Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-07-24 | Page 13 | Oil Replaces Coal on U. P. Engines

Oil Oi Replaces Coal On U. U ii P. P Engines With the recent conversion of of 45 coal burning buring locomotives to oil 01 burning buring units uIt and the ht purchase of additional Diesel powered locomotives locomotives tives all al but two of pf ff Union Pacific's main line lne passenger passenger trains now no are arc pulled either by oil oi or Diesel burn- burn burnIng burnIng Ing ng units unIt it was wa announced Wednesday by George Geore F. F railroad president Union nion Pacific as well as other oter coal burning railroads suffered from the te effects of ot recent coal ceal strikes which have been a a. a acon con con constant stant slant threat treat J Mr r Ashby Ahby cn announced announced an an- flounced from his hs Omaha Neb office With the te decrease of about abut on one one- tir third in Its it gross goss revenues revenue with Wt Increased wages a and d payroll taxes tes amounting to more than ta annually together with wih the te rising ris rs ing cost of ot materials it Is necessary necessary nece sary sar In order to continue to furnish furnish fur fur- fu- fu funish nish the te kind of service serice to wh which c te the public has ha become accustomed d to embark on a number nuber of changes change the ultimate purpose of which is isto isto isto to effect economies Mr Ashby said