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Show ASPEN TUNNEL READY FOR USE WEDNESDAY Work oh the damaged track at the east end of Aspen tunnel on the Union Pacific railroad in Wyoming is being carried ori night and day under the supervision of General Superintendent -Buckingham of the Oregon Short Line. Br Wednesday morning, it is expected, - the road will be open again to traffic by the way of tho tunnel. . This has been a most disastrous season sea-son for railroads in this territory. Washouts, landslides and high winds caused great damage and on the Salt Lake line and the Southern Pacific railroad total cessation of through traf-. traf-. fie or days, and in tho case of the for-, for-, mer, for months. The Short Line and Union Pacific were fortunate, as neither road suffered suf-fered from the elements, whilo the other two systems were crippled. The landslide at Aspen tunnel is the first serions trouble the Union Pacific has had this season. |