Show brae SEEKS DENIM OF CLOSED DOOR AREA t OGDEN GATEWAY MAP i M ON T CLOSED DOOR I 1 OTTE RIO CRANDE MAIN LINES PACIFIC orl q RAILROADS 1 0 R E LLO WYO N E B LAKE cl go U TA f ovo ENVER cealon fa TERRI ropy 01 1 ap KA UTAH COLO ES y AN S 1416 D Trall fic between colorado common point territory and the 1114 1 LS closed dooe territory in either dirc tion move vla I 1 1 union pacific at denver to the lowest rate q RI 11 D D G 1 utah common point and the closed doo r territory in direction must gone raily move vim union pacific he entire distance to tin lowest rate N M 0 LA traffic between the e 41 and aho closed door territory terr tory must q move via union pacific at river crossings COLORADO to obtain the lowest rate of the ogden TEX 6 j would r amt this traffic to move via denver or pueblo and the rio grande berri alq I 1 opening to competitive freight I 1 rates of the closed door territory shown in the shaded area has leen been asked ot of the interstate C commerce mmerle Coni commission mission by the denver rio grande western railroad aree freight lit traffic moving through colorado common points or utah common points must move via union pacific to obtain lowest rates fi aln just reasonable and nondiscriminatory discriminatory non competitive joint through rates through the ogden gateway the denver and rio grande western railroad began action august I 1 through the interstate commerce commission to force open the ogden gateway the action centers on refusal of the union pacific railroad to establish such rates with the rio grande by way of ogden utah two hundred other railroads as parties to freight tariffs necessarily are named in the complaint the rio grande charges that the lack of competitive joint rates on freight traffic between colorado common points or points east thereof and points in idaho montana oregon washington and british coln coll m I 1 bia ba via the union pacifica oad ogden n gateway is contrary t the na dional transportation policy y and in violation of the interstate commerce act rio grandes two main lines through colorado and utah are strong links in the transcontinental rail system its direct line between denver salt lake city and ogden via the moffat tunnel is most important to omaha and chicago gateways its direct line between pueblo eblo salt lake city and ogden via the royal gorge is most important to kansas city and st louis the union pacific routes between omaha ogden and salt lake city operate via cheyenne and laramie between kansas city ogden and salt lae city via via grand island or via denver and laramie sole pu purpose of wis this action is to permit fullest possible otili bation of all railroad facilities for all shippers declared wilson mccarthy rio grande president choice of routes should be a matter for the shipper to decide it is not in the public interest to allow a single railroad to use the club of i minatory freight rates to force 1 traffic over its lines in its complaint complain it the rio grande sets forth that its ices were used to ad d from idaho and the northwest during the i war and during blockades which resulted from snow storms and blizzards in tee me western part of the united states lael la t winter the rio grande maintains it is clearly contrary to the national transportation policy and to the interstate commerce act for the u union nion pacific to restrict cheuse the use 0 of such a vital through route to emergency situations |