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FrontRunner
FrontRunner is a commuter rail train operated by the Utah Transit Authority that operates along the Wasatch Front in north-central Utah with service from the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center in central Weber County through Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo Central station in central Utah County. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . Description FrontRunner runs south from Ogden to Provo with a total length of . Before the Pleasant View station was closed, the total length was . The route uses a portion of the right-of-way of the historic Utah Central Railroad, built in 1869 to connect the First transcontinental railroad with Salt Lake City and acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1878. UTA-owned track parallels UP track until Ogden, where, until August 10, 2018 (date of last train), when service to Pleasant View was "Suspended Indefinitely", Union Pacific and Utah Transit Authority share the final of track to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah Transit Authority
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is a special service district responsible for providing public transportation throughout the Wasatch Front of Utah, in the United States, which includes the metropolitan areas of Ogden, Park City, Provo, Salt Lake City and Tooele. It operates fixed route buses, flex route buses, express buses, ski buses, three light rail lines in Salt Lake County ( TRAX), a streetcar line in Salt Lake City ( the S-Line), and a commuter rail train (''FrontRunner'') from Ogden through Salt Lake City to Provo. UTA is headquartered in Salt Lake City with operations and garages in locations throughout the Wasatch Front, including Ogden, Midvale and Orem. Light rail vehicles are stored and maintained at yards at locations in South Salt Lake and Midvale. UTA's commuter rail equipment is stored and serviced at a facility in Salt Lake City. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . History The Utah Transit Authority traces its roots to 1953 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Lake Intermodal Hub
The Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub (also known as Salt Lake Central on Utah Transit Authority TAroutes and SLC by Amtrak) is a multi-modal transportation hub in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States served by the Blue Line of UTA's TRAX light rail system that operates in Salt Lake County and by the ''FrontRunner'', UTA's commuter rail train that operates along the Wasatch Front with service from Ogden in central Weber County through Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo in central Utah County. Service at the intermodal hub is also provided by Amtrak (with the ''California Zephyr''), and Greyhound Lines, as well as UTA local bus service. Location The Salt Lake Intermodal Hub has several official addresses, depending on the service provider: *250 South 600 West – ''FrontRunner'' commuter rail *300 South 600 West – Greyhound Lines (intercity bus service) *325 South 600 West – TRAX light rail *340 South 600 West – Amtrak inter-city passenger ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasant View (UTA Station)
Pleasant View is a commuter rail station in Pleasant View, Utah, formerly served by the FrontRunner, Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) commuter rail train that operates along the Wasatch Front with service from Ogden in central Weber County through Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo in central Utah County. UTA announced that FrontRunner service to and from the Pleasant View station was to be suspended indefinitely with the schedule valid from August 12, 2018. As trains to Pleasant View station only operated Monday to Friday, the last train operated August 10, 2018. The reason given for the suspension of service was the cost of implementing federally mandated positive train control for the section of track north of Ogden on which FrontRunner ran, but is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP). Description The station is located at 2700 North US Highway 89 (US-89) and can be easily accessed from either 2700 North (Utah State Route 134) or US-89. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogden Intermodal Transit Center
The Ogden Intermodal Transit Center is a commuter rail train and bus station in Ogden, Utah, United States. It is served by the ''FrontRunner'', Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) commuter rail train, as well as UTA local and commuter bus service, and Greyhound Lines long-distance bus service. Description The Ogden Intermodal Transit Center is frequently referred to by various names, even by UTA itself, with the ''Ogden Intermodal Center'' being the most common alternative. Other names include the ''Ogden Station'', the ''Ogden Central Station'', and the ''Ogden Transit Center''. However, it should not be confused with the Ogden Union Station, which is a train station just south of the Transit Center (which has not had rail service since May 1997). The Transit Center was built on approximately 15 acres of land and opened in 2002 with UTA bus service only. The ''FrontRunner'' construction was later completed to provide commuter rail service. The ''FrontRunner'' train service bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provo (UTA Station)
Provo Central station is an intermodal transit station in Provo, Utah, United States. It is served by the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) FrontRunner commuter rail line as well as local, intra-county, and interstate buses. It is the southern terminus of the commuter rail system, with service running north as far as Ogden. The station is also known as Provo Intermodal Hub, Provo Station, or Provo CRS. It is part of the ''FrontRunner'' South extension. Description The station is at 690 South University Avenue U.S. Route 189 on 15 acres and covers a two city block area between Freedom Boulevard (200 West) and University Avenue. It is accessed from I-15 by way of either the University Avenue or Provo Center Street ( SR 114) interchanges. The station has a Park and Ride lot with over 800 free parking spaces available. The station is one block east of the Provo Amtrak station, which is a stop for the ''California Zephyr''. While there are several retail business (including fast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provo Central Station
Provo Central station is an intermodal transit station in Provo, Utah, United States. It is served by the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) FrontRunner commuter rail line as well as local, intra-county, and interstate buses. It is the southern terminus of the commuter rail system, with service running north as far as Ogden. The station is also known as Provo Intermodal Hub, Provo Station, or Provo CRS. It is part of the ''FrontRunner'' South extension. Description The station is at 690 South University Avenue U.S. Route 189 on 15 acres and covers a two city block area between Freedom Boulevard (200 West) and University Avenue. It is accessed from I-15 by way of either the University Avenue or Provo Center Street ( SR 114) interchanges. The station has a Park and Ride lot with over 800 free parking spaces available. The station is one block east of the Provo Amtrak station, which is a stop for the ''California Zephyr''. While there are several retail business (including fast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, the city is the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which had a population of 1,257,936 at the 2020 census. Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City–Provo–Orem Combined Statistical Area, Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Combined Statistical Area, a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along a segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,746,164 (as of 2021 estimates), making it the 22nd largest in the nation. It is also the central core of the larger of only two major urban areas located within the Great Basin (the other being Reno, Nevada). Salt Lake C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah County, Utah
Utah County is the second-most populous County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Utah. The county seat and largest city is Provo, Utah, Provo, which is the state's third-largest city, and the largest outside of Salt Lake County. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 665,665. Utah County is one of Juab County, Utah, two counties forming the Provo-Orem, Utah, Orem Provo-Orem metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the larger Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT Salt Lake City metropolitan area#Combined Statistical Area, Combined Statistical Area. In 2010, the center of population of Utah was in Utah County, in the city of Saratoga Springs, Utah, Saratoga Springs. Utah County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, ranking among the top ten counties in numerical growth. Correspondingly, Provo-Orem is among the top eight metropolitan areas by percentage growth in the country. Utah County is one of seven counties in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasant View, Utah
Pleasant View is a city on the northern edge of Weber County, Utah, Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 7,979 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the Ogden, Utah, Ogden–Clearfield, Utah, Clearfield, Utah Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is a suburban community of Ogden. History Considered part of North Ogden, Utah, North Ogden for its first 30 years, Pleasant View was known during its early days by several names, including West District, Hot Springs District, Stringtown, or simply Out West. The city was officially named Pleasant View in 1882 by Wilford Cragun, one of the first white children born in the area. Mary Lake, daughter of William Bailey Lake and Sarah Jane Marler was born in North Ogden, 15 December 1851. Other early settlers were Thomas Dunn, John Mower, and Simeon Cragun families. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, approximately east of the Great Salt Lake and north of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,321 in 2020, according to the US Census Bureau, making it Utah's eighth largest city. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history,Maia Armaleo "Grand Junction: Where Two Lines Raced to Drive the Last Spike in Transcontinental Track," ''American Heritage'', June/July 2006. and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a convenient location for and |
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its west by Nevada. Utah also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast. Of the fifty U.S. states, Utah is the 13th-largest by area; with a population over three million, it is the 30th-most-populous and 11th-least-densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two areas: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which is home to roughly two-thirds of the population and includes the capital city, Salt Lake City; and Washington County in the southwest, with more than 180,000 residents. Most of the western half of Utah lies in the Great Basin. Utah has been inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous groups such as the ancient Puebloans, Navajo and Ute. The Spanish were the first Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis County, Utah
Davis County is a county in northern Utah, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 306,479, making it Utah's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Farmington, and its largest city is Layton. Davis County is part of the Ogden- Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Salt Lake City- Provo-Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area. History The legislature of the provisional State of Deseret defined the county in an October 5, 1850 act, which also designated Farmington as the seat due to its location midway between boundaries at the Weber River on the north and the Jordan River on the south. It was named for Daniel C. Davis, a captain in the Mormon Battalion. The county boundaries were altered in 1852, 1854, 1855, and in 1862. In 1880 the county gained part of the islands and waters of Great Salt Lake that had previously been attached to Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County. The county boundary has remained unchanged since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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