Show SI P. P PREPARES FOR BUSY YEAR i Three Major Improvement Projects Under Way Southern Pacific activities in in 1924 are featured b by carrying toward completion of three e major improvement improve- improve ment projects planned planned to give still greater efficiency In transportation service for western states These are th the double tracking of or orthe the American canyon canyon route between San Francisco and Ogden the taking taking taking tak tak- ing over of the El Paso Southwestern Southwestern Southwestern South South- western and new construction work In Arizona and the building of ot the new main line over the Cascade range in Oregon The Southern Pacific and Western Pacific on August 1 began the use of each others other's lines for double track service between near Wells and end Wesco Vesco near Winnemucca Nev A distance of miles In addition addition addition addi addi- tion it is expected that double track work across the Sierra Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada mountains will be completed by next August before the 1925 peak peal o of traffic The Importance of this work was pointed out in a statement by President President Pres Pres- ident William Sproule who said DOUBLE TRACK WORK o oThis This agreement together with the double track construction under under under un un- der way in the Sierra Nevada and east thereof will give the Southern Pacific miles of double track be between between between be- be tween San Francisco and Ogden leaving only miles of construction construction construe tion to complete double track for the entire distance between These points I j I aside from the fourt fourteen en miles of rack track across Great Salt Lake The arrangement made effective effect effect- I ive We a at t this time will enable the we Southern k to move the peak of traffic with greater expedition than heretofore There remains about two twenty-two miles mlles of double track to be he completed ed over the mountains which work includes the boring of eight tunnels one under the summit being feet In length the longest on Southern South South- ern Pacific lines In Oregon good progress Is being made on the new mile line over the c cascades via Klamath Falls which will permit of easier handling of traffic to and from that state I GRADES CUT DOWN The route will be an easier grade I than the present line over the I It also will open up a vast virgin section of Oregon The Southern Pacific on November 1 I tool took over the El Paso Southwestern Southwestern Southwestern South South- western It also assumed i operating control of oC the Arizona I i Eastern and the Phoenix Eastern Eastern Eastern East East- ern companies both being subsidiaries subsidiaries subsidiaries the diaries owned en entirely by Southern Pacific This improvement project necessitates construction Aro Arozona of miles of new main line Une in Arizona Arizona Ari Ari- zona to make more efficient existing existing exist exist- eXist I improvements improvements im improvements im- im ing lines In addition many of a minor or more routine routine rou rou- rou-I rou tine nature have been ca carried out during the year by the Southern Paci Pacific Pa Pa- ci ic I NEW EQUIPMENT This paS has included e. extensive maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- work worl in in renewing rails and roadbed with crushed rock and the placing of many new locomotives and cars in operation These new locomotives locomotives- have been especially designed under the supervision supervision super super- vision of Southern Pacific mechanical mechanical mechanical ical experts and are the last word wordin in motive power They include the I new Pa Pacific type of locomotive which t has made such a a. fa favorable vor reco record d on the through run between Ogden and Sparks Newest Kewest type dining cars for the San Francisco Overland Limited and other transcontinental trains new club cars and the most modern Pullman sleepers have been added to the service during t the e year Many new freight cars for handling products prod prod- products of the west also have been purchased Trestles and fills across the Great Salt lake have been renewed re reI renewed re- re rei i and on November 11 the re rebuilding rebuilding rebuilding re- re I building of the Union station in Ogden Ogden Ogden Og Og- den was celebrated |