| Show TRAFFIC OVER OGDEN ROUTE BLOCKADED BY RAil WASHOUT Southern Pacific Track Gone West W cst of Blue Canyon In Sierras 20 o nouns DELAY DELAY Delays Arrival of Trains Here 1 From Froni San Fran Fran- Francisco Francisco Francisco cisco Area Arca SACRAMENTO TO Cal Cat Feb 17 Dy DI The Associated Press Ali Press raffle over the the Ogden route of the Southern Pacific railroad was blocked at et 1 a m today as the re- re result re result sult suit of feet leet of ot the double track line going out due duo to the tho storm at Forebay five miles west of Blu Blue Canyon In the Sierra Nevadas Nevadis Advices received here are that It will be 16 to 20 hours before the tho tracks can be ba reconstructed and service resumed All available work trains have been rushed to the point of the washout from an ant 1 yorden Norden orlen Southern pacific passenger trains No 5 19 II 1 l 9 and 27 were held east of th the slide Detouring the Southern traffic via the Western Pacific was but It developed that all traffic over the- the Western Pacific was blocked from 9 o'clock last night until n a m today by a slide at et Rich Plumas Pluma county Western Vestern Pacific trains were moy- moy moving I ing today Ic In view of ot the Western Pacific slide elide It la is announced In Western Pacific circles circles It was deemed ad- ad adI ad advisable I ble not to detour the Southern trains via the Western Pa- Pa Pacific Pa Pacific due to possible further slides tying tying- up the Western and In that I blocking both transcontinental transcontinental lines Unes I California's terrific rain and storms storms snow affected Ogden today the the th Annulment and nd delay oC from both Los Ios Angeles and San S Francisco both the Union Pa- Pa Pacific Pacific Pa Pacific and Southern Pacific systems being being- affected Southern Pacific officials received received ed word this morning that feet teet or of double track had gone out In Inthe inthe Inthe the mountain region between Blue Canyon and Colfax Cal The ex- ex exact ex exact act location of this damage was as given as us Midas lIdas A hole 7 75 5 feet In depth had been dug by the water and snow In this arc area a there reported to be 11 feet of an snow ow on the ground Indicating the troubles facing railroad engineers In mak mak- makIng mak- mak making making ing the tho new fill All of ot the avail avail- available available available able mountain railroad building equipment was rushed to the loca loca- location tion TRAINS Tn DEI Because of ot this trouble both traIns No Xo 2 the Overland limited and No 20 Pacific limited from San Francisco have been delayed and V III not reach Ogden until to- to tomorrow tomorrow to tomorrow morrow morning at least They are expected between 4 and 6 5 o'clock In the tho morning Train l No o 10 waa as also caught west of or the track break but a stub train Is being run from Reno heaD and Is ex- ex ex expected at S 30 3 o'clock this morn morn- mornIng morning ing log Train No No 2 28 the Gold Coast limited was on time at o'clock this afternoon TRAIN ANNULED The The Whittier Whittler washout and wreck on the Union Pacific resulted In Intrain Intrain intrain train No 28 the Gold Coast him lim- limIted lim limited from Lo Los Loa Angeles being an- an annuled annuled an today while train No 8 of l 16 was scheduled for tor ar- ar arrival Arrival ar arrival rival at 8 U o'clock tonight It if the extra fare tare trains Nos 1 and 2 are artt delayed refunds refund of the extra fares tares collected must be made according to railroad tariff regulations |
