Show M JI TO SPEND EIGHT MilliONS IN MODERNIZATION AT ON Snow Fails Fails- to Halt Improvement Project x 4 vr 4 4 1 s tJ 4 q M y r i t v i- i 4 4 bj 4 r rt 4 AIRPORT WORK VORK GOES ON IN SNOW Workers dig trench above as Carl Baker Balcer displays his assortment of picks pick NEW ENGINES I CARS COACHES TO BE BOUGHT Plumhof Announces Plan to Bring Line LineUp LineUp LineUp Up to Minute Expenditures o of oi app approximately y by the Union Pacific raIlroad railroad railroad rail raIl- road in an extensive new equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment and modernization program was announced Wednesday by H. H J. J Plumhof general manager of the central district of the Union Pacific railroad The Union Pacific railroad com corn company company pany is pleased to announce this thu program Mr Plumhof said It supplements the extensive Improvement improvement improvement improve Improve- ment program that has been carried carried car car- ried ned on during the current year which included the building of freight cars Expenditures under the new and enlarged program willbe will willbe willbe be for new engines new passenger passenger passenger ger cars of various kinds an additional additional additional ad ad- fleet of automobile freight cars and 1 the conditioning air-conditioning p n I re- re n S u.- u. wise modernizing of other passenger passenger ger cars Business to Grow The program is based on our belief that rapid expansion of freight and passenger traffic can be anticipated over and above present present pres pres- ent satisfactory business condi condi- Mr Plumhof was advised that a contract has been awarded the American Locomotive company of Schenectady N. N Y for 20 high speed combination freight and passenger passenger passenger pas pas- engines These will cost and are to be delivered to the Union Pacific in April of next year These new engines will carry pounds of steam pressure and will be completely equipped with roller bearings throughout with the exception of driving rods Loaded the engines will carry 25 tons of coal and gallons of water and and- will be capable of making the present present present pres pres- ent fast schedules with an increased number of cars During the current summer months the Union Pacific received 15 new speed high-speed freight locomotives liver tives of of- the Challenger type designed designed designed de de- de- de signed and nd developed by Union Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- experts experts' for tor or use In n n the mountain moun moun- moun tain thin territory for the movement ht of heavy tonnage on fast schedules These locomotives cost and were also built by the American Locomotive company Coaches Coach s Diners Bids are now being taken for the building of 40 new passenger coaches and five new coffee shop type dining cars All of these willbe will willbe be of lightweight construction in incorporating incorporating in- in incorporating many new developments developments developments develop develop- ments and facilities and all will be used for the Union Pacific Challenger Challenger Chal Chal- lenger trains during the coming summer season These cars will cost and are to be delivered delivered ered in the spring Work Vork announced for the Omaha shops includes the building of new automobile cars all equipped with the Evans loading device These cars 50 feet sl si six inches in length will be the largest capacity i automobile cars ever built in th the United States They will cost an I estimated Const Construction I of these cars will start December 1 I requiring the employment of oC I additional men n at the Omaha shops At an estimated cost of the conditioning air-conditioning and modernizing modernizing ing of 40 passenger cars including coaches club observation and lounge cars and coach sleepers is isto isto isto to be started November 15 at the Omaha shops At varied Intervals additional men will be employed for this work |