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A letter from J.G. Gwyn to the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad following the completion of a survey report compiled to address the issue of expanding the U.I.C. Gwyn states that further expansion is possible to large population areas such as from Burley…
A profile map created by J.G. Gwyn as supplementary material to the survey report completed in March 1928. This map demonstrates the change in elevation that would influence the construction of a railroad grade between Brigham City, Utah and…
A survey map created by J.G. Gwyn as supplementary material to the survey report completed in March 1928. This map highlights the proposed route, surveyed areas, and the boundaries of the regions that the U.I.C. would serve in central and southern…
This is a copy of a January 9, 1947 notice to Bullen from M.R. Hovey, Secretary of the Logan Chamber of Commerce, regarding a special meeting concerning businesses that will be affected by the abandonment of the U.I.C. and its lines of operation.…
A story taken from "Railroad Avenue: Great Stories and Legends of American Railroading" by Freeman Hubbard. In the story, a farmer, his pregnant wife, and an attendant are stuck in the snow in their carriage while trying to get his wife to a hospital…
An order form from the Capitol Theatre's Assistant Manager (referred to simply as "J.") in Logan, Utah for cleaning supplies from Lovinger Disinfectant Co. in Salt Lake City. This order form was submitted on May 21, 1928. The U.I.C. would play a role…
This map displays the interurban lines and their connections in Utah in 1916. The initials of the creators, J.R. and H.C.E., are located at the bottom left. The map shows the new ability of citizens of Utah to travel to areas throughout the state by…
An account of the U.I.C.'s Mendon Station, its service during the operation of the railroad, and its role as a community center during and after its use by the railroad company. This account was written by Zachary Jones and includes bibliographic…
F.H. Knickerbocker, Executive Assistant of the Union Pacific Railroad, responds to Bullen's request that the Union Pacific purchase and continue to operate the lines of the U.I.C. that are to be abandoned. Written on May 13, 1947, Knickerbocker is…
Here Knickerbocker responded to Bullen on September 8, 1947 and informed him that the cost for the U.P. to purchase and upgrade the U.I.C.'s abandoned lines would be too great for the company and that they did not justify the expense of $35,000 for…
This is a cartoon portrayal of David Eccles and his many industries and companies. Eccles is surrounded by a railroad filled with sugar sacks, agricultural products, animals, and coins. In the background are four mountains representing the primary…
A history of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad, or "Galloping Goose" as it came to be nicknamed by locals, compiled by Blaine Lamb in Hyde Park, Utah. This history recounts the specific effects of the railroad on Hyde Park and North Logan, as well as…
An announcement from the mayor of Mendon City, Sydney K. Larsen, regarding the renovation and preservation of the U.I.C. station in Mendon for community use in July, 2004. The announcement includes the site plans and proposed remodeling for the…
Looking East on Center Street from Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1918. U.I.C. Railroad tracks lead from Main Street onto West Center Street. The Logan Temple and "American Steam Laundry" can be seen in the background. This photo was taken by the…
Looking West on Center Street from First West in Logan, Utah in 1918. A Presbyterian Church is on the left and the New Jersey Academy is on the right. Grass separates the U.I.C. tracks from the road and sidewalk. This photo was taken by the Logan…
Looking South on Main Street from First North to Center Street in 1921. U.I.C. tracks travel down the center of Main Street. The Logan Tabernacle can be seen on the left side of the street and S.E. Needham Jewelers is visible on the right. This photo…
A view of Main Street looking South from First South in 1921. U.I.C. tracks are visible down the center of the street. On the right hand side is a view of a U.I.C. station and coal yard. This station was not the main Logan station, but was used to…
South Main Street and a bridge over the Logan River in 1930. U.I.C. tracks can also be seen crossing the bridge at the right of the street. This photo was taken by the Logan City Corporation.
A panorama view of Main Street in Logan in 1920 from First North to First South, looking Northwest. A U.I.C. train can be seen in the center of the photo. The Logan Tabernacle can be seen on the right, the Thatcher Bros. Bank is in the center-left,…
A Logan Republican newspaper article dated August 31, 1911 reporting rumors of David Eccles' plans to connect the Ogden and Logan Rapid Transit Companies to form a new interurban line. The article notes the grade and route most likely to be used by…
Newspaper article from the Logan Republican dated September 2, 1911. This article reports that M.J. Golightly's franchise for an interurban was granted, providing a certainty that Cache Valley would have its own interurban line with potential…
The Logan Republican reported on January 18, 1912 an article titled "Complete History of Franchise Turn Down." This article includes a petition and the reasoning behind the rejection of a franchise to David Eccles and the Logan Rapid Transit Company…
On February 6, 1912 the Logan Republican reported an article titled, "Important Inter-Urban Franchises Granted." Hyde Park and Providence, Utah had both agreed to provide franchises to David Eccles and the Logan Rapid Transit Company for expansion…
By May 2, 1912, David Eccles and the Logan Rapid Transit Company had been hard at work expanding their rail lines and creating an interurban system. The Logan Republican reported on this day that M.J. Golightly would also be granted a franchise by…
On June 25, 1912 the Logan Republican reported an article titled "Interurban Well Under Way Eccles People Going Right Ahead" in response to rumors that the L.R.T. expansion project had stalled. This article reports the reach of the lines to that…
The merger of the O.R.T. and L.R.T. sparked excitement in Cache Valley and was reported by the Logan Republican in this article on February 27, 1913. The article states that the operation of the first trains for this line was expected by the end of…
By May 17, 1913 work was being rushed by the Eccles Corporation to complete the expansion of the interurban lines to Providence by the following week. The Logan Republican reported that the first cars would be able to run the following week and that…
On May 20, 1913 the Logan Republican printed this article noting the completion of the Logan Rapid Transit Company lines to Providence. As a result, the community of Providence planned a celebration that evening for everyone in the surrounding…
The Logan Republican reported on October 17, 1914 that the lines of the Ogden Rapid Transit Company and the Logan Rapid Transit Company would be consolidated into the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company. At this point, the proposed route for…
Following the consolidation of the Rapid Transit Companies and the construction of the O.L.I. lines, the O.L.I. management announced that they would extend the lines to Preston, Idaho. In Preston there would be a high quality depot and repair shop…
As late as February 6, 1915, the directors of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company finally settled on the route for the rail line between Ogden and Logan. After deliberation, the Logan Republican reported that the directors had decided on the…
On October 12, 1915 it was reported by the Logan Republican that the O.L.I. had purchased a large area of land on South Main Street for the purpose of constructing a freight depot and rail yards for the maintenance and operation of the new Ogden,…
The Logan Republican printed a photo and description of the new Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company’s station in Logan on September 5, 1916. The building was noted for its architecture and quality. It also housed a number of businesses in its…
This December 19, 1916 article from the Logan Republican reports on the expansion and opportunities granted to northern Utah, Cache Valley, and the Ogden area by the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company and its developments. Comments are made about…
As business increased and became a higher demand, the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company purchased additional railroad engines and cars to better meet the demand. The Logan Republican reported on November 8, 1917 that new electric locomotive…
To provide better service for customers, the O.L.I. implemented new heated railroad car technology to increase the quality of freight services provided by the railway company. The Logan Republican printed this article on December 11, 1917 to report…
The Logan Republican reported on December 18, 1917 that the name of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company would change as January 1, 1918 to the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company. It is reported that freight revenue losses due to the…
By mid 1919, the U.I.C. had reached a poor financial situation with a large revenue deficit that was affecting operation and maintenance of the railway. The Logan Republican reported on April 29, 1919 of the amount of the deficit, the assets of the…
This letter from May 26, 1944 is the letter prompting Frederick Champ to begin reaching out to George Eccles about the United States Chamber of Commerce memberships for several Utah companies. Donald Marcellus, the Director of Field Activities for…
On June 7, 1944 Donald Marcellus wrote this letter to R.E. Titus, Vice President of both the Ogden Transit Company and the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad. Though this letter is specifically addressing the Ogden Transit Company, it is beneficial to view…
A restaurant menu used by the Mendon Station restaurant during its operation from 1985-1995. The Mendon Station was used for many purposes after the U.I.C. ended its operations. Its use as a restaurant provided the local community with another center…
P.H. Mulcahy, president of the U.I.C. at the time, sent this letter and the attached circular to all U.I.C. station agents on November 27, 1931. He, and the circular, encouraged all employees to utilize the railroad for personal holiday shipments via…
Secretary Nelson from the Agricultural College of Utah responded to the letter from the O.L.I. regarding new ticket prices and tariff restrictions. His letter on September 12, 1917 confirmed the school's reception of the notification and enclosed the…
On November 24, 1917, Secretary Nelson wrote this letter to the O.L.I. regarding holiday and weekend rates for students who leave Logan and wish to return on Sunday evenings. The current tariff restrictions prevented students from being able to take…
One of the most famous photographs of David Eccles, this photo shows Eccles as mayor of Ogden in 1887-1888, and is used by many to represent his rise to success and prosperity from humble beginnings.
This photo of David Eccles was taken in 1887-1888 as he served as the mayor of Ogden, Utah.
Matthew Browning, or M.S. Browning as he was often referred to, was David Eccles' primary business partner throughout the establishment of many industries, including the Ogden Rapid Transit Company. This photo of Browning, from 1900-1901, was taken…
This gold bond was created for the inauguration of the Logan Rapid Transit Company on January 1, 1913. The bond was worth $500 with a 6% annual interest rate for the company's first mortgage. It was created and authorized by the Ogden Savings Bank.…
By 1926, the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad felt that the streetcar operations were contributing to the monetary deficit experienced by the company throughout the early 1920s. On August 4, 1926 the Ogden Standard-Examiner reported that the U.I.C. sought…
The Amalgamated Sugar Company was originally established by David Eccles and his corporation in 1897, beginning in Ogden, Utah. The company provided financial support, and sugar became a central freight product, for the operations of the U.I.C. This…