Newspaper Items
Salt Lake & Ogden Railway
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23 April 1891
Yesterday, the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs received some of its new
equipment, in the form of three closed and two open cars. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 23 April 1891)
16 May 1891
The Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs road will begin laying track from both
ends on Monday the 18th, says the paper. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 May 1891)
10 July 1891
"Word was had yesterday from the motor for the Salt Lake & Hot Springs
Railroad. It has been on the road from the factory some three weeks. St. Louis
telegraphed that it was coming and Pueblo wired that it would be here in three
days. This encourages the officers of the road to the belief that they will
have trains running by the middle of next week, at farthest." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 July
1891)
15 July 1891
"The first motor for the Salt Lake and Hot Springs road arrived and was
unloaded yesterday. After a trial trip over the road the City Council and
newspaper men will be invited to take a ride over the road and inspect it. The
date has not been decided for this." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 July 1891)
18 July 1891
"One motor of the Hot Springs road has come and was tried yesterday. A
special trial trip will be given this next week…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 18 July 1891)
19 July 1891
"The Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railway Company begins business today by
running each hour, commencing at 8 o'clock and continuing up to 8 this evening,
between the Union Pacific depot and Beck's Hot Springs. The real opening of the
road has been set for next Thursday, when invited guests will be treated to a
ride and banquet." (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Tribune, 19 July 1891)
24 July 1891
Official opening of the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs last evening, 23rd,
with three trains of 'invited guests' going up to the Hot Springs. The 'motor'
is "…one of the very best manufactured by the Baldwin works…" and
has Westinghouse air brakes. "At present the road has the one motor here
and another which will soon arrive. There are five cars here." Trains
using U. P. depot for the present; road is 3-1/2 miles long, using 30 pound and
40 pound steel. (Pitchard, Salt Lake
Daily Tribune, 24 July 1891)
29 August 1891
"Local" "The new motor car for the Hot Springs railway will
arrive in about ten days." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 29 August 1891)
11 September 1891
"The second motor of the Hot Springs Railway has come and is in operation.
The company have bought 160 feet square north of the Union Pacific Hotel, where
they propose to erect shops and a station." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 September 1891)
16 October 1891
"Cars for the Hot Springs Railway." "Mr. Simon Bamberger has
given orders for the construction of thirty cars for the use of the Hot Springs
railway, of which four will be for passenger service and the remainder for the
freight traffic." (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Herald, 16 October 1891)
17 October 1891
The Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs road is building a wye at Third West and
South Temple. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily
Herald, 17 October 1891)
13 November 1891
At the RGW auction of narrow gauge rail and equipment, "The Hot Springs
road is expected to take the 785 tons of forty pounds steel, and it will give
them good service. Someone wishing to create trouble, asked if Agent Riley had
secured an auctioneer's license from the city to sell off those goods. If he
didn't, the police would be shortly in hot pursuit of the violator of the law.
Mr. Babcock is-supposed to have bought the cars for the Rio Grande
Southern." (Pitchard, Salt Lake
Daily Tribune, 13 November 1891)
8 December 1891
Tracklaying begins today on the extension of the Great Salt Lake & Hot
Springs to Bountiful. (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Tribune, 8 December 1891)
10 December 1891
Grade to Bountiful completed yesterday, and tracklaying is progressing. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 10 December 1891)
1 January 1892
Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railway bought the 'Trinidad' of the RGW
towards the end of the year, and it is now being put on a set of standard gauge
trucks at the RGW shops. (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1892)
3 January 1892
Incorporation papers filed yesterday for a 'salt Lake & Ogden' company. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 3 January 1892)
7 January 1892
The Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs track was to have reached Bountiful last
night. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily
Tribune, 7 January 1892)
16 January 1892
Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs starts running regular trains to Bountiful
this morning, Saturday; through trains every two hours starting at 7:00am. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 January 1892)
6 February 1892
The Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs is building a neat depot and a large
platform at Bountiful. (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Tribune, 6 February 1892)
24 March 1892
"A monster 100-ton engine, with seven and a half feet drivers, has arrived
at the R.G.W. yards for the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railway, and it
is said the monster will haul the limited express at the rate of a mile per minute
between this city and Centerville corners. Persons disposed to make fun say
that the engine is a peewee, weighing only five tons; but then, some people do
not know a big thing when they see it."
(Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 24 March 1892)
24 March 1892
It would appear that the GSL&HS has gotten another engine, and it is not a
very large affair. (Pitchard, Salt Lake
Daily Tribune, 24 March 1892)
1 January 1893
"The Hot Springs Railway company has taken charge of Beck's bathing
resort. They propose to keep everything in first class shape and run trains
every half hour." (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Herald, 1 January 1893)
20 January 1893
The recently elected directors of the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railway
met yesterday and elected the following officers: President, James F. Woodman;
Vice-president, 0. J. Salisbury; General Manager, Simon Bamberger; Treasurer,
Frank Knox; and Secretary, C. E. Pearson. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 20 January 1893)
22 January 1893
"Relief at Hand!" a long article on the plans of the G. S. L. &
H. S., most of which center on its intentions to build to Coalville and bust up
the U. P. coal monopoly in Salt Lake City! But this item has a useful
paragraph, entitled "History of the Hot Springs Road." "Several
years ago John Beck, to secure quick access to the Hot Springs, built the road
to that resort, with no thought of its being converted into a coal road. Later
on Simon Bamberger became the manager and received overtures from the farmers
and brick men at Bountiful to extend the road to that thriving settlement. Next
there came requests for its continuation to Kaysville." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 22 January 1893)
1 April 1893
"A Hot Springs Locomotive." "The Great Salt Lake & Hot
Springs road has added a thirty-five ton Porter locomotive to its equipment.
The engine, which has been in use before, was converted from a narrow to a
broad gauge and thoroughly overhauled, the work being done in the company's
shops in this city. .It will be used in the freight service, the business of
the little road having grown to such proportions that something heavier than
the motors is required, about twelve carloads of brick are being hauled
daily." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily
Herald, 1 April 1893)
26 November 1894
Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs seized by sheriff under court order on
judgments totaling $63,702.08, and will likely be sold in about three weeks.
The road has, as equipment, two 'normal' locomotives, two 'dummy' engines, 16
flat cars, one superintendent's car (Trinidad, from RGW), three passenger cars
and eight excursion cars. (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Tribune, 26 November 1894)
1 January 1895
Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs -- has 14 miles of railroad, three of which
were built in 1894. (Pitchard, Salt Lake
Daily Tribune, 1 January 1895)
20 September 1895
Bamberger has just returned from a trip to the East -- he bought six closed
coaches for his Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs in Kansas City, which are to
be here and in service by conference time. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 20 September 1895)
28 January 1896
The buildings and such at Lake Park, now defunct, are to be removed to
Bamberger's new resort, and a short extension of the Great Salt Lake & Hot
Springs railroad will be built to it. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 28 January 1896)
27 October 1896
The Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railway was sold yesterday, in
foreclosure proceedings, to Salt Lake & Ogden RR, for $70,000.00. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 27 October 1896)
26 May 1897
The Salt Lake & Ogden will soon receive five coaches from Kansas City,
which will bring to 20 the number of coaches on the road (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 26 May 1897)
5 June 1897
"The Salt Lake & Ogden has received its new equipment and is in good
shape to handle passenger traffic."
(Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 June 1897)
11 June 1897
"Several excursion cars have been received at the Rio Grande yards for the
Salt Lake & Ogden." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 11 June 1897)
8 March 1898
SL&O to paint its cars an orange color, C & O standard. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 March
1898)
21 March 1898
"A train of flat cars pulled into the Salt Lake & Ogden depot Friday
and at first it was thought that a wreck had occurred, for the cars were loaded
with bodies of coaches and passenger trucks, as well as small engines. It was
the train from the East, however, loaded with the recently acquired equipment
for the road." (Pitchard, Salt Lake
Daily Tribune, 21 March 1898)
12 April 1898
"The Salt Lake & Ogden management has decided to abandon yellow as the
standard color for its cars. The old cars, with the new equipment, will be
painted a cherry color throughout with gilt lettering." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 April 1898)
8 November 1898
"Simon Bamberger Returns" from the East, where he has been on
business of the Salt Lake & Ogden; 10 cars and 2 engines have been arranged
for, and will be here when needed. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 November 1898)
1 January 1899
Review of 1898: On the Salt Lake & Ogden, "new engines and cars have
been ordered,…" (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Tribune, 1 January 1899)
2 April 1899
"The Salt Lake & Ogden will order two more locomotives shortly." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 2 April
1899)
8 April 1899
"The Salt Lake & Ogden has just received two fine thirty-eight ton
locomotives for use on its line." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 8 April 1899)
9 April 1899
"Engines 17 and 19, the new ones for the Lagoon route, are very handsome
and serviceable." These are later referred to as 50-ton locos. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 9 April
1899)
14 April 1899
The Salt Lake & Ogden contracted yesterday for 5,000 ties, to be used in
the existing road, "Owing to the fact that the two engines just received
are fifty-ton locomotives, it is necessary to improve the track…"
"The new engines will be able to make fast time with a train of from ten
to seventeen cars,…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 April 1899)
16 August 1899
Bamberger says that the SL&O will build 2-1/2 miles this fall. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 August 1899)
12 September 1899
One James H. Kirk has been appointed Superintendent of the Salt Lake &
Ogden, in addition to his current duties as Master Mechanic. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 12 September 1899)
31 December 1899
"The Salt Lake & Ogden bought two Baldwin locomotives." The
SL&O is reported as having nine locomotives and 72 cars. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 31 December 1899)
2 March 1900
"The Salt Lake & Ogden has bought two box cars from the Oregon Short
Line." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily
Tribune, 2 March 1900)
23 March 1900
"J. E. Jennings yesterday transferred to S. Bamberger for $2,000.00 the
lot on Third West street, now occupied by the shops of the Salt Lake &
Ogden. This property is that on which Mr. Bamberger recently instituted
condemnation proceedings."
(Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 March 1900)
30 December 1900
Review of 1900: SL&O still at nine locomotives. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 December 1900)
5 October 1901
The Salt Lake & Ogden has bought a 20-ton switch engine. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 5 October 1901)
