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Show WYOMING FEARS FLOODS I More rain and snow have fallen in Wyoming during the present winter than for the past eighteen years, and railroad officials fear that the entire state will become flooded with the advent ad-vent of warm weather in tho next few weeks. Track conditions are being guarded carefully and strengthened wherever necessary. As soon as climatic conditions con-ditions will admit, the work of double-tracking double-tracking the Union Pacific line from Wamsuttor to Rlner, will be pushed as vigorously as possible. The distance Is 22 miles and the roadbed has been graded and the material is on the ground to complete tho second track as quick as tho task can bo accomplished. accomp-lished. Aside from new ballasting and improving im-proving track conditions generally all along the Union Pacific main line system, sys-tem, tho work of closing up double-track double-track gaps this year will occupy tho attention of the construction department depart-ment during the next ten months. Operating officials are preparing for the heaviest freight business In tho hlstorv of the Union Pacific road this year, and in order to handle this expeditiously, ex-peditiously, every mile of double-track possible will be brought into service- |