Show three big raier railroads oads in grasp of storm los angeles oal for the first time in ten years all rail coa communication from san francisco and the north is severed as a result of the floods and consequent washout washouts wa shouts sand and hind landslides slides the general railroad situ situation aCion is disastrous in the extreme all three iscon tin lines lides are affected southern pacific salt lake and santa fethe latter however suffering the least the lie southern c ast line is blocked by a big cave in ill tit at santa margarita margarea Mar garka tunnel north of san luis obispo and crafsic will be suspended many days tile the valley lino lini is closed by a slide at san fernando Fernan dD tunnel nel and no trains can pass for several days in fit addition slides lave fave oc occurred currel at tunnel no 37 and ait the smita fe and sout southern horn eastern jin lines s are open opell for n traffic affia ii n impeded the congestion of passenger all and freight trunk traffic to the north is tho the worst the movement of wails mails is also audly interfered inter fored with the santa fe is transferring passengers to boats at stockton ton and ex pacts to main lain traffic between there and san aan F francisco ran cisco by that means tho salt lake line is in ill worse shape than ever F for or weeks all through traffic on oil the dark clark load 01 lias has boun beell su suspended spelled awill owina to the lie destruction of eighty ti miles viles of roadbed in the me meadow adow A ay iy valley canyon in utah r H hundreds undress of nien men have been beell wording incessantly in an elfr orb to bridge the 9 gap ap yesterday y notice was received that rain rain us is again falling there and that th t 4 there will he be no hope of repair rapail J ing the litle line of through traffic by april 1 the road cannot he be restored in ih months the dumire dani ge in meadow valley can yon y on has it is stated already alre tidy ex f ceedee s the management of the roa road d is is reported to he be considering the making of a new survey and iid an entire abandonment of the damaged portion oti |