Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
short Line HAS
BIG WORK UNDER
WAY THIS YEAR
Improvements in Utah, Ida
no and Wyoming Aggre-
gate Eighteen Millions
Summary of the Work.

In its own development and in fur
therance of the territory, in which it
operates Utah, Idaho. and With the
cutoff into Wyoming, the Oregon Short
Line has had under way and colnple-
ton during the year Improvements ag-
gregating in the total, around s1s.000,-
600 says the Pacatello Tribune, Rough
ly divided, this amount may be placed
at Sf5,000.000 for new branch and sec
ond tracks; $2,000,00o for new equip
ment, motive and rolling stock. to care
for the increased business. and $1,000
600 given over to terminal and sta
ton improvements
Summarized the Oregon Short Line
during the year, has constructed and
now has in operation S425 miles Of
new main limo track this representing
the opening up Of new territory. In
the second tracl1age work neeessitated
to care for the handling of tho bust
ness on the "main" line turned over by
the feeders or branch lines, the work
rather Jagged. there being but 4.70 miles
completed during the year. In this re-
spect, however, II may be said that the
company listened moro to the impor-
tunities of the isolated districts, with
the result that the appropriation bud
get provided more fully for tho con-
struction Of branch lines than 1t did for
the keeping pace on the main line for
the handling of tho main track This
latter defect, however, IS remedied In
the coming years budget. which am
ply provides for double trackage Or the
system.
Tho projects OF 1912, however. are
far from being completed. During the
last month of the year there is still
under construction main line tracks of
distance Of 20S26 miles, ana second
track Of 2f.6a miles
In the figures Of tho statistieian, the
following tabular statement shows the
activity Of the Oregon Short Line dur
ing tho year:
Central Idaho railroad. Richfield to
Hill City. idaho, 5S.24 miles.
Track laid prior to 1912, 23.6i miles.
Track laid during 1912, Blaine to Hin
City, 1853 miles.
Total length AZ line, Richfield t. HnlI
City. 1924 miles
Construction 81 track completed.
Salt Lake & Idaho railroad, Burley to
strevell, Idaho. 1924 miles:
Track laid during 1912. Burley to
Marshfield. SIC miles.
Under construction, Marshfteld toll
Strevell, $3.50 miles.
Grading complete
oregon Eastern railway, Vale t. Ar |
den, Ore, f2a miles:
Track laid IN 1912, from Vale west
along the Nalheur river, 2o.29 miles
Under construction from nile post
1888 to Arden. 1882 miles
In construction Of this line there win
have to be britt 50 steel bridges over
Malheur river and Crane creek.
Teton Basin branch, Ashton % Victor, |
idaho. 4577 niles
Track laid PRIOR to 1912. Ashton 10
north fork Of Teton river. 1857 miles
Track laid during 1912, north fork Of
Teton river 70 briggs, Is 20 miles
Under construction, briggs 10 Victor !
degrading eamrlete1. s miles
Ballard Logan cut-off, Ballard 10 To- |
gan, Utah. SIS miles
Construction Or track completed
South side line Nyssa, Gre. 70
Homedaie, Ida, ef miles.
Track laid prior to 1912 at Ssssa, 70
miles
Under construction. Nyssa to Home
dale tgrading completely, 252f miles |
MAIN Hit AlBQEA Id idIlA4IEI |
Utah. 2A.5s miles If second track, |
1908 miles &c limo change.
Second track laid prior to 1912. 1888
miles.
Second track laid during 1912, 40
miles.
Total length Of track crack laid
complete1, 2o.5s miles.
Line change track laid prior to 1912, I
Oh files
Line change track laid during 1912,
1903 miles.
Second track, Kemmerer to Fossil, /
Wyo., 11.s1 miles.
Under construction from Kemmerer
to Fossil, 11.s1 miles.
Second track, Renfro to McCammon,
s.SS miles.
The Central Idaho railroad. the
branch completed from the junction
point Of RiehIield, idaho taps the rich \
agricultural territory OF the Camas /
prairie. Stretching its distance from
a beginning station but 9 few miles |
north Of shoshone 1t encireles a pro-
ductive territory.
New equipment ordered ana placed .
in commission during the year totals
In expenditure practically S2.on0no0
in this amount the main items are
found in the addition to the motive
power Of 20 massive freight engines Of I
the Mikado type. and 10 huge iron
"greyhounds" of the Pacific passenger
type.
some idea Of the immense hauling
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
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