Utah Railroads Newspaper Items, 1900-1909

Newspaper Items

Dates, 1900 to 1909

This page was last updated on March 21, 2004

1 January 1900
"S. H. Dunning, representing the Cooke locomotive works, is back at Pocatello, where he will superintend the breaking-in of the four new 1000 class engines just received by the Short Line. These engines are of the same type as the 900's, but are much larger in their dimensions." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1900)

1 January 1900
A new depot has been built at Kaysville by the O.S.L., one block to the south of the old one, which puts it at the foot of Maple Street. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1900)

3 January 1900
"Lights Turned On" - electricity is now used to light the R.G.W.'s shops, yard and offices, doing away with the oil lamps used before. The plant was installed by Intermountain Electric Co. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 January 1900)

5 January 1900
"The 'Nomad' has emerged from the Rio Grande Western shops." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 January 1900)

6 January 1900
"The weight of the new 1000- and 900-class engines, with loaded tender is 301,000 pounds (150 1/2 tons), as against 70,000 pounds (35 tons), the weight of No. 2 narrow gauge, or 63 tons for No. 100, the lightest broad-gauge. The increased weight represents the advances made in railroading in thirty years, No. 100 being of the year 1870, and No. 1000 of 1900." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 6 January 1900)

13 January 1900
"The R. G. W. tunnel at Altus is now in 200 feet. The workmen are now in soft dirt and the tunnel is being substantially timbered as work progresses." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 13 January 1900)

13 January 1900
RGW engine 63, built as a Baldwin compound, is about to have a set of Richmond compound cylinders put in, they having been received. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 January 1900)

17 January 1900
The new "Utah Central" line is to be laid with 65 pound steel rails for the entire length, the rail to come from the line between Salt Lake City and Ogden, which is being relaid with 75 pound steel. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 17 January 1900)

27 January 1900
Deed filed at Coalville last Saturday, by the U. P.'s attorney. It bears the date of 30 December 1899 and conveys the entire property of the Echo & Park City Railway Company to the Union Pacific, in consideration of the canceling of $480,000 in E&PC mortgage bonds. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 27 January 1900)

27 January 1900
"Carpenters were at work yesterday cutting down the width of the platform at the Rio Grande Western, as it was too close to the track to allow the larger engines to come up." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 27 January 1900)

5 February 1900
The Salt Lake & Los Angeles has bought three flat cars from the OSL, to be used in hauling shale out to the resort to fill in most of the trestle/pier out to the resort. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 February 1900)

10 February 1900
RGW passenger train #3 wrecked at Tucker on Thursday, 8th; no serious injuries, but four cars need work. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 February 1900)

16 February 1900
The R. G. W. is replacing the old bridge over the Green River with a new steel structure. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 February 1900)

20 February 1900
Grading on the Marysvale line, R.G.W., is nearly completed. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 February 1900)

20 February 1900
The new bridge over the Green River on the RGW is one of three spans, pin-connected through truss style, by Edgemoor Bridge Co. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 February 1900)

21 February 1900
The Utah & Pacific road operates its own telegraph lines. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 February 1900)

21 February 1900
The San Pete Valley road operates its own telegraph lines. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 February 1900)

24 February 1900
R.G.W. timetable #41 in effect 12:01am Sunday 25 February 1900. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 February 1900)

24 February 1900
"The R. G. W. Broad Gauge." A contract of about $35,000 value has been let to Utah Construction Co., of Ogden, for new grade east of the tunnel down to a point a short distance east of Gogorza. None of the old narrow gauge grade is to be used, and work is to begin at once. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 24 February 1900)

26 February 1900
The people along 8th South, etc., want the RGW/Utah Central line taken up and moved much farther south. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 February 1900)

2 March 1900
"The Salt Lake & Ogden has bought two box cars from the Oregon Short Line." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 March 1900)

2 March 1900
"The Railway Review has an illustrated article on the double circle of the Rio Grande Western's Tintic branch." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 March 1900)

6 March 1900
R.G.W. timetable #42 in effect 12:01am, 6 March 1900. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 6 March 1900)

6 March 1900
An item on "Citizens Hold Meeting" "Want to have Utah Central Tracks Removed" from 8th South. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 6 March 1900)

8 March 1900
The Rio Grande Western is relocating one mile of track between Murray and Bingham Junction. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 March 1900)

8 March 1900
"Cars for Mercur Ores." "Manager Jacobs of the Salt Lake & Mercur railroad is in receipt of two new steel cars that will be used in the handling of Mercur ores between the mine and the mill, and that will enable him to materially increase the tonnage. Notice from the works indicates that the new locomotive will be on the ground early next month, and with this machine in active service, but little time will be required in sending the output of the bonanza up to 600 tons daily." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 March 1900)

9 March 1900
Item on the tunnel work at Altus; the headings have about 170 feet separating them; most of the new grade from Barclay's to the tunnel is completed, but the new grade on the east side has only just been started. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 March 1900)

13 March 1900
An item on R.G.W. 'little 04,' which was brought over from the Rio Grande Southern. Engineers Ben Estes and John Stewart and fireman Ralph Cottrell say that they have found a mark on her that they remember, which they say makes this engine to be old number 78; "The engine came back to go on the Utah Central. Its plate bears the date"1880." (Note that the records do not bear out the above as to numbers.) (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 March 1900)

13 March 1900
"The Railroad Gazette devotes a column with half-tone cut, of the 903, the new Oregon Short Line 100-ton freight engine." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 March 1900)

14 March 1900
"As many as three freights a day are now run on the Utah Central." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 March 1900)

17 March 1900
Ten cars of standard gauge ties have arrived at the depot. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 17 March 1900)

18 March 1900
Pullman has bought the S.P. interest in the sleepers, and will buy the U. P. interest as well. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 March 1900)

18 March 1900
The R.G.W. will change time again on the 25th. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 March 1900)

20 March 1900
It is said that the San Pete Valley will build an 18-mile extension. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 March 1900)

23 March 1900
"Three cabooses are being built in the Western's shops." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 March 1900)

23 March 1900
"J. E. Jennings yesterday transferred to S. Bamberger for $2,000.00 the lot on Third West street, now occupied by the shops of the Salt Lake & Ogden. This property is that on which Mr. Bamberger recently instituted condemnation proceedings." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 March 1900)

24 March 1900
Sixty-five pound steel rail will be used on the new standard gauge line. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 24 March 1900)

24 March 1900
RGW Timetable No. 43, effective 25 March 1900. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 March 1900)

26 March 1900
A very long and uninformative item on the line change, Utah Central; the 'Railroad Notes' column informs that Colorado & Northwestern cars are in use on the Utah Central at present. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 March 1900)

30 March 1900
"The ancient Salt Lake & Fort Douglas coach No. 1 is now in use as a section house at Altus." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 March 1900)

31 March 1900
The Utah Central tunnel has but 40 feet to go before the headings meet. And, there has been a minor realignment at milepost 11, new line being swung to the right, avoiding several curves in the process. -- Salt lake Tribune, Monday the 26th. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 31 March 1900)

31 March 1900
The Crescent property still exists, and so also, apparently, the tramway, but not operated for some time. Attempts to start up mining again may be made soon. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 31 March 1900)

4 April 1900
"The Oregon Short Line will have 18 new passenger cars from the Pullman works the last of this month." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 April 1900)

4 April 1900
"New Stone Industry." "San Pete Valley Railway Creating Heavy Traffic." "The San Pete Valley railway has been developing a good traffic in building stone. Ever since constructing the Mount Nebo quarry spur last year,… Its latest contract is for transporting the 1,200 tons of white oolite stone to be used in the erection of Thomas Kearns' palatial residence. This stone will be quarried by E. L. Parry & Sons, of Ephraim." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 April 1900)

7 April 1900
City will request of the railroad that the track on 8th South be removed to another location; however they cannot force the railroad to move, as they have a valid franchise to be on 8th South for as long as they wish. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 April 1900)

12 April 1900
"The Salt Lake & Los Angeles is having all its passenger cars repainted and relettered." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 April 1900)

12 April 1900
"The Short Line's new passenger cars will all be here this week." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 April 1900)

12 April 1900
"Both Gangs Meet." "The heading of the Altus tunnel on the Utah Central has been cut through,… The next work will be to remove the bench…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 April 1900)

14 April 1900
"The Railway Age has illustrations and descriptions of the new 900 and 1000 class engines of the Oregon Short Line." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 April 1900)

14 April 1900
"Car 'A' has just emerged from the Rio Grande western shops." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 April 1900)

18 April 1900
The laying of the 65 pound rail, second-hand, on the new line of the Utah Central began on Monday the 16th. The rail came from Spanish Fork canyon. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 April 1900)

22 April 1900
Oregon Short Line timetable #12 in effect today. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 April 1900)

23 April 1900
RGW Engine No. 5, at Thistle for some time, has come up to go into the shops at Salt Lake for repairs. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 April 1900)

24 April 1900
"Engineer's Awful Death." RGW engine 37 on train 1 ran in on a side track at the cement works at 8th South; the engineer, William Konold, jumped, and was run over by one of the cars and killed; all the cars but the Pullman came off, but there were no serious injuries apart from the engineer. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 April 1900)

25 April 1900
An item on Alta in the mining section makes it clear that there is no functioning railroad to Alta at this time. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 April 1900)

25 April 1900
"The Oregon Short Line 1002, new consolidation locomotive, is pictured and described in the Railroad Gazette." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 April 1900)

25 April 1900
"The diner 'Ogden,' which was on the Utah Central wrecked train, went out on No. 6 yesterday." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 April 1900)

26 April 1900
"No. 64, long baggage car, is the first of the new cars to be received by the Western. It has been placed in service." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 April 1900)

26 April 1900
"The Denver Times of Tuesday says: 'This morning the Rio Grande Western received a train of new coaches and combination baggage cars fresh from the shops, which will be placed on the through line. They are lettered on the sides in gilt letters, 'Colorado - Utah Line;' in bracket lettering on the sides near the ends are the words, 'Rio Grande Western,' but the catch line is the first mentioned. They are the finest coaches that have yet come to Denver, and were greatly admired by railroad men seeing them at the depot this morning.' " (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 April 1900)

28 April 1900
"The work of laying the standard gauge track on the Park City line of the Rio Grande Western is being pushed as rapidly as possible. The new track is now within four miles of the summit." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 28 April 1900)

28 April 1900
"The new cafe car of the Rio Grande Western will be placed in service on No.'s 1 and 4 on Sunday." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 April 1900)

1 May 1900
A drawing/picture of the RGW's new bridge over the Green River, shows four spans, one of which is flat-topped, the other three curved; cost of the bridge given as $54,000.00. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 May 1900)

2 May 1900
The Scofield mine disaster occurred yesterday, the 1st, at 10:25am. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 May 1900)

3 May 1900
R.G.W. now has 20 vestibuled passenger cars. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 May 1900)

4 May 1900
"New Passenger Equipment." "The Rio Grande Western's new passenger equipment is all here and very fine are the cars. First is the cafe car No. 500, which has a coach end for smokers, and a dining room seating sixteen, a cafe and large kitchen in the other end. The two first class coaches 217 and 218 are of the finest type; two combination passenger and baggage No. 98 and 99; two straight baggage cars; two long excursion cars; and two combination baggage, mail and express cars. All of the windows are of the new double style casing with circular top sash. Steel platforms, full wide vestibules and perfect appointments are features." "The long excursion cars each seat eighty people." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 May 1900)

5 May 1900
"The new locomotive for the Salt Lake & Mercur railway is on its way to Zion, and is expected early next week. It will greatly relieve the situation on the Mercur line,…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 May 1900)

8 May 1900
RGW Timetable No. 45 in effect 13 May 1900. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 May 1900)

8 May 1900
"After June 1st the narrow-gauge equipment of the Utah Central will be stored at Sugar House ward." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 May 1900)

9 May 1900
The O.S.L. has just received from Pullman seven new passenger coaches, two of which are for the Cache Valley branch run. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 May 1900)

10 May 1900
Railway and Engineering Review has an article on the Park City line change, with maps. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 May 1900)

12 May 1900
"The new locomotive and two additional steel ore cars for the Salt Lake & Mercur railway were rolled into the yards of the Oregon Short Line yesterday morning and will be forwarded to the Mercur company's tracks at Fairfield Junction today. The locomotive consists of a fifty-ton Shay, while the ore cars will handle twenty tons." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 May 1900)

14 May 1900
"Dining-car 'Utah' is in the Burnham shops. Cafe car '500,' which was built for the Tintic run, is filling in on the dining-car run, eight cars being needed." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 May 1900)

19 May 1900
"Camp Crosscuts" "The two tram engines of the Crescent company were on Thursday loaded on Union Pacific cars by T. M. Stringer and started on their journey to Palestine, Texas, where they are to be used in the lumber camps of that district." "J. G. Bywater and Bart Smoot were in the Park Thursday on business connected with the shipping of the Crescent engines." (Note that Thursday was 17 May 1900.) (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 19 May 1900)

19 May 1900
O.S.L. timetable #13 went into effect on 13 May - and this is too many 13's for some of the boys! (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 May 1900)

21 May 1900
The standard gauge track has reached Barclays. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 May 1900)

22 May 1900
"The Utah Central tunnel is about completed. The line change, however, will not be completed on June 1st, as originally planned." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 May 1900)

26 May 1900
"Camp Crosscuts" "Men are engaged in taking up the rails of the old Crescent tramway. James Farrell has the contract for the work." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 26 May 1900)

2 June 1900
"Death of S. H. H. Clark" at Asheville, North Carolina, on June 1, 1900. He was in his 68th year, and had been ailing for several years. Began with the Union Pacific in 1867, and retired in 1898; was the president thereof, 1890 - 1898. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 June 1900)

3 June 1900
"P. Malstran, one of the Rio Grande Western's oldest conductors, was in town yesterday. He has been on the branch for seventeen years, even to the old days of the Wasatch & Jordan Valley and the Bingham Canyon & Camp Floyd." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 June 1900)

5 June 1900
"Big 63's Fast Run." "Engine 63 of the Rio Grande Western, lately fitted with Richmond compound cylinders, did herself proud down on the desert one day not long ago. It was pulling No. 6, and the train was an hour late. From Helper to Grand Junction the run was made in 4 hours and 11 minutes, the schedule time being 5:20. It beat its own schedule by nine minutes and made up the lost hour, and this with two water stops and one flag stop." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 June 1900)

8 June 1900
"Engine 650, one of the older, heavy freighters on the Oregon Short Line, has been rebuilt in the Pocatello shops. It is now a fast passenger, with a 69-inch driver and increased stroke, and equipped with extensive front and straight stack. The mechanical work has been very fine, and the engine is being tried, with success. Other 600's will be similarly changed." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 June 1900)

8 June 1900
"The Oregon Short Line's new passenger equipment, three diners, two mail and three baggage cars, have left the shops." "The mail and baggage cars have the stub vestibule to conform with the full vestibule, but at the same time saving length by not having platforms." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 June 1900)

11 June 1900
"The Coupler Fight" over the Sams coupler. After 1 August 1900 the Union Pacific will NOT accept as an automatic coupler on cars of foreign roads - and most of the RGW's cars are equipped with the Sams coupler. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 June 1900)

14 June 1900
"New coach 218, a beauty, has arrived at the depot and was sent down on No. 8 last night for the Scandinavian excursion today over the Western." "Western baggage car 55, which has been on the sidetrack for several years, has been taken to the shops for general repairs. Car 51 is also in." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 June 1900)

18 June 1900
"Finish Altus Tunnel" at noon yesterday, and rails laid to the west portal of same. Item has map which locates mileposts on the narrow gauge line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 June 1900)

19 June 1900
R. G. W. "Directors Arrive," with President Palmer and in his car 'Nomad,' Colonel Dodge in car 'A' and with car 'B' as well. Also in the party was Dr. Wm. A. Bell, of Colorado Springs. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 June 1900)

19 June 1900
O.S.L. #650 (see 8 June) is in town, "just to look down on 102, 210, 300 400 and the other little old-timers,…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 June 1900)

20 June 1900
The RGW directors' special left last evening at 8:10pm as the second section of train No. 4, engine 53, coach 98, car 'A' and the 'Nomad;' Sup't. Welby, Chief Engineer Yard and Sup't. Sharp went along. Earlier yesterday, the directors, with Palmer, went as a special, in a coach and car 'B,' up to Altus, the first broad gauge train to that point. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 June 1900)

21 June 1900
"Freight Cars Burned" at Salt Ponds, on the Salt Lake & Los Angeles, "at a late hour on Tuesday night," which was the 19th. Two cars were being loaded at night by salt company workers, and it is believed that they left a lit candle when they quit for the night. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 June 1900)

23 June 1900
"The resort at Wasatch, in Little Cottonwood Canyon, near Granite, has been opened to the public, and street cars commenced to operate between the Oregon Short Line station at Sandy and the Wasatch hotel yesterday. The fare from Sandy to Wasatch is 75 cents and round trip $1; …" "The hotel at Wasatch has been renovated and placed in first class condition." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 June 1900)

23 June 1900
"The New standard gauge." There was a cave-in at the tunnel on Wednesday, and it is already nearly cleared; "Since last Monday, and until this cave-in occurred, standard gauge cars were running through the tunnel,…" (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 23 June 1900)

24 June 1900
The RGW will relay the rail taken from the Park City narrow gauge on the extension from Belknap to Marysvale, starting July 4th. Grade was finished to Marysvale some time ago, and the bridges were completed last night, now just waiting for rail. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 June 1900)

25 June 1900
J. H. McConnell, Union Pacific's Superintendent of Motive Power and Machinery, retired this past week. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 June 1900)

26 June 1900
On Sunday, the 24th, the R.G.W. ran an excursion train consisting entirely of vestibuled equipment, the first such train operated. The cars were baggage-smoker #98, excursion cars 300 and 301, and coaches 217 and 218, all "painted exactly alike in the new color and lettering…" The color was not given. The excursion was from Salt Lake City to Provo and return. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 June 1900)

26 June 1900
An excerpt from an article entitled "Alta is Active" "At present no less than 25 teams are operating between the camp and the Mingo smelter at Sandy, while the tramway has finally started up and ores are being handled very satisfactorily. From the tramway they are transferred to the RGW's Little Cottonwood branch, which has been equipped with rolling stock formerly in use upon the horse-car lines of this city, so that the trip between Sandy and the diggings is made a very agreeable one. (see also item of 28 August 1900) (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 June 1900)

28 June 1900
"The new Rio Grande Western switcher 21 is here from the Schenectady works. It is very lively in its movements and has no pony truck but merely six drivers. The tank is of the sloping-top design." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 June 1900)

29 June 1900
Oregon Short Line engine #650 was "totally demolished" in a head-on collision at Medbury, Idaho, yesterday morning. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 29 June 1900)

1 July 1900
"This is probably the last Sunday of the Utah Central narrow gauge." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 July 1900)

2 July 1900
"Schenectady switcher No. 21 of the Western is giving the laugh to the set-out engines like 12 and 3. Even 133 is slow when compared to the new sprinter. The engine is now in service." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 July 1900)

3 July 1900
"Jumped the Track" "In celebration of its declining days as a narrow gauge, the Utah Central had a wreck yesterday." Near 9th East and 9th South, at about 4:30pm, a light narrow gauge engine went off, no one was hurt, apparently. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 July 1900)

4 July 1900
"The Utah Central will begin to operate broad-gauge trains next Tuesday." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 July 1900)

4 July 1900
"The Utah & Pacific is arranging one of its combination cars with a mail compartment…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 July 1900)

5 July 1900
"Rushing Central Line" "In addition to the five narrow gauge engines in regular service on the Utah Central, there are three broad gauge, the big 116, and the 3 and 12, the two last named being set-out engines. The three are used on work trains, while the five others are in regular service." "The broad gauge rail is now laid nearly to Gogorza, and from that point all that remains to be done is to pull the narrow gauge rail out to standard width. The ties are all ready for it,…" "After next week there will be stored in the R.G.W. yards in this city considerable narrow-gauge rolling stock. Much of this will go to the scrap pile, but several of the best locomotives will be set-out to continue in service as switchers or on the south end of the Sevier railway. There is no demand nowadays for narrow-gauge equipment ." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 July 1900)

5 July 1900
"Nineteen cars were taken out in one S.L.& L.A. train. OSL engine 318 pulled it and over 2100 passengers were aboard." "The new excursion cars of the RGW were … loaned to the Saltair people.:." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 July 1900)

7 July 1900
"Workmen have completed the work of taking up the rails on the old Crescent tram,…" (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 7 July 1900)

8 July 1900
"Rio Grande Western cafe car 500 has been taken off No. 1 and is in the shops. This car was bought for the Tintic Flyers and it may be that it will be put in service on No. 7 and No. 8 at once." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 July 1900)

9 July 1900
"Crescent to Resume" "Mr. McGregor has so Decided - A Tunnel to be Run" from Nigger Hollow into the old Crescent workings, which need draining. No railroad in the plans. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 July 1900)

10 July 1900
"The New 401" "Rio Grande Western's Heavy Freight Engines on Way" they being new 2-8-0 engines from the Richmond works, four in the 300 class and four in the 400 class, the difference being that the 300's have 56" drivers, and the 400's have 51" drivers. A cut is given of the 401. The engines have 22x28" cylinders, and an engine weight of 179,800 pounds. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 July 1900)

11 July 1900
"The R.G.W. will have-a photo taken of 401 and 04 side by side. No. 401 represents the Western of 1900 and 04 the Denver & Rio Grande Western of twenty years ago." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 July 1900)

11 July 1900
O.S.L. timetable #14 in effect today. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 July 1900)

13 July 1900
"Broad Gauge Sunday" "The Utah Central will be made standard gauge on Sunday, and broad gauge trains will run on Monday." Sunday was the 15th. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 July 1900)

15 July 1900
"Postpone Broad-Gauging" "The final act of broad-gauging the Utah Central, set for today, has been indefinitely postponed. The reason is on account of delay in getting concrete to finish lining the tunnel where necessary to protect the structure." "Narrow gauge trains will continue to run." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 July 1900)

20 July 1900
"The Rio Grande Western borrowed some of the Utah & Nevada narrow gauge cars for a Park City excursion. To get them to and from their own track the cars had to be placed on broad-gauge trucks. The old Ramsay transfer was used, the one that used to be so busy in Utah & Northern days. It was an interesting sight to see the cars go down the slide with broad-gauge trucks and come up the other side on narrow-gauge trucks. It was a reminder of old days." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 July 1900)

20 July 1900
"Cars on the Wasatch tram connect with all Short Line trains south of Salt Lake. The cars run between Sandy and Wasatch and are taking many passengers." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 July 1900)

26 July 1900
"Engine 400 of the Western was expected in last night." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 July 1900)

28 July 1900
"Cafe car 500 is still on the side track at the Western depot." "The new 300 and 400 class engines are being used in the mountain district between Helper and Tucker." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 July 1900)

28 July 1900
"The Utah Central extra coaches are being placed on broad gauge trucks to be used temporarily after the change." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 July 1900)

28 July 1900
An accident last Tuesday on the Utah Central line, in which engineer J. E. Ferguson was killed and fireman George Wiseman was injured. They were running a helper engine, light, back to Salt lake from Altus, and the engine ran away, overturning near milepost 14. Ferguson was a new man, unfamiliar with the road, on which the accident is blamed. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 28 July 1900)

28 July 1900
"The passenger cars of the Western are still going through the paint shops, emerging in the new dress and color." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 July 1900)

28 July 1900
Editor asks 'When??' will the broad gauge begin operating; also notes that "… several narrow gauge cars and Engine No. 2 were put on broad gauge tracks for temporary use Friday,…" (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 28 July 1900)

29 July 1900
"Change Gauge Today" on the Park City line; "When the Utah Central train No. 41 leaves Park City this afternoon it will be the last narrow gauge train over the road. Immediately after its passage the line will be changed to broad-gauge and tomorrow morning the trains will run over the new line and through the tunnel." Item comments that the use of the Utah Central name on the narrow gauge in 1890 "caused considerable trouble and mistakes." Also, that the RGW began to operate the property on June 1, 1898. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 29 July 1900)

30 July 1900
"Now Broad Gauge" "The Utah Central was made a standard gauge last night. When the morning train left for Park City about 150 extra men were aboard. These were distributed along the nine miles from Gogorza to Park City, that stretch being the only piece to be widened. At noon the narrow gauge freight engines pulled out of the Park all narrow gauge equipment which was brought to Sugar House and this city and side-tracked. The men had pulled some of the spikes and driven outside guide spikes for the broad-gauge. At 4:30pm No. 41 left the Park with its load of passengers. As it moved away the men would commence to pull spikes and move rails, and by midnight the whole job was completed. (30 July 1900 was a Monday.) "The narrow gauge from Barclay's to Gogorza will be abandoned and this morning's train will run over the new line. The old narrow-gauge line will be pulled up between those points." "The inside rail from here to Barclay's will be pulled up also, leaving only the broad gauged track through to the Park." "It will be some days yet before the heavy rail can be substituted on parts of the line not already served. Until that time the light passenger cars will be used." "The Colorado & Northwestern narrow-gauge cars will be sent back to Denver at once, and a dozen cars leased from the Oregon Short Line will likewise be returned." "The freight transfer between broad and narrow gauge cars at the cement works switch will be hereafter abolished." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 July 1900)

30 July 1900
A Union Pacific inspection special is in town, with engine 836 and business cars 04, 013 and 014. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 July 1900)

30 July 1900
"The dining car 'Provo' goes into the shop for repairs upon her return from Denver." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 July 1900)

31 July 1900
"Hog engine 116, standard gauge, of the R. G. W., pulled the freight train to Park City and return on the first trip yesterday." The train was one of nine cars and a caboose; "Set-out engine No. 3 pulled the passenger with ease,…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 July 1900)

31 July 1900
"Railroad Coup d'Etat," which gives a very brief economic history of Utah railroading in the 1890's. About 1890, when the Utah Central was completed to Park City, the Union Pacific had a pretty firm grip on the Park City traffic; the Utah Central was unable to cut into it to any appreciable extent, and was unable to come to any sort of a traffic arrangement with the R. G. W. It seems that the RGW and the U. P. had their own agreement, which was that the RGW would not make any sort of traffic arrangements with either the Utah Central or the Salt Lake & Ogden, provided that the U.P. would do nothing whatever to develop their interest in the San Pete Valley Railroad! This put the Utah Central in a poor place, and prior to the receivership, efforts were made to sell the U. C. to either of the big roads, but neither was interested - for obvious reasons. However, situations change, and with the Utah Central in receivership, the RGW was able to work out a deal to acquire the control of the road, after the reorganization, without unduly ruffling the U. P.'s feathers. This was done, and at present (i.e., 1900), the Utah Central still exists and is leased to the Rio Grande Western Railway. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 July 1900)

1 August 1900
"Owing to heavy passenger travel on the Utah Central the company has had boxcar No. 216 fitted up and painted as a baggage car and set on broad gauge trucks. With this two straight coaches can be used. It is but a temporary arrangement until the new broad-gauge train can be put on." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 August 1900)

4 August 1900
"The Broad Gauge." The first train on the standard gauge arrived Monday morning, 30 July, at 10:30am, engine No. 3, engineer Billy Chatterton, which was the morning passenger train; this was the first 'official' train, but actually the second, as Charles Williams with the 115 and the freight train had arrived a few minutes ahead of the passenger. The last narrow gauge train out of Park City, the passenger job on Sunday afternoon, the 29th, was followed by crews spreading the narrow gauge rails, which are to be used for now; by 9:00am, the .narrow gauge was gone, just in time for the passage of the first two trains, as above. The new line is 1.9 miles longer than the old narrow gauge line. Note that Billy Chatterton was engineer on the last narrow gauge train out of Park City. The present standard gauge train consists of narrow gauge cars on standard gauge trucks. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 4 August 1900)

5 August 1900
"Lay Track Tomorrow" "'Tracklaying on the Marysvale extension will commence Monday,' remarked Col. D. C. Dodge last night in car A. 'At least,' he continued, 'all the material and men necessary are being sent down, and we hope to have the work started Monday…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 August 1900)

5 August 1900
Col. D. C. Dodge comments made last night in car A: On the business of relocating the Park City line off of 8th South, Dodge says the city received $6,000 for the franchise permitting the railroad to be there, and he doesn't think it unreasonable to get the $6,000 back if the railroad is to be moved. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 August 1900)

8 August 1900
"The dining car 'Provo' went to the shops Monday for a general overhauling." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 August 1900)

14 August 1900
Tracklaying began yesterday at Belknap, on way to Marysvale. "No. 301 passed through here yesterday." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 August 1900)

15 August 1900
"C. P. Huntington Dead" at his summer camp in the Adirondacks, near midnight on Monday night-Tuesday morning (13th - 14th). (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 August 1900)

18 August 1900
About 20 feet has been taken off the rear end of the RGW enginehouse, to make more room for the larger standard gauge wye. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 18 August 1900)

18 August 1900
A wreck yesterday at Lehi on the R.G.W., as second No. 10, engine 33, hit the rear of first No. 10; damage, about $300. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 August 1900)

18 August 1900
"The inside rail of the Utah Central in the city is being taken up. At the cement works a new broad gauge curved track from the main line is 'being built. This will be a great improvement." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 August 1900)

21 August 1900
"Business car No. 6, formerly the Mascotte, is soon to emerge from the Short Line shops in a new dress." (see item under 10 December 1899) "Going through Beaver Canyon many grades of the old Utah & Northern are seen, relics of a famous narrow gauge." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 August 1900)

21 August 1900
"The inner, or narrow gauge, rail of the Utah Central was taken up yesterday along Eleventh East street." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 21 August 1900)

24 August 1900
"Tracklaying on the Marysvale extension of the R.G.W. is progressing nicely. About four miles are already down below Belknap. The extra rail of the Utah Central has all been taken up between Salt Lake and Barclay's and is being sent to Belknap as quickly as possible." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 August 1900)

27 August 1900
"A heavy broad-gauge flanger is being built in the Rio Grande Western shops for use on the Utah Central." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 August 1900)

27 August 1900
"New Utah Central Engine." "Engine No. 1, Rio Grande Western, is out of the shops ready to go on the Park City run. This is the engine rebuilt for passenger service on the Utah Central. It is the 01 of the Central set-out, and in its new dress and glittering paint is as pretty a locomotive as could be desired, although somewhat small as compared to the 402, which stood near it yesterday in the roundhouse. The 1 is the best of the Utah Central engines. It weighs thirty tons on the drivers, and weight of engine and tender is 58 tons. It has 16 x 20 cylinders and eight 36-inch drivers. It will be just right for the Park City passenger." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 August 1900)

28 August 1900
"Doings at Wasatch" "Tramway rides to Alta are still very popular, and these, with the regular traffic to Alta keeps the historic old tram car pretty well filled, both going and coming." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 August 1900)

28 August 1900
The track is within three miles of Marysvale. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 August 1900)

1 September 1900
Engine No. 1, engineer Chatterton, brought in this morning first passenger train of real standard gauge cars, not narrow gauge cars on standard trucks. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 1 September 1900)

2 September 1900
"Silver King Limited" "The R. G. W. yesterday placed in service the "Silver King Limited" between here and Park City, and it is the prettiest little local train ever operated in this state. Engine No. 1 in jet black, with gold leaf lettering and borders, pulled the train, which consisted of a combination baggage and smoker and a chair car. Both cars are newly painted in the dark standard color, with 'Colorado-Utah Line' style of lettering. The chair car also has a smoking compartment." Also, the wye at the cement works is completed, so that the passenger train to Park City no longer has to back out of the Salt Lake City depot to head up the line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 September 1900)

4 September 1900
Coach 100 about to be rebuilt into a business car for Chief Engineer Yard of the RGW. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 September 1900)

4 September 1900
Dodge says that the track to Marysvale should be completed now. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 September 1900)

4 September 1900
"Benefit the Stockmen" "The R.G.W. has in contemplation a plan which is original and will be a great boon to the big live-stock shippers. When a train of livestock is shipped the owners usually send several attendants and feeders along to look after the stock. The ordinary caboose is only large enough to accommodate the train crew, and on such trips it is crowded. The Western, as soon as it can do so, will convert passenger cars 70, 71, 101 and 140 into special cars for the stockmen. They will be fitted up with bunks, dining table and kitchen, and in this way the shippers of stock can go along with their train and be comfortable at the same time." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 September 1900)

4 September 1900
"The car shops of the R. G. W. will turn out in a day or so the diner 'Provo.' A fine job has been made and the car is greatly improved. A new vestibule has been placed in one end with a diagonal passageway, so passengers can enter the rear end of the car without seeing the kitchen at the other end, and a useless washstand has been converted into cigar lockers. The car comes out in the new color and lettering." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 September 1900)

8 September 1900
"The Alta Branch and tramway consists of 18 miles. As it is not operated, the RGW is contemplating using the steel where it will bring in some revenue." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 September 1900)

9 September 1900
Henry Schlacks, Supt. of Machinery on the D&RG -- two of his sons are: Joseph T. Schlacks who is now made division master mechanic at Helper; and Charles H. Schlacks, who is general manager of the Colorado Midland. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 September 1900)

11 September 1900
"The 'Provo' diner came out yesterday in a beautiful new dress." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 September 1900)

15 September 1900
Building of the Silver King ore bins (66 feet square by 80 feet high) next to the RGW depot will begin next week. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 15 September 1900)

16 September 1900
The famous 1,000 mile tree in Weber canyon has died, and been cut down. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 September 1900)

20 September 1900
"Secures Right of Way" the R.G.W. has bought property along 12th South (now 21st South) for a new line to replace the trackage along 8th South, etc.; Chief Engineer Yard has run a survey and the new line is to be built soon. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 September 1900)

24 September 1900
"The diner 'salt Lake' is now in the Rio Grande Western shops." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 September 1900)

9 October 1900
"Two more cabooses are to be built in the Western's shops." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 October 1900)

9 October 1900
The R.G.W. has begun grading at Elgin on the main line for the new U. C. 'cut-off' line, and are putting in a wye at Elgin. (Ed. note: This is the current location of Roper Yard.) (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 October 1900)

12 October 1900
RGW Timetable No. 48 went into effect last midnight. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 October 1900)

12 October 1900
"The diner 'Ogden' is ready to leave the shops. The 'salt Lake' will be the next to go through." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 October 1900)

13 October 1900
"The car shops of the R.G.W. are record-breakers when it comes to building cabooses." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 October 1900)

13 October 1900
"The new passenger engines of the Western will be of the 80 class, and the new freights of the 500 class." "Set-out engine No. 13 is out of the Western shops. It was formerly No. 3 of the Central, and will be used on the Heber or Sevier branch." "Schenectady switcher No. 22 has been placed in service on the Rio Grande Western. No. 23 is being built." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 October 1900)

14 October 1900
R.G.W. graders are at work below 12th south near the State street crossing. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 October 1900)

16 October 1900
"Engine 13 now pulls the Park City train." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 October 1900)

16 October 1900
"The Oregon Short Line has under consideration again the broadening of the gauge of the Garfield branch but nothing has been decided upon as yet. The matter was brought and seriously considered last spring, but when the Saltair people paid the Short Line $4,500 to keep Garfield closed, the latter dropped all plans for bettering the line and resort." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 October 1900)

20 October 1900
"The framework for the ore bins and loading station for the Silver King aerial tram at the Rio Grande Western depot has been raised and the work is being rushed along as fast as possible." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 20 October 1900)

22 October 1900
"SELLS EQUIPMENT" "Western Narrow Gauge Engines Go to Sumpter Valley" "The Rio Grande Western is selling most of its serviceable narrow-gauge rolling stock to the Sumpter Valley road of Oregon. Engine No. 7, formerly No. 04, is now newly-painted in the yards ready to ship to Baker City, and No. 02 will soon be finished. Most of the Utah Central freight cars were unfit for service and were sent to the scrap pile after the road was broad-gauged, but the best coaches were kept to be used for special stock cabooses and one for a car for the engineering department. The two best narrow-gauge engines were set-out as No. 1 and No. 13, and the balance will go to the Sumpter Valley." "The latter road, by the way, has many pieces of Utah equipment, its owners, being Utah men, seem to look to their State to supply equipment. The Garfield Beach, the Utah & Northern, and the San Pete Valley roads have supplied the Sumter Valley with cars and engines, and now the Rio Grande Western has added its quota." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 October 1900)

23 October 1900
"The diner 'salt Lake' is now in the paint shop." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 October 1900)

25 October 1900
"A comfortable bunk car for the locating engineers is being made of the former Utah Central coach 100. A draughting-room, office, berths, dining room and kitchen will be arranged." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 October 1900)

25 October 1900
"Engine 7 of the Sumpter Valley was hoisted onto a flat car yesterday in the Rio Grande Western yards and shipped to Baker City. No. 8 is soon to be ready." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 October 1900)

28 October 1900
"That Tramway Deal," in regard to the Ogden gravel tram-railroad, which has been idle and in storage for years. Stored at Farr West were the cars, rail and the engine. It was sold recently at auction to the Utah Construction Co. for $1,900.00 entire. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 October 1900)

3 November 1900
New Pullman cars just placed in service on the Denver -- Ogden run, apparently of 12 section and 1 drawing room design; names are as follows: Islington, Lyonton, Leighton, and Quinten. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 November 1900)

5 November 1900
"More cars of the Utah Central have been sent to the Sumpter Valley road." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 November 1900)

5 November 1900
A wreck yesterday afternoon, about 5:00pm; Extra west 147 from Park City, engine 147, off on 9th South curve; train had 18 cars and caboose, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th cars came off, they being PRR 83596, CB&Q 30112, RGW 697 and 704; PRR car caused it. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 November 1900)

8 November 1900
O.S.L. timetable #16 in effect 12:05am today. (pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 November 1900)

10 November 1900
Work began Tuesday on a new enginehouse for the R. G. W. at Park City, just a short distance from the site of the former one, which has just been torn down. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 10 November 1900)

10 November 1900
"The Rio Grande Western live-stockmen's special cars are ready to emerge from the shop. They are numbered 350, 351 and 352, and named appropriately Bovine, Toro and Vaca. The cars are in the new standard color and Colorado - Utah line lettering. Inside, they have cook stoves, lunch table, berths and card tables. The cars are to be used for owners and attendants of train loads of cattle going down to the river markets." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 November 1900)

10 November 1900
"The business car for the Rio Grande Western engineering department is nearly completed, and the workmanship of the interior shows what clever artisans there are in the local shops. The rear of the car has an office and draughting table with lockers for blueprints and maps. Berths and seats are combined on the Pullman plan, with room for seven persons. A kitchen is in the forward end, with cupboards, sink, range, boiler and other conveniences. The car will be of standard color and lettering, and probably be known as 'C'." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 November 1900)

11 November 1900
The RGW is changing over to Tower automatic couplers. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 November 1900)

13 November 1900
"Tracklaying has commenced on the Utah Central cut-off." (At 12th South, now 21st South). (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 November 1900)

14 November 1900
"The last relic of the Utah Central narrow-gauge came down from Sugar House last night. It was a broad-gauge train loaded with narrow-gauge cars for the Sumpter Valley road. The train was pulled by set-out engine No. 5, and altogether it was a combination train worth looking at." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 November 1900)

16 November 1900
"Another train of narrow-gauge equipment came down from Sugar House last night to be sent to the Sumpter Valley road." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 November 1900)

17 November 1900
"Another train of narrow-gauge cars came down from Sugar House last night." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 17 November 1900)

19 November 1900
"Building Snowsheds" "Utah Central Preparing to Overcome Delays to Trains" "The Rio Grande Western is still further improving the Park City line, Utah Central railway. A large force of men is now engaged in erecting 600 feet of snowsheds at Altus. The approaches to the tunnel are to be covered, as the snow is very heavy when drifting over the divide. Snowsheds will also be erected in the long cut this side of Gogorza, a point where the drifts have always been very bad. Other sheds will be erected where necessary, the effort of the company being to do away with all delays on account of snow on the high line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 November 1900)

19 November 1900
"The Utah Central flanger has been set out, and is now on the siding ready for instant use. The snow fences are likewise being rebuilt." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 November 1900)

28 November 1900
"Short Line Gets It." "New East Tintic Line Bought and Will be Extended." "J. H. Young, Division Superintendent of the Oregon Short Line, was down today to Robinson and he closed up the deal to buy the New East Tintic Railway from McIntyre." "The price was $30,000, payable in securities of the company." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 November 1900)

1 December 1900
The L. A. & S. L. will shortly legally alter itself to the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake, per item from L. A. dated 30th. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 December 1900) (ed. note: SP,LA&SL was incorporated on March 20, 1901; but was not "legally altered" from the LA&SL; it was the other way around, the SP,LA&SL was renamed to the LA&SL in 1916.)

1 December 1900
The New East Tintic road is now being operated by the Oregon Short Line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 December 1900)

3 December 1900
The R.G.W. orders five compound 2-8-0 engines from Richmond, and 100 box cars from AC&F. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 December 1900)

6 December 1900
Item, "End Of Narrow Gauge", in that an order issued yesterday by Bancroft that the Garfield line to be widened at once; 37 miles to Stockton, and a 2.5 mile branch to Saltair, the last narrow gauge in Utah (except, of course for the RGW tramways). (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 6 December 1900)

7 December 1900
"The three drover's cars of the Rio Grande Western are ready for service. The first one went out last night with the Payson train." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 December 1900)

8 December 1900
"Surveyors have been at work this week laying out the line for the changes in the tracks at the Rio Grande Western depot. These changes are made necessary for the service to the aerial tram ore house, the track scales for which are being put in as rapidly as possible." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 8 December 1900)

11 December 1900
The OSL yards still equipped with a working Ramsey Transfer device; used yesterday in transferring outfit cars to the Garfield line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 December 1900)

11 December 1900
"Another Car Order" by the R.G.W., of 50 stock cars, also AC&F. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 December 1900)

11 December 1900
"Will be Steep Grade" when the RGW extends its line from Bingham to the mines of the Bingham Copper & Gold Mining Company, three miles up the canyon. "For the first two miles beyond Bingham the present grade of the company's three-foot gauge tramway will be used as far as practicable. Beyond that point the work will be new." "It is to be standard gauge and operated with a Shay engine." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 December 1900)

11 December 1900
"Steel Gang Arrives." "The outfit cars of the steel-laying gang of the Short Line came down from the north yesterday, and the cars were 'Ramseyed' to the Garfield branch so the men can be staked out along the line and commence to lay track. This, by the way, will probably be the last change over the Ramsey car transfer which has been a curiosity in the Short Line yards for so long but which is rendered useless when the Garfield branch is made standard." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 December 1900)

11 December 1900
"A constant reader takes The Tribune to task for stating that the Garfield branch on being made standard will end narrow-gauge railroads in Utah, etc. He cites the Rio Grande Western Alta and Bingham spurs, which are narrow gauge. They are not operated as railroads but as tramways. The one at Bingham is now being rebuilt so that it can be operated. The Wasatch - Alta tram is to be torn up, so the Garfield branch is the last narrow-gauge railroad in the State." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 December 1900)

19 December 1900
"Cars A, B and E are in the Rio Grande Western shops. The two first named for a general overhauling and the latter being nearly rebuilt. Car B is having 11,000 pounds of ballast put in and six wheel trucks will be used." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 December 1900)

20 December 1900
The R.G.W. is trying out an electric headlight of Pyle-National pattern on engines 29 and 40. The dynamo is located back of the sand done. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 December 1900)

27 December 1900
The RGW orders more cars, 100 each of box, flat and gondola cars and 40 Goodwin dump cars; "And last, but not least, one more palatial dining car has been ordered. This will make four diners and one cafe car owned by the company. The cafe car is still at Salt Lake, out of service, but a place will be found for it soon." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 December 1900)

30 December 1900
Review of 1900: The SL&M is shown as having five locomotives; (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 December 1900)

30 December 1900
Review of 1900: SL&O still at nine locomotives. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 December 1900)

30 December 1900
Review of 1900: "The Rio Grande Western three-mile extension at Bingham will be known as the Copper Belt Railroad and will be operated by J. G. Jacobs." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 December 1900)

30 December 1900
Review of 1900: The cost of converting the Park City line is given as $266,379.45. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 December 1900)

2 January 1901
"Copper Belt Railway" "The order for lumber to be used in the construction of a roundhouse at the yards of the Copper Belt railway at Bingham was placed with a local dealer yesterday, and, under the direction of Joe Dederichs, the structure is to be hurried to completion. Mr. Dederichs says that to have it ready for the locomotives for which it is intended, about two weeks will be required. The location of the roundhouse will be at the terminus of the Rio Grande Western track at Bingham, where space has been provided by Manager Jacobs. In addition to this, a mammoth coal bin is to be reared on the ground, as are also offices for the attaches. The Shea engine with which traffic over the line is to begin will be brought from the Mercur line and put in readiness during the week, while the ore cars will be such as may be transferred to Rio Grande tracks and dispatched without change to the valley smelters. The operation of the new line, which promises so much for the producers of Bingham, is promised for January 15th." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 January 1901)

4 January 1901
"Railroad Notes." "Car A is out of the western's shops and goes East . today. Car B will be out by the 12th, looking like new with its standard color and lettering. It has been equipped with new six-wheel trucks and ballasted with five tons of steel." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 January 1901)

8 January 1901
Nathaniel W. Raphael vs. the Wasatch & Jordan Valley Railroad Co., the Rio Grande Western Railway Co., and the Union Trust Co. of New York -- complaint alleges that on May 1, 1879, the W. & J. V. RR. conveyed to said Trust company (to secure $1,200,000 in mortgage bonds), all of the main line (33 miles) and tramway lines (11-1/2 miles) from Bingham to Alta via Sandy; further alleges the property was foreclosed for default and came into possession of the R.G.W. through collusion and fraud. Plaintiff asks that sale to D.& R.G.W. Rwy. Co. and all subsequent actions be set aside! Paper comments that "The line from Sandy to Wasatch and Alta, however, is worthless, and has been abandoned by the company for a long time, as far as operation of it as a railroad is concerned." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 January 1901)

10 January 1901
In an item commenting upon the extension of the Sumpter Valley line: "The Sumpter line is owned by David Eccles, C. W. Nibley and others of Utah, and they have had the foresight to greatly add to their equipment by purchasing at a reasonable figure all the rolling stock of the Sanpete Valley and Utah Central roads as soon as they were broad gauged." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 January 1901)

25 January 1901
"Officials in a Wreck" on the O.S.L. - Sup't. J. H. Young of the Utah Division and others hurt slightly when a Southern Pacific train hit O.S.L. car 6 this morning in the Ogden yard. Car 6 was formerly the Pullman "Mascotte," and it will take several weeks to repair the car, the expense of which is to be borne by the S.P. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 January 1901)

26 January 1901
The Rio Grande Western is grading for a connection with the Union Pacific, so that the R. G. W. can get to the Daly West property. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 26 January 1901)

31 January 1901
"Railroad Notes." "Engines 500 and 501 of the Rio Grande Western are in service between Helper and Grand Junction. They are of the last order, and all the new engines will soon be mere." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 January 1901)

1 February 1901
"Thomas J. Mackintosh has resigned as general superintendent of the Salt Lake & Mercur and the office is abolished, effective today. General Manager J. G. Jacobs announced yesterday the appointment of W. S. Hall as superintendent of both the Copper Belt road at Bingham and the Salt Lake & Mercur. Mr. Hall's headquarters will be at the general offices of the companies in the McCormick block, this city." Item further comments that Hall "has been general agent of the Mercur road at Mercur ever since it was built." In a separate item: "Two miles of the Copper Belt tramway are completed and in operation and one more mile remains to be built under the present plans." "The tramway has a 7 per cent grade and is operated with a Shay engine, making it one of the most interesting railroads in Utah."(Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 February 1901)

2 February 1901
"The R. G. W. cross track at the depot which will allow them to run up to the tunnel for Daly-West ores, is expected to be ready for use by Thursday." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 2 February 1901)

11 February 1901
Item on new Baldwin compound engines, on the OSL, in the 950 series; says that it has been 20 years since the road got any new Baldwin engines, and "The last lot has but two representatives left the 11 and the 21, now in service on the narrow-gauge Garfield Branch,…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 February 1901)

12 February 1901
"Will Lay Track Next Week." "It is expected that the steel gang will commence laying track on the Twelfth South street cut-off of the Park City line next week, as the work at Bingham will be finished. It will only take a week or ten days to finish the cut-off, and in a very short time the track will be taken up from Eighth and Ninth South and along Eleventh East streets." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 February 1901)

14 February 1901
A sketch published of the RGW shops and roundhouse layout. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 February 1901)

15 February 1901
The Oregon Short Line has received:

-- Eight Baldwin compound engines, and same are in service; George Bloomingdale brought them out from Baldwin.

-- A steam wrecking crane, same as the one got last year, from Industrial Works, Bay City. It is of 40 ton capacity, and will be assigned to Lima, Montana.

-- Five new switch engines arrived and en route from Cooke; numbers 560-564, two are for Salt Lake City, one for Pocatello, and the other two are for Kemmerer. S. H. Dunning is at Pocatello, from Cooke, to set up the new engines. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune 15 February 1901)

16 February 1901
"Trains 41 and 42 on the Park City branch are to be changed to 11 and 12 when the main line is used as far as Elgin." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 February 1901)

16 February 1901
The R.G.W. made first run Monday to the mouth of the Ontario tunnel, to receive Daly-West ores. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 16 February 1901)

18 February 1901
Two old O. S. L. engines of the 600 series being rebuilt at the Pocatello shops, having Richmond compound cylinders installed, etc. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 February 1901)

18 February 1901
OSL received yesterday 15 new cabooses from AC&F, numbers 680-694. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 February 1901)

18 February 1901
"Performance of New Engines." comments upon the relative merits of several classes of O.S.L. motive power - the 1898 600 class, the 1899 720 class, the 1900 900 class, and the 1901 950 class, which last are the new engines referred to above, from Baldwin. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 February 1901)

22 February 1901
Two of the new O.S.L. switch engines have arrived in Salt Lake, they being numbers 576 and 587; yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 February 1901)

26 February 1901
"Work will be commenced in a few days on track laying for the Utah Central cut-off. The steel is piled up at Roper, where the cut-off leaves the main line." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 February 1901)

26 February 1901
"Several mail and baggage cars are being considerably altered in the Western's shop." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 February 1901)

27 February 1901
"Talks with Travelers." "It has been raining for several weeks between Thistle and Manti," said Engineer Beless of the Rio Grande Western yesterday…" "Heavy engines are running to Manti, but be low there the smaller set-out engines are used." "The old Vauclain compounds are being altered over into Richmond compounds, with the high-pressure cylinder on one side and the low-pressure cylinder on the other." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 February 1901)

1 March 1901
Track on the cut-off is nearly done, as it is now laid as far as 9th East. Once done, the present line along the canal will come up. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 March 1901)

2 March 1901
"Features of New Line." The cut-off to be completed tonight; meets present line in back of the prison, about 1/2 mile east of 11th East street. New line crosses 11th East 1/2 block below Smoot's corner. The line is laid with 65 pound steel. "The present narrow gauge track to Mill Creek will be torn up and a broad-gauge line substituted." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 March 1901)

6 March 1901
New R.G.W. dining car "Colorado" has arrived. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 6 March 1901)

7 March 1901
Two of the new 80 class passenger engines have arrived at the Rio Grande Western roundhouse (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 March 1901)

11 March 1901
Contrary to item of 2 March, connection of cut-off has not yet been made; is not known yet when will be done. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 March 1901)

11 March 1901
R.G.W. train 4 last night had dining car "Colorado" and car A. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 March 1901)

16 March 1901
The Silver King ore bins at the depot were completely enclosed yesterday, so all work now is inside and protected from the weather, and completion is expected in six weeks. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 16 March 1901)

19 March 1901
"Last Trains Today" over the old 8th South line; once the morning passenger train to Park City (#42) passes, the line will be cut, and the new line connected, behind the prison. The old line, along 8th South and down 11th East as far as Garfield Ave, will be taken up at once. Trains have heretofore stopped at Liberty Park, but now, quite obviously, will no longer do so. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 March 1901)

23 March 1901
Tuesday, 19th, was last day of use for the old line along 8th South in Salt Lake City; after the morning trains to Park City had passed, the new line was cut in back of the penitentiary, and trains since Tuesday afternoon have been using the new line along 12th South. The old line will be torn up soon. (Note: 12th South then is 21st South now.) (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 23 March 1901)

26 March 1901
Item dated at New York on 25th: Sale of the R.G.W. to the D&RG (which is to say Gould) is confirmed. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 March 1901)

28 March 1901
The old Utah Central line, from the penitentiary up to Sugar House., has been taken up. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 March 1901)

31 March 1901
R. G. W. board has approved sale of road to D. & R. G. company. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 March 1901)

31 March 1901
"Narrow Gauge equipment has about disappeared from the Western's yard." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 March 1901)

5 April 1901
"Buys Utah & Pacific" is the header of an item dated at New York on the 4th; the Oregon Short Line has exercised its option, and bought the 25% of Utah & Pacific stock held by McCune; also bought the 24% held by Eccles, Nibley and others. Eccles, in interview, said that the O.S.L. did not own any stock before this, but held options on that noted above, as well as an option on the 51% of the road's stock held in escrow, which 51% the O.S.L. has also bought, giving them 100% of the Utah & Pacific stock issue. The O.S.L. did have some $279,000 in Utah & Pacific bonds, which it took as payment for rails and equipment delivered to the U&P. Yesterday, the O.S.L. bought an additional $393,000 in U & P bonds. The stock is given as being 8,250 shares, all of which is now owned by O.S.L. A brief history of the Utah & Pacific says that the road was chartered on 19 August 1898, construction began in September of 1898 and was completed in May of 1899. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 April 1901)

30 April 1901
OSL Mechanical Superintendent J. F. Dunn has gotten out a pictorial history of OSL motive power; among the photos are narrow gauge No. 1, new engines of the 900, 1000 and 1100 classes, and so forth. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 April 1901)

22 May 1901
A foreclosure suit Raphael vs. the W.& J.V., RGW, et al., wanting foreclosure on the W.&J,V. second mortgage bonds, on the lines to Alta and Bingham; wants RGW purchase of W&JV set aside and a receiver appointed under the W&JV mortgage! (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 May 1901)

7 June 1901
The old Utah Central track in the city along 8th South is being torn up. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 June 1901)

13 July 1901
A cave-in at the Altus tunnel a couple of days ago has quite expectedly interrupted train service, which should be cleared up by Monday. (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 13 July 1901.)

17 July 1901
" … and at Garden City are sidetracked narrow-gauge equipments. all being relics of a past activity." Last line of an item on OSL track relocation in regards to the Leamington cutoff line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 17 July 1901)

18 July 1901
"New Trademark" for the RGW, in the form of the familiar D&RG one, of Curecanti Needle, except the RGW has Castle Gate, 'Rio Grande Western Ry." around the outside circle, and the banner says 'Great Salt Lake Route'; "The first electrotype of the new design is printed herewith." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 July 1901)

30 July 1901
The new herald, as above, has been applied to the City Ticket Office window. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 July 1901)

2 August 1901
The OSL has ordered a 65-tone Shay for use on the New East Tintic line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 August 1901)

11 August 1901
OSL engine 103 scrapped at Pocatello; was built by Taunton in 1868; the item in the Tribune cribbed from the Pocatello 'Advance'. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 August 1901)

11 September 1901
The Oregon Short Line offices burned to the ground yesterday; but the records, etc., were in the vaults and locked., so survived the blaze. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 September 1901)

21 September 1901
"The network of tracks and switches that have been put in at the Rio Grande Western since the grading out of the area back of the Silver King terminal, gives the yards a metropolitan appearance." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 21 September 1901)

5 October 1901
The Salt Lake & Ogden has bought a 20-ton switch engine. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 October 1901)

23 November 1901
"The Union Pacific depot and freight house has been treated to a coat of red, red paint, and looks like a new building. Real passenger service may be one of the possibilities over this branch." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 23 November 1901)

7 December 1901
"The Rio Grande Western has made a decided improvement at the depot here by raising the platform and placing a large timber across the end to prevent transfers from backing on the walk, etc." (Pitchard, Park Record, Park City, 7 December 1901)

8 March 1902
"A dozen or so of the old narrow-gauge cars of the Oregon Short Line are being broken up at the yards." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 March 1902)

13 April 1902
"Very little work is being done at the Garfield shops, as the narrow gauge equipment will not be needed after this fall, and the company will make only necessary repairs. The old equipment will all be sold or sent to the scrap pile, which already has many relics of the Garfield line." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 April 1902)

13 May 1902
Mr. Ashton hopes that the new standard gauge line, the Leamington cut-off, will be done by August, so that the narrow-gauge can be torn up. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 May 1902)

19 May 1902
'New Engine Here', being No. 809; in item reference is made to Engine No. 102, old Utah Central engine, now in snow plow service. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 May 1902)

22 May 1902
RGW car 'B' is in for overhaul, repainting, etc.; will emerge from the shops as the car 'Wasatch'. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 22 May 1902)

18 June 1902
RGW Coach 213 has been rebuilt with a Pullman vestibule, the first of such rebuilds, but not the last. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 June 1902)

20 June 1902
"All the narrow-gauge equipment of the Garfield line not in use will be removed from the yard. A lot of it has already been scrapped." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 June 1902)

27 June 1902
Large article on Mercur, which burned yesterday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 June 1902)

29 June 1902
RGW engine 12 still in service, in this case helping to block the OSL from crossing an RGW track in SLC. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 29 June 1902)

10 August 1902
A reference to RGW engines 1 and 13, in an item on some new standard gauge engines a-coming, the 'set-out' engines going into retirement and being set aside on the dead track. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 August 1902)

7 September 1902
"One of the narrow-gauge engines on the Garfield run was formerly a Utah Western engine." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 September 1902)

10 September 1902
"The Oregon Short Line will shortly have some narrow-gauge equipment to dispose of. The lot consists of three mogul locomotives, six coaches, twenty-three excursion cars, two baggage cars, 151 revenue freight cars and nine non-revenue freight cars." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 September 1902)

16 September 1902
Three miles of the narrow gauge track, this side of Garfield, is already gone, and the narrow gauge is running on a third rail; this because the new standard gauge line could not be built without disrupting the narrow gauge; for a space of about four miles, the two alignments are on top of each other, or nearly so. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 September 1902)

26 September 1902
The old narrow gauge line is abandoned from a point about 1/2 mile west of Saltair Junction, the narrow gauge running west of there on a third rail in the standard gauge line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 September 1902)

2 October 1902
RGW's car 'Nomad' is now being rebuilt at Burnham, will come out as the car 'Denver' when done. Cars on the Utah end are 'Utah', 'salt Lake', 'Provo', 'Wasatch' and 'Ogden'. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 October 1902)

15 November 1902
"The Oregon Short Line has for sale a lot of narrow gauge equipment." Also, the last regular narrow gauge train was to be today. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 November 1902)

16 November 1902
"END OF NARROW GAUGE" "When the little Mogul pulled the narrow gauge train into the city last night …," "… her trip was the final one over the narrow gauge, which will at once be abandoned." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 November 1902")

18 November 1902
Narrow gauge Engine No. 3 is sidetracked, in the roundhouse; negotiations are already under way for the sale of the narrow gauge equipment. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 November 1902)

4 December 1902
RGW cafe car 500 is now dining car 'Pueblo'. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 4 December 1902)

10 December 1902
In the OSL yards, the Ramsey Transfer device is gone, as are the tracks for it, and the other narrow gauge yard tracks; standard gauge yard tracks have been laid already in their place. "All the narrow gauge equipment has disappeared and the rails are almost obliterated." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 December 1902)

31 December 1902
The current Railway Age has an article on recent OSL improvements, at Pocatello and at Garfield, particularly, with photographs. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 December 1902)

1 January 1903
Review of 1902: O. S. L. lost 39.5 miles of line, "by the abandonment of the old narrow-gauge,…" on, it says, 15 November 1902. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1903)

10 April 1903
ECCLES BUYS THE LOT

Garfield Line Equipment Goes to Sumpter Valley Road.

Shipping Cars Today

Engines and All Other Equipment Sold by O. S. L.

There Are in all 191 pieces and the Lot Will Be Used on the Oregon Line.

The Sumpter Valley railway, of which Messrs. Eccles and Nibley are the leading spirits, has purchased from the Oregon Short Line all the narrow-gauge equipment of the latter company and the same will begin to move to Oregon today. This is quite a large addition to the equipment of the Sumpter Valley, as the Short Line had on hand three Mogul engines, 158 freight, outfit, water and wrecking cars, thirty passenger, baggage and excursion cars, making a total of 191 pieces. The Sumpter Valley people, however, realizing that they could get the equipment at a reasonable price and that it would all be needed when their line was extended, took the entire lot at a figure something like $40,000.

Since the road was broad-gauged and the narrow-gauge equipment laid aside the company has been deluged with offers for the cars and engines but the average prospective purchaser was of the opinion that the lot could be secured for next to nothing, and the Short Line refused all offers until the Sumpter Valley came along with quite a liberal offer and took the goods. The Moguls will find a long lost brother when they reach Baker City, as the Sumpter Valley bought all the Sanpete Valley equipment when that line was made standard. In the lot was an engine that formerly ran on the Utah Northern and later on the Garfield line before it was bought by the Sanpete road. It was in the same class as the engines which now go to Oregon. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 April 1903)

19 April 1903
Huge headline says "SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES & SALT LAKE ROAD BUYS ALL OREGON SHORT LINE SOUTH OF SALT LAKE CITY," which is rather self explanatory. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 April 1903)

3 May 1903
"Ho for Stockton!" "Broad Gauge Line Open to New Station Tomorrow" for regular traffic, there being a fine new station building at Stockton now. U. S. Ragland, the agent at Terminus, in a box car, on the narrow gauge, also goes to Stockton tomorrow. He had been the entire population of "Terminus City," and the box car its only building; "…for the present Terminus will retire to its desert solitude." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 May 1903)

13 July 1903
Obituary of Henry Wagener, who died on the 12th at 43 South 3rd East in Salt Lake City. Born 30 August 1838 in Elneshorn (?), Holstein; married 27 June 1863 at Carson City, Nevada, to Margarethe Englebrecht. He built his brewery at the mouth of Emigration Canyon in 1864 or '65, and retired from that line of work in 1896. " (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 13 July 1903)

6 January 1906
Senator Kearns says that the S. P., L. A. & S. L. will soon complete its railroad between Riverside and Daggett, in California, which will complete the road between Salt Lake City and the coast. At present, A. T. & S. F. tracks between the two points named in California are used on a joint-track arrangement for the hundred or so miles. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 6 January 1906)

12 January 1906
Oregon Short Line engineers are at work surveying what is known as the 'Logan Cut-off Line,' direct from Cache Junction to Logan. This line, when done, will shorten the route by about eight or nine miles. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 12 January 1906)

10 May 1907
Nephi Straw has been awarded the grading contract for the new railroad; the survey is not yet finished, but Straw will begin work in a few days on the completed sections. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 10 May 1907)

23 August 1907
"Shea Engine Arrived" "The Shea engine for the railroad which is to connect the new smelter with some of the big mines of Tintic arrived the first of the week. Other equipment for this road, which is to be a narrow gauge, has also been received and the laying of rails will start soon. The graders are somewhat behind with their work and the grade has only been completed from the smelter site near Silver City to the old Spy mine which is just east of the Carisa. From this point the road will be built on around the mountain to the Beck Tunnel, Colorado, and other mines." (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 23 August 1907)

13 September 1907
Grading for the "New Railroad" continues. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 13 September 1907)

15 November 1907
"Laying Track" "The grade has been nearly completed for the railroad which is to connect the new smelter near Silver City with some of the mines of Tintic and this week the track laying was commenced." "The road, which will be a narrow gauge, is owned by practically the same capitalists as the new Tintic Smelter…" The railroad "will be known as the Eureka Hill Railroad, and its line will be about ten miles in length." "Greek laborers have been brought into Tintic to work upon the new railroad and the work of putting down the rails is being rushed as rapidly as possible." (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 15 November 1907)

6 December 1907
"Will Haul Ore From Iron Mine" "The first ore to be hauled by the new Eureka Hill Railroad will be the iron ore from the Tintic Iron Company's mine near Silver City." "The new Eureka Hill Railroad has completed its line from the smelter site at Silver City to a point beyond the iron mine and by the first of next month everything will be in readiness for the transferring of the output of the mine…" (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 6 December 1907)

6 March 1908
Three carloads of 'heavy rails' have arrived, via the R. G. W., to be used in switches and sidings at the new smelter near Silver City. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 6 March 1908)

1 May 1908
"New Cog Engine Arrives" "Another Shea engine for the new Eureka Hill Railway came in over the Rio Grande on Monday. It is a very powerful engine and will be used in handling long strings of cars upon the narrow gauge road connecting the new smelter with some of the mines in the eastern section of Tintic. The other engine which was received some time ago will handle the switching in the yards at the smelter." (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 1 May 1908)

22 May 1908
Smith and Brown, railroad contractors, are putting in a spur from the Eureka Hill Railroad to the Swansea properties, as well as other spurs to mines under contract with the Tintic Smelter. Ballasting of the main line is proceeding under the direction of Superintendent Cronin. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 22 May 1908)

29 May 1908
A brief history given of the smelter and the reasons for its being. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 29 May 1908)

5 June 1908
First ore at the new Tintic Smelter was received about 1 June, and was from the Silver Shield mine, at Bingham. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 5 June 1908)

10 July 1908
The Grand Central mine began shipping to the Tintic smelter yesterday; and there is to be a celebration of the starting-up of the smelter on the 24th of July. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 10 July 1908)

24 July 1908
An article on Jesse Knight, principal owner of the smelter, the Eureka Hill Railroad, and lots of the mines; it is noted that the railroad is completed.

25 September 1908
"Building Engine House" "The new Eureka Hill Railway is now constructing an engine house near the new smelter. The building will be large enough to house all three of the engines which are now used upon the road. The 'high line' is now handling considerable business and two large Shea engines are kept busy all the time. The smaller engine is used only in switching cars about the yards at the smelter." (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 25 September 1908)

12 February 1909
"Two Engines Leave Rails of Eureka Hill Ry." "The heavy snow storm on Sunday resulted in the derailing of both engines used upon the 'high line' of the Eureka Hill Ry. After about 24 hours hard work the two engines were again landed upon the rails. During the "time that the Eureka Hill Railway engines were out of commission, a San Pedro engine handled the switching in the yards of the Tintic smelter." (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 12 February 1909)

19 February 1909
There has been considerable snow trouble on the Eureka Hill railroad, which was blocked for several days. It was opened as far as the Beck on Tuesday, they having run out of coal. Railroad crews have been working overtime, mostly shoveling things out. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 19 February 1909)

19 March 1909
John Cronin returns as Superintendent of the Eureka Hill Railway, after nearly a year in Colorado. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 19 March 1909)

9 April 1909
"Another Engine for Eureka Hill Railway." "Another engine, which is No. 4, has just been received for the Eureka Hill Railway." The ore cars of :the E. H. Rwy. are commented upon as "small cars of 20 ton capacity…" (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 9 April 1909)