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Units n zis Operating m in State Report Sub Sub- u v- v sCant lal Ga Gains ns During g Past Year J t t i Bright spots on the business business' map of the United States are those t where railroad business has shown an increase during the past year Utah is one of these bright spots because a a. survey of the four major railroads operating in and out of Salt Lake City reveals that freight and passenger business has as shown a definite increase The railroads reporting substantial business gains during the past twelve twelvemonths twelvemonths months months are arc the D Denver nver Rio Grande Western Western Wc Western t rn Pacific Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific systems system's two units the Oregon Short Line and the L Los Las Ls Angeles Angeles' Salt Lake Officials 9 of these important lines are re looking forward with hope and optimism optimism toward oward a continued increase in business that will enable them in turn turn to make improvements and repairs repairs re re- equipment pairs and purchase new which will add thousands of men to the payrolls of Industry Streamlined Trains f One of the greatest forward steps in railroad transportation in the history history his his- Ito tory of the industry was wa inaugurated h In In n 1934 with the advent of streamline tf trains trains which have through added peed speed peed brought the east and west much touch closer together Some Som railroads are operating these new bullet trains and nd the Union Pacific early next year caf will have its streamline jobs operating on its ils system system tem tern lines This s gigantic system m broke the former coast to coast record by running its it wormlike train from Los Angeles to New York in 56 hours and 55 minutes The former record established es es- by a steam train in 1906 was was 1 1 hours and 23 minutes Increased on the railroads rail rail- roads oats in this state have resulted in Utah business men enjoying in- in increased increased increased creased trade As an illustration the O. O S. S L L. unit of ot the U. U P P. P system from January 1 to December 1 I 1933 handled handled han han- died over its it lines carloads of freight while during the same period in 1934 carloads increased to While this is far from normal normal nor mal business officials officials- say it is an encouraging sign for the new year Many Improvements During the past year thousands were spent by the railroads in air- air conditioning observation and dining cars During puring the coming year Pullmans Pull Pull- mans mans and coaches on the lines also will b be air The Union Pacific system also has continued to improve its already vast interests interests' in southern Utah parks and has been instrumental in bringing more tourists to Utah in 1934 1834 than during the previous year Its Investment investment In In- vestment In the parks has b been n Increased increased increased in In- creased with the construction of ad additional accommodations in ZIon National National National Na Na- park which is now an year all attraction The Denver Rio Grande Western railroad during the past nine hine years has spent more than for heavier rails better grades and alignments alignments align align- ments meats permanent bridges ballasting and automatic signals on on main lines according to A. 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J Cronin assistant trat traffic Jc manager An additional has been expended for new modern locomotives lives tives freight and passenger cars and general standardization of equip ment During the past year three and three quarter million dollars was spent for the new Dotsero cutoff which cut miles of off the distance between n Salt Lake City and Denver Total purchases in 1934 1 exceeded 3 indicating an advance ad in its requirements but still below normal Wage Total Increases Our coal purchases In Colorado and Utah this year will amount to more than and our em em- will receive approximately 9 in wages an increase over 1933 declared Mr Cronin Faster schedules and improved service have followed in the wake of ot these new improvements accordIng according accord- accord Ing ng to officials The railroad is now operating passenger trans via yia the Royal Gorge route and Dotsero cutoff cutoff cut cut- off olt the latter being a new route rout established established es es- es- es this year As a result passenger passenger pas pas- business has shown a l substantial Ual gain in 1934 Officials also reported th tha that t freight revenues during the year are up considerably considerably considerably con con- compared to 1933 and indicatIons indications indications indi indi- point to an even heavier volume volume vol yol- ume in 1935 Passenger schedules on the Western Pac Pacific tic have ha changed so as to shorten materially p the running time of the Scenic Limited between San Francisce Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco and Salt Lake City This was brought wrought about by a faster schedule between Denver and Salt Lake City via the Dotsero cuto cutoff Standard Maintained Property of the thc railroad has hac been maintained to standard during the year Records of the company show t that t the volume of ot business both passenger passenger pas pas- passenger and freight during 1934 was u slightly lightly better than 1933 The past PMt year has been much better for or the Southern Pacific railroad in Utah according to local officials The movement of general commodities between the intermountain territory and nd the Pacific coast area reflects an increase in excess of 25 per cent compared compared com- com pared ared to a year ago There has been a marked increase in the movement of ot staple goods between between be be- I be-I tween Utah and California D. D Ray Owen general agent at Salt Lake City said Livestock shipments also have shown an increase In Utah and Idaho as well as lumber tonnage moving into this territory Passenger business showed an increase in in- increase crease of per cent between California California California Cali Cali- fornia and Utah on our line de de- I Glared Mr Owen I He also produced records to show that pig iron scrap metal and other ores and mine products have started on a definite upward trend in the way of shipments from Utah to tb Cal Cal- lornia He said his company already has authorized a air air condition ing program for 1935 1035 |