Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-20 | Page 12 | These New Engines Are Part of $560,000 Compliance Program

These New Engines Are Part of Compliance Program I SIN l 1 i a 3 t t q 1 i e 4 h i yr t COSTING THESE DIESELS PLAY PART IN SALT LAKE SMOKE CONTROL Lined up in a row are the five new purchased by Union Pacific 4 ro 5 ay ayi i Y 4 3 u 4 y ys s x a r t sr f d' d c i 4 r r Y y RY CITY RAILROAD OFFICIALS DO DON ROLES IN CAB Commissioner John B. B Matheson left F F. F C. C Paulsen Union Pacific Obtains Five Diesels To V Aid A I S. S Slin f L. L Lin fl E Curbing Smoke Salt Lake City's smoke elimination elimination limi- limi nation effort received Important impetus Wednesday when the Union Pacific railroad announced a compliance program Including use of five Diesel locomotives locomotives locomotives loco loco- motives which arrived for immediate immediate immediate im im- mediate service With arrival of f the smokeless engines at the roundhouse F. F C. C Paulsen general manager of the south central district said the company will have expended for new equipment and automatic automatic automatic au au- au- au firing in Installations by October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 1 effective date of sections of the new smoke control code governing railroads The railroad program w was s re regarded regarded regarded re- re as a signal ignal advance in a smoke elimination effort advocated advocat advocat- ed by The Telegram last winter which was followed by adoption of the new code Deadheaded from eastern factories factories factories fac fac- tories the Diesel switchers each each- weighing tons generating 1000 horsepower and costing 85 will be put Into Immediate use In yard work Mr Paulsen said Ea Each h can handle h handle up to 80 cars The new locomotives were inspected Inspected In In- inspected at the Ule r roundhouse by City Commissioner John B B. Matheson head of ot the department of streets and public Improve Improvements ments W W. L. L Butler chief engineer engineer engineer engi engi- neer of the city smoke control division F. F H. H Knickerbocker executive assistant of the Union Pacific railroad Mr Paulsen Mayor Ab J Jenkins and Commissioners Commissioners Commis Commis- George GAorge G. G orge D. D Keyser P. P H H. Goggin and Oscar W. W McConkie Commissioner Matheson commended commended commended com com- mended the railroad for its wholehearted move to help eliminate elimInate elim elim- smoke and said that the arrival of the engines and announcement announcement announcement an an- of other plans plans' for compliance make this a gala day for our smoke control program Mr Paulsen announced also that the railroad has advanced work worle o of converting 17 coal burn ing switch and Mikado type engines engines engines en en- gines to oil burners with automatic automatic automatic auto auto- matic firing devices so that these locomotives will be in service by October 1 1 Cost of this work will be he said The company is Installing new boilers equipped for automatic firing at its heating plant at North Temple and Third West streets which furnishes heat and steam for the passenger depot andin and andin nd in the d depot pot yards Cost is 20 The The- railroad already has Installed installed In in- stalled electric drafting units or smoke eaters for firing lo locomotives locomotives loco loco- o- o oI I motives at Its roundhouse at a acost acost i cost of Mr Paulsen said the entire program program pro pro- gram grant Is being rushed to earliest possible completion with the cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- co- co operation of the city smoke control control control con con- division to insure full compliance compliance compliance com com- by October 1 The company is glad to an an- virtual completion of Its Us smoke control program not only as a mat matter fer of compliance with the ordinance but as a practical exercise of good citizen citizenship hip in cooperation with the city government government government govern govern- ment aimed at a cleaner city ity and to promote fuel conservation and more economical and better switching service Mr Paulsen said