Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-09-15 | Page 13 | To Standardize Its Narrow Guage Track

TO STANDARDIZE mm ITS NARROW GUAGE TRACK Rio Grande Will Spend Two Millions Between Salida SaJida and Montrose Colo Cob Denvor Denver Sept 14 Announcement has Just been beon made b by President Bush Blish and andIco Ico President Brown that at a recent meeting of oC the board of directors of or the tho Denver Rio Hlo Grande It was decided to standard gauge the tho present narrow gauge line lino over Marshall Pass between Salida and Montrose l Colo Cob This In Involves Involves involves In- In widening th the gauge gauCe from three feet to four tour feet Ceet eight Inches for tor a dis- dis lance lanco of ot miles at a cost of ot approxImate approximately The appropriation of or so large lare a sum WAS made in order to proper properly caro care for tor forthe forthe the tho In increasing transcontinental traffic and also shipments originating In the narrow gauge territory A large engineering force torce Is 15 at work at present and it is thought the work will be completed within a year ear When this is finished the Denver Rio Grande will havo have two broad gau gauge e routes through the Rocky mountains