New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01
ANOTHER LINK WESTWARD
e. Paul Road Opens New Line
" from Chicago to Pacific.
, RECORD FOR ENTERPRISE
v.,tth Route Established in
vear--America's Garden Of
Gods Reveals Beauties.

40 opening four routes between Chicago
"a the Pacific Coast within about a year,
-. chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
..v has established a record in railroad
.,,srnrise. The first train over one Of the
-, lines pulled out of its Illinois terminus
-s.,er6ay. bound for Portland, marking
-. ioception OF a new traffic pact between
-. q. Paul system and the Union Pacific.
Tha western ternlini are Los Angeles. on
-. south; Portland. on the north, and San
vrsraisoo. In addition, the Chicago, MIL
sausee & Puget Sound line reaches out
- seattle and Tacoma. This means tho
,o,nipg of every important Pacific Coast
DIV to Chicago by through service.
yAv limited trains will be put on perma-
ant daily schedul,. The first will be solid
..-oueh train for Portland, with through
,,r,prnent for Denver, and the second
The Pacific Limited" furnishing through
.srrice 10 San Francisco. Los Angeles and
,hs famous resorts of California Before
an, first train has traversed half the dis
,arce TO it's western terminus the depart
ss time for the second train will have ar
av,d. Before the first train has reached
u western terminus the departing time
Or the third train Will have arrived.
Daily departures also must be made from
fss Pacific Coast eastward from each of
cha cities touched At either end. after
N. 26D-rnile journey, each train must be
,,,s I'D for thorough inspection and for a
,mplete renovation OF every car. To meet
nsse conditions twenty entire trains. in
arainc baggage cars, mail cars, coaches.
chair cars. diners, tourist sleepers. standard
,.Apers and observation cars. are required.
n is estimated that $50 cars Will be needed.
rhe route Just opened will pass through
|, country Astounding in beautiful scenery
from Chicago the trains will go over the
l,ns Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
N Omaha. Crossing the Missouri River at
couscIl Bluffs, the route then follows, with
few exceptions, the old enligrant wagon
road all the way 10 ogden, Utah, distance
AZ one thousand miles.
The road 10 Portland turns east Of Ogden
IA the northwestward, over the Oregon
short Line. through Pocatello, Idaho, and
HUNTINGTON, Ore, 70 the Columbia River,
The hanks Of which are followed until Port
land is reached.
To San Francisco the line runs directly
west from ogden over tho great cut-off
across Great salt Lake, and westward
across the barrier Of the Sierra Nevada 1t
next passes through the orchards and vine
yards of the Pacific Slope, through sacra-
mentc end into san Francisco.
The route 10 Los Angeles turns south at
osden through salt Lake City. and thence
over the san Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
LAX. line to its terminus. The trains pass
through the Rainbow Canyon, Las Vegas
san Bernardino and Riverside, with its
wonderful orange groves.
Tbs Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul, be-
sides the planning Of these new routes, Is
making extensive improvements on its
lines leading directly west from Chicago.
Only two months ago announcement was
made that the double tracking Of the ROAD
10 ST Paul and Minneapolis had been com
pleted. Improvements 20 the line between
lChicago and Omaha also are contemplated
These involve double tracking for the
entire distance. the reducing OF grades ana
TIE elimination Of curves. Because of the
great expenditure called for. these improve
mats are 20 be spread over several years
but it is expected that the major part OF
them will have been completed in time LOT
the heavy travel 10 the San Francisco EX-
POSITION