The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-08
SHORT line
HAS TROUBLE.

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After taking care Of the double bIT-
den Of It's own trof8e and great
portion Of tho Southern Pacific com
pany's over It's lines and running az
ter the Arst few days OF disorder prae-
tically on schedule time. It remained
Tor the Oregon Shor, Line 10 he fo-c-
ed 10 delay several trains and nnnul
ore. No. -. Yesterday. because or 4
serious waShoul which occurred some
time enrly Monday morning between
Orchard and Nampa on its line in
Idaho
The first reports 20 the eIect that
the delay would probably cut on Og-
den for the coast entirely for an in
definite period. proved TO be nothing
moro than a scare, the road rushing
a corps OF expert reconstruction and
repair men TO the scene OF the trouble
Immediately upon reports being rc-
ceived, with the result that The road
was opened for traffic leSs th-n ak
hours aftor the trouble began
So far az can be learned the damage
Orchard reservoir, brought on by
floods in the streams and rivers Ia
the locality. Al Gcst the reports said
that more than three miles Of track
had oeon totally destroyed. but this
was later denied aud apparently was
untrue. as tho road is again In opera
lion and handling In addition TO its
own tranic all wcstbound passengers
OF the Southern Pacific, who are. as
usual since the disasters on the west
running Hartman line. re-7outed
north over the Shcr, Line 10 Portland
and thence south yiG the Shasta route.
Yesterday afternoon two trains ar
rived In this city with passengers and
mail from the coast, aad more came
in last night and early this morning
The train scheduled to leave here yes
terday morning for San Francisco and
adjacent points via the northern route
was delayed until yesterday after
noon at 1920. when II finally received
order to pull out.
Southern Pacific officials yesterday
stated that the line would again he
in operation by Sunday next, as men
are working overtime TO reconstruct
and repair the bridges and washed out
sections of track damaged by the re-
cent floods. The stub train is still
In operation between this city and
CarlIn and viii be continued. officials
say, until the road is again In coadl-
tion 10 accept through transcontn-
entail traffic This train leaves IN tho
morning at Gao o'clock. returning at
Z o'clock al night.
Trainlonds of plling arc now on the
way to PalIaado canyon, where tho
biggest portion of tie trouble Is yet
to he removed. and 1t Is said that f.
500 feet Of pillng viii have 20 be drlv-
en- at this point before the lInc can
resume In several places whore
steel bridges have beer swept away
into the raging torrents The company
has forces OF carpenters at work con
structinG temporary structure OF tim.
bcr until more complete repairs can
he arranged.
All passengers arriving over the
Short Line have good words for the
railroad comp2ny. The quick worl; OF
the company in repairing the wash
out yesterday morning was frequent
ly commented upon by passengers in
the city today. and the company has
been compimented n great deal for
its enterprise IN Keeping a force Of
men ready to start for trouble at a
moments notice Undoubtedly this
fact has a great 10 do with the clear
ing of the line in such quick order.
as had the company been forced 10
walt until daylight 10 start men ont
on repairs much greater delay would
have been the inayitab'e-asult
Commencing al o'clock this morn
ing. when the first section OF train
No - arrived on the Oregon Short
Line from the north. and arriving at
l. 80 2. and O'Clock, five more be
lated passenger trains from San
Francisco arrived In this city today
Several trains were run north Via the
Short Line TO Portland. thence south
10 San Francisco from here yester-
day and with the promised opening
OF tho Southern Pacific Only three or
four days OF. according 10 statements
given out to-day, tho Southern Pa-lNc
is making battcr headway In getting
its passengers through 10 the coast
than at any time since the trouble be-
gan,