Show Uintah Railway The Gilsonite Route Newly Published nook Book The fact that gilsonite a glossy gloss black asphaltum Is found Cound only in one location in the world was reason enough to build a grade defying narrow gauge steam railroad Its story Uintah Railway has just been bern told in a new book by Henry E. E Bender Jr in a wa way that captures the he best of mountain railroading THE UINTAH was one of the last narrow gauge lines built in the and it operated profitably for 30 of its 3 34 ears years of oC existence came when transporting transport ing gilsonite by truck was more economical economical econ con than rebuilding the line IT CROSSED Baxter Pass encountering encounter encounter- ing five miles of 75 1 per 1 cent ascent with many hairpin curves In the consist con of oC photographs this challenging terrain Is clearly depicted along with its specially built equipment forerunners forerun forerun- ners of the famed Mallets The vast area arta of oC the Uintah Basin of oC Western Colorado and Eastern Utah is an Interesting setting and Mr JIll Benders Bender's Benders Bender's Bend Bend- 11 ers er's research has resulted in a lively book for and historians The book was published by North Books of oC Berkely California IN THE book Mr JIll Bender acknowledges ledges a number of oC Vernal re residents among them Mr JIll and Mrs W W. A. A Banks the late Leo C C. C Thorne Mr 1111 and Mrs G. G Sue Wat Watson on Charles CharlesJ J J. J real Neal publisher of oC The Vernal Express Express Ex Ex- press and others Chapters in the book unfold a fascinating fascia fascia- sting aUng story and include Gilsonite The Reason for a Railroad The Coming Com Coln ing of the Railway Stage Stale Road 01 Operations Operations Oper Oper- 1 and Storms on the Pass HIGH FREIGHT Rates Rats and First Complaints Extension to Watson and Rainbow Bricks by Parcel Post Postwar Boom and Bust The Arti- Arti Arrive The End of oC the Line and Gilson itc ile Up Ur to Date Mr JIll lender Bender was born In Evanston E Illinois and began photographing steam locomotives es and other railroad subjects at the age of or 13 TODAY TODA Y HIS collection of oC negatives s Includes includes includes in In- more than locomotives most of oC them steamers The author received his masters degree de oe gree in librarianship from the University sity of Denver tr in 1964 Since then he has been blen employed in the Development Library at I IBM M Corporation in San Jose California lie Is an active member of oC several clubs pertaining to railroads |