Show UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD TO OPERATE UTAH PARKS announcement was made this week that the national park service and the union pacific ra railroad il company have reached agreement on a 20 year contract covering the concessions in zion national park bryce canyon national park and north rini rim orf of grand canyon national park A supplementary agreement with the forest service provides for tile the operations erat ions of the concessions at cedar breaks national monument the railroads subsidiary utah parks company will operate the lodges cabins restaurants stores i and a bus transportation system in tile the parks salt lake sources familiar with the operation said that the investment by the railroad in the parks amounted to about five million dollars plus millions spent on promotional advertising I 1 i during the past few years rail road officials have indicated that a large scale renovation and ex mansion program will be undertaken at once |