The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-01
ELK0 EDITOR SEES
MOVING OF SHOPS
Free Press Brings Out Additional
Facts Which Seem to Strengthen
Opinion Southern Pacific
Will Move Terminal

Following closely stories printed
in The Silver State concerning the
rumor that the Southern Pacific
Company is to establish a traffic
terminal in this city, eliminating one
other such terminal within this state
upon completion of double tracking
arrangements, the Elko Free Press
printed a story along similar lines
which will prove of interest here,
bringing out as it does additional
reasons why such a move would
prove advantageous to the railroad
company. The Elko papers story
follows:
Railroad circles in eastern Nevada
are once more agog with rumors
pertaining to the reorganization of
the Southern Pacific division points
in this state, as the outgrowth of the
double track agreement between the
Southern Pacific and Western Paci-
fic railroads which is said to be
certain to go into operation next
summer. The latest rumors along
this line indicate that the division
points now located at Carlin, Mon
telo and Inlay will be eliminated
entirely, and Wells, Winnemucca
and Sparks made the change points
in this state.
Those who purport to be in on the
know state that the reason for this
move is that much money must be
spent on the Carlin shops in order
to put them into shape to handle the
greatly increased traffic which has
been carried during the past few
years and that rather than expend
this money remodeling the Carlin
plant the railroad company is de-
sirous of putting the finances into
the work of erecting an entirely
new plant at both Wells and Winnie
mucca, which are the terminal
points of the double track system
which is to be inaugurated between
this road and the Western Pacific.
The fact that it would be most
movement for the Southern to
change engines and crews at Carlin
when running over the Western
Pacific tracks, and the increased
efficiency with which the plan
could be operated with the division
points at each end of the double
track is said to enter into the mat
ter considerably.
That the Southern Pacific has
been working toward an elimination
of some of the large number of
division points in the state has been
an accepted fact in railroad circles
for many years. just recently a
new type of locomotive has been ac-
cepted and is making the entire run
from Ogden to Sparks, merely
changing crews at Carlin on the
passenger runs. The division point
at INLAY has gradually diminished
in Importance until it is little more
than an extra freight division.
Whether the Western Pacific is to
share the expense of the new divi-
sion shops at Wells and Winnemuc-
ca and use them jointly, is not con-
tanned in the purported facts of the
rumor which is now abroad, but
this is also considered plausible
explanation, for it would greatly in
crease the efficiency of operation
of the two roads when the double
track agreement is put into effect.
There is another angle to the stu
alton which is worthy of mention,
and that is that in case the agree
ment with the Western Pacific falls
through that the older road will pro-
ceed with their double tracking and
complete this work between Wells
and Winnemucca next year. This
will speed up the operation of trains
and make possible the elimination of
the terminal points as outlined.
Nothing definite can be secured
N this rumor, Southern Pacific
officials refusing to comment on the
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