The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-16
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN
BROUGHT BACK TO OGDEN
Friday When Ordered
Return and Be Detoured to the Salt Lake
Pacific Conductors Are Instructed Accom-
pany Their Trains Through to Los Angeles

All through California passenger
traffic over the Southern Pacific road,
between Ogden and Sacramento and
San Francisco and intermediate points
is at standstill for an indefinite
period-or until damages TO the road
bed. bridges and the like. resulting
from the floods, arc repaired and the
road opened again for through busi-
ness.
In the meantime west-bound coast
passenger trains. arriving In ogden
over the Union Pacific, are divided at
Ogden and passengers going to Sacra-
mento, Roseville. San Francisco and
other coast points are sent west over
the San Pedro. while passengers on
route to Reno and intermediate points
arc sent west on stub trains over the
Salt Lake division Of the Southern Pa
ciAc, where the road IS in good condi-
ton. Notwithstanding the heavy rains
of the past three days.
No 8, the fast mail train from the
east, arrived at Ogden on time this
afternoon. and was held in this city
Until No. |, the west-bound Overland
Limited, arrived at so and the two
trains were then consolidated and sent
to San Francisco over the San Pedro
route. The train consisted oil four
mall cars, one chair car, dynamo car,
diner and four standard sleepers and
this train was sent south to Salt Lake
al $40 D. IN. in charge OF South
ern Pacific passenger conductor who
will run through to Los Angeles, look
ing after the transportation and COM
fort of passengers. while the train
will be operated by San Pedro train
crew. No local passengers will be
taken on this train between Ogden
and Los Angeles.
West-bound No. 3, which left Ogden
Friday morning over the Southern Pa
ci6c road, was brought back to Og-
6en this morning from Carlin and,
taking through coast passengers from
Union Pacific No. this morning, was
sent to Los Angeles over the San Pc
dro road with a Southern Pacific con-
ductor in charge of the passengers and
San Pedro crew to operate the train
from Salt Lake west.
The following order has been issued
by General Superintendent Davis
Until further notice we will detour
all Overland passenger trains via Los
Angeles. The San Pedro company
will provide train and engine crews
over that road The Utah division of
the Oregon Short Line will furnish
train and engine crews II necessary
using Southern Pacific engines to
handle trains between ogden and Salt
Lake Southern Pacific conductor
should accompany train from ogden
to Los Angeles to look after transpor-
tation and comfort of passengers.
"The Salt Lake division will run
No. ) and No. 8 out OF Ogden west To
take care of local passengers. and run
two local trains daily east from Reno
If no connections from the west are
made there.
Dining cars will be sent through
over the San Pedro road on all trains
and passengers on the local trains be-
tween Ogden and Reno will be fed at
eating stations.
Until further orders. Rio Grande
sleepers will be delivered to Southern
Pacific trains at Salt Lake and sent
TO the coast over the San Pedro road"
The stub train west over the South
orr Pacific road will consist of mail,
baggage. day coach tourist and Stand
ard sleeper, five cars In all, and no
Southern Pacific train sent over the
San Pedro road must exceed eleven
cars.