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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…