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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…
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…
The schedule of the U.I.C. was originally organized to best support the students who would be traveling to a number of schools and universities in Ogden and Cache Valley. This October 13, 1917 letter from President Peterson questions the O.L.I. about…
This item is a copy of the O.L.I.'s letter to the UAC on November 26, 1917 regarding a football excursion of UAC students to Salt Lake City. The O.L.I. believed that the students were to be traveling with their rail services, rather than with the…
A letter from President Peterson dated January 14, 1918 to W.A. Whitney, General Manager of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway. Peterson responded to a request regarding an individual named Calvin Millard who had applied to the O.L.I. for employment.…
A similar letter to the one that Peterson sent in August, 1917. This letter, from January 21, 1918 thanks the O.L.I. for an annual pass for the year 1918.
One of the traditions of the Agricultural College of Utah was a Military Ball held on the campus. In 1918, this ball was to be held on March 9. Peterson wrote to the O.L.I. on February 27, 1918 regarding special railroad rates for those who would be…
This letter from Geo. Preston, an Attorney in Logan, Utah, refers to a hearing over the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad and its future operation. Preston notes on February 14, 1947 that the situation seemed to be hopeless, that the financial situation of…
A copy of a letter from Geo. Preston, the attorney from Logan, to Moyle and Moyle Attorneys at Law in Salt Lake City on January 10, 1947. Preston discusses some possible options for having the U.I.C. real estate and property sold to a bidder who can…
On July 18, 1947, S.J. Quinney sent the following letter to announce the auctioning of all U.I.C. property throughout the counties of Utah and Idaho in which it had operated. Quinney had been appointed as receiver for the U.I.C. by the U.S. District…
Following the abandonment of the lines of the U.I.C., S.J. Quinney oversaw the auctioning of U.I.C. property and real estate as the appointed receiver for the company. In this August 6, 1947 letter from Quinney to Bullen, Quinney informs Bullen of…
Passengers and freight board the U.I.C. #500 on Main Street in Logan, Utah on October 16, 1945. Edwards Furniture, Standard Stations Inc., the Logan Temple, the Logan Tabernacle, and a Coca Cola advertisement can be seen in the background.
The U.I.C. #514 and passenger car stopped at the Preston Station in Idaho on October 16, 1945. A lumber company and advertisement for coal can be seen behind the engine. Also visible is the logo sign of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad on the…
U.I.C. engines #500 and #503 parked in the train yard at the Preston, Idaho Station on October 16, 1945. A railroad worker is seen working in the yard. A grain elevator with the label "The Inter-Ocean Elevators" can be seen in the background.
This circular is another example of the variety of issues faced by railroad employees. Sent by Chief Special Agent W.C. Rutherford in 1931, this circular informs all railroad employees of a fugitive named Robert Paul Evans who has a warrant for his…
On April 29, 1912 the Salt Lake Tribune reported concerning the competition between David Eccles and M.J. Golightly regarding interurban franchises in Cache County. This article details the approach of each and their interests, as well as the history…
David Eccles passed away on December 6, 1912 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is reported by the Salt Lake Tribune in this article that he likely died from heart failure. The article reports the events surrounding his death, a brief accounting of his…
After his death, the news spread quickly to David Eccles' friends and family in Logan. This December 6, 1912 article reports that many responded with shock and disbelief. Eccles' second wife, Ellen, lived in Logan with her children. The article also…
The Salt Lake Tribune announced on March 11, 1913 the plans for the merger of the Ogden and Logan Rapid Transit Companies and the creation of an interurban system for northern Utah. This article reports on that decision and the increased capital…
Near the end of 1914, the construction of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway lines was almost complete. This article from October 23, 1914 announces that the line should be completed by December 1 according to P.D. Kline who recently inspected the…
To avoid further confusion regarding shipping labels and other freight issues, the O.L.I. considered changing the name of the company and its initials. This December 12, 1917 article reports on the discussions taking place regarding this issue. It is…
This December 30, 1917 article confirms the rumors and announces an official change of the name of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway to the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad. It also elaborates on the reasoning behind the change, the products handled by…
Special train rates and schedules were often implemented by the railroad for events and conferences happening in Salt Lake City and other areas of northern Utah. This April 1, 1918 Salt Lake Tribune article advertises special train schedules for the…
The first services abandoned by the U.I.C. were the streetcar services that it offered in Logan, Brigham City, and Ogden. The Salt Lake Tribune reported in this article from August 21, 1919 that the Brigham City streetcar service would officially be…
While the U.I.C. abandoned its streetcar services in Brigham City and Logan, in Ogden the lines were sold off to a new company who continued to maintain and operate them: the Utah Rapid Transit Company. This was done to simplify the processes of both…
On July 18, 1947, S.J. Quinney sent the following letter to announce the auctioning of all U.I.C. property throughout the counties of Utah and Idaho in which it had operated. Quinney had been appointed as receiver for the U.I.C. by the U.S. District…
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…
The U.I.C. worked with a number of railroads to provide better service for their customers and expand that service to areas outside of Utah. This telegram, sent on July 29th, 1929, is evidence of the relationship of the U.I.C. with major railways…
A U.I.C. passenger bus travels on Highway 89 near the summit of Box Elder Canyon between Logan and Brigham City, Utah on June 9, 1926. To prevent competition, the U.I.C. established bus services in the mid 1920s to supplement revenue from their…
A U.I.C. passenger bus travels on Highway 89 in Sardine Canyon between Logan and Brigham City, Utah on June 9, 1926. To prevent competition, the U.I.C. established bus services in the mid 1920s to supplement revenue from their railroad services and…
A U.I.C. passenger bus travels on Highway 89 near the summit of Box Elder Canyon between Logan and Brigham City, Utah on June 9, 1926. To prevent competition, the U.I.C. established bus services in the mid 1920s to supplement revenue from their…
A stretch of U.I.C. railroad track located in Franklin, Idaho. One of the U.I.C. Railroad bridges can be seen on this section of track. Houses can also be seen behind the trees to the left.
A closer shot of the U.I.C. Railroad bridge in Franklin, Idaho. There is also a better view of the home in the background.
A Russell Double-Track Snow Plow engine used by the U.I.C. Snow plow engines were crucial to the operation of the U.I.C. throughout the winter months in Cache Valley and northern Utah. A number of oral history interviews recall the train arriving…
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…
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.
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 look at Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1909-1910 during construction of the Logan Rapid Transit Company rail lines. Cardon Jewelry, Dr. W. I. McNeil (dentist), The Hub, Dr. Paulson (Dentist), Morrels, and a drug store are visible.
A U.I.C. train driving or stuck in the snow. A crowd of people watch, possibly the passengers as the train is freed from the snow. The image's collection notes state that the train is near a town when the photo was taken.
This street scene shows a U.I.C. train on Main Street in Logan in the early 1920s. One person rides a bike near some of the earliest automobiles in the city.
A World War I regiment, in 1918, from Cache Valley awaits the arrival of the U.I.C. in front of the Logan Tabernacle on Main Street before traveling to Salt Lake City for training and deployment. The collection finding aid notes that this is probably…
A World War I regiment, in 1918, from Cache Valley awaits the arrival of the U.I.C. in front of the Logan Tabernacle on Main Street before traveling to Salt Lake City for training and deployment. The collection finding aid notes that this is probably…
World War I soldiers look on, in 1918, as a distant U.I.C. train arrives on Main Street in Logan to transport these soldiers to Salt Lake City for training and deployment. The collection finding aid notes that this is probably the 145th field…
The U.I.C. arrives in 1918 to collect and transport Cache Valley World War I soldiers to Salt Lake City for training and deployment. The Chicago Clothing Store, JRE, a café, The Oak, Murdock's, and the Riter Bros. Drug Company can all be seen on Main…
The Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway depot in Logan, Utah sometime before the company was reincorporated as the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad in 1919. The O.L.I. was established in 1915, so this photo was likely taken between then and 1919. This brick…