Union Pacific in Utah

Compiled by Don Strack

(This is a work in progress; research continues.)

This page was last updated on December 21, 2011.

Index for Union Pacific in Utah

Union Pacific Railroad Timeline, 1864-1880 — Construction across Nebraska and Wyoming, and into Utah.
Union Pacific in Utah, 1868-1899 — Union Pacific operations in Utah, including all subsidiaries.
UP in Utah, from 1900 to 1996 — Union Pacific operations in Utah, including all subsidiaries.
UP in Utah, from 1996 to today — UP in Utah, after the merger with Southern Pacific
South of Salt Lake City — Tracks owned by LA&SL (leased to UP in 1936)
Salt Lake City to Ogden, and north of Ogden — Tracks owned by OSL (leased to UP in 1936)

Additional Information For Union Pacific in Utah

Union Pacific Controlled Railroads — An index page for the railroads in Utah that were built by companies controlled by Union Pacific, including the two largest companies: Oregon Short Line (OSL, before 1936) and Los Angeles & Salt Lake (LA&SL, before 1936).

Union Pacific's Salt Lake City Depot — Information about the history and current status of Union Pacific's classic depot in Salt Lake City.

UP's Salt Lake City Diesel Shop — An edited version of the original text used for an article published as "Salt Lake City Diesel Shop" in The Streamliner, Volume 12, Number 2, Spring 1998.

UP's Salt Lake City Roundhouse — Information about the roundhouse in Salt Lake City, built in 1907 as a shared facility by San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake and Oregon Short Line; retirted in late 1949 and demolished in 1950 and 1951 to clear the site for UP's Salt Lake City Diesel shop.

UP's Utah depots — Information about the architectual design of Union Pacific's depots in Utah.

Utah Division History — Information about UP's Utah Division, from 1937 to current operations in 2003, with information from various timetables showing how the division was expanded and cut back at various times to reflect the operational changes of reorganizations and mergers.

UP's Salt Lake City Area Timetable — Changes that took effect in 1998 with the new Salt Lake Area Timetable of October 25, 1998, including name change to most of the area subdivisions.

UP's Park City (Utah) Branch — An edited version of the original text used for an article published as "Union Pacific's Park City (Utah) Branch" in The Streamliner, Volume 15, Number 2, Spring 2001

UP's Route in Weber and Echo Canyons — An edited version of the original text used for an article published as "Eastbound to Wahsatch" in The Streamliner, Volume 17, Number 3, Summer 2003.

UP's Tintic Branches and Shay Locomotives — An edited version of the original text used for an article published as "UP's Tintic Subdivision" in The Streamliner, Volume 19, Number 3, Summer 2005. The Streamliner is the quarterly publication of Union Pacific Historical Society, and the article in The Streamliner includes 32 photos (three in color, plus the color cover), and seven maps, along with locomotive diagrams, timetable entries, and track profiles of the branches where UP ran its Shay locomotives.

UP's 900 South Line — Information about UP's 900 South Passenger Line, reactivated in late 2001 and abandoned in late 2007.

Union Pacific In Utah (Research Notes) — Research notes of the construction and operations of all of Union Pacific's lines in Utah.

Union Pacific, Not In Utah — Information about various Union Pacific subsidiaries (not in Utah) that added their own locomotives to UP's large fleet of locomotives, both steam and diesel.

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