Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-01-17 | Page 5 | Electric Cars Are Blocked by the Heavy Snow

ELECTRIC GARS IE BLOCKED BY THE ISW Sill Since about 11 o'clock last night, tho Ogden-Logan and Idaho railroad has been blocked with snow between Deweyville and Mendon, a distance of 20 miles, and no cars have been operated between those two points to-dajr. to-dajr. It is expected, however, that before be-fore the day is over the snow plow will make its way through the heavy drifts and that traffic will be resumed. re-sumed. Regular schedule time has been made between Ogden and Deweyville and between Mendon and Logan. When it was apparent that even the big steel cars could not get through the deep drifts on the mountain divide between Deweyville and Mendon last evening, the snow plow was brought Into action, but was soon derailed. Great difficulty was encountered in getting it back on the track. A wrecking wreck-ing crew had to be sent out.