The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-03
RAILROAD MEN
ARE OPTIMISTIC
Southern Pacific Officials Here
Yesterday Have Nothing But
Good News, Including New
Track Arrangements

Chas. s. Fee, passenger traffic
manager; H. A. Hinshaw, assistant
freight traffic manager, both of
San Francisco, and J. M. Fulton of
Reno, all Southern Pacific railroad
officials, were here yesterday on one
of their periodical visits to obtain
a frst-hand viewpoint of matters
pertaining to the welfare of their
company. All of the men were
very optimistic as to the business
outlook and were positive in their
statements that things never looked
better"
One announcement of interest to
Winnemucca was made by Mr.. Full
ton when he said that he had
ordered special fare and one-half
rates to this city during the May IL
period when many visitors are ex-
pected from all parts of the state
for the occasion Of the opening Of
the new Hotel Humboldt.
Questioned directly as to the
double track arrangement whereby
the Western Pacific and Southern
Pacific will use the tracks of both
roads, one for east-bound travel
and the other for west-bound, the
men said that the matter is in
conference and that all indications
are that definite agreement will be
reached by officials of the two
roads and that thereafter the double
track will become a reality, thus
speeding up the time of all trains,
making for cheaper operation, and
in the end saving the many millions
which would be necessary to put in
individual double tracks.
Work of double tracking the
Southern Pacific across the Sierras
is under way at the present time,
Mr.. Fee said, and the plans now
being worked out "across the hill"
include the tearing away of the
snowsheds, this being made pos
sible by the development Of new
snow-removal equipment. It will
also create a wonderfully scenic
route. Double tracking is also be-
ing carried on on the "east end"
in this state, as the roadway ap-
proaches Ogden. With the work
now under way and that which has
already been accomplished the South
ern Pacific will soon have two
tracks upon which to operate over
a large portion of their right-of-
way from San Francisco to Ogden
and it will be only few years, if
present plans are carried out, until
the entire route is double tracked.
The Southern Pacific is taking
good care of all freight shipments
being offered at the present time
and the freight blockades and de-
lays so prevalent in eastern states
have not been the case over South
ern Pacific lines so far, according
to Mr.. Hinshaw, and because of
great quantities of new rolling
stock which have been offered it
is not expected that serious inter-
ference will be noticed in future
providing eastern roads will re-
turn cars within reasonable periods.
II not a slight car shortage may de-
velop.
Indicative of the extensive i'm
provement project now under way
within the Southern Pacific Com
pany, Mr.. Hinshaw quoted the
fact that there are AZ new freight
and switching locomotives under
order which will be delivered at the
rate of 20 per month commencing
July /; $50 new Pacific Fruit Ex-
press cars were delivered in April
1876 P. F. f. cars will be delivered
this month; 1880 in June, ITO in
July and 315 in August, making a
total of 5000 new P. F. f. cars to
be delivered Immediately, to be
used in addition to the 22,402 now
in use and 140 remaining unde-
livered from last year. Also the
Southern Pacific will accept de-
livery during July of this year OF
800 new P. F. E. refrigerator cars
Since July 1, 1922, to date, the
following new equipment has beer
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