Show I DOUBlE TRACKING BY RIO GRANDE AND IDAHO O. O Sl 8 L. L WORK IN 1912 Announcement of oC the plans of oC the Denver Rio Grande Grando for tor reconstructing reconstruct reconstruct- lag InS the line over ocr Soldier Summit and the electrification of the road from froni Helper to Salt Lake a distance of oC miles havo have been heen the most Important railroad developments in Utah for the thelast thelast thelast last year car Actual building of steam roads In tho the state however has been forthe the total practically nil for the year ear of new roads completed b by the theOre Ore Oregon on Short Line in Utah having been slightly more than 1 lu Hi miles although some iome miles are under tinder construction In Idaho Both the tue Denver Den Rio HI Grande and Oregon Oreon Short Line havo have spent silent large sums In the last year rear In tho tue construction of or double tracks to relieve rello the most moat con congested portions of their lines and numerous spurs spur and side aide tracks havo have also 1150 been constructed Double Track In South Improvements on the Denver Denvel Rio Grande Utah division either made or or authorized during 1912 will reach n a total cost of oe approximately approximate while hile tho the Soldier Summit detour of 11 miles mile will cost another The rho 50 miles between Thistle ane anti and Helper will have e been double tracked by b spring and nud it is 18 expected that the 1913 budget will provide for completion of the double tracking all the tho way from ruin to Salt Lake Minor Improvements Improvements Improve Improve- ments meats made or contemplated In the near future futuro along tho lino lint Include o a anew anew new water station at Mill 10 Fork r I. I new as assembly yards ards at nt Tucker enlarging the Soldier Summit yards yard Rn and ballasting ballast ballast- Ing Ins anti and widening roadbed for 40 miles across th 3 d deport lesert In eastern eastorn Utah b between be tween West Westwater water and anti Thompson Water softening plants have o been provided for at Cisco and andon andon andon on tho the ham Ding branch and artesian wells aro are to be drilled at Provo anti ond Springville From Helper a mile five branch has been constructed to the Knight ht coal mines while other small extensions and side tracks costing costin have e been built buill A new round roundhouse roundhouse house and lud yard yaul 31 equipment at nt Helper under com construction will cost and many stretches s of oC new rails have been ben laid and ballasted For or tho the ne now new year ear the company compan plans to lay now and heavier rails on u a number of oC branch lines Including the tho Sunnyside branch and several mining district branches Summarized the Oregon Short hort Line Lino during the year ear has con constructed and now has hos In operation S S miles mUes of oC neW now main lino line track this representing In the opening up of oC new territory th th second I work ork necess' necess necessitated to care for tor the handling of the business on tho the main maln line turned over b by the feeders or branch litton lIlies the work rather rathel la lagged ed there thero being but i. 70 0 miles completed during th the tho year In Inthis this respect however howe It may be said that the company compan listened more to the Importunities of ot tho the Isolated districts with wl tho the result r that the appropriation bud budget ot provided more tun fully for tor tho the construction con con- of branch lines than it did for the keeping pace paco on tho main line lino for tor the handling of oC tho the main truck track This latter defect detect however Is remedied reme rome died lcd In the tho coming comIcI years year's budget which amp amply provides for tor double 3 of ot system Tho projects projects pr of oC 1912 1312 however howver are far from being completed During the thc thelast last month of ot the year there ther I is 15 till still 0 trucks trackS of ot ofa ofa construction main line lino under a un distance er of miles and second I Ia track ck of or 16 miles |