Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-06-10 | Page 9 | Rail Crossings Program Begins

RAil lAIL CROSSINGS PROGRAM BEGINS First formal step tep to bring about realization of ot Ut Utah Utan's program for lamination of railroad crowing crossing one on b one ardA-one of the broadest proems programs pro pro- ever undertaken in the state tate grams ems 7 ms were ere made by the state road com corn commission mission Friday Approval was given a program i calling Jiing for lor installation of ot signals i. i and d signs at U 18 of ot th the 2100 crossi cross- cross Rw logs i is in the state It was WM then sent sento the United States bur bureau aU of pub- pub I i lie to o c roads directed to B B. J. J Finch district engineer for or the federal ency at Ogden Installations will be made with for more than in federal funds which do not have hava to be matched the state This years year program by which Fill get under way July I 1 differs from those of other years in that it provides for tor the many sigl sig signals sig- sig nals nala rather than for tOr a few tew large Jarge and end expensive grade separations S' S STo T To Close Close- Crossing I the state public service ice commission A second agency to tol Sired l d in efforts to cut crossing accidents acci acci- accidents dents had taken steps tep to close close- four lour needless needless crossings In Jn Davis fo county w W. W K Granger commission member member mem mans ber ber with with Eugene H H. Merrill chief engineer and Robert Bobert RobertN N. N Slaughter its Us railroad inspector met with the Davis Davis county commission Thursday a and d inspected the crossings It is proposed to close We found the Davis county officials crab als very cooperative and the crossIngs crossings cross cross- ings three over tracks of ot the Union pacific Railroad company and one over tracks of the Bamberger Electric Elec Elec- eric Railroad company compan likely will as soon as a 8 little addi additional l study stady can be made Commis Commis- loner Granger said Friday Recommendations Given In n a report submitted to the commission commission commission com com- mission this week Mr Granger recommended recommended recommended rec rec- 71 crossings in the state for or such treatment Meetings are being called with commissions of ot tb other counties to bring about closing clos dos ing In of crossings which are little used and routing of traffic over less hazardous places The he road commission and public Service service commission have been cooperating cooperating cooperating co co- operating with railroad officials and other agencies in m studying hazards and the road commission program corresponds with the recommendations recommendation tion tion- submitted by Mr Granger A minute survey one of the most extensive extensive extensive ex ex- I ever undertaken in Utah has bas b been en made of crossings by the I agencies pA A division by rail railroads oads of crossings cross- cross ings to b be treated follows Union tInion Pacific 49 Denver Rio Grande Western 30 Tooele Valley 1 Utah railway 1 Bingham Garfield 2 Salt Lake Garfield and Western 3 Lake Utah 17 Bamberger Electric 14 and Utah-Idaho Utah Central Central Cen- Cen Itral 1 16 B. B