Newspaper Items
New East Tintic Railway
This page was last updated on March 21, 2004
24 May 1896
New East Tintic filed incorporation papers yesterday; its Shay will be received
next week. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily
Tribune, 24 May 1896)
17 September 1896
The New East Tintic railway is in operation for some 2 & 1/2 miles, and the
alignment of the road includes 61% grades and 30° curves. The road apparently
began operating just this past week.
(Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 17 September 1896)
1 January 1897
New East Tintic built initial 2-1/2 miles of railroad. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1897)
31 December 1899
New East Tintic -- the private property of J. A. Cunningham; has one Shay
engine; about 2-1/2 miles long. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 December 1899)
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 New East Tintic road is now being operated by the Oregon Short Line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 December 1900)
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)
