Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-07-26 | Page 4 | Build Locomotives in Ogden

I BUILD LOCOMOTIVES IN OGDEN. With the railroads back in private ownership, the Southern Pa-1 cific, as soon .as rate readjustments are made and funds with which to make improvements are available should begin 'an extensive upbuilding up-building at the Upjden shops. During the war period, two large engines were constructed here and the record made was equal to any similar work on the Southern Pacific system, although it was the first attempt at engine manufacturing manu-facturing in Ogden. With more equipment and a crew trained to the service, the Ogden shops could make locomotives at a cost below that of any shops, with the possibly exception of Sacramento It is said the Ogden shops have had less labor troubles than any other point on the Southern Pacific, and the efficiency of the local ' shops has been remarkably hiph If that be true, the officials of the southern Pacific should bc-srin to reeopnize the fact by enlarging thrshops and resuming the building of locomotives in this city