Eastern Utah Advocate | 1904-11-03 | Page 10 | Uintah Railway Soon to Drive Big Tunnel

UINTAH RAILWAY SOON TO DRIVE BIG TUNNEL discussing the completion ot of tho the 1 intall 47 ri railway dinay which will bo be for mally opened for within n a short time the faulta coloa Colo ecord among other things says tho the road has some of the steepest grades and short eat cu arves of any road in the cou country the engineering of the grade was gnp of th tho neatest pieces of work hits eer been lone done in the tile raiona raio nl aJ line it ie to probable that us as soon us as opens the road will be extend cd ed into vornal ond nod fort duchesne and will open up tip one of the best virgin countries in the west the tile road as at present constructed can cannot not han dle 1 ie very heavy load loads sever over the mountain but a tunnel Is being contemplated tem plated and which f III bo be built if it the rold rord is extended will do ubray alth ith all this nod make tho the uintah road one of the beit short railroads railroad in the country when the uintah reservation ie Is open next jear bartlie eart tile lie uintah road will bo a feeder and will help materially la in settling that excellent country