Utah Rails Newspaper Indexes
(from a handwritten originals done on January 17, 1983, and on April 11, 1983, while doing research for Parleys Canyon paper; considerable editing to improve readability.)
(This page was last updated on October 2, 2003)
1927:
Highway projects for 1927. (Salt Lake Tribune, January 2, 1927, page 9)
Photos of Bingham open pit copper mine, and first houses in Copperton. (Salt Lake Tribune, January 2, 1927, second page 8)
- 20 pounds of copper per ton of ore
- Utah Copper sold 235,000,000 pounds of copper in 1926, at 7.8 cents per pound
- 400 to 500 tons of copper were processed daily through Utah Copper's mills
Chronology of 1926. (Salt Lake Tribune, January 2, 1927, page 16)
Arthur Curtis James acquired control of Western Pacific, making him the largest individual railroad stockholder in the U. S. (Salt Lake Tribune, January 2, 1927, page 24)
M. E. Singleton and A. B. Apperson bought controlling interest in Utah Idaho Central, making for speculation that due to Apperson's position with D&RG, that D&RG would soon control Utah Idaho Central. (Salt Lake Tribune, January 2, 1927, page 24)
1955:
Bids entered for widening of U.S. 40 through Parleys Canyon. (Salt Lake Tribune, July 8, 1955, page D7, column 2)
Union Pacific to occupy First Security Bank Building (SE corner 400 South and Main Street). (Salt Lake Tribune, July 9, 1955, page 19, column 1)
Bids entered for widening of U.S. 40 through Parleys Canyon. (Salt Lake Tribune, July 13, 1955, page 22, column 1)
Union Pacific to open new diesel shop. (Salt Lake Tribune, July 24, 1955, page 12C, column 1)
Union Pacific to open new diesel shop. (Salt Lake Tribune, August 1, 1955, page 23, column 6)
Union Pacific to open new diesel shop, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, August 3, 1955, page 19, column 6)
D&RGW to retire steam locomotives. (Salt Lake Tribune, August 12, 1955, page 93, column 5)
Parleys Canyon to close for road work, with map. (Salt Lake Tribune, September 28, 1955, page 19 [second section], column 6)
- Map of closed Parleys Canyon route
- Portion of project for which canyon is being closed will cost $1,101,000.
- Work to be done by Gibbons & Reed
Highway department to study low bid for widening of U.S. 40 through Parleys Canyon. (Salt Lake Tribune, November 23, 1955, page 13, column 3)
U.S. 40 to be widened through Parleys Canyon, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, November 30, 1955, page 4B, column 1)
Union Pacific to expend $38 million on 15 locomotives. (Salt Lake Tribune, December 1, 1955, page 33, column 7)
Stillman Bridge at mouth of Parleys Canyon closed. (Salt Lake Tribune, December 9, 1955, page B1, column 2)
Stillman Bridge at mouth of Parleys Canyon closed. (Salt Lake Tribune, December 13, 1955, page 12, column 2)
1956:
Construction of new widened U.S. 40 in Parleys Canyon was ahead of schedule, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, January 18, 1956, page 17, column 1)
Construction of new widened U.S. 40 in Parleys Canyon was half completed, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, January 22, 1956, page B1, column 2)
Salt Lake City objected to a road on the railroad roadbed near the old prison in Sugar House. (Salt Lake Tribune, February 18, 1956, page 18, column 3)
Union Pacific's Aerotrain. (Salt Lake Tribune, March 5, 1956, page 32, column 5)
Union Pacific's Aerotrain. (Salt Lake Tribune, March 12, 1956, page 25, column 5)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff trestle fire, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, May 5, 1956, page 1, column 2)
Construction of new widened U.S. 40 in Parleys Canyon was three-fourths completed, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, May 7, 1956, page B1, column 1)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff trestle fire, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, May 6, 1956, page B1, column 5; photo on page B10)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff trestle fire, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, May 8, 1956, page 10, column 1)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff trestle fire, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, May 10, 1956, page 24, column 3)
D&RGW clearing up a wreck at Provo. (Salt Lake Tribune, June 18, 1956, page 27, column 4)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff fill, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, July 22, 1956, page 8A, column 1)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff fill, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, July 29, 1956, page 48, column 2)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff fill, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, August 5, 1956, page 6B, column 6)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff fill, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, August 12, 1956, page 14A, column 2)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff fill, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, August 12, 1956, page 14C, column 3)
Drivers should stay off of the almost completed new highway in Parleys Canyon, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, September 26, 1956, page 21, column 6)
D&RGW opened Salt Lake City diesel shop, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, September 30, 1956, page 168, column 6)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff fill. (Salt Lake Tribune, October 4, 1956, page 15, column 2)
New highway in Parleys Canyon to open. (Salt Lake Tribune, October 13, 1956, page 17, column 7)
- Project to open on Friday
- Peter Kiewitt Sons Co., Omaha, Neb., is doing the paving
- Road is now entirely paved
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff fill, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, October 14, 1956, page 18A, column 1)
- Article about conveyor belt for construction of Lucin Cutoff.
Photo of Clark Tank Lines trucks at Phillips 66 plant in Davis County. (Salt Lake Tribune, October 14, 1956)
New highway in Parleys Canyon to open. (Salt Lake Tribune, October 16, 1956, page 17, column 3)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff fill, with map. (Salt Lake Tribune, October 17, 1956, page 30, column 7)
New highway in Parleys Canyon to open. (Salt Lake Tribune, October 19, 1956, page B1, column 5)
New highway in Parleys Canyon to open. (Salt Lake Tribune, October 25, 1956, page 25, column 6)
New highway in Parleys Canyon to open. (Salt Lake Tribune, November 1, 1956, page 6C, column 8)
Union Pacific's $84,000 expansion. (Salt Lake Tribune, November 6, 1956, page 24, column 6)
New highway in Parleys Canyon to open. (Salt Lake Tribune, November 8, 1956, page 37, column 5)
New highway in Parleys Canyon to open. (Salt Lake Tribune, November 10, 1956, page 17, column 4)
New highway in Parleys Canyon to open. (Salt Lake Tribune, November 14, 1956, page 23, column 1)
New highway in Parleys Canyon to open. (Salt Lake Tribune, November 16, 1956, page B1, column 3)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff fill, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, November 21, 1956, page 1, column 2; also page 3)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff fill, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, December 23, 1956, page 10C, column 6)
Southern Pacific Lucin Cutoff fill, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, December 28, 1956, page 6B, column 1)
1964:
Parleys Canyon detour, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, August 2, 1964, page B4, column 4)
U. S. 40 closed at the mouth of Parleys Canyon. (Salt Lake Tribune, October 4, 1964, page B5, column 1)
U. S. 40 closed at the mouth of Parleys Canyon. (Salt Lake Tribune, October 11, 1964, page C6, column 4)
U. S. 40 closed at the mouth of Parleys Canyon. (Salt Lake Tribune, November 20, 1964, page D5, column 1)
U. S. 40 closed at the mouth of Parleys Canyon, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, November 27M, 1964, page F2, column 1)
1966:
I-80 opened between 4th West and Parleys canyon on December 23, 1966. (no citation)
1967:
Last run of D&RGW Prospector was in May 1967. (no citation)
1970:
Parleys Creek in 84-inch conduit. (Salt Lake Tribune, February 28, 1970, page 21, column 4)
Parleys Canyon highway opened. (Salt Lake Tribune, July 14, page B1, column 2)
Parleys Canyon highway opened. (Salt Lake Tribune, July 22, page D7, column 1)
Parleys Canyon highway opened, with photo. (Salt Lake Tribune, July 23, page 19, column 1)
