Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-01-18 | Page 7 | Trains Begin to Make Time

TRAINS-BEGIN TO MAKE TIME Weather conditions on all the roads entering Ogden are reported good. Since tho thaw set In a few days ago trains on tho Union Pacific have been arriving nearer on schedule each day and nearly all other trains aro marked mark-ed up as being on time The mid-winter slump In railroad business has greatly reduced both passengor traffic and freight business, which is, reported by local railroad officials to be vory light, but about the same as this time last year. Itis too early In the season to predict what the business will bo when spring opens up, but according to railroad men, tho Indications are that it will bo better than for some years past. Double traoklng operations aro contemplated over much of the Hnr-rlmon Hnr-rlmon system and, with the Improvements Improve-ments the Rio Grande expects to make railroad conditions in and about Ogden should improve It is understood under-stood that tho double track through Weber canyon and as far east as Ev-anston Ev-anston will be started oarly In tho spring, but as yet no contracts havo been let and It It not decided whother the Union Pacific will do its own construction con-struction work or let contracts oc