Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-14 | Page 26 | Veteran of 43 Years' Engineering Scoffs at Retirement; Finds Pleasure in Work

Veteran of 43 Years Years' Engineering Scoffs At Retirement Finds Pleasure in W Work Only a compulsory federal government government government gov gov- pension will ever force E. E A. A Vail VaU quiet unassuming chief engineer en en- of the Bamberger Electric railroad Into retirement mc He looks with disdain ln on on pensions b because h he likes to work Time has passed rather quickly for this short slender little man man who paused long enough from front atop h his s high chair where he has drawn Innumerable plans plan for layng laying laying lay lay- ing ng iron rails raUs and mine shafts to recollect that he has bee been on the theone e eorio orio one Job more than 43 years Self SeI educated and on his own for or more more than 50 60 years years ho he came west from Now New York his birthplace birthplace birth birth- place lace when he was 20 years old Mr Hr V Vail U has watched with Intense interest trends in railroad transportation trans trans- He Hohas has been working for railroads for a n half halt century st starting start start- Ing ng with the Rock Island Sees See Improvements No o I dont don't think they have developed developed developed de de- de- de too much pee speed l on rails raUs he le said aid with a certain degree of satisfaction satisfaction sat- sat that higher speeds arc are coming I 1 do not think however that hat they have yet perfected streamline stream stream- streamline line Inc trains Mr V Vail il recalled that he located he the Bamberger route from Bountiful ful to Ogden and was in charge chargo of construction of ot the tho railroad which first h had d' d the once historic dinky locomotives to pull the trains Every inch of the iron path was laid aid under the of the veteran engineer When I first joined the Bamberger Bamber- Bamber ger r Railroad company reminisced Mr Ir Vail Vall he joined the the- railroad in September 1892 the tho line Une extended extend extend- ed only to Becks Beck's Hot Springs then the play spot of Salt Lake Lake- City The company was then known as ashe the he Great Salt Lake Hot Springs railroad Harry S. S Joseph was then chief engineer In the same sarno year the he lino was extended to Bountiful and in 1908 the the first first train was driven en into Ogden was in Au Au- gust Electrified in 1910 The line was completely fled in 1910 the change having g started In 1909 Mr Vail Van said the line was operated operated operated oper oper- to Lagoon in 1896 1898 the tho year the theres res resort rt was opened Fro From 1896 1890 t 1896 to August 1917 the road was known as tho the Salt Lake Ogden after which it was was- changed to the Bamberger Bamberger Bam Bam- berger Electric Before joining the ger Bamberger ElectrIc Mr Vail Vall worked for the Union Pacific when engineers were locating the Los Angeles Los Angeles Salt Lake ake unit of the system H Ho later late was with the Denver Rio Grande Gi-ande railroad and worked as an Instrument instrument instrument ment man ma on n tho the Tennessee Pass 4 I t tI I I 4 4 I 1 c 4 S y 5 k Ii wi i J JI I q Hr I P E. E A A. Vail He Hc frowns on a pension tunnel He also operated a a. level when construction was beginning a at Soldier Summit Also AlBo Mine nUnc Engineer Besides being interested in railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads the veteran has engineered numer numer numerous us mining projects and at atone atone atone one time was United States mineral surveyor in Utah and Nevada at which time he did considerable u un underground underground un- un surveying Mr Vail also is a pharmacist having laving been registered in New NewYork York and Colorado He was born November November November No No- vember 3 1864 and lives at Fourth avenue