the car appears
the number "4S0" and the words
Oregon Short Line" On the side Of
the baggage compartment are the
words United States Mail Railway
Postofice"
The result of this experiment on the
Malad run VIII be watched with keen
interest by operating officials OF the
Hartman system and II the service
is satisfactory there Is hardly a Ques-
tlon OF doubt but similar motor cars
will be put in service between ogden
and Salt Lake during the next thirty
or sixty days.
The car was made by the McKeen
Motor Car company in Omaha and
came directly from the shops under
its own power last week, In charge
OF George H. Updegraff. the com
panys demonstrates.
The exterior lines OF the design Of
the car are similar 10 an inverted
boat. the car having a wedge shaped
front end and a semi-circular rear.
with a Seml-elliptic roof and round
windows, which resemble port holes.
The new car is scventy-two feet long.
having three compartments for the
engineer. mail service. baggage room
and passengers, with a seating capac-
ity for iifty-6ve passengers. Built
principally of steel, the exterior is
finished in maroon with trucks of dark
olive.
This car is Of special design with
regard to interior arrangement, weigh
ing close to $4,000 pounds, and the
engine is of 20o-horsepower. Tha
wedge shaped front end Is special
feature with these cars, experiments
having shown that in addition to rid
ing steadier, the car of this shape will
consume 40 per cent less fuel than a
square car. On the trip taken yester-
day 1t took one gallon of gasoline for
each two miles travelled, although the
lighter cars travel 303 miles on one
gallon of fuel on level track. Only
twelve feet OF space Is necessary for
the engine room, which is provided
with an auxiliary gasoline air com.
presSor for the brakes and. instead of
"cranking" the engine, there Is an
arrangement whereby tho compressed
air can be used for the first few rev.
olutions, until the spark catches.
Side entrances arc provided at the
front of the passenger compartment,
making the car easy OF access. The
seats have built-up veneered wood
frames and are upholstered In imita-
lion leather. having room for three
passengers each, The general rooml-
ness OF the car is increased by the
method OF wall construction whereby
the steel walls are not more than two
inches thick. At the rear is u semi
circular seat with room for ten per-
sons. The interior Of the car is hand
somely finished in mahogany
The windows present a striking ap-
Dearance. being about two and one
half feet in diameter, with circular
frames Of aluminium. and so arrang-
cd that they may be swung upwards
and fastened 10 the ceiling When
closed they are air, water and dust
proof. Ventilation is furnished through
a system whereby the air enters from
the front at the floor line and is re-
leased through the roof, and heat is
furnished by radiators along the sides
near the floor which carry the water
from the cooling jackets OF the engine
Light Is By acetylene gas, with lamps
of special design and Opaque shades
ranged around the sides of the car