Difference between revisions of "Common Carrier Railroads of Utah"
(Created page with "==Common Carrier Railroads.== <div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">100px</span> <span class="rltitle">American Fork Railroad|...") |
Josh Bernard (talk | contribs) |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to connect with the Sultana Mill at Forest City in the American Fork canyon. The line came within 4 miles of it's goal terminating at Deer Creek and operated on 5.5% grades up the narrow canyon. By 1876 the local mining activity went into decline and the road turned to tourism unsuccessfully before succumbing to debtors. | '''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to connect with the Sultana Mill at Forest City in the American Fork canyon. The line came within 4 miles of it's goal terminating at Deer Creek and operated on 5.5% grades up the narrow canyon. By 1876 the local mining activity went into decline and the road turned to tourism unsuccessfully before succumbing to debtors. | ||
<span class="rlbottom">American Fork to Deer Creek, Utah County. 1872 - 1878</span> | <span class="rlbottom">American Fork to Deer Creek, Utah County. 1872 - 1878</span> | ||
</div> | |||
<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png|100px]]</span> | |||
<span class="rltitle">[[Salt Lake, Sevier Valley & Pioche Railroad|Salt Lake, Sevier Valley & Pioche Railroad.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Organized by Salt Lake City businessmen to build west from Salt Lake City to Lake Point, Tooele, Stockton and the Tintic mining region to the south. The company planned to build as far as Pioche, Nevada. Financial setbacks slowed work on the railroad and it was reorganized as the Utah Western Railway in 1874. | |||
<span class="rlbottom">Salt Lake City to Stockton (Proposed), Salt Lake and Tooele Counties. 1871 - 1874</span> | |||
</div> | |||
<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png|100px]]</span> | |||
<span class="rltitle">[[Utah Central Railway|Utah Central Railway.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Organized by John W. Young to reach Park City. Not to be confused with the standard gauge Utah Central Railway that connnected Ogden and Salt Lake City.<br /> | |||
<span class="rlbottom"> </span> | |||
</div> | |||
<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png|100px]]</span> | |||
<span class="rltitle">[[Utah Eastern Railroad|Utah Eastern Railroad.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' <br /> | |||
<span class="rlbottom"> </span> | |||
</div> | |||
<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png|100px]]</span> | |||
<span class="rltitle">[[Utah Northern Railroad|Utah Northern Railroad.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' <br /> | |||
<span class="rlbottom">Ogden to Pocatello, Idaho. 1871 - 1878</span> | |||
</div> | |||
<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png|100px]]</span> | |||
<span class="rltitle">[[Utah & Northern Railway|Utah & Northern Railway.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' <br /> | |||
<span class="rlbottom">Ogden to Garrison, Montana. 1878 - 1889</span> | |||
</div> | |||
<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png|100px]]</span> | |||
<span class="rltitle">[[Utah & Pleasant Valley Railroad|Utah & Pleasant Valley Railway.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Organized by the Packard Brothers of Springville Utah to access their coal claims in the Pleasant Valley, but no significant construction was accomplished until the company was bought by Charles Scofield. | |||
<span class="rlbottom">Provo to Scofield, Utah County. 1875 - 1881</span> | |||
</div> | |||
<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png|100px]]</span> | |||
<span class="rltitle">[[Uintah Railway|Uintah Railway.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' <br /> | |||
<span class="rlbottom"> </span> | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:54, 6 March 2024
Common Carrier Railroads.
American Fork Railroad.
36in Gauge. Constructed to connect with the Sultana Mill at Forest City in the American Fork canyon. The line came within 4 miles of it's goal terminating at Deer Creek and operated on 5.5% grades up the narrow canyon. By 1876 the local mining activity went into decline and the road turned to tourism unsuccessfully before succumbing to debtors.
American Fork to Deer Creek, Utah County. 1872 - 1878
Salt Lake, Sevier Valley & Pioche Railroad.
36in Gauge. Organized by Salt Lake City businessmen to build west from Salt Lake City to Lake Point, Tooele, Stockton and the Tintic mining region to the south. The company planned to build as far as Pioche, Nevada. Financial setbacks slowed work on the railroad and it was reorganized as the Utah Western Railway in 1874.
Salt Lake City to Stockton (Proposed), Salt Lake and Tooele Counties. 1871 - 1874
Utah Central Railway.
36in Gauge. Organized by John W. Young to reach Park City. Not to be confused with the standard gauge Utah Central Railway that connnected Ogden and Salt Lake City.
Utah & Northern Railway.
36in Gauge.
Ogden to Garrison, Montana. 1878 - 1889
Utah & Pleasant Valley Railway.
36in Gauge. Organized by the Packard Brothers of Springville Utah to access their coal claims in the Pleasant Valley, but no significant construction was accomplished until the company was bought by Charles Scofield.
Provo to Scofield, Utah County. 1875 - 1881