Show MAY USE OLD ROUTE AWHILE rumor has it that temporary line will be used over old route until A new line is constructed rumor that tho the salt lake route is 19 to be opened temporarily through meadow valley and that within three months the old roadbed will be put in shape for operation of trims trains is growing groning more and more persistent the facts that the road his has a great deal of rolling stock in the wash and that general mangel R I 1 E wells and engineers are on the job make it appear that a temporary reopening of the line is planned before a new line is built around the wash the san bernardino nardino sun strengthens these rumors in with ith the fillou following ing there are persistent rumors both among traveling railroad men and in salt lake and los angeles that the salt lake company is to reopen its line through the meadow valley wash at least it is said that the investigations of engineers since the tile flood have revealed the fact that the roadbed is not damaged as severely as ii was as first supposed although the cana cannon on is 13 deeply filled with ice and snow covering the tracks the route was originally adopted because it was the shortest and the officials it is said are even now loath to abandon it for another other routes which have been examined are said not to a appeal to the company 64 A strong trong argument advanced for the construction of a temporary line dong the same course is the fact that much motive motine power dower and rolling stock could be then rescued which would otherwise bo be ily abandoned in addition to the entire train of the los angeles limited and a freight tram train there are 23 loco locomotives motiN es it is said marooned the most of these are at caliente ni aich is a division point and m winch bich is completely isolated the roadbed being washed out for many miles on cither either side the other routes which have been suggested do not p piss iss 1 within many miles of caliente it in would to be necess necessity iry to repair a large portion of the tile line in order to rescue the cil engines gines that are at Cal caliente lente the value of 23 locomotives is such that they will undoubtedly bear considerable weight when the decision as to exactly u what bit b it u will ill bo be done klone is formed A temporary line will be operated through the meadow valley wash in comparatively short time compared with the building of a now route 1 l hebald aci aid republican |