Newspaper Items
Salt Lake & Western Railway
This page was last updated on March 21, 2004
16 October 1881
Several hundred men are at work at the junction of the Salt Lake & Western
and the Utah Central, about 2-1/2 miles north of Lehi, leveling ground for the
depot, etc., and laying track westward. A large quantity of iron is on the
ground now, and more arriving all the time.
(Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 16 October 1881)
25 May 1882
"The Salt Lake & Western is having a combined passenger and baggage
car [built] at Evanston for use on the road." Note that the page was torn,
and "[built]" is guessed at, but seems appropriate. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 May
1882)
28 May 1882
The Salt Lake & Western is to be opened to public travel on Wednesday, 1 June 1882, between Lehi (Junction) and Boulder (Boulder), present western
terminus, about 44 miles in all. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 28 May 1882)
25 June 1882
The Salt Lake & Western track was completed to the Mammoth smelters, in
Tintic, last night; will be the end of the line for now. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 25 June 1882)
15 November 1882
Salt Lake & Western has received a new locomotive, No 1, from the Taunton
Locomotive Works, Massachusetts. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 15 November 1882)
27 November 1882
Railroad Racket: "Salt Lake & Western engine No. 1 came in for repairs
Saturday night and returned Sunday evening." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Chronicle, 27 November 1882)
1 February 1883
"Returned to Evanston." "For the past ten days a borrowed Union
Pacific locomotive has been at work on the road between Lehi Junction and
Tintic, helping … with their rush of freight. Last evening, this locomotive,
… came up to the city, and this morning followed the 7 o'clock north-bound
passenger to Ogden, on the way back to Evanston." (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Chronicle, 1 February 1883)
13 February 1883
Railroad Chat: "Another locomotive, intended for use on the Salt Lake
& Western Railroad, passed south over the Utah Central to Lehi Junction
this afternoon. The S. L.& W. is doing a large freight business,…" (Pitchard, Salt Lake Evening Chronicle, 13 February 1883)
9 August 1883
The Salt Lake & Western is extended three miles to Silver City. (Pitchard, Ogden Herald, 9 August 1883)
