Railroad Completion Seen in Davs n t j Designing e Engineer Don C C. Sutherland told Moab RotarIAns tans lans Monday that the railroad spur line Une being constructed by K risen Construction Construe Construe- tion Co Ca fro the railroad rail road would be completed days from now The massive rock and anil earth II I II moving project which Includes I a foot toot tunnel Is well welt un un- un derway The route mute which Joins the potash pro properties of Texas Gulf Gult Sulphur with the railroads railroads railroads railroad's rail roads road's main line at Crescent Junction was engineered by 1 Don on C C. Sutherland Inc consulting con con- consulting suI ling engineers of Denver Colorado The engineer revealed that the large tArge tunnel will be driven entirely from the north or Moab side It p penetrates the cany canyon n wall to connect with Bootlegger Canyon The canyon takes the route to the Colorado river A total of sixteen miles mites Is cut off by the tunnel phase of the project Mr Sutherland said aId that the presence of the Canyon made the railroad and to a certain extent the entire project feas teas ible The canyon as Its name and antique stills attest has been useful In the past but not because of accessibility The material removed during the tunnel construction will be used to establish grade for tor a foot toot passing track The passing track Is a provision for when production exceeds one train a II day The major difficulty of at the railroad design was the criteria established on grade and curva curva- ture A maximum of 12 per percent percent percent cent grade and five per cent curvature was allowed By comparison comparison com coma parison the main line has a maximum 20 per cent As engineered now the line will be serviced by a four unit delsel power train pulling 50 cars Each car will be capable of ot carrying 70 tons Mr Sutherland again emphasized emphasized emphasized sized that the line will cross U. U S S. S Highway only once and then away from scenic Moab Canyon The one crossing a grade separation where the highway passes over the line will be at a point about 18 miles north of Moab Three and one-half one miles of ot ofIne line Ine and grade must yet be contracted That Is the portion of the line that will parallel the hIghway now under tion The cost of the remaining segment will be split by the State Highway Commission and the railroad due to the split grade arrangement The spur will be taken to the north boundary of ot Section 24 where Texas Gulf Sulphur Is constructing construct construct- ing a thirty n million dollar potash potash po po- po tash mine and mill