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Resolution No.
B George B. Cetmnil
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Settieg forth the City Cosriission's +
objection to the discontinuance of -
Western Pacific Railroad Company
Trains Nos. 17 and 18, known as the';
California Zephyr.
Presented to the Qoerd of Comndedonert
AND .PASSED
AUG 3 31966
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ROLL CALL
VOTING Aye Nay Salt Lake City,Utah, August 23 ,196 6
Barker. -
I move that the Resolution be adoptg.
Catmull . . . �`-
Harrison . . .
Holley. . . . ✓
Mr. Chairman . /
RESOLUTION
Result . . . .
WHEREAS, the Western Pacific Railroad Company has, for
the past 17 years, maintained passenger service between Salt
Lake City, Utah and San Francisco, California as a part of
a daily train service between Chicago, Illinois and San
Francisco, California; and
WHEREAS, over the years the residents of Salt Lake City
and of the communities between Salt Lake City and San Francisco
have come to rely on such train service and such service has
contributed greatly to the economy and convenience of the
citizens of said communities; and
WHEREAS, the Western Pacific Railroad Company now pro-
poses to discontinue passenger service between Salt Lake City
and San Francisco by eliminating from service Trains Nos. 17
and 18, known as the California Zephyr, and has applied to
the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to discon-
tinue said daily passenger trains; and
WHEREAS, the discontinuance of said trains would leave
Salt Lake City and the intermediate communities without
passenger train service to San Francisco and would result in
great economic loss and inconvenience to the citizens thereof:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF SALT LAKE CITY, that said Board does hereby object to the dis-
continuance of said trains and respectfully petitions the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to deny the request for discontinuance
of Trains Nos. 17 and 18, known as the California Zephyr.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
transmitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington,
D. C.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah, this 23rd day of August, 1966.
/ J. Bracken Lee, Mayor
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