The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-04
TEN MILES OF THE
CUTOFF DAMAGED
Storms Saturday Night Repeats the Week Ago
More Trains Are Forced to Go Over the Old
Central Pacific Line.

Saturday nights wind storm on
Great Salt Lake. as destructive as
the storm OF last Monday night. has
again demonstrated to the officials OF
the Southern Pacific company that
the trestle OF the cut-off across the
lake will withstand the worst storms
that can prevail, but that the "nlls'
or embankment forming the APP
proaches TO the trestlc must be raised
to such a height as TO be fully FIVE
feet higher than they are at present
and on the same grade as that of the
trestles
The two storms within the past
eight days have been very similar in
character and in the amount of dam
age done in that practically the same
districts have been affected each time.
In the last storm the damage be-
tween Little Mountain and Bagley, 4
distance OF five miles. Is more extern
sIye than the former one. 1t is the
first time in the history of the cut-off
that the east side of the cut-off has
been damaged by the lake storms.
From the east end of the trestle 10
SalIna and from Rambo to the west
end OF the trestle the fills were again
undermined and weakened.
The wind reached a velocity of -
miles an hour and sent great waves
against the railroad embankments.
The total distance damaged In the
recent storm is placed at ten miles.
To repair the damage. the company
has eight work trains hauling ballast
and rock from the Lakeside quarrieS,
the longest haul oil the work trains
being about thirty miles.
All the available work trains from
various points upon the division have
been pressed into service for the re-
pairing OF the damage Two shifts of
men are working night and day. The
gravel pit at Lakeside Is lighted by
electricity. Two steam shovels of
the most modern type are gradually
eating into the sides OF small noun
talns of rock to get material to empty
into the lake,
The announcement was made AT the
local Offices OF the Southern Pacific
company this morning that the line
will be opened tomorrow afternoon.
During the temporary suspension Of
traffic across the lake. the old Cen
tral Pacific line around the head Of
the lake is again In use. Beginning
yesterday afternoon. passenger trains
! were sent over the old line. The fact
that the rails are lighter and the
roadbed is not in the best of shape
between Kelton and Umbria Junction,
schedule OF not exceeding twenty
miles per hour is maintained. The
trains arc hauled by the light engines
OF the old class between Ogden and
Montello. At the latter point the
trains arc given the heavier or Pa
ci6c type engine.
The running time OF trains between
ogden and Montello by the way of tho
old line, 16l miles. Is eight hours
while the distance by the cutoff is
120 miles and the time is three hours
and twenty-one minutes of the fast
mall to four hours and forty minutes
for the local train. The line across
the lake does not have a one per cent
grade while that on the old line
reaches about three per cent on Prom
ontory hill
Following the storm OF last Mon.
! day. General Manager Bancroft issued
orders for the improving and build
, ing up OF the old line around the head
OF the lake. TO be ready for use in
cases OF emergency The announce
ment Ia made that coal shutc and
water tank Will be placed at Kelton
water tanks and telegraph Offices Will
he placed at other points, new side