Show SI 8 PI TO BUILD BROAD GAUGE alifornia to 0 Oregon reg 0 11 Branch Will Be Made le leStan Standard Stan SAX SAN FRANCISCO June Southern Pacific will begin Immediately Im- Im mediately to standard gauge the i mlle mile narrow gauge Nevada Nevada- Oregon California-Oregon lino IIno between Wendel California and Lakeview Oregon Ore on according to announce announce- men made hero today at th the com com- company's pany's general offices Work will willbe bl be carried on actively until the job Is h completed The he narrow gauge Une connects with the South South- Southern ern Pacific's Fernley Fernie bran branch h at endel and extends northerlY through Alturas to Lakeview On April 30 1925 the tho Southern Pacific company applied to the m- m commerce commission for authority to control of oC the Oregon Nevada by stock stoel 0 This authority was granted and the Southern Pacific took over the flue control of oC the line lineIn lineIn In November 1926 As orl originally built m many n years elrA ago ngo this narrow gauge gaue railroad extended from Reno leno Nevada to Oregon |