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Utah Southern Railroad (1871–1881)

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304: 369: 309: 141:. Over time the tracks via Tooele became the preferred route for through traffic and the tracks via Provo became the secondary or local route. The route via Provo is no longer contiguous. The portion between Provo and Lynndyl is still part of the Union Pacific, and is known as the Sharp Subdivision; the portion through the 31:(UP) in 1875. The Utah Southern Railroad name was initially kept as a separate division of the UP, but over time the line was moved around and divided among different UP subsidiaries. While most of the corridor is still used today it is no longer contiguous. The southern portion of the line, from 121:, and Frisco were eventually abandoned. The LA&SL and Utah Southern used different routes between Lynndyl and Salt Lake, resulting in duplicate tracks between those two cities. The Utah Southern built tracks were routed to Salt Lake via Leamington Canyon of the 160:
in 1993, with the stipulation that UTA continues to allow a freight operator to service the existing freight customers on the line. The sales agreement included an option for the UTA to purchase the abandoned right of way over
62:. The portion between the end of the Blue line and Provo has had the rails removed, however UTA has retained the right to extend the TRAX system to Provo along the former Utah Southern right of way. 156:. Between these cities, the former Utah Southern route became mostly unused for through traffic after a 1985 track sharing agreement between the two companies. The right of way was sold to the 450: 430: 440: 445: 435: 406: 350: 460: 91: 87: 399: 98: 343: 109:
was used for the LA&SL main, and remains in use as the primary Southern California - Utah rail trunk today, today known as the
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was built by members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1871-2 to connect
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Between Salt Lake City and Provo the former Utah Southern line ran roughly parallel to the
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is no longer contiguous with the rest of the line, nor part of the Union Pacific network.
82:(UP) in 1875. Under UP ownership, extensions to the line reached as far south and west as 118: 24: 419: 106: 102: 75: 36: 199: 134: 122: 114: 83: 277: 166: 130: 126: 32: 133:; the newer LA&SL built tracks were routed farther west in the desert, via 194: 55: 240: 368: 308: 169:
at a future date. The UTA used the corridor for a significant part of the
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light rail system, forming almost the entirety of the corridor of the
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The line was transferred and divided during construction of the
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177:. Freight traffic on this portion is now managed by the 380: 324: 39:, remains under UP ownership and is today known as the 70:
The first portion of the line was constructed between
202:- Parent company of the modern operator of the track 261:UtahRails.net: Union Pacific in Utah, 1868-1899 27:to points south. The line was acquired by the 400: 344: 8: 92:Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway 86:. In 1881 the railroad was merged into the 451:Western United States transportation stubs 431:Predecessors of the Union Pacific Railroad 407: 393: 351: 337: 271: 269: 441:Railway companies disestablished in 1881 252: 446:1871 establishments in Utah Territory 436:Railway companies established in 1871 315:This article about transportation in 7: 365: 363: 300: 298: 461:United States railway company stubs 379:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 323:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 278:"Union Pacific In Utah, 1900-1996" 99:Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad 14: 367: 307: 302: 179:Salt Lake City Southern Railroad 137:and around the north end of the 217:, in Powell, Allan Kent (ed.), 16:Railroad in Utah, United States 1: 150:Denver and Rio Grande Western 276:Don Strack (June 24, 2020). 191:Utah Southern Railroad Depot 477: 362: 297: 43:. The portion through the 219:Utah History Encyclopedia 94:, another UP subsidiary. 223:University of Utah Press 221:, Salt Lake City, Utah: 78:), and acquired by the 426:Defunct Utah railroads 263:, accessed August 2008 158:Utah Transit Authority 80:Union Pacific Railroad 58:system, primarily the 49:Utah Transit Authority 47:is today owned by the 29:Union Pacific Railroad 21:Utah Southern Railroad 193:- Surviving depot in 163:Point of the Mountain 213:Strack, Don (1994), 88:Utah Central Railway 215:"Railroads in Utah" 111:Lynndyl Subdivision 74:and York (south of 125:, passing through 388: 387: 332: 331: 139:Oquirrh Mountains 51:and used for the 41:Sharp Subdivision 468: 409: 402: 395: 371: 364: 353: 346: 339: 311: 306: 299: 290: 289: 287: 285: 273: 264: 257: 243: 143:Salt Lake Valley 129:, Santaquin and 45:Salt Lake Valley 476: 475: 471: 470: 469: 467: 466: 465: 416: 415: 414: 413: 360: 358: 357: 295: 293: 283: 281: 275: 274: 267: 258: 254: 233: 212: 209: 187: 68: 17: 12: 11: 5: 474: 472: 464: 463: 458: 453: 448: 443: 438: 433: 428: 418: 417: 412: 411: 404: 397: 389: 386: 385: 372: 356: 355: 348: 341: 333: 330: 329: 312: 292: 291: 265: 251: 250: 249: 245: 244: 231: 208: 205: 204: 203: 197: 186: 183: 72:Salt Lake City 67: 64: 25:Salt Lake City 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 473: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 423: 421: 410: 405: 403: 398: 396: 391: 390: 384: 382: 378: 373: 370: 366: 361: 354: 349: 347: 342: 340: 335: 334: 328: 326: 322: 318: 313: 310: 305: 301: 296: 279: 272: 270: 266: 262: 256: 253: 247: 246: 242: 238: 234: 228: 224: 220: 216: 211: 210: 206: 201: 198: 196: 192: 189: 188: 184: 182: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 159: 155: 154:Utah Division 151: 146: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 95: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 65: 63: 61: 57: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 381:expanding it 374: 359: 325:expanding it 314: 294: 282:. Retrieved 280:. Don Strack 259:Don Strack, 255: 218: 200:Utah Railway 147: 123:Sevier River 96: 69: 40: 20: 18: 284:November 9, 167:Utah Valley 456:Utah stubs 420:Categories 232:0874804256 207:References 195:Lehi, Utah 56:light rail 175:Blue Line 165:and into 76:Santaquin 60:Blue Line 241:30473917 185:See also 119:Fillmore 107:Milford 103:Lynndyl 66:History 37:Lynndyl 239:  229:  135:Tooele 115:Eureka 84:Frisco 319:is a 248:Notes 131:Provo 127:Nephi 33:Provo 377:stub 321:stub 317:Utah 286:2020 237:OCLC 227:ISBN 171:TRAX 53:TRAX 19:The 152:'s 105:to 35:to 422:: 268:^ 235:, 225:, 181:. 117:, 408:e 401:t 394:v 383:. 352:e 345:t 338:v 327:. 288:.

Index

Salt Lake City
Union Pacific Railroad
Provo
Lynndyl
Salt Lake Valley
Utah Transit Authority
TRAX
light rail
Blue Line
Salt Lake City
Santaquin
Union Pacific Railroad
Frisco
Utah Central Railway
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway
Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
Lynndyl
Milford
Lynndyl Subdivision
Eureka
Fillmore
Sevier River
Nephi
Provo
Tooele
Oquirrh Mountains
Salt Lake Valley
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Utah Division
Utah Transit Authority

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