Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 121, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1911 — THE U. P. DOUBLE TRACK PLAN [ARTICLE]

THE U. P. DOUBLE TRACK PLAN

Plana Made Assure That Work Will Begin at Several Places in the West This Spring. ! Plans for the double tracking of the Harriman system from the Missouri river to the Pacific coast, recently authorised by the directors, have been completed, and preparations are under way to begin the work. The work will begin at a number of places at the same time. One stretch will be from Benicia, Cal., to Sacrar mento, about 60 miles. About the heaviest traffic on the Southern Pacific goes over that piece of track. Filling this gap will give a double track from San Francisco to Colfax. The facilities of the ferry at Benicia also will be doubled to accommodate the increased traffic.

Another stretch will be at the end of the Salt Lake cut-off. In connection with it there will be soma changes of the line and reduction of grades, which will improve the train loading on the Central Pacific. The road will build a low grade line up the mountain and use the present high grade line for the down traffic.

The Union Pacific will be doubletracked from Julesburg, Col,, west about 100 ipiles, and from Ogden to Farmington, Utah. It is already doubletracked from Farmington to Salt Lake City.