Utah Railroads Newspaper Items, 1890 to 1894

Newspaper Items

Dates, 1890 to 1894

This page was last updated on March 21, 2004

1 January 1890
G. M. Cumming resigned effective 31 December 1889; to be replaced by C. F. Resseguie. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1890)

2 January 1890
Paper says there are no more narrow gauge engines in service between Provo and Pleasant Valley Junction. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 January 1890)

3 January 1890
"The Crescent tramway closed down on the 30th, after the longest and most successful run it has ever enjoyed. The engine has been housed and everything made snug for the winter." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 3 January 1890)

7 January 1890
RGW engines 131-135 have been received and put together; there is now 25 of them on the line. Passenger engines 39-42 expected soon; yesterday four mail cars and six 2nd class coaches received. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 January 1890)

7 January 1890
Four narrow gauge engines in shop being overhauled. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 January 1890)

7 January 1890
"Two narrow gauge consolidation engines are waiting in the Union Pacific yards for delivery to the Fort Douglas road when a little misunderstanding about freight charges is settled. They are compact, powerful-looking machines. Two Utah Western cars are also there awaiting delivery. 'Utah' on one car is spelled 'Eutah."' (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 January 1890)

11 January 1890
The Salt Lake & Eastern remains snowed in -- the stage company is running sleighs. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 11 January 1890)

12 January 1890
The building to the south of the RGW depot, by 100 feet, is nearly completed, and will be used for freight, baggage, express, etc. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald, 12 January 1890)

21 January 1890
U.P. has borrowed five or six RGW engines to be used on line between Silver Bow and Pocatello during the current snow trouble. They left Ogden on morning of 21st, to go to Pocatello via Granger. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 January 1890)

23 January 1890
The Central Pacific received last evening, via the U. P., a 'rotary' snow plow, from Wells French Car Co., Chicago. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 January 1890)

25 January 1890
"There are four cars of rails for completing the Salt Lake & Eastern railway from Snyderville to Park City now stored away on the E.& P.C. switches near the sampler." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 25 January 1890)

1 February 1890
SL&E still snowed in, but shovel crews have begun to dig the road out. Stockholders are to meet 6 March 1890, to consider the idea of merging the three lines into the Utah Central Railroad. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 1 February 1890)

8 February 1890
"The gang of snow shovelers on the Salt Lake and Eastern road have got the road cleared to a point between the summit and Kimball's. The running of trains will be resumed soon and it will require but a little while to complete the track from Snyderville into town provided that the weather does not get rough again. The company's new engines and rolling stock have arrived in Zion." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 8 February 1890)

15 February 1890
Item in "Railway Rumbles" -- "The three new 45 ton consolidated engines [for SL&E] are model locomotives, and the new passenger coaches are said to be unsurpassed for elegance." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 15 February 1890)

2 March 1890
The RGW has gotten back from the D&RG its engines 37 and 38. "Engine No. 7. the switch 'dinkie', is in the hospital and looks better prepared for the scrap heap than for any further service." Narrow gauge engines 72, 785 (sic) and 105 are in the shop being overhauled. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 March 1890)

5 March 1890
The Salt Lake & Eastern has 'three new 45-ton locomotives' (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 March 1890)

8 March 1890
The new standard gauge line between Salt Lake City and Ogden was completed on the 6th, and regular trains began running yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 March 1890)

11 March 1890
Standard gauge line finished into Winter Quarters coal mines, and they now load into standard gauge cars. (ed. note: Is the entire line between Salt Lake City and Winter Quarters now all standard gauge?) (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 March 1890)

13 March 1890
"The Rio Grande Western is rebuilding four of its narrow gauge engines for broad gauge service between P. V. Junction the coal mines. No. 108 is the first engine to be turned out thus, and she looks first rate,… No. 110 is now in the erecting shop undergoing the transfer…" No's 78 and 101 are being repaired for local narrow gauge service, and dinkie No. 7 is going to Scofield as a stationary boiler. standard gauge engines 51 and 52 are in Salt Lake, and 53 & 54 in Ogden, to come down. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 March 1890)

15 March 1890
The SL&E is nearly done to Park City. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 15 March 1890)

15 March 1890
Utah Central idea approved by stockholders, now in progress. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 15 March 1890)

22 March 1890
Park City line referred to as "SL&E branch of the Utah Central system." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 22 March 1890)

23 March 1890
Depot at Garden City, a pavilion (on old Utah & Nevada narrow gauge), has been partly enclosed in the center, to make a ticket office and waiting room downstairs, with an office upstairs. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 March 1890)

28 March 1890
"Lincoln Park" was a real estate promotion by C.E. Wantland (a curious name for a developer!), 201 Main St., S.L.C. It was located below what was then 10th South, now 13th South, and between 7th East and 11th East. While the Salt Lake & Eastern track ran through a part of the PROPOSED 'addition,' there is NO mention in this or any other paper I've seen of any 'Lincoln Park Junction,' now or later. The promotion seems to have been short-lived, and is today unknown. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 March 1890)

29 March 1890
"The Crescent tramway engine is being overhauled and repaired preparatory to opening the tramway for ore hauling this season." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 29 March 1890)

29 March 1890
Track of SL&E/UC is completed to a point three miles below Park City; can be completed soon if the snow would stop. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 29 March 1890)

5 April 1890
"Railway Rumbles." "The New Narrow-Gauge Short Line Reaches Park City." "The rails of the Salt Lake & Eastern, the narrow gauge short line, have at last reached the lower part of town and the tooting of the whistles can be plainly heard. By to-night the construction train will be able to get up as far as the U. P. coal switch, just below the electric light works." and so forth. Regular trains are expected . to commence on the 13th; location of the depot is undecided." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 5 April 1890)

5 April 1890
"The Crescent company has sent a lot of tramway trucks to Salt Lake to be re-cast at the Eagle foundry." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 5 April 1890)

5 April 1890
Articles of Incorporation filed today for Utah Central Railway. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Times, 5 April 1890) (ed. note: April 8, 1890 was the official incorporation date.)

8 April 1890
Item says the Utah Central is now completed to Park City. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Times, 8 April 1890)

12 April 1890
On Friday, 11th, baggage car on the E. & P. C. burned to the floor, at Park City; "the old combination-smoker-baggage and express car." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 12 April 1890)

12 April 1890
The track is in town, but regular trains are not yet scheduled.

T. J. MacIntosh, lately chief clerk in the U P offices in Salt Lake, is now General Freight and Passenger Agent of the Utah Central Rwy. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 12 April 1890)

12 April 1890
A lengthy item, on Utah & Nevada line, in which is: "The rolling stock is now being increased by the addition of new engines and more commodious cars." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald, 12 April 1890)

16 April 1890
"The new coaches of the Rio Grande are running. An entire train, together with a new engine, was photographed at the depot yesterday." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Times, 16 April 1890)

16 April 1890
"The new day coaches recently brought to Salt Lake by the Rio Grande Western, and which will soon be placed upon the road, are attracting no little attention in railway circles. Yesterday the chief of photographers, Savage, accompanied by Mr. Bennett and Mr. Wolcott, visited the Rio Grande depot, where a special train of five of the new coaches; baggage, mail and express cars; and a new and powerful passenger locomotive, No. 54, had been made up for the purpose of getting a photograph of it. The train, indeed, was a handsome one, and one can readily understand why the railway people should desire photographs of it. The train was backed up in front of the passenger station and the new quarters now being prepared for the auditor and his force, and several very excellent negatives were obtained, which will shortly be put to good use." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald, 16 April 1890)

18 April 1890
"S.P.V.R.R. SOLD" "The Union Pacific Co. being the Purchasers" "It will be Extended" "…the bargain was completed last week, when the first installment was paid over,…" "The price is stated to be $120,000.00." (Pitchard, The Home Sentinel, Manti, 18 April 1890)

21 April 1890
The name 'Utah Central' is being put on all of John W. Young's narrow gauge equipment now. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 April 1890)

22 April 1890
Entire class, RGW engines 100-110, to be made standard gauge. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 April 1890)

22 April 1890
"Engines 100 to 110 on the Rio Grande are being altered to standard. gauge." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Times, 22 April 1890)

23 April 1890
A private car for RGW arrived Sunday 20th at Denver, from St. Charles. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 April 1890)

26 April 1890
Announcement that Utah Central will begin regular runs to and from Park City on Thursday, 1 May 1890. The railroad is about to put in a spur to Archibald's quarry, near Snyderville. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 26 April 1890)

27 April 1890
The new Utah Central has gotten a bunch of cars, also four engines; two passenger engines, one consolidation, and 'a tank engine for shunting'. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 April 1890)

29 April 1890
Some of old Utah & Northern equipment is being transferred to the Garfield Beach line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 29 April 1890)

1 May 1890
Large photo of RGW depot and train is being sent out to various points. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 May 1890)

1 May 1890
The first regular passenger train left for Park City this morning at half past seven, from the foot of Main Street; train was three cars, being a baggage car and two coaches, and 'fairly well patronized.' (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Times, 1 May 1890)

1 May 1890
The narrow gauge to Park City, formerly the Salt Lake & Eastern but now known as the Utah Central, is advertised as being open for business. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald, 1 May 1890)

1 May 1890
Six new excursion cars have been ordered for the Garfield line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 May 1890; Salt Lake Evening Times, 1 May 1890)

1 May 1890
Reference to "Engine 21 on the Utah & Nevada road…", which broke a piston rod out on the line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald, 1 May 1890)

5 May 1890
Forty-six passengers were on the above-mentioned first Utah Central passenger train into Park City. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Times, 5 May 1890)

8 May 1890
Brief mention of RGW car 'A'. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 May 1890)

9 May 1890
Union Pacific has placed orders for 131 locomotives, including 16 narrow gauge 2-8-0 types. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 May 1890)

10 May 1890
"The Crescent tramway is now open for traffic and the coming week ore hauling will be commenced,…" (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 10 May 1890)

10 May 1890
The Pacific Express Company now sends its Salt Lake--Park City business over the Utah Central.

No depot site selected in Park City by the U. C. as yet.

A new Utah Central baggage car and a passenger coach now in the paint shop, and will be out soon; when they are, the U. C. will put on another train.

The Union Pacific deliberately dumped some cars on the ground at a contested point, to frustrate access by the Utah Central to the Mackintosh sampler. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 10 May 1890)

10 May 1890
The U.P. has secured the loan of 'several' coaches from the RGW for temporary use on the line to Garfield Beach. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 May 1890)

15 May 1890
RGW engine 73 (narrow gauge) tipped over at Bingham, the result of water from a nearby ditch softening the roadbed. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 May 1890)

15 May 1890
The RGW engines loaned to the U. P. have been returned, and they are now in the shops. (see item under 21 January 1890.) (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 May 1890)

15 May 1890
"The Utah & Nevada engines are also being given Union Pacific numbers." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 May 1890)

15 May 1890
Ten excursion cars being built at Pullman for the Garfield line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 May 1890)

15 May 1890
U.P. 988's pilot, being low, picked a rail at a crossing, doubled under the engine, and made a fine mess. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 May 1890)

17 May 1890
Concerning the Utah Central, the Record has "…learned that the new baggage car and passenger coach, which have been in the paint shop, would be ready early the coming week, so that the new daily train … can be started." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 17 May 1890)

18 May 1890
Surveys in progress for a new Utah Central depot, etc., at 8th South and Main Streets, in Salt Lake City. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 May 1890)

22 May 1890
Depot at Milford burned yesterday, a complete loss. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 May 1890)

24 May 1890
Tracks being laid on new Utah Central depot grounds, 8th South & Main. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 May 1890)

24 May 1890
"A platform is to be erected at the end of the Utah Central track pending the settlement of the depot site and the erection of the building." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 24 May 1890)

25 May 1890
Four RGW narrow gauge engines now in shop being widened; next three to come is will be widened also. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 May 1890)

27 May 1890
Two RGW engines considerably smashed on Soldier Summit last evening. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 May 1890)

30 May 1890
H. S. Kerr tells paper that the Union Pacific will take possession of San Pete Valley on 1 June 1890. (Pitchard, The Home Sentinel, Manti, 30 May 1890)

31 May 1890
"Grading is progressing at the upper end of the narrow gauge track and just below the light works for the erection of the Utah Central's temporary passenger and freight depot." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 31 May 1890)

1 June 1890
Standard gauge to Bingham supposed to be done today. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 June 1890)

3 June 1890
First regular standard gauge train to Bingham went up yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 June 1890)

3 June 1890
Item on the RGW line out of Thistle into San Pete County. (Pitchard, The Home Sentinel, Manti, 3 June 1890)

6 June 1890
Item on the Utah, Nevada & California Railroad. (Pitchard, The Home Sentinel, Manti, 6 June 1890)

7 June 1890
Bancroft to be out on the line in his car 'Trinidad' when the standard gauge line is completed on the 10th. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 June 1890)

7 June 1890
Utah Central is running a telephone line along their tracks. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 7 June 1890)

9 June 1890
Rio Grande Western standard gauge passenger cars at present: eight baggage, eight mail and express, four combines and 16 coaches, apparently all from St. Charles Car Company. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Times, 9 June 1890)

New RGW Timetable in effect 12:01am, 10 June 1890, for initial standard gauge service on the RGW. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Times, 9 June 1890)

14 June 1890
"After today the Utah Central trains will pull up to the end of the track, close to the electric light works, and the temporary depot at that place will soon be ready for use." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 14 June 1890)

16 June 1890
40 pound steel rails arrive for Utah Central's western division, the Utah Western. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 June 1890)

19 June 1890
RGW engines 104, 105, 106, 107 and 109 to be standard gauge soon; there are a dozen dead narrow gauge engines sitting west of the roundhouse, most of which are to be used on the Sevier valley line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 June 1890)

20 June 1890
The San Pete Valley to go into UP hands. (Pitchard, The Home Sentinel, Manti, 20 June 1890)

20 June 1890
The tramway to Alta opened today, but not by the RGW, as the line from Wasatch to Alta is leased to other parties. Fare one way is $1.15. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Times, 20 June 1890)

21 June 1890
W. H. Bancroft resigns, effective 1 July 1890, a surprise to everyone. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 June 1890)

21 June 1890
An item on Bancroft's resignation - Bancroft says that when he got back from Denver last evening, he found a letter, from Col. Dodge, that said his (Bancroft's) resignation would be accepted. So, Mr. Bancroft says that he will go as of July 1st. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Times, 21 June 1890)

28 June 1890
"The Utah Central's temporary depot quarters just below the electric light works are ready for use. The building on the platform enables the handling of freight and passengers with greater convenience." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 28 June 1890)

4 July 1890
"R.G.W. narrow gauge engines 30 and 31 were secured yesterday afternoon by the Union Pacific for use today on the Garfield Beach line." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 July 1890)

9 July 1890
"Manager Resseguie is to have a new private car from the Omaha shops. The present car, '06', was formerly Superintendent Choate's car on the narrow gauge South Park road, but was put on standard gauge trucks and sent over as Manager Cumming's car. It is a neatly furnished outfit, but much too cramped for comfort. Manager Resseguie can take some pleasure in his new car." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 July 1890)

10 July 1890
The two engines recently wrecked on Soldier Summit (see 27 May item) are now in the shop for repairs. Two narrow gauge freight engines are being widened to standard gauge. The door openings on four stalls of the roundhouse at Salt Lake City are being widened by four inches and made taller by eight inches, to allow standard gauge cars to pass in for repairs. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 July 1890)

11 July 1890
"The transfer of the S P V Railway was made last Tuesday. We may now expect to hear of the extension of the road at some time in the near future." (Pitchard, The Home Sentinel, Manti, 11 July 1890)

11 July 1890
"An additional engine came down yesterday for the Garfield road from the Utah & Northern." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 July 1890)

15 July 1890
Ownership of the San Pete Valley transferred to the Union Pacific yesterday (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Times, 15 July 1890.)

23 July 1890
U. P. No. 990, regular engine on the Eureka line, is in for repairs, as also 562 and 802. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 July 1890)

24 July 1890
RGW office car 'A' is regularly kept in Salt Lake for Superintendent Welby. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 July 1890)

25 July 1890
Garfield Beach quite busy yesterday, but "There was enough motive power because of the addition of engines from the Kansas Central narrow gauge, and there were enough cars." Pullman has built six excursion cars for the Garfield line; they were unloaded at Ogden yesterday morning, 24th, to be used yesterday between Ogden and Logan, and will come to Salt Lake City today. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 July 1890)

31 July 1890
A reference occurs to "Engine 21 on the Utah & Nevada road,…" which suffered a bent (or broken) piston rod out on the line somewhere a day or two ago. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 31 July 1890)

2 August 1890
L. H. Withey is the president of Crescent Mining Co. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 2 August 1890)

7 August 1890
The old narrow gauge turntable from Salt Lake has had one foot added on each end, and will be installed at Bingham. Engine widening continues. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 August 1890)

13 August 1890
At a rate of 1-1/2 mile's per day from Pocatello end, and 1/2 mile per day from Ogden end, changing the gauge of the last stretch of the old U & N narrow gauge line; from the Ogden end the new line follows the old as far as Collinston, and there will be a standard gauge branch to Logan. (Pitchard, The Logan Journal, 13 August 1890)

15 August 1890
"The Utah Central has received five handsome new coaches." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 15 August 1890)

16 August 1890
"The Utah Central has received some elegant new passenger coaches which will be put on the Park City branch soon." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 16 August 1890)

16 August 1890
On Tuesday last, a train of 15 cars of standard gauge ties went through Logan, the first visible sign, says the paper, of the standard gauge-to-be to Logan; the ties are distributed from Logan to Mendon. (Pitchard, The Logan Journal, 16 August 1890)

20 August 1890
"General Agent Resseguie's car, '016', which was being overhauled at Omaha, is expected here today." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 August 1890)

25 August 1890
"Manager Resseguie'a new car, 016, which came in Saturday night, is a model of neatness and comfort." Saturday was 23rd. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 August 1899)

27 August 1890
"The U. & N. Widening," somewhat editorial, negative tone, on the work in progress. The U. P. seems to be in a hurry to finish widening the main line, but doesn't seem concerned about the Cache Valley Branch. The editor says this work is being delayed "…by reason of [U.P.'s] willful destruction of the rolling stock,…" of the narrow gauge; "Everything is backward because the U. P. saw fit to cripple the U. & N. by disposing of its rolling stock." (Pitchard, The Logan Journal, 27 August 1890)

30 August 1890
"On and after next Monday the Salt Lake-Park City mail will be carried on the narrow gauge short line, and the probabilities are that twice a day service each way will be inaugurated." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 30 August 1890)

31 August 1890
One of the engines wrecked on Soldier Summit in May was 113. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 August 1890)

6 September 1890
New depot in Logan to be started soon. (about the 24th) (Pitchard, The Logan Journal, 6 September 1890)

6 September 1890
Item on the Utah Central and its passenger equipment: "No. 1 passenger coach, which is so badly used up as to be little better than a cattle car, should be thrown into the scrap heap." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 6 September 1890)

13 September 1890
"Hon. John W. Young, vice-president of the Utah Central Railway, came up from Salt Lake Wednesday on a tour of inspection… Construction work will be commenced in a few days on the extension, the line branching off in Kilfoyle's field, a couple of miles below town. The making of the junction at this place will be a benefit to the town more than if the junction were at Kimball's or lower down." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 13 September 1890)

13 September 1890
Engine 981 handling the work train in the widening and rebuilding of the line in Cache Valley. (Pitchard, The Logan Journal, 13 September 1890)

20 September 1890
A passenger coach and an express car both burned at Park City at about 1 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, 17 September. Both cars were a total loss, with the fire likely having been a lamp that was left burning in the coach. The cars were parked in E. & P. C.'s switch yard about a mile below town, near the wye and near the Mackintosh sampler, T. Schenck's house and Rasband's slaughter house. "A box car had to be used to make up the train Wednesday morning." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 20 September 1890)

20 September 1890
There remains about ten miles of track to be put dawn on the new standard gauge main line, four miles of it south of Deweyville, and six miles of it north of Deweyville. (Pitchard, The Logan Journal, 20 September 1890)

20 September 1890
J. H. Young has gone east to order 200 box cars for the Utah Central Ry. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 20 September 1890)

21 September 1890
"Remodeled Engine", No. 109 run out of shops yesterday after change from narrow to standard gauge, and is to be switcher at Ogden. New frames for the 127 have arrived from Baldwin, so it can now be rebuilt (the 127 was other in wreck at Soldier in May with 113); No.30,'one of the best narrow gauge passenger locomotives' that the RGW has had, is being widened to the standard gauge; No.73 has been repaired and repainted, will be used on the San Pete division. The rest of the dinkie engines are being hauled in, running gears to be scrapped and the boilers used in stationary service. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 September 1890)

25 September 1890
Car 016 damaged in wreck near Green River, Wyoming. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 September 1890)

26 September 1890
First standard gauge train from Salida to Leadville in Colorado was Sunday 21st. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 September 1890)

27 September 1890
"The Utah & Northern Gauge." "On Monday next [29 September] the last rail of the standard gauge will be laid on the main line between Ogden and Pocatello; and in a few days when surfacing has been completed, the line will be thrown open for through traffic between Salt Lake and Butte." (Pitchard, The Logan Journal, 27 September 1890)

27 September 1890
James McGregor, a director of the Crescent Mining Company, has become secretary pro tem, account C. H. Withey having resigned. "The Crescent tramway was closed down this week while necessary repairs are being made to the engine by J. D. and D. A. Camomile of the Eagle Foundry, Salt Lake. An extra engine would not be amiss, for then ore hauling could be kept up while the good weather lasted." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 27 September 1890)

27 September 1890
The junction point for the Utah Central eastern extension is not yet settled; one possibility is Kilfoyle's field, at the south end of Quarry hill, about two miles below town; another possibility is a point near the sampler, near town, and is a point which will give a much easier grade to Ross's Summit. "Heavy traffic and weak engines are again causing the Utah Central's evening train from Salt Lake to be late almost nightly." The paper opines that there is 'a great need' for a permanent depot. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 27 September 1890)

28 September 1890
RGW 34 blew out boiler check, draining the boiler; 35 to the rescue; at Wood's Cross. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 September 1890)

2 October 1890
Last rail in widening of old line and building new line, Ogden to Pocatello, laid yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 October 1890)

3 October 1890
Rebuilding of RGW 127 to be done this week. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 October 1890)

4 october 1890
"The large force of graders are making fast progress on the line of the Utah Central railway extension from Park City eastward to the Provo river region, and before Thanksgiving Day the grade will be pretty well finished." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 4 October 1890)

4 October 1890
New timetable on the standard gauge line Ogden - Pocatello takes effect on the 5th. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 October 1890)

4 October 1890
"Our Jim Crow Road," comments about that "The track [the old narrow gauge line] between Oxford and Preston is to be torn up the coming week." "Changed Again." "The final train run on the old narrow gauge track made its trip last night. Today the new gauge is to be utilized…" (Pitchard, Logan Journal, 4 october 1890)

8 October 1890
"Railroad Notes." "The depot excavation is going at a rate that is only exceeded by a U. & N. passenger train against a headwind or in a fog." There is still the three-foot gauge into Logan, as one must change cars from narrow to standard at Deweyville. (Pitchard, Logan Journal, 8 October 1890)

11 October 1890
No. 1011 is regular U. P. engine on Park City run. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 11 October 1890)

11 October 1890
The newspaper comments upon the 'wretched service' on the Utah Central, snowsheds on the line over the Summit, and one mention of a point near Barclay where the wagon road crosses under a Utah Central bridge. The Utah Central depot at Park City has not yet been begun and the paper notes that the depot is supposed to be done by December 1, 1890. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 11 October 1890)

18 October 1890
"Train Talk." "It is the expressed intention of having the broad gauge road to Logan in operation by Oct. 20th. We are ready to wager a hat that it is not in operation by the 20th." (Pitchard, Logan Journal, 18 October 1890)

18 October 1890
The annual meeting of the Crescent Mining Company was held on Wednesday the 15th at Salt Lake; James McGregor, who has been superintendent of the company for the past year, is now elected also to the Executive Committee. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 18 October 1890)

18 October 1890
"The Utah Central have a waiting car provided for the public needs at the depot. As soon as the section houses and stations between here and Salt Lake are completed work will be commenced on the Park City depot building." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 18 October 1890)

19 October 1890
The Utah Central is building a frame engine house, west of their new depot, also in process of erection, at 8th South and Main Streets in Salt Lake City, a wye also being laid out. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 October 1890)

21 October 1890
The old line through Logan is still narrow gauge; will be widened on the 26th of this month. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 October 1890)

22 October 1890
"Broad Gauge." The superintendent has wired the General Freight and Passenger Agent, Mr. Eccles, that trains will commence on the standard gauge Cache Valley Branch, through Logan, on Sunday, 26 October 1890. (Pitchard, Logan Journal, 22 October 1890)

22 October 1890
The Superintendent wires the General Freight & Passenger Agent, Mr. Eccles, that standard gauge trains will commence running through Logan to the end of the branch on Sunday, 26 October 1890 (Pitchard, The Logan Journal, 22 October 1890.)

22 October 1890
The 'depot' at Bingham has been old narrow gauge carbodies ever since standard gauge was put in. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 October 1890)

23 October 1890
RGW 102 ran over and killed someone at Thistle yesterday. "Making the Engines Over" "Narrow Gauge engines 106, 107, 108, 109 and 110 have all been made over into standard gauge engines, and 30, 104 and 105 will be shortly. No. 30 is to be used for special passenger service, such as hauling officials over the road, and the like." No. 137 will be out soon, and engines 78 and 103 being repaired for Sevier Valley line service. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 October 1890)

25 October 1890
Only one train out of Logan on the narrow gauge today, at 6:27 a.m.; the widening to be completed today and tomorrow. (Pitchard, Logan Journal, 25 October 1890)

26 October 1890
Utah Central agent at Park City is still doing business out of an old narrow gauge carbody. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 October 1890)

29 October 1890
"Train Notes." "The first train on the broad gauge reached Logan before 8 o'clock on Saturday night. All trains ran about as usual, and on Sunday the new schedule went into effect." (Pitchard, Logan Journal, 29 October 1890)

31 October 1890
"The Utah Central private car is practically completed, and it is a model of coziness and comfort. A Tribune reporter looked it over yesterday,…" (rest of item says nothing about the car!) (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 October 1890)

1 November 1890
Depots at Barclay and Gogorza nearly done, but the one at Park City has not even been begun as yet. The Utah Central grade east of Park City, up Daniel's Canyon, is progressing finely. "The junction point of the Utah Central has been definitely decided on, in the field a little over a mile below town and grading for the wye and the eastern continuation is now under way." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 1 November 1890)

8 November 1890
The reason for no new depot at Bingham is that the RGW cannot get land at a reasonable price, everyone wanting to gouge the railroad company. The waiting room at Bingham is 'reported as being an old narrow gauge boxcar body; new depots are being built at Castle Gate and P. V. Junction. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 November 1890)

14 November 1890
Through service on the standard gauge line Denver to Ogden about to begin. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 November 1890)

15 November 1890
"A railroad grade is being made up Daniel's Canyon, presumably for the Utah Central in its course eastward to Colorado." "The contract for laying the rails on the Utah Central extension, twenty-five miles eastward from Park City to Moon's saw mill, has been let to a Mr. Jolly of Nephi. The work will commence in a few days and there ought to be no interruptions for the grading is fast nearing completion." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 15 November 1890)

16 November 1890
New Utah Central depot at 8th South and Main to be 55x90 feet, and 2-1/2 stories tall, with some sort of tower on one corner of the building. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 November 1890)

18 November 1890
The first through passenger train arrived Monday evening the 17th, with engine 34 that had been put on at Green River; arrived three hours late! (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 November 1890)

18 November 1890
New Union Pacific depots being painted Indian Red with dark olive trim. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 November 1890)

21 November 1890
Car 'Nomad' now being built for the RGW; will cost $20,000.00. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 November 1890)

2 December 1890
Two sleepers arrived in Denver yesterday for standard gauge service, and six more are expected today. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 December 1890)

10 December 1890
Engines 22 and 78 are being repaired for service on the Sevier branch. No. 30 'is having her legs spread for running on the standard gauge.' (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 December 1890)

13 December 1890
"The Crescent tramway is still running in full blast and ore is coming down in large quantities. This season has proven the longest and most profitable run the tramway has ever made." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 13 December 1890)

13 December 1890
"Track laying on the Provo extension of the narrow gauge is progressing very rapidly. The Union Pacific has been crossed and the iron horse is now over in the hills along the Provo river. If the winter remains open, the road will reach the timber reserves by spring." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 13 December 1890)

13 December 1890
The R.G.W. line to Ephraim (Sevier Valley branch) opens today. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 December 1890)

15 December 1890
There will be a new depot at Bingham soon, to replace the two old narrow gauge boxcars now used for that purpose. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 December 1890)

16 December 1890
Union Pacific engine No. 319 is getting an extended front end and a straight stack; and mogul 973 is in shops for general overhaul. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 December 1890)

20 December 1890
"The tramway engine came near making a wreck of a ranchman's wagon Wednesday last - so close, in fact, that the hind wheels of the vehicle were touched. The man was driving down Park Avenue and the engine was behind Mr. Harwood's residence. the bell was rung as usual, but the teamster paid no attention to it, and attempted to get across; the engineer was on the wrong side to see the wagon and the fireman was busy putting in a fire, hence the close call. It is safe to say the ranchman will not try the feat again soon, judging from the manner in which his eyes bulged out at the critical moment." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 20 December 1890)

20 December 1890
Item to the effect that the Utah Central is getting a rotary plow (which it did not). (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 December 1890)

23 December 1890
"Rumbles of the Railroads." "John W. Young has eighty gondola cars en route to the city, and the first consignment is due here any day. These cars will be used for hauling coal, stone and ore between Park City and Salt Lake. Moreover, Mr. Young has one thousand tons of rails on the way, and 1,500 tons more have been ordered." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 December 1890)

25 December 1890
"Rumbles of the Railroads." "The first installment of new freight and flat cars for the Utah Central has came, and in two days two new engines are due." "Two new freight and two passenger locomotives are due next week from Philadelphia and Rome, N. Y., for the Rio Grande Western." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 December 1890)

27 December 1890
In speaking of the Crescent, past, present and future, an item says that "In the spring a much heavier Shea engine will be put on the tramway, besides other improvements, all looking to a greatly increased output." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 27 December 1890)

28 December 1890
"Engine 31 of the Rio Grande Western has been repaired and is ready for service on the Sevier Valley Branch. Its mate, No. 30, will be made over into a standard gauge sister within the next three weeks, unless certain forgings sent for from Philadelphia are further delayed." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 December 1890)

30 December 1890
"Railroad Rumbles" "The Rio Grande Western Railway opens its new branch to Manti January 1st for passenger and freight traffic." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 December 1890)

1 January 1891
Garfield Beach line: "Engines and cars were sent down from the Utah & Northern narrow gauge and trains were run on such good time as to almost paralyze the public." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1891)

1 January 1891
Union Pacific: Engines 368 and 984 being rebuilt, the 984 being old Salt Lake & Western engine. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1891)

1 January 1891
RGW: says 12 engines were widened in 1890. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1891)

1 January 1891
In April of 1890 the U.P. took over the San Pete Valley Railroad. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1891)

1 January 1891
Article on the Utah Central says they have 18 (!) locomotives, 150 freight cars, five baggage cars and 16 passenger cars. Also says line is graded and rail being laid beyond Park City. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1891)

4 January 1891
Narrow gauge engine 73 is on the Sevier branch; engine 117 has plow attached; and flanger #3 has been finished. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 January 1891)

17 January 1891
Effective February 1, 1891, Joseph H. McConnell will be Superintendent of Motive Power and Machinery, at Omaha, replacing Harvey Middleton. Up to this time, McConnell has been the Master Mechanic at the North Platte shops. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 17 January 1891)

20 January 1891
An electrified line of the Salt Lake City Railroad (streetcars) has been completed to Fort Douglas. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 20 January 1891)

23 January 1891
Narrow gauge engines 21, 22, 71 and 72 are on the Sevier line; No. 120 was wrecked on Soldier the other day; No. 70 is repaired and about to be run out; No.51 is having her stack painted red, in honor of pulling Palmer's special. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 January 1891)

24 January 1891
"Among the Ledges." "The Crescent Tramway in Operation,…" "It is quite an innovation on past customs and makes an epoch in the history of the Crescent mine to see the tramway in operation during the latter part of January. Wednesday last 'Maud Withey, No. 130' was brought from her quarters, where she had been stored supposedly until next summer's sun had melted the accumulated snows, and after a careful grooming was fired up and made a trip to the mine, bringing down ore. Engineer Gleason, from the mine, handled the throttle and Ed Pegan was at his old post in front of the firebox. To date regular trips have been made and will continue to be made until deep snows interfere. Very little shoveling was necessary to open the road … as there is not snow enough for heavy sleighing the tramway had to be opened." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 24 January 1891)

25 January 1891
Much detail on the rebuilding of UP 319 at local shops. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 January 1891)

27 January 1891
"Park City Pickings" by C. A. S.; "The Crescent tramway was put in operation again this week. The engine was put away for the winter some time ago, but the continued pleasant weather left little snow on the track and it was taken out." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 27 January 1891)

30 January 1891
RGW No. 108 is switcher at Grand Junction; 30 and 120 in the shops; and 35 now has red stack, too. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 January 1891)

31 January 1891
"The Crescent tramway is still running…" (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 31 January 1891)

3 February 1891
Brief item on the car 'Nomad,' which comments that the upholstery is in shades of blue and gray, appropriate for a Civil War veteran. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 February 1891)

11 February 1891
The second 'turtleback' switcher, U.P. No. 1104, has been received and is now in service. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 February 1891)

12 February 1891
RGW received engines 55 and 56 yesterday; others being set up at Burnham, and will be run through on a train. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 February 1891)

14 February 1891
"Saturday last the Utah Central had considerable trouble with snow, and it was found necessary to side-track the passenger the other side of the summit and run back to the city for another engine. While the engine was gone for help Conductor Bromley went to the station house, a short distance from the train, and procured a liberal supply of sandwiches and hot coffee. On returning, he invited all the passengers to help themselves, as it was the company's treat. There is some style about the Utah Central." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 14 February 1891)

15 February 1891
Rio Grande Western engines 55 and 56, built by Rome and just received, are being renumbered to 39 and 40, as they are of the 30 class and not of the 50 class. Engines 115 and 120 are in for repairs, the result of wrecks. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 February 1891)

15 February 1891
The narrow gauge rail will soon be removed from those areas where yet it remains on the R.G.W. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 February 1891)

19 February 1891
RGW gets two 'baby' locomotives, received at Denver and run to Utah. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 February 1891)

21 February 1891
"The crossing of the Utah Central and the Union Pacific railroads below town has been taken up by the latter company. It was considered . unsafe and as it was not being used by the U. C. it was thought best to remove it until spring. As soon as active construction begins on the little road in the spring the crossing will again be replaced." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 21 February 1891)

22 February 1891
Standard gauge third rail being laid on the Utah Central to various suburban points, to accommodate the RGW. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 February 1891)

2 March 1891
RGW engines 41 and 42.received and in service; Rome built engines. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 March 1891)

6 March 1891
"Ogden Department." "The Street Railway Sold," being the Ogden City Railway, sold yesterday for $85,000. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 6 March 1891)

7 March 1891
There was recently an avalanche at Alta, in which two men were killed. Their bodies were taken by sled down to Wasatch, "at which point the railway was taken for Sandy." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 7 March 1891)

7 March 1891
In an item on snow troubles on the U. C., made worse by "Not having a flanger,…" (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 7 March 1891)

20 March 1891
The Utah Central has just received a Shay engine, of 40 tons, which will take 10 cars up a 6% grade. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 March 1891)

21 March 1891
"Utah Central Items." "The Utah Central has just received a new Shea engine. It is a beauty and is able to handle ten loaded cars going over the divide. When cooled and watered and ready for business it weighs 80,000 pounds. It is intended to handle the freight traffic over the little road during the coming summer. It is expected that two new passenger cars will be added to the rolling stock before long." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 21 March 1891)

22 March 1891
An item which notices that James McGregor is the managing director of the Crescent Mining Company. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 22 March 1891)

22 March 1891
The new Utah Central Shay is said to be the largest one yet sent west. The Utah Central "…has a small engine of this class…". (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 March 1891)

25 March 1891
New Shay out on a trial trip yesterday. In working order it weighs 81,500 pounds, says the paper. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 March 1891)

29 March 1891
"Hog" engines 136, 137 and 138 have been received from Baldwin. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 29 March 1891)

31 March 1891
The new Shay is now in regular service. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 March 1891)

2 April 1891
"A Clash Between Utah & Nevada and the Utah Central." "A Utah & Nevada engine committed a very expensive joke on a Utah Central locomotive. At South Temple and Fourth West streets, the Utah & Nevada has a wye track crossing that of the Utah Central. Engine No. 84, …, of the Utah & Nevada, was coming north on the north stem of the wye, hauling four cars of salt into the Union Pacific yard. Engineer Wallace, driving engine No. 2, at the same time was going west at a pretty good jog, [and] did not check up. When he saw that he was about to be caught, he put on the brakes and jumped, …, as the Utah & Nevada engine came crashing in. No. 2 tumbled over on its side, clearing the track, and all day lay as helpless as a stranded whale. Its drivers and rods are all bent, while No. 84 escaped with little damage, except a broken pilot." This event occurred yesterday morning, April 1st, 1891. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 2 April 1891)

2 April 1891
A wreck yesterday morning between Utah & Nevada engine 84 and a Utah Central engine not specified, but not a Shay, which said the U.C. engine laid on its side; the 84 is referred to later in the item as being Utah & Northern, which it once was. The Utah Central engine lay on its side most of the day, while the major part of the damage to the 84 was the breaking off of the pilot. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 April 1891)

4 April 1891
"The Crescent company is expecting its new Shea engine to arrive about the 15th of this month. The work of shoveling out the tramway will commence as soon as the weather settles beyond cavil. There is considerable snow in places on the road, and it will take same time to clear it. The road-bed and track were in excellent condition last fall and no apprehension is entertained as to the successful use of the new and heavier machine." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 4 April 1891)

5 April 1891
The U.P. has 10 engines on the Utah & Nevada road, as well as "all the cars necessary from the Utah & Northern narrow gauge stock." New 40 pound steel is going down on the Utah & Nevada, for some 11 miles. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 April 1891)

7 April 1891
RGW engines 139 and 140 received from Baldwin at Burnham, now being set up, and will be run through to Utah on trains. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 April 1891)

12 April 1891
Engines 140 and 141 have arrived from Denver. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 April 1891)

18 April 1891
"The Crescent company has a force of mechanics at work constructing new tramway cars. They are being constructed on the same general plan of the new ones in use last summer with one or two slight alterations. It is expected that a sufficient number of new cars will be ready for use by the time the road is open to start ore hauling in first-class shape. Times will be lively on the tramway this summer." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 18 April 1891)

23 April 1891
Yesterday, the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs received some of its new equipment, in the form of three closed and two open cars. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 23 April 1891)

25 April 1891
"Camp Crosscuts." "The Crescent's new Shea engine arrived Sunday evening and on Monday was moved off the cars and placed on the tramway track. Foreman Larsen made a good job of the transfer and got the machine over without a mishap. It is a fine engine, has three cylinders and weighs twenty tons when cooled and watered and ready for action. It is calculated that it will haul twenty-one cars up to the mine with ease, and twenty-five with a little crowding. W. A. Langford will handle the throttle." "A force of forty-one men are engaged in shoveling out the tramway. Work is being prosecuted from both ends and all possible dispatch will be used in getting the road in shape. The old engine has been repaired and will be used until the road gets in good working order, when the new one will be placed on the run." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 25 April 1891)

26 April 1891
"Utah's Great Camp," by C. A. S.; "The Crescent tramway is being relieved of its snow by a force of thirty men, preparatory to active operations. The new engine has arrived and is a beauty. It is being put in condition for running." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 26 April 1891)

30 April 1891
As the narrow gauge rail is at least partly removed between Thistle and Salt Lake City, all remaining narrow gauge cars at SLC will be moved to Thistle on flat cars. There are at present nine engines on the Sevier line. No. 105 is out and ready for work, and 70 and 75 likewise being repaired for the Sevier line; all three will be taken down on flat cars. Engine 114 is in for repairs, and then 121 and 37. "The small engines like No's 6 and 9 will shortly decorate the scrap heap." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 April 1891)

2 May 1891
"New switches have been laid in the Crescent yards and over at the mill, the tramway has been cleared of snow and the old engine is being repaired for use until the roadbed is in first-class shape, when the new one will be placed on the run. It is expected that operations will be commenced about the 5th of May." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 2 May 1891)

6 May 1891
Utah Central putting in wye at 9th South and 10th East. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 6 May 1891)

8 May 1891
"Alta News." (extract) "The tramway is expected to be operating in about two weeks. The Rio Grande western is broadening the gauge from Bingham Junction to Wasatch, and will have the work done within the next two weeks. It is now completed two miles east of Sandy." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 May 1891)

9 May 1891
"The Crescent company received a large consignment of wheels this week to be used under its tram-cars. The wheels are of a different pattern to those in use heretofore, being two inches larger and have openings in the body instead of being solid. The Crescent is making extensive preparations to increase its output and will undoubtedly make a fine shaving by the close of the season." "The Crescent tramway began hauling ore on the 5th,…" (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 9 May 1891)

9 May 1891
RGW narrow gauge track is 15 miles south of Manti, and graders are at work all the way to Salina. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 May 1891)

12 May 1891
Articles of incorporation for Tintic Range Railway filed yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 May 1891)

13 May 1891
Union Pacific engine 984 has gotten a major overhaul, and now has an extended front end and a straight stack, and is lettered in gold leaf, as it is a passenger engine. Also, engine 491 has come over from Denver for use on the Utah lines of the U. P. The Utah & Nevada has five engines in service, and three more are to be added, in the form of two 10-wheelers and one 8-wheeler, says the paper. The line also has 29 excursion cars at present. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 May 1891)

13 May 1891
The Utah & Nevada has five engines in service, and three more to be added in the form of two 10-wheel and one 8-wheel, says the paper; the line also has 29 excursion cars at present. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 May 1891)

14 May 1891
The Utah & Nevada is repairing their enginehouse. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 May 1891)

14 May 1891
Forty-eight carloads of rails are at the depot for John W. Young's line to the Salt Lake. Ties are cut, as well, but John W. is out of town. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 May 1891)

16 May 1891
The Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs road will begin laying track from both ends on Monday the 18th, says the paper. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 May 1891)

16 May 1891
"Monday last Engineer Langford tried the new tramway engine, after devoting a few hours to getting her in shape. The machine works like a charm and climbs the hill without an effort, barring the fact that on one or two of the shortest curves she binds a little on her trucks. That feature can be easily remedied and was one of the defects of the old engine. A few hours' careful labor will place the new engine in first-class shape and capable of doing all that is expected of it." "The Crescent company has adopted some new rules in reference to the tramway which it will be well for the public to examine before attempting to ride up the hill. No one will be carried without a written order from the secretary and the company warns all that it .will not be responsible for any damage that may be done to life or property, as the tramway is not a common carrier. These rules will be strictly enforced during the season, and parties desiring to make a trip-to the mine should first go to headquarters." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 16 May 1891)

17 May 1891
"Ore Coming from Alta." "It will probably be two weeks yet before the R. G. W. company get their track broad gauged and ready to operate between Bingham Junction and Wasatch. They are laying thirty-pound steel on this road and have it down about five and a half miles from Bingham Junction." "J. W. King, who has been the tramway agent at Alta the past eight years,…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 17 May 1891)

17 May 1891
"The Week at Park City." "The Crescent." "The Crescent Company are repairing and strengthening their trestle and bridge and when completed the new engine will commence making regular trips. At present the 'Maud Withey' is doing the work and considerable ore is being brought down daily to the concentrator." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 17 May 1891)

17 May 1891
RGW 52 is in for repairs and overhaul. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 17 May 1891)

20 May 1891
The Salt Lake (Street) Railway company is taking up the 20 pound rail from its First South route, between 2nd and 11th East - replacing it with 35 pound steel - and the old 20 pound rail being sold to W. S. Godbe, who is taking it to Pioche, Nevada, to use on his tramways there. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 May 1891)

21 May 1891
The RGW is burning old narrow gauge boxcars to salvage their iron scrap. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 May 1891)

28 May 1891
RGW 114 in for overhaul, also; and still two narrow gauge engines being widened out. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 May 1891)

28 May 1891
Utah Central Engine No.2 is being repaired in the RGW shops; new axles, tires, and so forth. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 May 1891)

1 June 1891
Item about U.P. Master Mechanic McConnell removing the extended front ends and straight stacks, replacing them with the diamond stack he designed; more economical with coal, and fewer fires along the way! (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 June 1891)

2 June 1891
"The Rio Grande Western announce the completion of the broad-gauging of their branch line from Sandy to Wasatch, and hereafter no freight destined to points on the branch need be transferred at Sandy." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 2 June 1891)

3 June 1891
An advertisement item, on the RGW Alta Branch, "…which has now been made broad gauge,…" "At Wasatch tramway connection is made for Alta." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 June 1891)

4 June 1891
An R. G. W. advertisement: "Open to Sandy and Wasatch." "In effect June 1, the Alta Branch of the Rio Grande Western, which has now been broad gauged, will be opened for freight and passenger traffic to Sandy and Wasatch." "At Wasatch direct tramway connection is made for Alta." This appears over the names of J. H. Bennett, General Freight and Passenger Agent, and A. E. Welby, Superintendent. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 4 June 1891)

6 June 1891
"The work of lengthening the big curve on the Crescent tramway at the first trestle is rapidly approaching completion. The work being performed lengthens the road several hundred feet and somewhat lessens the grade to the white walls curve. It includes one large cut and two extensive fills and will enable the new engine to make the turn without trouble. As soon as this change in the road is completed the new machine will be placed on the run." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 6 June 1891)

9 June 1891
Supt. Welby received his car 'B' yesterday; car 'A' will now be used by other officers of the road when needed. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 June 1891)

10 June 1891
RGW has completed standard gauge line to Wasatch from Bingham Junction. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 June 1891)

11 June 1891
A letter to the editor shows RGW engine No. 108 on the run to Wasatch. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 June 1891)

12 June 1891
A long letter, from Park City and dated 10th, about the Crescent property, and a ride over the Crescent tramway - "The thirty-inch track is laid with thirty-pound steel rails,…" the train being hauled "…by a Shea locomotive, which is arranged with two cylinders on one side,…" "A new Shea locomotive, double the capacity of the old,…, will be at work soon." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 June 1891)

22 June 1891
The Sevier Valley branch of the RGW will be widened soon. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 June 1891)

10 July 1891
All narrow gauge cars on the Sevier branch to be unloaded by the 14th so that they can be moved to Thistle on the evening of the 14th. The track to be widened on the 15th, and the line reopened as a standard gauge on the 16th. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 July 1891)

10 July 1891
"Word was had yesterday from the motor for the Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railroad. It has been on the road from the factory some three weeks. St. Louis telegraphed that it was coming and Pueblo wired that it would be here in three days. This encourages the officers of the road to the belief that they will have trains running by the middle of next week, at farthest." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 July 1891)

11 July 1891
"Prospector,' the Crescent's new large engine, was placed on the road Monday last, though up to date regular trips have not been made, awing to several changes in the roadbed. It was found necessary to alter one or two curves so that the machine could get around them with greater ease. She can go to the mine now but the changes are being made to facilitate matters and give the machine a better opportunity. It is calculated that the new engine will be able to handle twelve loads or twenty-five empties and will prove of great service in getting supplies to the mine this fall, when the up trains will be heavily ladened." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 11 July 1891)

15 July 1891
"The first motor for the Salt Lake and Hot Springs road arrived and was unloaded yesterday. After a trial trip over the road the City Council and newspaper men will be invited to take a ride over the road and inspect it. The date has not been decided for this." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 July 1891)

18 July 1891
"One motor of the Hot Springs road has come and was tried yesterday. A special trial trip will be given this next week…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 July 1891)

19 July 1891
"The remaining narrow gauge engines will be broadened as soon as possible. No. 104 is just out of the shop thus remodeled, and looked first rate. She went to Thistle yesterday afternoon." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 July 1891)

19 July 1891
"The Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railway Company begins business today by running each hour, commencing at 8 o'clock and continuing up to 8 this evening, between the Union Pacific depot and Beck's Hot Springs. The real opening of the road has been set for next Thursday, when invited guests will be treated to a ride and banquet." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 July 1891)

24 July 1891
Official opening of the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs last evening, 23rd, with three trains of 'invited guests' going up to the Hot Springs. The 'motor' is "…one of the very best manufactured by the Baldwin works…" and has Westinghouse air brakes. "At present the road has the one motor here and another which will soon arrive. There are five cars here." Trains using U. P. depot for the present; road is 3-1/2 miles long, using 30 pound and 40 pound steel. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 July 1891)

1 August 1891
"Owing to repairs on the Seventh South street bridge the Utah Central will be unable to run trains to Wagener's this Sunday. However, everything will be all right next Sunday." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 August 1891)

7 August 1891
RGW laying 58 pound steel rail on the Tintic branch. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 August 1891)

9 August 1891
Three new freight engines received from Baldwin at Burnham, for RGW. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 August 1891)

16 August 1891
Engines 144-148 received by RGW at Grand Junction yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 August 1891)

18 August 1891
Opening of the Sevier Branch, to Salina, yesterday, by special excursion. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 August 1891)

19 August 1891
"Local" "Engine No. 96, of the Utah & Nevada branch of the Union Pacific, was derailed and thrown on its side just as it was entering the yards yesterday. Both the engineer and fireman were on the engine, but escaped unhurt." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 19 August 1891)

19 August 1891
A reference made to derailment of U. P. engine 96, yesterday, at 2nd South, tender getting the worst of it. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 August 1891)

19 August 1891
RGW engine 39 pulled special excursion to Salina out of Salt Lake City, but at Thistle was traded for two of the best ex-narrow gauge engines; "Up the road from Thistle are large quantities of narrow gauge cars of all kinds stored on sidings, good, bad and indifferent, and what to do with them is at present a problem. The road would like to sell them, and probably the Rio Grande Southern and the Utah Central will take many of these cars." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 August 1891)

20 August 1891
Superintendent Welby's car is the "B". (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 August 1891)

29 August 1891
"Local" "The new motor car for the Hot Springs railway will arrive in about ten days." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 29 August 1891)

4 September 1891
"The Utah Central Suits." About 1-1/2 columns on the U. C.'s financial troubles; notes that locomotives and cars are waiting, at the U. P. and R. G. W. yards, for the payment of freights. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 September 1891)

5 September 1891
"Narrow gauge engines 75 and 103 are being made over into the standard gauge at the Rio Grande Western shops. Passenger engines 34 and 36 and freight engine 134 are being repaired." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 September 1891)

9 September 1891
"To the Great Lake." "Property Owners ask John W. Young to Push his Road." This item is in regard to the Utah Central line out to the Salt Lake itself, which was organized as the Utah Western, 24 June 1889. At present, this road exists only as a roadbed, grading being done for some 13 miles west of the Jordan River. Apparently, there have been no valid deeds drawn up for right-of-way, verbal agreements only so far. Item notes that some of the fills on this grade are eight feet high. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 9 September 1891)

11 September 1891
Tintic Range Railway completed to Payson yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 September 1891)

11 September 1891
"The second motor of the Hot Springs Railway has come and is in operation. The company have bought 160 feet square north of the Union Pacific Hotel, where they propose to erect shops and a station." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 September 1891)

13 September 1891
U.P. engine 1029 in a minor wreck near the Hot Springs. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 September 1891)

17 September 1891
In the U. P. shops at Salt Lake City at present, engines 487 and 562 have just been painted, and engine 1029 is in for repairs as a result of a wreck at Beck's Hot Springs last Friday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 17 September 1891)

17 September 1891
D. W. Brunton, of Taylor & Brunton sampling works, is in town; his company is to put up new works below the Germania smelter, the building to be 40 by 127 feet, the central part being 40 feet square and three stories high, and it will be located between the R. G. W. and U. P. tracks. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 17 September 1891)

19 September 1891
Engine 319 is noted again; two damaged engines came into the U. P. shops yesterday, engine 491 having run into the tender of engine 20 a day or two ago, at Draper. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 September 1891)

23 September 1891
"Coach A, Colonel Dodge's car, is being overhauled and the kitchen . remodeled. The intelligent designer had placed the range and the refrigerator together like Siamese twins, so that the heat played the 'old scratch' with the contents of the refrigerator. The Colonel has-got tired of this and sighs for a change which is being effected." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 September 1891)

23 September 1891
"Making Over Engines" "Narrow gauge engines 75 and 103 are being made over into the standard gauge in the R. G. W." Mechanic Dailey "…has also cleaned up the yard of old narrow gauge engines and other truck,…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 September 1891)

23 September 1891
"Foreman Langston of the car shops went to Thistle yesterday to inventory the narrow-gauge stock in store down there, and get a revelation as to what he shall do with it." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 September 1891)

26 September 1891
"Two Bad Smash-Ups" yesterday afternoon on the Utah Central's line over Parley's summit, involving a passenger train and a freight train, but no mention of car or engine numbers. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 September 1891)

3 October 1891
"The two passenger coaches that went into the ditch last Friday evening on the Utah Central were lifted out Sunday and taken to Salt Lake. The coaches were found to be but little damaged." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 3 October 1891)

4 October 1891
The report of the Territorial Statistician, for 1890, shows there to be a branch line of railroad, from Coalville to Coal Mines, 2.51 miles long, with .96 mile of side tracks. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 October 1891)

10 October 1891
A letter from Baker City, Oregon, dated the 6th; says the Sumpter Valley road runs out a distance of 22 miles, and is built with old Utah & Northern rails and rolling stock. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 October 1891)

11 October 1891
"The Oregon Lumber Company has bought 20 narrow gauge flats from the Thistle yards for use on their logging railroad up in Oregon. The Rio Grande Western is selling off the remains of its narrow gauge equipment as fast as possible. The Utah Central is after some of the narrow gauge engines and cars." The sale of 1,000 tons of 40 pound steel rails, and 88 narrow gauge freight and flat cars, which was to have been yesterday the 10th, has been postponed, at the request of the Utah Central, consignee of the lot. Said sale was because the U.C. owes the freight charges and at this point, six months storage: $19,666.82 on the rail, and $15,259.37 on the cars. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 October 1891)

11 October 1891
RGW engine 36 to come out of shop tomorrow, and the 35 soon. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 October 1891)

15 October 1891
Annual meeting of the Crescent Mining Company yesterday; Lewis H. Withey is president of the company; gives details of income and expense, some of which is:

To Tramway operating, near cars, supplies & repairs, …$16,483.67

To New Locomotive, and freight on same, …$4,574.48

To Repairs on old Locomotive, …$151.33

Statement of Assets, October 1, 1891: Tramway and Equipment, …$49,704.41 (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 October 1891)

16 October 1891
"Cars for the Hot Springs Railway." "Mr. Simon Bamberger has given orders for the construction of thirty cars for the use of the Hot Springs railway, of which four will be for passenger service and the remainder for the freight traffic." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 16 October 1891)

17 October 1891
The Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs road is building a wye at Third West and South Temple. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 17 October 1891)

23 October 1891
At about the end of September, 1891, the Ogden City Street Railway was electrified, and the steam motors retired. And, that the Ogden & Hot Springs Railway is to be sold at a receiver's sale on 23 October 1891.

24 October 1891
The Ogden & Hot Springs railway has been bought by W. A. Paxton, of Omaha, who plans to improve and operate the road. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 24 October 1891)

24 October 1891
"Solid for the Winter," an article that reports the Utah Central to have bought, on the 16th, Rio Grande Western engines 22 and 72, a flanger, a large and heavy apron snow-plow, two combination cars and two 'plush' coaches, all of which is presently in storage at Thistle, but will be brought to Salt Lake any day. (Note: accuracy of this item is highly suspect, at least by me!!) (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 24 October 1891)

30 October 1891
The Utah Central has laid a third rail along its track to Sugar House, about four miles. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 October 1891)

10 November 1891
"The Rio Grande Southern has bought all of the Western's narrow gauge rolling stock except the small amount that is to be set on standard trucks for service on the branches. This is a great relief to the Western, and the long encumbered yards at Thistle are now being cleared out. The stock is loaded on flats and hauled to Grand Junction, where it is transferred to the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge. Thus disappears the last vestige of the narrow gauge that for so long ran into this city from Denver. Everything is broad gauge nowadays." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 November 1891)

13 November 1891
Item on the sale of John W. Young's rail and cars, a copy of which item is provided here (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 November 1891):

RUMBLES OF THE RAILROADS

Sale of Stored Material - Note and Personal Mention.

The Rio Grande Western held the long expected sale at its yards yesterday of the rails and cars consigned to John W. Young, and on which he has never been able to pay the charges for freight and storage. The itemized property is as follows:

One thousand one and a half tons of steel railroad rails weight forty pounds to the yard, and consigned by the New York Equipment Company from Scranton, Pa., to J. W. Young at Salt Lake City, Utah; also eighty-eight narrow gauge railroad freight cars, consigned by the New York Equipment Company from Canton, O. to J. W. Young at Salt Lake City, Utah. Said property has been held at the place to which it was consigned and transported by said railway company for over six months and has not been accepted or taken away by tie consignee, and will be sold to satisfy the carriers' lieu. The rails will be sold by the ton to an amount sufficient to pay freight and charges for storage and care to the amount of $19,008.82 besides costs of sale.

A sufficient number of cars will be sold to pay freight and charges of storage and care to the amount of .$15,259.97, besides costs of sale.

Station Agent J. H. Riley conducted the sale, and mounting a pile of rails announced in a fine contralto voice that he; was ready for bidders. There were half a dozen of these, and first some one offered to take the 1001 tons for $20,112 the blanket price. Then another party thought he would take 1000 tons; and he was followed by others who would give the $20,112 for 950 tons, and so on down the scale until James P. Woodman and Simon Bamberger offered the sum for 785 tons, and beneath this no one would go. So the 785 tons were knocked down to the successful bidders, leaving the remaining 210 tons subject to attaching creditors, and to be sold out for their benefit "at some future time not hereinbefore mentioned."

The amount of indebtedness of John W., Young to the attaching creditors is said to be $30,000, and just how far 210 tons of rails will go in satisfying all these judgments can be easily figured out. The rails are forty pounds steel, and at the price bid, cost Messrs Woodman and Bamberger a little over $25.50 per ton.

The eighty-eight gondola care were next put up, metaphorically speaking, for they remained on the rails. Auctioneer Riley's voice at this juncture was so sweet and seductive that Right of Way Agent S. H. Babcock of the Rio Grande Western was almost moved to tears, and in a husky voice, in a moment of forgetfulness, exclaimed that he would rake in the whole lot at $25 per-car, or $2200. This left the Railway Company $13,000 in the broth, but the cars were sold for that figure. Mr. Bamberger stood ready to take the cars at $5 each, but did not have any show. The cars were worth perhaps $150 each, and- the man who sold them to John W. Young had painted the old things all up, and made them look very slick. He doubtless thought for the time that he had made a nice thing out of it, but he has learned by this time how futile are the hopes of this world, 'Pillars of earthly pride decay,' et cetera.

The Hot Springs road is expected to take the 785 tons of forty pounds steel, and it will give them good service. Someone wishing to create trouble, asked if Agent Riley had secured an auctioneer's license from the city to sell off those goods. If he didn't, the police would be shortly in hot pursuit of the violator of the law. Mr. Babcock is-supposed to have bought the cars for the Rio Grande Southern.

13 November 1891
At the RGW auction of narrow gauge rail and equipment, "The Hot Springs road is expected to take the 785 tons of forty pounds steel, and it will give them good service. Someone wishing to create trouble, asked if Agent Riley had secured an auctioneer's license from the city to sell off those goods. If he didn't, the police would be shortly in hot pursuit of the violator of the law. Mr. Babcock is-supposed to have bought the cars for the Rio Grande Southern." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 November 1891)

14 November 1891
"The Crescent tramway was closed down permanently yesterday. The engine is housed, cars put away and everything made snug for the winter." "There are several new features about the Crescent this week. A shed has been built over the old engine to protect it from the storms of winter. The tramway has been closed down until spring notwithstanding the assertion made that it was the company's intention to run all winter." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 14 November 1891)

14 November 1891
"Railroad Material Sold," being the sale of 88 cars and some hundreds of tons of rail, consigned to John W. Young, who has not paid the freight charges thereon. The cars were shipped by the New York Equipment Co., from Canton, Ohio, and as a period of six months has gone by without the payment of the freights, the cars have been sold, to the R. G. W., at $25.00 each. The rail, of 40-pound section, was sold at $27.50 per ton, for 785 tons of it, to Simon Bamberger. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 14 November 1891)

17 November 1891
Rio Grande Western engines 38 and 51, freight engine 119, and 'Chippy' 103 are in the shops for repairs and so forth; "No. 103 is being widened out." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 17 November 1891)

26 November 1891
Item referring to the loop west of Goshen as being more scenic than Marshall Pass; also, proposed new timetable as of January 1, 1892 to show service to Tintic district and Eureka. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 November 1891)

29 November 1891
An entire column on the suits against John W. Young, the Utah Central, Salt Lake & Eastern, and so forth; cause almost entirely unpaid bills. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 29 November 1891)

2 December 1891
Letter from Eureka says track is four miles from town; still at work on a tunnel in Homansville canyon; and grading beyond Eureka to Mammoth and Silver City is in progress. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 December 1891)

7 December 1891
"Chair car 300 of the RGW is being placed on standard gauge trucks for service on the Tintic Branch."

Engines 51, 124 and 132 are in for overhaul; the 103 is being widened; and the 54 is waiting for work. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 December 1891)

8 December 1891
Tracklaying begins today on the extension of the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs to Bountiful. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 December 1891)

10 December 1891
Grade to Bountiful completed yesterday, and tracklaying is progressing. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 December 1891)

12 December 1891
"Park City." "T. J. Mackintosh, superintendent of the Utah Central, C. W. Hardy, roadmaster, Joseph Bywater, master mechanic, and train dispatcher Hampton, of the same road, came up on a special yesterday to test the new Burnsides snow plow, recently placed on Engine No. 8, in the company's shops at Sugar House, and to clear the cuts and track of snow. The plow behaved in a very satisfactory manner and all who saw it declared it to be a very good one." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 12 December 1891)

12 December 1891
"Supt. T. J. Mackintosh, accompanied by Roadmaster C. W. Hardy, came up over the Utah Central yesterday afternoon bringing a snow plow recently purchased. After each storm the road will in future be cleared with that machine instead of allowing the passenger trains to buck the snow that piles up in the various deep cuts on each side of the summit." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 12 December 1891)

12 December 1891
"Assessor and Collector O. C. Lockhart yesterday afternoon attached passenger car No. 1, belonging to the Utah Central Company, to secure delinquent taxes. The car attached is the one now being used as a depot." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 12 December 1891)

18 December 1891
"Death of General Connor" last night at 7:55pm; referred to as 'The Liberator of Utah', born 17 March 1820 in County Kerry, Ireland, came to U. S. fairly early, and enlisted in the Army in 1839. His daughter, Catherine Frances Connor, for whom the 'Kate Connor' was named, born in Salt Lake City in 1863. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 December 1891)

23 December 1891
The old 'spanish Fork' station, on the RGW, is now 'Vista'; the new 'spanish Fork' station is on the Tintic Branch. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 December 1891)

24 December 1891
RGW 30 out of. the shop yesterday; the engine is one of two bought in Denver at a sheriff's sale; the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs would like to buy the 30, but the RGW is not selling. Engine 51 will be out of the shop next week. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 December 1891)

24 December 1891
It is reported that the San Pete Valley Railway will cease operations on and after January 1, 1892. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 December 1891)

31 December 1891
The depot at Eureka has been built, and side tracks now being put in. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 December 1891)

1 January 1892
Crescent Tramway is laid with 30-pound rail to a gauge of 30 inches. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1892)

1 January 1892
On Utah & Nevada, standard gauge cars are sent out over the narrow gauge for loading at the various salt works, trucks being changed at Salt Lake as necessary. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1892)

1 January 1892
RGW "widened" ten engines; most narrow gauge equipment sold to RGS, only two chair cars being retained for future use; the old private car 'Trinidad' was sold to the GSL&HS road; and six new standard gauge passenger cars added. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1892)

1 January 1892
Salt Lake Rapid Transit Co., organized in January 1890, now has 30 miles of track, part of which is the Popperton Place & Fort Douglas road. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1892)

1 January 1892
Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railway bought the 'Trinidad' of the RGW towards the end of the year, and it is now being put on a set of standard gauge trucks at the RGW shops. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1892)

1 January 1892
Utah Central has six engines, two of which are Shay types; 10 passenger cars and 60 freight cars; and there is (was?) some 7-1/2 miles of track laid beyond Park City, towards the Provo River. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1892)

3 January 1892
Incorporation papers filed yesterday for a 'salt Lake & Ogden' company. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 January 1892)

7 January 1892
The Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs track was to have reached Bountiful last night. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 January 1892)

9 January 1892
An item on a plow train to Park City, over the Utah Central, which left Salt Lake City on Thursday, the 7th; about one-half mile from Gogorza, "the snow plow struck a drift which, proving too formidable, the plow jumped the track and ran down an embankment,… The tender was knocked completely over on its side, while the engine remained standing." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 9 January 1892)

10 January 1892
"Park City." "The Utah Central troubles still continue. After leaving Park City the train reached the summit all right, where two of the engines were sent to Salt Lake, leaving No. 7, the Shay, to take the train and crew the balance of the way. The train started all right, but after having covered about one-half mile, it 'stripped' the cogs, thus rendering it perfectly useless. Word was sent to Salt Lake to call back the two engines that had been sent down." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 10 January 1892)

10 January 1892
First run over the Popperton Place & Fort Douglas to be on 12th. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 January 1892)

13 January 1892
Another item discussing the snow plow wreck mentioned in the item of 9 January, noting the "credit due Engineer Hawkes, of engine No. 9, which was following the snow plow. That gentleman barely averted the catastrophe by immediately reversing his engine, [otherwise] the inevitable result would have been to throw the engines 8 and 9 into the ditch,…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 13 January 1892)

16 January 1892
Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs starts running regular trains to Bountiful this morning, Saturday; through trains every two hours starting at 7:00am. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 January 1892)

17 January 1892
The conversion of RGW engine No. 103 to standard gauge not yet completed. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 17 January 1892)

4 February 1892
RGW No. 103 came out of shops yesterday, and goes to the Sevier branch. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 February 1892)

6 February 1892
The Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs is building a neat depot and a large platform at Bountiful. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 6 February 1892)

14 February 1892
Five new freight engines for RGW received at Burnham. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 February 1892)

20 February 1892
J. G. Jacobs is manager of the West Side Rapid Transit Company. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 February 1892)

27 February 1892
RGW engines 33, 109, 110 and 122 in for repairs. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 February 1892)

29 February 1892
Idaho Division timetable No. 32, in effect 12:05am 28 February 1892. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 29 February 1892)

8 March 1892
A passing reference to Union Pacific car 040. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 March 1892)

10 March 1892
"Ogden" "J. S. Leslie, vice-president of the Rotary Snow Plow company, Paterson, N. J., was in the city for a few hours, and then went west over the Southern Pacific." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 10 March 1892)

10 March 1892
"Railroad Rumbles." "Mr. J. H. Bennett is out over the line on a special, accompanied by Savage, the artist, who is photographing points of interest, specially making a photo of the double circle at Tintic, which is a great engineering feat, that eclipses the Georgetown loop of Colorado, thereby scoring another success for the Rio Grande Western." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 10 March 1892)

10 March 1892
"J. H. Bennett of the Rio Grande Western and Photographer Savage are down on the Salina Branch taking views." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 March 1892)

12 March 1892
"Railroad Notes." "General Passenger Agent Bennett, of the Denver & Rio Grande, returned yesterday from a five days' photographing trip in the Eureka District." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 12 March 1892)

12 March 1892
"Photographer Savage and Mr. Bennett of the Rio Grande Western returned yesterday from the new Tintic line, where they have secured what they believe to be the best views ever taken in this territory." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 March 1892)

24 March 1892
RGW engine 111 being used as stationary boiler in shops, while old boilers are taken out and new ones installed. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 March 1892)

24 March 1892
"A monster 100-ton engine, with seven and a half feet drivers, has arrived at the R.G.W. yards for the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railway, and it is said the monster will haul the limited express at the rate of a mile per minute between this city and Centerville corners. Persons disposed to make fun say that the engine is a peewee, weighing only five tons; but then, some people do not know a big thing when they see it." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 March 1892)

24 March 1892
It would appear that the GSL&HS has gotten another engine, and it is not a very large affair. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 March 1892)

26 March 1892
"Tintic Branch Scenes" "Mr. Bennett of the Rio Grande Western has fine new photos in his office of scenes along the line of the Tintic Branch. He and Savage were down there not long ago, and fine negatives were taken of the loop and adjoining country. Mr. Bennett had four trains stationed on the loop so that they appeared one above the other, the train on the trestle making a fine showing. The country is very romantic, and it has been suggested to the road that side excursions be run this summer from Provo and Salt Lake to Eureka over the Tintic branch, and it is probable that this will be done." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 March 1892)

29 March 1892
The Saltair Railroad has ordered a locomotive from the Rhode Island Locomotive Works. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 29 March 1892)

24 April 1892
The Saltair Railroad has been taken over by the Salt Lake & Los Angeles road. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 April 1892)

26 April 1892
Utah Central Shay that went into the ditch near Park City 'not long ago' is now in RGW shops being repaired. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 April 1892)

27 April 1892
Utah & Nevada line has been relaid with 40 pound steel, and has gotten some additional equipment as well. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 April 1892)

13 May 1892
RGW engine 63 arrived at Pueblo yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 May 1892)

21 May 1892
"Snow shovelling on the Crescent tramway is nearly completed, the shovelers now being in sight of the mine. Much more snow was encountered than anticipated, there being same drifts twenty feet in depth. The work of repairing and placing the track in thorough condition will commence as soon as possible and trains will begin running as soon as the road is pronounced safe." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 21 May 1892)

23 May 1892
Engine No. 1 has arrived for Salt Lake & Los Angeles road, and setup and tested by the RGW. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 May 1892)

28 May 1892
"Active preparations are going forward and the Crescent tramway will soon be hauling ore. The cars and the engine have been overhauled and the track is being ballasted as rapidly as men can do the work. The season with the Crescent will be rather short but it will be a lively one." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 28 May 1892)

28 May 1892
Salt Lake & Los Angeles engine No. 1 is a 4-4-0, weight 45 tons, 17x24-inch cylinders, and 62-inch drivers, which are painted red. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 May 1892)

31 May 1892
Car 030 is now private car of James Sharp; had been Superintendent Rider's car on the Idaho Division, a narrow-gauge body now on standard gauge trucks. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 May 1892)

2 June 1892
RGW engines 39 and 152 collided north of Lehi yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 June 1892)

4 June 1892
"The Crescent tramway commenced operations Monday last and ore is now coming down … " (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 4 June 1892)

11 June 1892
"The crankshaft which operates the rear trucks on the Crescent tramway engine broke yesterday and the road will be closed down for three days, as it will require that length of time to repair the damages." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 11 June 1892)

18 June 1892
"B. S. Young, acting agent of the Utah Central, informs the Record that the crossing of the Union Pacific and Utah Central has been completed, the track and roadbed to a point about one mile north of the Ontario drain tunnel put in shape and trains are now running that distance on the extension. The large number of ties sold to the Saltair road and hauled to that point by team are being loaded and hauled to Salt Lake." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 18 June 1892)

18 June 1892
"Fourth of July Notes." "The Crescent tramway will be for the use of visitors to the town on that day, and not for people who have been over it many times and know all about it." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 18 June 1892)

22 June 1892
RGW Engine 63 received in Salt Lake City yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 June 1892)

23 June 1892
A long item on RGW 63, which does not say much useful. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 June 1892)

28 June 1892
An old Utah & Northern baggage car, still on its trucks, used as a jail at Garfield Beach, has been brought in for rebuilding. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 June 1892)

29 June 1892
"Engine 281 on the Garfield line is just from the Kansas Central, where she was repaired and put into first class shape." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 29 June 1892)

9 July 1892
"Saturday afternoon the crank shaft on the tramway engine was broken. It was sent down to the Eagle Foundry on the 4 o'clock Utah Central train and Mr. Withey, superintendent of the works, put a force of men to work at once. The result was the new shaft was sent back the next morning, was placed in position and the engine was ready for active service on the Fourth. The Eagle Foundry placed a feather in its cap by its remarkable promptness in furnishing the new shaft." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 9 July 1892)

16 July 1892
"Considerable trouble has recently been experienced with the crankshaft of the new tramway engine, and it has been shopped for a thorough examination as to the cause of the trouble and for repairs. The old machine, which was placed in perfect order this spring, is now being used, and the management realizes what it means to have an extra machine. In the hands of its present crew the old engine is doing splendid work." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 16 July 1892)

23 July 1892
"The Utah Central" - the bondholders have taken over, and most of the old directors are out, and a bunch of new ones are in. The new directorate is composed of: J. Collett, E. C. Henderson, LeGrand Young, Joseph Richardson, P. L. Williams, C. D. Lavey, J. H. Hurd, E. B. Critchlow, and R. H. Cabell. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 23 July 1892)

23 July 1892
Another item on RGW 63. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 July 1892)

7 August 1892
U.P. has sent three coaches and five open cars from Garfield line to Denver to be used on Georgetown Loop line during the conclave; still 39 open cars on the Garfield, and 'several' coaches; others will return in a week or two. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 August 1892)

13 August 1892
"The Crescent company is building an enginehouse a short distance above the site of the old one, which has been torn down. The new building will be capable of holding both machines and one will be kept therein all the time and both during the winter months."

27 August 1892
President J. Collett of the Utah Central has been out from the East to see the road, and he has appointed James McGregor to be the new General Manager of the Utah Central. Collett departed on Thursday for his home in the East. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 27 August 1892)

2 September 1892
Item on RGW 40, just out of. the shops with new 60-inch drivers in place of the original 56-inch drivers; the first of several such rebuilds. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 September 1892)

17 September 1892
The Crescent tramway shut down on Thursday. "The tramway has been shut down the last trip Thursday likely being the last until spring. The Crescent company does not want to sell silver at the present low price, and will pile it up, pending a rise in the price." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 17 September 1892)

17 September 1892
"The Utah Central is going to be in better shape in a few weeks than ever before and will certainly have power enough to handle the passenger and freight traffic they are now receiving. The company has ordered four new, large engines - two passenger and two freight - and they will arrive in a few days, the bills of lading having been received. Preparations are also being made to complete the branch from Park City to Noon's mill. It would appear that President Collett has succeeded in awakening the new owners of the road to its importance as a business venture, and that they have decided to equip it for thorough service." Ties are still being loaded on the extension. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 17 September 1892)

27 September 1892
RGW 41 and 52 will next get larger drivers. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 September 1892)

15 October 1892
RGW 52 in process of rebuild; the 38 next. No. 123 just overhauled. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 October 1892)

5 November 1892
Item on RGW switcher No. 4, which hit a streetcar yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 November 1892)

6 November 1892
RGW engines 64, 65 and 66 have arrived at Grand Junction; to run between Grand Junction and Helper, and Rome engines with new drivers Helper to Ogden. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 6 November 1892)

16 November 1892
"Narrow-gauge engine No. 14 has been loaded on a flat for shipment to Grand Junction, for use beyond on the narrow gauge." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 November 1892)

19 November 1892
"The passenger car used by the Utah Central as a depot caught fire Tuesday night and was considerably damaged before the flames could be extinguished. The flames caught from the stove-pipe in the north end of the car, which is occupied by the train men as a sleeping room, and was the result of building a heavy fire and going away and leaving it. The damage was light." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 19 November 1892)

1 January 1893
"The Hot Springs Railway company has taken charge of Beck's bathing resort. They propose to keep everything in first class shape and run trains every half hour." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 1 January 1893)

11 January 1893
"A San Pete Raise." "Since the San Pete railroad went into winter quarters, … the Rio Grande Western has taken advantage of the situation and slapped-up rates several notches. …President Bruback … is now in London trying to negotiate for money to operate and extend the line,…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 11 January 1893)

20 January 1893
The recently elected directors of the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railway met yesterday and elected the following officers: President, James F. Woodman; Vice-president, 0. J. Salisbury; General Manager, Simon Bamberger; Treasurer, Frank Knox; and Secretary, C. E. Pearson. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 20 January 1893)

21 January 1893
"It was rumored last week that the Utah Central had a new passenger engine and that it was a 'Joe Screamer.' Inquiry develops the fact that the machine is a 'Joe Screamer' but not a new one. It has simply been thoroughly overhauled and repaired and is just as good as a new machine, and can take five cars over the summit almost without an effort. The company, however, is making extensive additions to its rolling stock and will soon be in a position to handle all business that may come its way." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 21 January 1893)

22 January 1893
"Relief at Hand!" a long article on the plans of the G. S. L. & H. S., most of which center on its intentions to build to Coalville and bust up the U. P. coal monopoly in Salt Lake City! But this item has a useful paragraph, entitled "History of the Hot Springs Road." "Several years ago John Beck, to secure quick access to the Hot Springs, built the road to that resort, with no thought of its being converted into a coal road. Later on Simon Bamberger became the manager and received overtures from the farmers and brick men at Bountiful to extend the road to that thriving settlement. Next there came requests for its continuation to Kaysville." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 22 January 1893)

31 January 1893
John W. Young has lost the Beehive House on a sale ordered by court, to pay off a number of creditors. Zion's Savings Bank bought it. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 January 1893)

31 January 1893
Utah Central general manager McGregor has been east, and returned, and he says the Utah Central is to have some new equipment soon. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 January 1893)

4 February 1893
Charles B. Taylor yesterday filed in 3rd District Court a suit against the Salt Lake & Fort Douglas Railway company, alleging damages in the amount of $4,500 to his property on account of the railroad unlawfully entered the property adjacent to his, built a track thereon which caused his property to depreciate by the amount sued for. Building a track diagonally across U Street is the specific act complained of. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 4 February 1893)

9 February 1893
"Provo Street Railway," item dated at Provo, 8th, commenting on "the sale of the railway rolling stock and roadbed, belonging to the Provo street railway, whose franchise was recently forfeited,….our city is in sad need of such a road." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 9 February 1893)

18 February 1893
"A Railway Damage Case." "The case of Martha Ann Coombs vs. the Salt Lake & Fort Douglas and Utah Central Railway companies was taken up before Judge Bartch yesterday. The plaintiff alleges that the first named company constructed a railway track diagonally adjacent to her property at the intersection of U and First streets in 1888, and that the other company has continuously run trains over the said track since that time. It is further alleged that the operation of said road has greatly injured plaintiff's property and that the egress and ingress has been destroyed by the construction of a certain 'Y' at the junction of U and First streets. Hence the plaintiff prays that an injunction may be granted against the defendants and for damages in the sum of $2,000 or whatever sum may be deemed as just and equitable. Also for the sum of $6,000, or whatever the court may deem just and equitable, on condition that the plaintiff deed the said property to the defendants." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 18 February 1893)

28 February 1893
"The Coombs Damage Case." "In the case of Martha Ann Coombs vs. the Salt Lake & Fort Douglas and the Utah Central Railway Companies, et al., before Judge Bartch, judgment in favor of plaintiff for $2,500 was entered and an injunction, pending payment of judgment, was denied. The plaintiff was allowed thirty days to prepare bill of exceptions on appeal from denial of injunction." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 28 February 1893)

1 March 1893
"Lake Point's Desolation." "The Old Three-story Hotel now being Torn Down." "The old Lake Point Hotel, owned by the Union Pacific, is being torn down. During the last few years this old structure has presented a very desolate appearance, but seven or eight years ago its three stories were crowded from basement to attic during the summer season." "The water has since receded, until now the spot where the steamer used to land passengers at the pier is a quarter of a mile inland." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 1 March 1893)

2 March 1893
"The Rolling Stock Sale." "The Utah Central rolling stock sold at auction on Monday consisted of four or five engines, 114 flat cars and three passenger coaches. E. R. Rice, Jr., bid them in for F. W. Whitridge and E. C. Henderson, who represented the bondholders of the road. The bid was $6,400, the amount of the New York Equipment Company's claim." (27 February 1893 was Monday.) (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 2 March 1893)

3 March 1893
"Utah Central Improvements." "Rolling Stock Purchased and a Depot to be Built." At least so claimed the headline; this item purports to be the result of an interview with U. C. General Manager McGregor, who in an article in the Tribune of this date says the report of a new depot is false. Otherwise, the item in the Herald also says that "New engines and cars have been purchased,…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 3 March 1893)

3 March 1893
"Will Not Build New Depot." "General Manager McGregor of the Utah Central now sets apart a portion of each day to dispose of rumors concerning his road." The report in the Deseret News of the 2nd (and Herald of the 3rd) that new depots are to be built is false, says McGregor. Also, he has no idea who will succeed the U. C.'s late president Collett; Vice-president Henderson is acting as president until a decision is made. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 March 1893)

11 March 1893
"The Utah Central received their first new Hog locomotive on Thursday, and it will be seen in Park City in a day or two." Also, the U. C. has a brand new flanger. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 11 March 1893)

14 March 1893
N. W. Clayton of the Salt Lake & Los Angeles road says that the St. Charles car company will ship in April the two combination coaches ordered for his road, and the new engine is to be shipped on 10 April. The excursion coaches are to arrive next month also. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 14 March 1893)

14 March 1893
"Utah Central's Advances." "Better Rolling Stock and Much Improvement to be Added." "The Utah Central has just received a large Baldwin locomotive, one of the largest narrow-gauge engines made, to wrestle with the grades and traffic between Salt Lake and Park City." "If the engine just received proves satisfactory, a number of them will be ordered for the road." Lots of timber, material, etc., also arriving: "All these materials will be used in the manufacture of new cars and the repairing of old cars. The Central shops will henceforth turn out their own cars, having recently purchased the Rio Grande Western's old stock of narrow-gauge trucks." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 March 1893)

22 March 1893
"In the case of Martha Ann Coombs vs. the Salt Lake & Fort Douglas Railway company, judgment was rendered yesterday in favor of the plaintiff for $3,397.50." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 22 March 1893)

25 March 1893
"Railway Affairs." "General Manager McGregor, of the Utah Central, left for the east yesterday, and it is supposed that he goes to look after the new rolling stock recently ordered for his road, and also to attend to the terminal improvements contemplated." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 25 March 1893)

26 March 1893
"Rumbles of the Railroads." "Temporary operations on the San Pete Valley Railroad will be resumed April 1st,… The rolling stock of the road has been lying idle in the shops at Moroni since the first of the year. …Parry, Watson and several other old employees … will operate the trains." (ed. note: At the time, the San Pete Valley road shut down every year from December to April.) (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 March 1893)

29 March 1893
"The two combination coaches purchased by President Clayton, of the Salt Lake & Los Angeles road, are expected to arrive from the east this week." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 29 March 1893)

2 April 1893
The R. G. W. has just received four new Pullman sleepers, of twelve section and two drawing room plan, for use on the line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 2 April 1893)

12 April 1893
The San Pete Valley railway, closed down in December of 1892, reopened about April 1st, primarily for conference traffic, and will continue running for the foreseeable future. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 April 1893)

13 April 1893
The Salt Lake and Los Angeles, heretofore using RGW passenger cars, yesterday received two new combination cars. Another locomotive, ordered some time ago, to be shipped on the 15th from the builder in the East. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 April 1893)

15 April 1893
"The Crescent Tramway is being cleared…", which work began on Wednesday. "The engine will be overhauled by James Langford in a few days and placed in readiness for steady business." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 15 April 1893)

19 April 1893
The RGW s overhauling 11 engines at present, as well as baggage car 53, coach 211, and caboose No. 9, which has been practically rebuilt, with three more cabooses to get the same. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 April 1893)

25 April 1893
Salt Lake & Los Angeles has 10 excursion cars en route from St. Charles, and another engine from the Rhode Island works. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 April 1893)

26 April 1893
The 10 excursion cars for the Salt Lake & Los Angeles arrived yesterday, and are ready for the opening of the Saltair resort. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26