The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-07-20
OF TRACK
DEAL CONFIRMED

EDWARD 1. Jenrev president OF the
Western Pacifcand the Denver and
Rio Grande railroads, is here for the
primary purpose Of arranging the de.
tails of trackage agreement between
the Western Pacific and the Southern
Pacific. Such was the information
given out by railroad Official in in
innate touch with affairs of the two
roads.
The trackage agreement was made
in New York some days ago, but JEFF
fiery wished to inspect the physical
condition Of the Western Pacific road
and also confer with E. E. Calvin. su-
perintendent Of the Southern Pacifc's
Pacific system, before giving his Anal
assent to the deal.
Though details have not been worked
out, the agreement provides that the
Southern Pacific may operate trains
over the tracks of the Western Pacific
and vice versa. The most important
feature, however, il that the South
ern Pacific is given the right to con-
struct additional trackage ON the road
bed Of the Western Pacific.
Threatened With OonCeUtion.
1t was on January 3lst that the
executive committees Of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific voted at
New York to spend $75,OOO,OOO in
double-tracking the Hartman lines
west of the Missoui river. It was
soon after this thai negotiations were
opened with the Gould people for tho
joint use Of the Western Pacific tracks
and the building Of new track ON the
Western Pacific's roadbed.
The Southern Pacific, it is pointed
out, with its double tracks and trunk
lines running into Ogden, faced eonges-
ton Of passenger and freight trafic
from that point west to San Francisco
because Of the comparatively slow
handling Of traffic over the single track
on the mountain grades.
In other words, the traffic westbound
into Ogden threatened to swamp the
capacity Of the Hartman line from Og-
den to San Francisco. Likewise, it was
seen that the Hartman lines east Of .
Ogden would, in the near future, be
able to handle much more traffic than
the line out of San Francisco could
offer. Especially was the prospective
passenger traffic for the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition borne in mind.
The Southern Pacific is now double
tracking its road from Ogden wost to
Sparks, New; between Benicia and
Sacramento, and on the western slope
of the Sierra Nevada mountains. But,
even with the double track, the South
ern Pacific officials believe they will
not have sufficient facilities to handle
the growing volume OF traffic.
Get an nspration.
It came as sort Of psychological in
spiration to the Southern Pacific off,
cials that the Western Pacific was
outgrowing 'itself-much as does q
healthy young infant-faster than it's
finances could be recouped. It's bust
ness was calling for more than . single
track; the wear and tear Of heavy
tourist travel called for increased ex-
penditures-but no money was in
sight, at least, not the $4,000, 900 or
more that was needed.
The acceptance by the Western Pa
cific of the Southern Paciac's propos-
al to construct an additional track on
was because Of the fact that the on
necessity Of prompt construction work
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Work of laying additional track ON
the Feather river division will be ex-
pedited, it is pointed out, because of
the fact that the Southern Pacfc has
double-tracking equipment ready for
instant use anywhere along the line.
1t can easily transfer this equipment
to the Western Pacific.
Meet at 6acrAmento.
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meet for the first time at Sacramento.
They touch at Winnemucca; cross 1t
Palisade; touch at Wells, and then d.
verge, the Southern Pacific line going
to Ogden and the Western Pacific to
Salt Lake City, where it connects with
the Denver and Rio Grande.-6an
Francisco Chronicle.
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