Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-06 | Page 4 | Utah Railroad Funds Favored

UTAH 01 RAILROAD FUNDS FAVORED FA v WASHINGTON July 6 UP UP-A UP A program costing from to for Jor improvements on the Denver Bio Rio railroad railroad rail rail- road oad and the Denver Salt lt Lake railway allway was recommended today by W TV WL V v. v Sullivan examiner for tor the Reconstruction Finance corporations corporation's corpora corpora- lions ions railroad division The report vas was compiled at the request of ot F Federal deral Judge J. J Foster Symes Denver in whose jurisdIction tion the tha railroad has been since November November November No No- vember 1935 The report was made madeo to o R. R F. F C. C directors who submitted L It t to the judge without tion ion The report said sald between and would be needed to rehabilitate the Denver Rio Grande roadway and to rehabilitate and improve freight freigh cars It recommended that the Denver Salt Lake be placed in physIcal II I condition comparable with the Rio Ric I Grande by installing heavier rail rai raU improving roadway and strengthening strengthen strengthen- lug ing ng bridges and signaling devices Sullivan said that some of the th the improvements on the Salt Lake in involving in- in expenditures of are under unde way already and that tha others should be undertaken imme imme- One of the recommendations ions for the Salt Lake was electrification of ot the Moffat tunnel and I installation of of additional ventilating equipment Sullivan said approximately 3 3 will be spent this year fo fox for Denver Rio Grande improvements He said one of ot the principal needs need of or the D. D R. R G G. G V. V W. W is replacement of half otone-half of the pound 90 rails between be be- tween Denver and Salt Lake Lalie Cit City I with pound rails and fixtures