Ogden Sun | 1905-12-12 | Page 3 | Route of the Western Pacific

As given out by san francisco officials san francisco dec 8 corrected engineering gi data of the now complete surveys of the western pacific railroad are now to show the exact route traversed by the road across the continent leaving the companas comp anys terminals at west oakland by way of third street it follows the general loute of tho southern pacific as far as niles like tho southern pacific it enters the alles canyon but on the opposite side of alameda AI ameda creek from that occupied by the southern pacific rails from the ast portal of the nile canyon tunnel the route extends to livermore and then to a connection with the alameda sail joaquin railroad lail road which is to afford the western pacific an entrance into stockton from stockton afo sacramento the route lies along an agnost direct line between the tracks ot the southern pacific company and alie sacramento river between sacramento and oroville the new load will he aang an almost straight line between the tracks of the southern pacific and sacramento river and north of ibe road will closely follow the norh fork of the feather river for considerable distance and then swing southeasterly to beckwith pass leaving quincy the county seat of plumas county a few miles to the south and west through the beckwith pass tho road will parallel for a considerable distance the track of the sierra valley railway then the road will pass to the northford of pyramid lake and from that point will make a straight shoot for from winnemucca to wells it will closely follow the tracks of the southern pacific and horn welts the fond will shape a straight course to the southern end of great salt lake entering salt lake city to the of the hio grande western railroad