The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17

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, are 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
ether coast points are sent west over
the San Pedro, while passengers en-
route To Reno and intermediate points
are sent west on stub trains over the
Salt Lake division of the Southern Pa
cific. where the road Is In good condi-
ton, Notwithstanding the heavy rains
OF the past three days.
No. 9. the fast mail train from the
east, arrived at Ogden on time yes
terday, and was neld I'm this city
until No /, the west-bound Overland
Limited arrived at $50 and the two
trains were then consolidated and sent
To San Francisco over the San Pedro
route. The train consisted of four
mail cars, one chair car, dynamo car,
diner and four standard sleepers and
this train was sent south to Salt Lake
at 510 p. m, in charge of a 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.
Westbound No. 3, which left Ogden
Friday morning over the Southern Pa
c,fic road. was brought back to Og-
den yesterday from Carlin and,
taking through coast passengers from
Union Pacific No. 3 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
a 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 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
oTn Pacific road will consist of a mall.
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.
Bad Condition West.
Telegram received at railroad head
quarters tsate that great damage has
resulted all along the Southern Pacific
road from Reno to Sacramento. and
from the latter city to Oakland, Rail-
road service Is simply paralyzed there
for the time being and large forces of
men are at work on wasnouts and in
efforts to repair bridges as fast as pos
slble. The most serious trouble is
caused by the loss of several spans Of
the railroad bridge acros American
river and 1t Is thought 1t will require
two or three weeks TO repair this struc-
ture for train service
1t Is understood tha three large
bridges are out OF line from six to
twelve inches and these also will de-
lay the resumption of through traffic
between Ogden and San Francisco.
1t Is thought after track conditions
are put In good condition train service
may be resumed and transfers made
of passengers, baggage, mail and ex-
press at the American river bridge,