The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-04-08

lined to q Z4-mffe district at north
end. Considerable wet track but
passable. Have only few washouts
running ten to thirty feet inlength.
Operating over temporary cribbing
at washout places. Bad places are
tagged and we are plotting trains
by speeder over water district and
we are not attempting permanent
repairs but merely p~atrolling and
protecting water which is now re-
ceding at lower end but has not
started to run at Austin end.
Bridges good and waterways large
at Austin end and do not look for
serious trouble"
Another case in point Is the Ne
vada Northern Railway. This line
was washed out on March 18th. 1922.
| Work train with materials and sec
ito nmen were rushed to the points
where water run-off was doing dam
age; repairs made and operations on
the line re-established between Cobre
and Ely on March 18th, 1922. The
following telegraphic report to the
Commission from v~ice-President G.
l.. Hickey Of the Nevada Northern
Railway, dated March %. 1922,
shows the prompt and efficient action
taken to re-establish service to and
from Ely and indicates the manager
ial efficiency and effort hat is fairly
to be expected in meeting such emer-.
gencies.
lowing to unprecedented flow Of
water from melting SHOWS between
mile post seventy-four and fifty
three, our track was washed, out
in twenty places in stretches from
five to five hundred feet, aggre-
eating about one-half mile, great
est depth twelve feet. Work train
dispatched promptly as possible,
openings cribbed and temporary re-
pairs made. Only interruption, in
ability to run our passenger train
March 18th, but service was per-
pormed on following day. We are
putting in permanent openings and
r~eballasting track where neces-
sary."
The White Pine News article of
March 10th set forth below supports
Vice President Hickey's report and
shows in some detail how railroad
washout conditions are handled OF
railroads, in order to protect the
erty and the public service.
lowing to washouts between Cher
ry Creek and Shafter Occasional by
high water from the mountains
caused by melting snow, the main
line passenger train was unable to
make the trip to Cobre Thursday
(16th) and was forced to return to
Ely. A force of men was tent to the
washouts to make repairs and the
train was able to make the run Fri
day, arriving at Ely S:35 in the even
ing. Passengers coming in on the
main line Friday report that the val
ley in places is completely under wa
ter.
"Details of the mishap to the road
bed were slow in reaching Ely. At
1880 o'clock Thursday morning work
train was made up in the East Ely
yards and was soon speeding on its
way to the flooded area, with Su-
perintendent D%uddleson and as many
of the roads section hands as could
be picked up. On the way north each
section crew working for the COM
pany was pressed into service. With
these men working night and day the
roadbed was put into shape for the
delayed passenger train to proceed
to its destination at Cobre some
time after noon Friday.
I'm all 1000 feet of roadbed was
washed out, some holes being cut by
the raging torrents as deep as IL
feet. The washouts occurred in 20
Shafter. AS no rails were carried
away the work of rebuilding was
made much lighter.
THE work train returned to East
Ely Friday night following the de-
layed passenger in. Tomorrow
morning another work train will
leave for the scene of the floods. |
This train will carry sufficient men
and material also to put the new
roadbed in first class shape to with
stand the rapid progress of the pas
senger train and the. heavy traffic of
the freight train.
Saturdays passenger train was
able to make the u to Cobre and
return on schedule time"
The public has rights In the matter
and 1t is entitled to the exercise of
reasonably efficient managerial effort
to bring about and preserve an I'M
interrupted service upon a definite