Western Railroad Discussion > Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway

Visited the Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway in Salt Lake City, UT, on March 11, 2010. Mr. Hogle, president SLG&W, is looking forward to retiring. He's overseen the operation since 1963.


Locomotives noted on the property;

Working the line was D.S. 9 built as UP SW9 1833 in April 1953, rebuilt by UP to SW10 1230 in February 1982, retired by UP in July 1998; sold to Connell Finance in July 1998; sold to SLG&W in January-March 2000. (see also Locomotive Notes II, Number 213, March-April 2000, page 9, reported by Ryan Ballard)

At the enginehouse (former three-track trolley barn) was D.S. 10 built as UP SW9 1851 in October 1953, rebuilt by UP to SW10 1215 in January 1981, retired by UP in July 1998; sold to Connell Finance in July 1998; sold to SLG&W in January-March 2000. (see also Locomotive Notes II, Number 213, March-April 2000, page 9, reported by Ryan Ballard) (info from UtahRails.com)

Last image has "Huck" Hogle looking at Saltair Trolley advertisement - he likely rode it before its 1952 demise - trolley service ended and wires came down.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/22/10 10:48 by cozephyr.

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A couple of views at Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway office with Mr. Hogle and his secretary. Note the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railway stock certificates.

My thanks for his hospitality. Enjoy your well earned retirement.

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The "Open Air Trolley" Ride was more like when I rode the line in 1966, when the Ex-Great Western Sugar 2-8-0 90 (??) was in town on the way to movie work in "The Professionals" .
The SLG&W offered trips pulled by their them GE 44 tonners and a mix of the opulently decorated ex-Motor Cars and coaches and the Open bench cars.

Where are they now?

I believe one open car is at WRM at Rio Vista Jct. California.

--Jim Baker, Whittier, CA

Wow, CZ, you really did the town when visiting SLC. Even GrandeGold has done very little photography along the SLGW 'Saltair Route'. Glad to hear Don is still alive and kicking. His family created the Hogle Zoo up in Emigration Canyon east of downtown Salt Lake City.

Here's a couple of images for you...

1. SLGW D.S.10 curves through Buena Vista near the Salt Lake International Airport on Oct. 1, 2009.

2. SLGW 100, part of the vintage collection owned by the Heber Valley Railroad. Oct. 10, 2009.

JSB

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Electric trolley service out to Saltair ceased on 16 August 1951. The final year for passenger service to the Saltair resort was 1958, the year it closed. In 1963 a special was operated to the abandoned resort but drew only a few passengers.

Thanks for these! Nice to see/hear some inside information on an operation that's just blocks from where I live, yet I know little about. Promontory Chapter NRHS has some interesting equipment stored in the SLG&W yard, including an ex-C&O dome car, an ex-UP modernized heavyweight lounge car, and an ex-KCS stainless steel caboose (currently for sale.)

The photos in the barn and office almost look like they could be from 30 years ago. No computers in any of the photos. The typewriter fits right in. The secretary is actually writing on paper. Only the phone in the photo looks like it is less than 10 years old. Great to see them still operating so long after their passenger business folded unlike so many other similar lines.

Thanks for the photos.

The Airport Industrial Park has a couple plastic molders
including Crown Cork so the inbound is pretty substantial.
And yes, it's really nice to see a pre-GEVO railroad survive.