OSL Operation of CP Under Harriman
From: KyleKWyatt@gmail.com
During the Harriman period the Oregon Short Line (UP subsidiary) leased the Central Pacific line across Nevada. This was roughly from 1904 to 1912. Photos of the original depot built at Sparks show it is clearly of a Union Pacific standard design, not an SP design, suggesting the move from Wadsworth to Sparks was under OSL auspices.
Overall, I have seen very little information about the OSL operation of CP during those years. I don't even have firm dates for the operation. Anyone with additional insight?
—Kyle
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 10:46 AM
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See RAILROAD REORGANIZATION pp. 257, 259 (including footnote 2) and a related Google search.
From: KyleWyatt@aol.com
Daggett's Railroad Reorganization is interesting, including Northern Securities, but I don't see anything on OSL operating CP east of Sparks. The other cite led me to our 2005 discussion on the subject of OSL and CP. ... It's still pretty sketchy. I'm hoping for more depth.
—Kyle
From: Hsweetser@aol.com
Here are two newspaper references on this subject (I paraphrased wording when I took my notes. Most of the wording probably close to original, though):
June 16, 1904 Central Nevadan (Battle Mountain) ) – Date of changeover of the division point from Wadsworth to Sparks moved to the 19th. On that date trains will cease running through Wadsworth and go to Sparks. Sparks will be the beginning of the Oregon Short line system and the end of the Southern Pacific system.
December 27, 1906 Central Nevadan (p. 1) – Two years ago the Short Line was given jurisdiction from Green River to Sparks, the line between Ogden and Sparks having been taken away from the Southern Pacific.
Maybe the Ogden Standard or a paper in the city the Oregon Short Line was headquartered in might have additional information.
—John Sweetser
From: Hsweetser@aol.com
I have just come across a third newspaper reference on this subject ...
November 29, 1907 Humboldt Star (Winnemucca) (1:4) – Oregon Short line took jurisdiction of Southern Pacific as far west as Reno in April 1904. Jurisdiction to be curtailed as of December 15. ...
—John Sweetser
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