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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…
In 1940, the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company was purchased and reincorporated as the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Corporation. As a result of the reincorporation, bondholders received a portion of their bond deposits and were also able to convert…
Bullen responded to Knickerbocker on September 10, 1947 and expressed surprise at the Union Pacific's hesitancy to invest the money for what Bullen calls "development purposes in the rich Cache Valley." He also states that business opportunities are…
Bullen's letter of September 5, 1947 shows Bullen continuing to try to persuade Knickerbocker and the Union Pacific of the value of providing services in place of the abandoned U.I.C. He describes Cache Valley as economically stable and a great…
A U.I.C. freight bill dated September 8, 1928 for cleaning supplies from Lovinger Disinfectant Co. in Salt Lake City shipped to the Capitol Theatre in Logan. This form indicates that the Bamberger Electric train first transported the supplies before…
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…
Cattle and Plow Break Ground for the Construction of the Logan Rapid Transit System as Crowd Watches
A pair of oxen and a plow work as a crowd has gathered to witness the breaking of ground for the "Logan Street R.R." or Logan Rapid Transit Company rail lines in 1909.
In 1945, the U.I.C. was again reincorporated under the ownership of the Amalgamated Sugar Company to try to maintain operation of the railroad. The railroad requested that all stockholders return their stocks to be cashed and invested in the new…
Frederick P. Champ contacted A.P. Bigelow on April 18, 1922 regarding a stockholder meeting for the U.I.C. These meetings were held in Ogden, Utah at the company's headquarters. Champ was a citizen of Logan and often sent his proxy card to Bigelow in…
This document is a letter from Frederick Champ to the Cache Valley Banking Company written September 13, 1944. Attached to the letter were Champ's five U.I.C. bond interest coupons due for payment in February, 1944. He submitted the coupons and the…
This letter was written by Frederick Champ to George Eccles on January 8, 1944. At this point the financial situation of the U.I.C. was very poor and this is represented in Champ's concerns with tax loss on his portion of the company stock and bonds.…
This is a follow-up letter from Frederick Champ to George Eccles, dated March 18, 1944. Champ's concerns regarding tax loss were not resolved by the U.I.C. at this point. He continued to reach out to have his tax loss deficits refunded by the company…
On June 3, 1944 Frederick Champ wrote to George Eccles concerning the United States Chamber of Commerce memberships for the Ogden Transit Company, the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad, and the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad Corporations. Financial struggles…
In response to the call for U.I.C. stocks, Champ sent this letter and his bond/stock certificate on February 28, 1945 to George Eccles to be sold to the Amalgamated Sugar Company. He included the stocks belonging to him, his wife, Lillian M.…
This April 24, 1945 letter from Champ to Eccles indicates that Champ received the checks he was expecting from the U.I.C. after sending in his bonds/stocks to be sold. He also notes that rumors have been spreading regarding the sale of the railroad…
In 1947, the U.I.C. was bankrupt and its property was auctioned throughout the counties in which it had operated. Champ wrote to a Mr. Hillyard on August 22, 1947 regarding the creation of a plat to be given to a customer of the Cache Valley Banking…
Champ's June 1, 1944 letter portrays the true financial hardship that the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad had been experiencing since the late 1920s. Champ explains to Donald Marcellus that the future operations of the U.I.C. are in question, that they…
This letter from December 10, 1940 is Champ's response to the U.I.C. Bondholder Protective Committee authorizing them to convert his bonds into the new corporation's stocks.
This is one example of many checks that were written to the U.I.C. during its time of operation. This check was written for $3.78 on August 7, 1918. The stamp on the reverse side of the check shows that the U.I.C. utilized the services of Thatcher…
A steam engine delivers concrete on railcars for the continued construction of the Logan Rapid Transit Lines in 1909-1910. Construction workers are shown working with the concrete to construct the railroad grade.
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…
Another U.I.C. freight bill dated November 4, 1930 for supplies shipped from Lovinger Disinfectant Co. in Salt Lake City to the Capitol Theatre in Logan. The bill indicates that the shipment arrived the same day, was also initially shipped with the…
A steam engine delivers dirt and gravel for the construction of rail lines for the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company at the Collinston Divide in 1916. The divide is located between Mendon, Utah and Deweyville, Utah.
Construction of the Logan Rapid Transit Company lines on Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1909-1910. A tailor, Cardon Jewelry, The Hub, and other businesses can be seen in the background. Men in suits watch the progress of the construction workers who…
Construction of the Logan Rapid Transit Company lines on Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1909-1910. A drug store, tailor, Cardon Jewelry, The Hub, and other businesses can be seen in the background. Men in suits watch the progress of the construction…
Construction of the Logan Rapid Transit Company lines on Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1909-1910. J.R. Edwards, James Quayle & Co., The Oak Theatre, and other businesses can be seen in the background. Men in suits watch the progress of the…
Construction of the Logan Rapid Transit Company lines on Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1909-1910. The Chicago Clothing Store, J.R. Edwards, James Quayle & Co., The Oak Theatre, and other businesses can be seen in the background. Men in suits watch…
A snapshot of the construction of the Logan Rapid Transit rail lines at the corner of Main and Center Streets in Logan in 1909-1910. The Thatcher Bros. Bank is also under construction in the background. Rail ties can be seen within the trench that…
This copy of a student ticket, originally included in a large book of student tickets, was used by a student of South Cache High School on February 17, 1932. The ticket allowed students to travel from their home station to the stop at the high…
David Eccles and his first wife, Bertha. The Eccles resided in Ogden, Utah and had 12 children together. David, as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, participated in the practice of polygamy and was also married to Ellen…
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.
A photograph of David Eccles, at the age of 51, in 1900. In 1900 Eccles and the Eccles Corporation established the Ogden Rapid Transit Company and started the foundation for what would become the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad.
This photo of David Eccles was taken in 1887-1888 as he served as the mayor of Ogden, Utah.
Champ sent in this bond certificate with his December 10 letter to the U.I.C. Bondholder Protective Committee for conversion to the new company's stocks. The certificate is listed under his wife's name, Elizabeth S. Champ.
J.W. Ellingson's response to Nelson's inquiry regarding holiday and weekend rates for students. Ellingson responded on November 26, 1917 informing Nelson that the tariff rules had to be respected and that student rates could not be applied on…
The O.L.I. and U.I.C. worked with a number of educational institutions throughout Ogden and Cache Valley in assisting with the transportation of students to school and other events. This letter from September 10, 1917 is a notice from the O.L.I.…
A letter from August 23, 1917 from J.W. Ellingson to E.G. Peterson, President of the Agricultural College of Utah. The O.L.I. provided Peterson with a railroad pass that was good throughout the state of Utah for a year.
To better establish relationships with the community, the UAC invited many businessmen and individuals from companies with relationships to the school to the Military Ball. Ellingson replied to this invitation on March 12, 1918 stating that he had…
A December 11, 1917 letter from J.W. Ellingson to President E.G. Peterson in response to a misunderstanding that was investigated by the president regarding a student excursion by railroad. The O.L.I. felt that they were not treated fairly in the…
Correspondence between J.W. Ellingson, Traffic Manager of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway, and Earl Van Wagoner, Assistant President of the Agricultural College of Utah (UAC) on June 9, 1917. Ellingson is informing Van Wagoner of the change in…
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…
First Security Bank of Utah to U.I.C. Bondholders, Foreclosure and Repayment of Mortgage Bonds, 1948
By April 6, 1948, Quinney had successfully sold the real estate and property of the U.I.C. to accumulate the funds necessary to pay off the company's debts and refund the cost of stocks and bonds held by individuals such as Frederick Champ. This…
A later record of freight bills collected at the Wellsville Station throughout September, 1933. The consignees of this particular record represent a variety of individuals and businesses, demonstrating the many different types of freight that the…
This document is a record of freight bills collected at the Wellsville Station throughout July, 1933. Each freight bill was tracked according to cost, the railcar and number in which the freight had traveled, the location of origin for the shipment,…
One of the few handwritten documents in the station records, this note from August 23, 1924 written by J. H. Schwaneveldt describes the inspection and shipment of cattle via the U.I.C. Schwaneveldt was a brand inspector for Cache County and notes…
One of the few handwritten documents in the station records, this note from July 13, 1925 written by J. H. Schwaneveldt describes the inspection and shipment of cattle via the U.I.C. Schwaneveldt was a brand inspector for Cache County and notes that…
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.…
The O.L.I./U.I.C.'s Hyrum Station in the winter. The community of Hyrum can be seen to the right of the station in the background. This photo also shows the wye stop for the use of the Hyrum Station agent.
A letter from J.W. Bailey, the Superintendent of the Ogden Rapid Transit Company, to the Becker Brewing and Malting Company in Ogden. The brewing company was a loyal customer of the O.R.T., O.L.I., and U.I.C. from the establishment of their services…
A poem, written by John Sorensen, concerning the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad and its relationship with the individuals and communities throughout rural northern Utah. John Sorensen received his Bachelor and Master of Science in English from Utah…