Show SHORT LN VAST S The seven months which came to a close August 1 were never equalled by the Oregon Short Line so far as success success suc cess is concerned The pres present nto mi mileage mileage mile mile- e. e a age e of the system is approximately 2800 miles This includes the Oregon on Short J Line ine which has a mileage of 1400 miles the Union Pacific west of Green Oreen River with miles and the Southern Pacific east of Sp Sparks with A large number of branch lines have been constructed this year by the Harrim Harriman Harriman Har- Har rim riman riman an companies The Wellsville branch the O Ogden den off cut the Nampa sugar spur and the Minidoka Southwestern South western have havo been completed d. d Under Construction now is is is' is the line to Yellowstone Y Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- stone park of great importance and anda a line from flom Mendon point to Logan LOjan junction The last named was started recently and will be complete in a few months It is a branch of the main ain line and arid was built to take in a num puni- lumber lum- lum ber of small towns and the sugar sun fac fac- tories It will be fifteen miles in len length th The Preston branch is also of considerable consid erable importance The following following- shows the distances p of the branches and spurs Minidoka Southwestern Twin Falls to Buhl Buhi under construction 1532 miles Yellowstone Park railroad St. St Anthony to Yellowstone park under construe tion 70 miles track laid aid December 31 34 1906 1006 40 miles S Oregon Sh Short rt Line Wellsville branch bran b Logan LOjan sugar works to Mendon com COD completed 1378 miles O Ogden d cut off cut off completed miles Nampa sugar spur to Western Idaho Sugar company's factory completed miles S S Hot Springs smelter sp spur r near o Oe- Oe den completed miles S Exclusive of the Cost ost of improvements in in depots there will have been spent between between- last between last January and next Decem ber in improvements Most of this vill be expended in The Tho work is divided into two yards the south and the north In the north northy yard y rd there will be twenty miles of track trek laid by December A large roundhouse round round- house a number of shops a conlin coaling plant and a coach yard totally estimated estimated esti esti- mated at In n the south yard the tIle new will wll amount to probably probably probably ably ably- fourteen miles The transfer platform and bi highways are complete The great North Tem Temple le viaduct viaduct via via- duct is is s now ilow working as is also the City Creek conduit These with the acquiring acquiring ac ac- ac- ac quiring of considerable real estate several several sev sev- eral block signal silDa systems and various other new features cost coat about The Work In Ogden At Ogden den theme thele have also been numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu improvements A synopsis o of these theRe may bo of interest 1 Union depot rearrangements under con construction parks etc Commissary building completed 35 Water system from Taylors Taylor's canyon 67 07 miles under construction c Extension of roundhouse 15 feet extension extension extension ex ex- ex- ex tension of twenty enl engine ne stalls construction rion- rion eon con of power house 72 feet by feet brick concrete and steel construction construction con con- extension of machine shop 5 feet brick e concrete nerete and steel construction extension of transfer table table table ta ta- ta- ta ble feet all of above completed or in process process of construction construction- So t Coal chute six ton pockets Dockets sand sand- bouse house feet brick and concrete ash pit to roundhouse icehouse icehouse ice iceS house and icing platform tons Capacity capacity ca Ca- feet Total Plans in progress for ward and shop ox extensions tensions a aggregating Total The equipment received and aad put into into in in- to s service the past half year is is as follows fol lows S Oregon Short Line Switching engines 4 freight fleight locomotive locomotives tive tives tives 10 steel stock cars of capacity capacity ca ca ca- steel framed box cars with capacity steel hopper bottom bot hot tom torn steel coal cars drop bottom steel gondola g cars with capacity cabooses 25 Union Pacific Freight locomotives 8 Pacific type passenger locomotives 4 steel hopper bottom cars with capacity of cabooses Southern Pacific Passenger loc locomotives motives Pacific type 2 passenger er locomotives Atlantic type 2 switching switching- locomotives 4 steel hopper hopper hopper hop hop- per bottom cars with capacity cabooses 30 80 While Whilo not embraced in the appropriations now being made it is is thought thou that the Harriman interests have under under un un- un der del contemplation extensive schemes for improvement in transportation facilities facilities fa fa- and an aa interurban system The electrification of the entire system stem h has s been discussed and while this is not an immediate prospect it is a matter mat inato ter for future consideration The do double dou dott ble tracking tracking- of the system is another development on the tapis Much of this has already been accomplished in Wyoming Wyoming Wy Wy- oming omin and the end of this year may maysee maysee maysee see the tho improvement carried into Og OJ Og- Og den The laying of the double track between between be be- tween here and Ogden which is now under consideration is no small matThis mat mat- ter This and the electrification of the road are matters of urgency |