Utah Industries and Utah Railroads
This page was last updated on July 9, 2011.
Additional Information
- Mining in Utah — A separate index page for mining in Utah, and the railroads that served those mines; products include coal, copper, silver and lead, and the smelters that shipped the finished products.
- Locomotives used by rail-served industries in Utah
(listed alphabetically by industry)
Canning Industry — Utah's largest fruit and vegetable canneries were served by railroads. This is an article I wrote in 1994 for the Utah History Encyclopedia about the history of Utah's canning industry.
Cement — Cement rock mining and cement manufacturing.
Flour Milling — Grain storage and flour milling.
Granite — Granite quarries in Salt Lake County, used to build the Salt Lake City LDS temple, the Utah State capital building, and the Park Building at University of Utah, along with many others.
Industrial Development — Information about industrial development for smaller rail-served industries. First entry is for UP's Centennial Business Park.
Iron and Steel — Iron ore mining in Iron County, and iron making and steel making in Utah County. (includes the Wellington coal wash plant)
Limestone — Limestone mining.
Livestock — Information about how Utah's railroads served the livestock industry.
Oil — Petroleum refining in Salt Lake County and Davis County.
Stone and Aggregates — Stone quarries statewide used for construction materials, including gravel and aggregates, along with railroad ballast, and smelter slag.
Sugar Beet Industry — An article about Utah's sugar beet and beet sugar industry.
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