Newspaper Items
Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railway
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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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 April 1893)
7 May 1893
A large passenger engine arrived yesterday for the Salt Lake & Los Angeles,
from the Rhode Island Locomotive Works. Also five passenger coaches, it says,
from St. Charles; likely are excursion cars. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 7 May 1893)
8 June 1893
The Saltair resort officially opened this date. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 8 June 1893)
19 September 1893
Salt Lake & Los Angeles used RGW tracks and depot yesterday for the last
time. Salt Lake & Los Angeles locos and cars not in use at present are
stored in their roundhouse at the Jordan River. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 19 September 1893)
1 January 1895
Salt Lake & Los Angeles -- has so far been using the RGW depot, but is
threatening to build it's own this year. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1895)
15 June 1897
The Salt Lake & Los Angeles has received four new excursion cars from St.
Charles; cost nearly $20,000, are about four feet longer than the Pullman-built
cars, will seat 92 persons, and are painted dark green. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 June 1897)
25 January 1898
The Salt Lake & Los Angeles has an option to purchase the Garfield line of
the OSL. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily
Tribune, 25 January 1898)
5 July 1899
The OSL loaned engine No.208 to the Salt Lake & Los Angeles for yesterday's
traffic. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily
Tribune, 5 July 1899)
31 December 1899
Salt Lake & Los Angeles have two engines and 19 cars. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 December 1899)
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)
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)
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)
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)
