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Utah & Nevada Railway
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4 November 1880
"Sale of Utah Western Railway" yesterday, for $36,000; new name will
likely be Utah & Nevada Railway Company. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald, 4 November 1880)
17 February 1881
An item on the "U. & N. Railway," being in this case the Utah and
Nevada Railway, whose articles of incorporation were filed yesterday
(Wednesday). It is capitalized at $2,000,000, and is formed for the purpose of
taking over the Utah Western Railway and (hopefully) extending it westward. The
old Utah Western had been sold 3 November 1880 to W. W. Riter, as agent for
Theo. Bassett, trustee of the Utah Western bonds, in concluding foreclosure
proceedings. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald,
17 February 1881)
10 June 1881
Four excursion cars, for the Utah & Nevada, came into Ogden from the east
yesterday. Will be used on the line to Lake Point. The cars had fifteen
reversible seats, across the car, no aisle; each end of the cars had three
shutters; 'the cars are neatly executed' and 'painted in a bright yellow tint.'
Cars were taken down to Salt Lake City in afternoon of the 10th. (Pitchard, Ogden Herald, 10 June 1881)
11 June 1881
Four new open excursion cars arrived yesterday for the Utah & Nevada, the
cars coming in on broad gauge trucks with the narrow gauge ones on a flat car
following. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald,
11 June 1881)
14 June 1881
New excursion cars for the Utah & Nevada have arrived in SLC. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 June
1881)
17 February 1882
"The Utah and Nevada Railway was blockaded by snow between Point of the
Mountain and Tooele,. on Thursday, and trains had to go back. Engines and
assistance were telegraphed for and sent from this city. The snow, it was said,
has blown to a depth of five feet in some places." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 17 February 1882)
17 May 1882
"The sale of the Black Rock property to Sidney Dillon, as trustee for the
Utah and Nevada Railroad, was perfected in the Third District Court on
Tuesday." 16th was Tuesday. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 17 May 1882)
24 May 1883
"The Scofield directors of the Utah & Nevada have tried to make a
demand for the possession of the books of the corporation, but Mr. Riter being
out of town no legal demand can yet be made" See paper of 23rd for story
on C. W. Scofield getting proxy from Bassett, who had power of attorney, and
held almost all of the stock in trust. Riter (for U.P.) refused to recognize
Bassett's action as legal. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Chronicle, 24 May 1883)
26 May 1883
"Mr. Scofield received a dispatch to-day confirming the legality of the
proxy he used at the Utah & Nevada Railway election. This effectually
settles the Riter claim of fraud."
(Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Chronicle, 26 May 1883)
7 June 1883
City: "Nothing yet has been done in the matter of the Utah & Nevada
railway company election contest."
(Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Chronicle, 7 June 1883)
8 August 1883
An interview with Charles W. Scofield, more than a column long. Little useful;
he says that he personally has control of the Utah & Nevada's stock, and
will vote it at the next annual meeting. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 8 August 1883)
13 May 1884
The Utah & Nevada bridge over the Jordan river has been considerably
rebuilt. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily
Tribune, 13 May 1884)
25 May 1884
The Utah & Nevada people are moving their depot from its old place,
"where it has always been", one block to the south, onto First South
Street - A. F. Doremus has laid out the grounds, last week, and the depot is to
be moved and a new platform built within a few days. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 May 1884)
1 July 1884
Relocation of the Utah & Nevada depot appears to be completed; one block
south of the old depot. (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Tribune, 1 July 1884)
13 July 1886
"A Denver & South Park engine seems like a fish out of water in this
section, but the Utah & Nevada road has borrowed one for a while, and it is
doing good work." (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Tribune, 13 July 1886)
29 August 1886
The Utah & Nevada is to equip itself with the Westinghouse air brake,
material for which is in transit hither.
(Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 29 August 1886)
1 January 1887
For the Utah & Nevada: "More cars and engines are to be supplied from
the rolling stock of the Utah & Northern, and the company proposes to spend
$50,000 to $75,000 at Garfield in remodeling the place, putting up new dressing
rooms, a fine hotel,…" and so forth. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1887)
27 January 1887
Item on Garfield improvements - "The Utah & Nevada's rolling stock
will be increased by additions from the Utah & Northern." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 January 1887)
17 February 1887
An entire column is devoted to the blowing over of a train on the Utah &
Nevada, yesterday, which event killed conductor Adam Brown; no engine or car
numbers are anywhere mentioned. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 17 February 1887)
25 March 1887
The plans for the new buildings and such at Garfield have finally arrived from
Omaha; item gives some details. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 March 1887)
5 May 1887
G. M. Ottinger has made a painting, 15" x 24", showing Garfield as it
will be, using the plans as a guide; and Savage has reproduced it as cabinet
photo. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily
Tribune, 5 May 1887)
14 May 1887
Wye to be built at Garfield, so that won't have to run out to the wye a mile
beyond Lake Point just to turn around the train. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 May 1887)
26 May 1887
William Openshaw, brakeman on the Utah & Nevada, killed yesterday morning
in a freak accident on a moving train. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 26 May 1887)
25 June 1887
The party of Pacific Railway Commission engineers, Richard P. Morgan and his
assistants, were out examining the Utah & Nevada yesterday, and are to go
over the Salt Lake & Western to-day. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 June 1887)
28 June 1887
Today is the official opening of the new Garfield Beach resort, which is
operated by the Pacific Hotel Company. The manager at the new resort is Louis
Eppinger, said resort being located immediately to the east of the old wharf,
which is still in place. A dance pavilion has been put up, which is 160 by 165
feet in size, and about 270 feet offshore. A restaurant, hotel and other
amenities are in course of construction at this time. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 June 1887)
29 June 1887
One and a half columns on the opening, officially, of the new Garfield resort
yesterday; and the 'General Garfield' boat is still beached, high and dry on
the east shore. (Pitchard, Salt Lake
Herald, 29 June 1887)
14 July 1887
The 'Gen. Garfield' has been floated, and is once more moored at its pier,
where it will remain, in use as a storehouse. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald, 14 July 1887)
27 July 1887
Photographer named Newcomb has succeeded in getting pictures of the Garfield
resort from a raft offshore. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald, 27 July 1887)
11 August 1887
A large number of people from the southern parts of the territory were at
Garfield yesterday, including George Edward Anderson, who was, as usual, taking
pictures. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald, 11 August 1887)
12 May 1888
"Superintendent W. W. Riter of the Utah & Nevada road has gone to
Pocatello to look over the unused narrow-gauge stock stored there, with a view
to selecting the best for the summer's business on his road." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 May
1888)
30 June 1888
"The Utah & Nevada people have added another powerful engine to their
rolling stock," (Pitchard, Salt Lake
Herald, 30 June 1888)
6 September 1888
The Utah & Nevada is building a branch line to Saltair, says the paper, but
not too rapidly. (Pitchard, Salt Lake
Herald, 6 September 1888)
11 September 1888
One mile of Utah & Nevada branch to Saltair is completed. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald, 11 September
1888)
21 September 1888
The Utah & Nevada Saltair Branch was completed "yesterday;" to
salt works. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Herald,
22 September 1888)
22 September 1888
The Utah & Nevada completed their branch to Saltair yesterday, it having
been built to serve a salt works at that locality. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 22 September 1888)
3 October 1888
Eight carloads of 40 pound steel rails arrive today for the Utah & Nevada,
to replace the 30 pound iron so long in use. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 October 1888)
28 December 1888
"Local Railway Notes." "The Utah & Nevada road has just
received its new passes for 1889. They are of heavy board of a delicate cream
tint, with a fine engraving 'of Garfield Beach depicted thereon. It is the
neatest work of the kind the company has got out yet, and Mr. Fenton is of
course responsible for the improvement." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 December 1888)
10 March 1889
"Locomotive No.4 of the Utah & Nevada Railroad is being rebuilt in the
D&RG shops." (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Tribune, 10 March 1889)
20 April 1889
Old Lake Point pavilion has been removed to Garfield Beach. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 April
1889)
30 April 1889
"The Utah & Nevada road received last night from the Utah &
Northern, a twenty-tons, Baldwin passenger engine for use between Salt Lake and
Garfield this season." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 April 1889)
18 May 1889
"Utah & Nevada Engine No. 2 is being overhauled at the D&RGW shops."
(Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 May 1889)
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
1 February 1894
"The Lake Resorts" discusses the proposed widening of the Utah &
Nevada line, among other things, and says: "The Utah & Nevada has
disposed of a narrow gauge engine, a coach and several freight cars to the
Sanpete Valley line, and it is not probable that such a sale of narrow gauge
rolling stock would have been made, had the Union Pacific management intended
to maintain a narrow gauge line to Garfield." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 1 February 1894)
8 April 1897
"All of the excursion cars of the K.C. initial used for years on the
Garfield Beach run, have been returned to the Union Pacific, and the only cars
left the beach branch are the five narrow-gauge coaches of the 140 series. If
the lake traffic is to be inaugurated the Oregon Short Line will have to order
a number of new cars." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 April 1897)
12 May 1897
"The 031, business car of the Oregon Short Line, is being fitted up for
service on the Utah & Nevada district, narrow gauge. This is the car used
many years ago by George Thatcher when superintendent of the Utah
Northern." (Pitchard, Salt Lake
Daily Tribune, 12 May 1897)
14 May 1897
"Preparing for Lake Travel." "Garfield Rolling Stock being
Repaired." "When the lake season opens this year the Oregon Short Line
will have its narrow gauge equipment in excellent shape. All the excursion cars
have been brought in and are being overhauled and repainted, with 'Oregon Short
Line' in yellow letters across the upper side board. The coach 125 has came out
of the shop as No. 15, and yesterday Oregon Short Line locomotive No. 1 was
turned out, having been entirely overhauled and looking like a new engine. The
old Utah Western No. 12 tank engine is being completely overhauled, and in a
few weeks will be transformed into a service engine to be known as No. 4."
"No. 3 and No. 11 were both in service yesterday, the latter having been
ordered to the shops to be rebuilt and make its reappearance as No. 2. This
makes four engines ready for the Garfield service, all of them being nearly as
good as new. No. 1 made a trial run to Garfield yesterday, and behaved
splendidly on the trip." "The private car 031 was also in the narrow
gauge shops yesterday. It has been set on new trucks and will be repainted and
refitted so that the beach line will always have a car to be used by the
officials and visitors. The retraining coaches will also be overhauled, and
when the bathing trains are put on, the company will be in a position to handle
the crowds." (Pitchard, Salt Lake
Daily Tribune, 14 May 1897)
5 June 1897
Item says that the OSL sold 200 narrow gauge freight cars 'the other day' to
the Sanpete Valley road (corrected to Sumpter Valley; next item). (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 June
1897)
6 June 1897
"The Sumpter Valley was made to read in the Tribune yesterday Sanpete
Valley, the item referring to 200 cars purchased from the Short Line. The
Sanpete Valley is now a broad gauge, but the Sumpter Valley is a narrow-gauge
in eastern Oregon." (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Tribune, 6 June 1897)
13 June 1897
"The Garfield opening," in part; "Never before has the equipment
on the railroad been in such good condition. The coaches, open cars and engines
have all been overhauled, repainted and relettered, and the trains will be the
first ones to be marked throughout, 'Oregon Short Line.' Engine No. 4 will be
out of the shops July 1st. This will give four almost new engines to the
Garfield line." (Pitchard, Salt Lake
Daily Tribune, 13 June 1897)
6 November 1897
"An inventory is being taken of the equipment of the Utah & Nevada
district (Garfield line) by Oregon Short Line officials." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 6 November 1897)
28 April 1898
The OSL has gotten its narrow gauge equipment into shape for the annual opening
of the Garfield Beach line. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 28 April 1898)
19 August 1898
"Superintendent J. F. Dunn has put a straight stack and new smoke consumer
on one of the Garfield small engines. It is to try and abate the annoyance of
cinders and smoke for lake patrons, and if successful will prove a boon to the
public." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily
Tribune, 19 August 1898)
1 May 1899
Another "Stories of the Rail," this one concerns itself with a pair
of cars that John W. Young bought of Jackson & Sharp in 1874. The plan of
the cars was apparently the same, with an observation end, state room in the
center and regular coach seating at the other end, the cars being fitted out
with sofas, desks, easy chairs and the like. One of the cars was done up in
leather, and the other in red plush. The cars were named Mauch Chunk, which was
used on and the property of the Utah Western; and the St. George, which the
report has it was a gift by John W. to his father, Brigham Young. When the U.
P. took over the line (1881), the St George became 144, and the Mauch Chunk an
ordinary coach. The 'st George' later used as a division superintendent's car;
on hand in 1896 to be used by the Queen of the Midsummer Carnival; still on
hand in 1897 when OSL created. In early 1897, a visiting Canadian railway
official, connected with the then-new Columbia & Western, saw the car while
on the way east to arrange for equipment for his road, liked the car, and
bought it. It was therefore sent to Trail, British Columbia and used on that
road. As that road is now about to be made standard gauge, the car is again
excess. Sir William Van Horne, who was here lately and is in charge of the
Canadian Pacific, which has acquired control of the Columbia & Western,
says that the old car is to be sent to Montreal as a relic of pioneer
railroading in the West. (Note: I suspect that there is a good deal of reality
behind this interesting tale. There was a car St. George, that apparently was
kept at Salt Lake for President Young's use; mention of it occurs rarely, and
no information otherwise have I found on what happened to it. I believe,
however, that assigning it the number 144 would be an error. Consult roster of
U.W. passenger equipment.) (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1 May 1899)
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)
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)
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
"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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
