The Salt Lake and Utah Railroad, also known as the Orem Line or Orem Interurban, was an electric railroad which operated between downtown

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and Payson,

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. Construction of the main line was started in 1913 with financing provided by A. J. Orem & Company, with Walter C. Orem as president. The railroad opened in 1914 with stops in both

and Salt Lake counties. The railroad also operated a branch line which ran to Magna. Both passenger and freight service was offered. The line's terminus in downtown Salt Lake City was shared with the Bamberger Railroad, and was located at the current site of Abravanel Hall. The railroad stopped service in 1946.

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Defunct Utah railroads Railway lines opened in 1914 Railway lines closed in 1946 1914 establishments in Utah 1946 disestablishments in Utah {{Utah-transport-stub

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