Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-01-03 | Page 77 | Western Pacific Railway

Western Pacific Railway I The following interesting data on tho construction of tho Western Pacific aro furnished by the engineering department depart-ment of tho new company: Western Pacific railway construction construc-tion statistics to December 31, 390S Total lougth of line from ferry building, build-ing, San Francisco, to Denver & Rio Grando depot in Salt Lake City, 927 miles; graded to date, 750 miles, the remainder all under construction; totaj cubic yards moved to date, 1 28,400; total tunnels, 43; total longth, 45,525 feet. To date 9 per cent of total tunned tun-ned work is completed. The longest tunnels aro: Niles, 32 miles from San Francisco, 42S7 foot, uot completed; Spring Garden, 29S miles from San Francisco, 7300 fcct, heading com plctcd; Bcckwith, 311 miles from San Francisco, at summit of Sierras, 000(5 feet, not finished ; Flower Lake, in eastern Nevada, 754 miles from San Francisco, 5(357 feel, completod. This tunnel is considered unique in orio particular. par-ticular. It is over one milp in length and not a drop of water was evor foun&s ) Total slcel bridges, 40; total length, 92G9; completed to date, 22 bridges. , The road will probably bo finished b.r 1 Soptcmbcr, 3909. Recent equipment, 20 1 locomotives, 4 coalers, 700 fiat cars and.' 500 ballast cars. I Track laid to date: Oakland Mole tv French Creek, Gal.. 224: miles; Willow , Creek to near Bcckwith. Cal., 10 IH miles; Elko, Nov., to Salt Lako Clty' 202 miles; total, 496 miles; total force-' I at work on tho road, GOQO men. At Oakland, the mole for passenger and freight traffic is completed, except the house. The depots at tho various towns in California are under construe-tion. construe-tion. The telegraph line through Onll' fornia is under way. Ou tho eastern end tho Tailroad it jH under operation from Salt Lake City R Shatter, Nov.. 361 miles, connecting with tho Nevada Northern railroad. Tha , road will shortly bo open to Elko, Nev ( jH 201 miles. ; ' 1