Show I L NEW ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE ARRIVES I The new locomotive for the Utah Light Railway company has bas ar arrived arrived rived and Is being unloaded in the Rio Grande freight yards It will be ready for use within a few weeks v s The company secured recently a two years contract with the city of oC Salt Lake to haul all gravel grael for macadamizing planned for different portions dl r the city cIt The locomotive will be used for this pur peso The electric locomotive is a Baldwin Westinghouse make and capable of pull ing ins pounds The machine is the first of its kind to be used in Salt Lake Freight cars can be attached to it and pulled to any portion of the city at a fairly rapid speed Two motors are in included Included eluded in the engines equipment When desired it can be used at night as it is provided with an electric headlight of high candlepower The regulation loco locomotive locomotive motive bell is another feature The corporation of Salt Lake Lale is plan planning planning ning the macadamizing maca of numerous streets In widely scattered sections of the city and present methods of hauling grav gray gravel grayel el I and supplies to points under r Improve I have proved unsatisfactory Large contracting companies and corporations in i n various portions of the United States have tried the electric locomotive with success as it does the work of two doz n gravel wagons in a fraction traction of the time taken aken t by them The engine will prove es Cs when work is started on the t he east bench ben h where a stiff climb is necessitated d in reaching the streets to b macadamized When the street rail way wa company has finished its contract the t he engine will be used in hauling freight ballast and material 1 for or the company Itself I |