Utah Railway History
This page was last updated on December 10, 2011.
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Utah Railway History — Information about Utah Railway operations from its organization in 1914 through to today, including its sale to Genessee & Wyoming in 2002.
Before Utah Railway — The years of joint operation (1910-1917) by Southern Utah Railroad and Castle Valley Railway of the rail line between Hiawatha and Price.
The history of Utah Railway before 1960 is closely tied to the history of the coal mines that the railroad served. The year 1960 serves as a year of separation; it was a low point in Utah coal production as the nation transitioned from coal used for home heating and metalurgical production, and the use of coal to geterate electricity.
Utah Railway's Parent Companies — Information about Utah Railway's parent corporations, from USSR&M, to UV Industries, to Sharon Steel, to Mueller Industries, to Genesee & Wyoming.
Sources — Sources for further information about Utah Railway, including railfan publications.
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