UtahRails Maps
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This page was last updated on July 31, 2024.
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Maps
Scanned Maps and Drawings -- A collection of scanned maps and schematic drawings produced in the 1906 to 1972 time period, showing railroad trackage, facilities and structures for railroads in the State of Utah.
Wall Maps -- Online images in a photo album with 22 scanned images of railroad wall maps. The railroads include AT&SF (1979), BN (1971), BN (1986), C&NW (1985; 2 sides), Conrail (1986), CSX (no date), N&W (1977; 2 sides), Norfolk Southern (1982, Norfolk Southern (1983), UPRR (1959; 2 sides), UPRR (1965), UPRR (1976), UPRR (1978), UPRR (1982 first merger map), UPRR (1983), UPRR (1984; 2 sides), UPRR (1997; 2 sides).
Maps at UtahRails -- An online photo album of scanned maps from the UtahRails collection.
Street Car Routes -- An online photo album of scanned maps showing street car routes in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Logan, from the UtahRails collection.
Utah State Archives Map Project -- The finding aid and index for the Utah Department of Transportation, Division of Right of Way, Railroad maps, 1900-1960, at the Utah State Archives. (Read about the Utah State Archives Map Project)
Google Maps of Utah Railroads
(Listed alphabetically)
(These Google maps are best viewed on a desktop or laptop computer. Mobile devices, or more specifically the Google Maps mobile apps, do not display the maps in a useful manner, if at all.)
Ballard & Thompson Railroad -- A Google Map of the railroad in eastern Utah, between Thompson on the D&RGW, and a coal mine five miles north. (Read more about the Ballard & Thompson Railroad)
Bamberger Railroad -- A Google Map of the electric railroad between Salt Lake City and Ogden. (Read more about the Bamberger Railroad)
Bingham Canyon Railroads -- A Google Map of the railroads of that served Bingham Canyon and the copper mills at Great Salt Lake, including Utah Copper, Kennecott Copper, Bingham & Garfield, and D&RGW. (Read more about Bingham Canyon Railroads)
Bingham Haulage and Drain Tunnels -- A Google Map showing the locations of the Mascotte, Bingham, and Butterfield tunnels. (Read more about the haulage and drain tunnels at Bingham)
Cache Valley Railroads -- A Google Map showing the railroads in Cache Valley, including the Utah Idaho Central interurban line, and the UP/OSL Ogden-Pocatello main line and various UP/OSL Cache Valley branches.
Carbon County Railway -- A Google Map of the Carbon County Railway that served coal mines in eastern Utah. (Read more about the Carbon County Railway.)
Castle Valley Railroad (1909-1914) -- A Google Map of Utah Railway and its predecessor railroads. (map zoomed to Castle Valley Ry. portion) (Read more about the Castle Valley Railroad.)
Castle Valley Railway (1901-1908) -- A Google map of the Castle Valley Railway and the later D&RGW Castle Valley Branch in Salina canyon, Utah. Built in 1903; dormant 1904-1921; abandoned in 1942. (Read more about the Castle Valley Railway)
Central Pacific (SP) Promontory Line, North from Ogden -- A Google Map showing the route of the former Central Pacific 1869 mainline north from Ogden north to Corinne Junction, where it was joined in 1903 by the UP-OSL Malad Branch.
Central Utah Rail Project -- A Google Map that shows the major points along the route of the planned Central Utah Rail Project (also known as the Six County Rail Line) to provide lower transportation costs to coal mines in central Utah. (Read more about the Central Utah (Six County) Rail Project)
Coalville Coal Mines -- A Google Map of the Grass Creek Branch and the Weber Mine Spur, to serve the coal mines near Coalville.
Colorado Central, Julesburg Branch -- A Google Map of UP's Julesburg Branch, built by the Colorado Central Railroad in 1881. (Read more about Colorado Central Railroad)
Crescent Tramway -- A Google Map of the Crescent Mining Company's tramway at Park City, the home of the first Shay locomotive in Utah; traced from 1903 USGS Park City Special map. (Read more about the Crescent Tramway)
D&RGW/RGW Abandoned Grades -- A Google Map showing the three abandoned grades in eastern Utah:
- Original 1880-1882 grade along the south rim of Cedar Mountain, abandoned in 1882 when D&RGW decided to build north along the Price River (56 miles)
- Original 1882 narrow gauge line between Mack, Colorado, crossing the Utah/Colorado border to Whitehouse, Utah, replaced in 1890 by the standard gauge line (54 miles)
- Original 1882 narrow gauge line along the Price River between near Woodside and near Cedar, replaced in 1890 by the standard gauge line. Includes the location of the only narrow gauge tunnel in Utah (15.5 miles)
D&RGW Bennett Branch -- A Google Map of the Bennett Branch in north Davis County, built to serve the sugar beet growing area surrounding the Layton Sugar company's sugar plant. (map zoomed to show the Bennett Branch portion of the larger map of Syracuse railroads) (Read more about D&RGW's Bennett Branch)
D&RGW Cane Creek Subdivision (Moab) -- A Google map of the Cane Creek Branch, built by D&RGW in 1961; still operated by UP.
D&RGW Castle Valley Branch (Salina) -- A Google map of the Castle Valley Railway and the later D&RGW Castle Valley Branch in Salina canyon, Utah. Built in 1903; dormant 1904-1921; abandoned in 1942. (Read more about the Castle Valley Branch)
D&RGW Jennings Quarry Spur (also known as Potter's Spur) -- A Google Map of D&RGW's Potter's Quarry Spur, from Kyune east to the quarry. Initial construction was three miles to Jennings Quarry in 1892; extended to 4.97 miles to Potter's Quarry in 1900; removed in 1917. Kyune was first called Jennings Junction, changed to Kyune before 1900.
D&RGW Lake Park Spur (Farmington) -- A Google Map of the D&RGW spur in Farmington, built in 1886 to serve the Lake Park Resort; the buildings were moved to in 1896 to create the Lagoon Resort; the spur was abandoned in 1925. (Read more about the Lake Side Resort at Farmington, Utah)
D&RGW Lark Branch -- A Google map of the D&RGW Lark Branch, built in 1903 as the Dalton & Lark Branch; partially changed in 1955 to serve the new Bingham-Lark tunnel.
D&RGW Marysvale Branch -- A Google Map of D&RGW's Marysvale Branch, built in 1891 and abandoned in 1984.
D&RGW Park City Branch -- A Google Map of the rail lines in and around Park City, Utah; includes locations of the major mines, drain tunnel, and aerial tramways. (Read more about D&RGW's Park City Branch)
D&RGW Potter's Quarry Spur (also known as Jennings Spur) -- A Google Map of D&RGW's Potter's Quarry Spur, from Kyune east to the quarry. Initial construction was three miles to Jennings Quarry in 1892; extended to 4.97 miles to Potter's Quarry in 1900; removed in 1917. Kyune was first called Jennings Junction, changed to Kyune before 1900.
D&RGW Provo Canyon Branch -- A Google Map of D&RGW's branch from Provo to Heber City, by way of Provo Canyon, built in 1897 and abandoned in 1968; northern portion became Heber Creeper tourist railroad in 1971, and today is the Heber Valley Railroad. (See also: Parker Wilson's map of the Provo Canyon Branch)
D&RGW Spring Canyon Branch -- A Google Map of D&RGW's Spring Canyon Branch, west of Helper; also shows Utah Railway Spring Canyon Branch and coal mines.
D&RGW Thistle -- A Google Map of Thistle, showing the old line and the new line after the 1983 flood.
D&RGW Tintic Branches -- A Google Map of D&RGW's Tintic Branch, including the Burgin mine spur and other branches. (Read more about D&RGW in the Tintic Mining District)
Deep Creek Railroad -- A Google Map of the Deep Creek Railroad, built in 1917 between Wendover and Gold Hill. (Read more about the Deep Creek Railroad)
Deseret Power Railway -- A Google Map showing the railroad (formerly known as the Deseret Western Railway), and the locations of the Deserado coal mine, the rail car loadout, and the Bonanza power plant. (Read more about the Deseret Power Railway)
Emigration Canyon Railroad -- A Google Map of the electric railroad east of Salt Lake City in Emigration Canyon, operated 1907-1917. (Read more about the Emigration Canyon Railroad)
Eureka Hill Railway -- A Google Map of the Eureka Hill Railway, a narrow gauge railroad in the Tintic Mining District. (Read more about the Eureka Hill Railway)
Garfield Railroads -- A Google Map of the railroads between Salt Lake City's west side, and Garfield, where the large smelter was located.
Grant Tower -- A Google Map of the Grant Interlocking & Signal Tower interchange in Salt Lake City. (Read more about the Grant Tower interlocking)
Honerine Drain Tunnel and the mill at Bauer, Utah -- A Google Map showing the location of Honerine drain tunnel and Bauer mill near Tooele, Utah. (Read more about the Honerine drain tunnel) (added March 15, 2015)
Industrials -- A Google map with locations in Utah with locomotives. (Read more about industrial locomotives in Utah)
Iron Mountain Railroads -- A Google Map of the railroads and mines in the Iron Mountain District, near Cedar City, Utah. (Read more about the iron mines near Cedar City)
Jordan & Salt Lake Canal -- A Google map showing the larger canals along the east bench of Salt Lake Valley; originally meant to transport granite (Read more about mining granite)
Kenilworth Railroads -- A Google Map of the railroads and coal mines in the Kenilworth area. (Read more about the coal mines and railroads of Kenilworth)
Kennecott Railroads -- A Google Map of the railroads of that served Bingham Canyon and the copper mills at Great Salt Lake, including Utah Copper, Kennecott Copper, Bingham & Garfield, and D&RGW. (Read more about Bingham Canyon Railroads)
LA&SL Fairfield Branch -- A Google Map of LA&SL's railroad line from Lehi to Tintic by way of Cedar and Rush valleys; completed as Salt Lake & Western in 1882; connection to Leamington Cutoff in 1903; parts abandoned in 1927 and 1938; last portion of the branch abandoned and removed in 1952. (Read more about LA&SL's Fairfield Branch)
LA&SL Frisco and Newhouse Branches -- A Google Map of LA&SL's branches between Milford, Frisco, and Samuel Newhouse's copper mine and mill at Newhouse.
Little Cottonwood Canyon Railroads -- A Google Map of the railroads in Little Cottonwood Canyon. (Read more about the railroads that served the mines in Little Cottonwood Canyon.)
Logan Rapid Transit -- A Google Map of the streetcar routes of the Logan Rapid Transit Company, 1909 to 1926. (Read more about the Logan Rapid Transit Co.)
Montana Union Railway -- A Google Map of the Montana Union Railway, owned by UP and leased to BNSF. (Read more about the Montana Union Railway)
National Coal Railway -- A Google Map of Utah Railway's National Branch, built in 1925, abandoned in 1954. (Read more about the National Coal Railway)
New East Tintic Railway -- A Google Map of the New East Tintic Railway, purchased by OSL in 1900 and the home of UP's Shay locomotives. (Read more about the New East Tintic Railway)
Newhouse, Copper Gulch & Sevier Lake Railroad -- A Google Map of the railroad that connected the Cactus copper mine in Copper Gulch, with Samuel Newhouse's mill at Newhouse. (Read more about the Newhouse, Copper Gulch & Sevier Lake Railroad)
Park City Branches -- A Google Map of the rail lines in and around Park City, Utah; includes locations of the major mines, drain tunnel, and aerial tramways. (Read more about railroads and mining in Park City, Utah.)
Pioche Mines and Railroads -- A Google Map showing the railroads and major mines in the Pioche, Bristol, and Jackrabbit districts near Pioche, Nevada. (Added March 25, 2015)
Salt Lake & Denver Railroad -- A Google Map showing the proposed route of Simon Bamberger's Salt Lake & Denver RR, from Craig, Colorado, west to either Springville or Spanish Fork, Utah. (Read more about the Salt Lake & Denver) (See also: Adam Eastman's map of a similar route, drawn in October 2010)
Salt Lake & Fort Douglas/Salt Lake & Eastern -- A Google Map of the Salt Lake & Fort Douglas Railway, and its associated Salt Lake & Eastern Railway, both in the Sugar House area of Salt Lake City. (Read more about Salt Lake & Fort Douglas/Salt Lake & Eastern)
Salt Lake & Mercur -- A Google Map of the route of the Salt Lake & Mercur Railroad.
Salt Lake & Utah Railroad -- A Google Map of the route of the Salt Lake & Utah Railroad, built in 1910 and abandoned in 1947. (Read more about the Salt Lake & Utah interurban line)
Salt Lake Valley Smelters -- A Google Map that shows the locations of the largest smelters in Salt Lake valley, at one time the smelting center of the western United States. (Read more about smelters in the Salt Lake City and Utah.)
San Pete Valley Railroads -- Included as part of a Google Map of D&RGW's Marysvale Branch, built in 1891 and abandoned in 1984.
St. John & Ophir Railroad -- A Google Map of St. John & Ophir Railroad in western Utah. (Read more about the St. John & Ophir Railroad)
Southern Utah Railroad -- A Google map of the Southern Utah Railroad, a predecessor to Utah Railway. (map zoomed to Southern Utah RR portion) (Read more about the Southern Utah Railroad.)
SP-CP Promontory Line, North from Ogden -- A Google Map showing the route of the former Central Pacific 1869 mainline north from Ogden north to Corinne Junction, where it was joined in 1903 by the UP-OSL Malad Branch.
Syracuse Branches -- A Google Map of the UP and D&RGW branches serving North Davis County, including Syracuse, West Point, and Hooper in Weber County. (Read more about UP's Syracuse Branch)
Tooele Valley Railway -- A Google Map for Tooele Valley Railway, completed in 1908 and abandoned in 1982; served the International smelter owned by Anaconda. (Read more about the Tooele Valley Railway) - (Read more about the International smelter that was served by the Tooele Valley Ry.)
Uinta Basin Railway -- A Google Map for Uinta Basin Railway, derived from the preferred route information published in the Feasibility Study for the proposed to transport oil being produced in Uinta Basin, from locations in Uinta Basin to a location on the Union Pacific at Kyune, Utah. (Read more about Uinta Basin Railway)
UP 3rd West Industrial Lead -- A Google map of Union Pacific's 3rd West Industrial Lead. Completed in 1953, the 1.7-mile line was an example of UP's invasion into D&RGW territory in the 1950s. (Read more about UP's 3rd West Industrial Lead)
UP Centennial Business Park -- A Google Map of Union Pacific's Centennial industrial area in the vicinity of 1700 South and 4000 West in Salt Lake City. (Read more about UP's Business Parks on Salt Lake City's west side)
UP Crestline Relocation -- A Google Map showing the 1982 line change that straightened the sharp curve at Crestline, Nevada, seven miles west of the Utah-Nevada line at Uvada.
UP-D&RGW Small Arms Plant -- A Google Map of UP's Small Arms Plant industrial area in the vicinity of California Avenue and Redwood Road in Salt Lake City. (Read more about UP's Business Parks on Salt Lake City's west side)
UP-LA&SL Delta and Hinkley Branches -- A Google map created by Brian Burr, showing the UP (LA&SL) branches west of Delta, Utah.
UP-LA&SL Fairfield Branch -- A Google Map of the UP(LA&SL) Fairfield Branch, from Lehi to Tintic by way of Cedar and Rush valleys; completed as Salt Lake & Western in 1882; connection to Leamington Cutoff in 1903; parts abandoned in 1927 and 1938; branch abandoned and removed in 1942. (Read more about the Tintic Mining District) (Read more about the Salt Lake & Western)
UP-LA&SL Fillmore Branch - A Google Map of the Fillmore Branch. Delta to Fillmore, 32 miles, built in 1923.
UP-LA&SL Tintic Area Branches -- A Google Map of UP's branches in the Tintic Mining District. (Read more about the Tintic area branches.)
UP Park City Branches -- A Google Map of the rail lines in and around Park City, Utah; includes locations of the major mines, drain tunnel, and aerial tramways. (Read more about railroads and mining in Park City, Utah.)
UP Provo Subdivision, North -- Google map of Union Pacific's Provo Subdivision, Salt Lake City to Orem. Includes overlay layers for portions sold to Utah Transit Authority in 1993 and 2002. (Read more about UP's Provo Subdivision)
UP Provo Subdivision, South -- Google map of Union Pacific's Provo Subdivision, Lakota (Orem) to Lynndyl. (Read more about UP's Provo Subdivision)
UTA TRAX Lines -- A Google Map of Utah Transit Authority's TRAX light rail line in Salt Lake Valley. (Read more about UTA's TRAX light rail system.)
Utah Coal -- A Google Map of coal mining locations in Utah, past and present. (Read more about coal mining in Utah.)
Utah Copper - Kennecott Railroads -- A Google Map of the railroads of that served Bingham Canyon and the copper mills at Great Salt Lake, including Utah Copper, Kennecott Copper, Bingham & Garfield, and D&RGW. (Read more about Bingham Canyon Railroads)
Utah Idaho Central -- A Google Map of the electric Utah Idaho Central Railroad between Ogden and Preston, Idaho. (Read more about the Utah Idaho Central Railroad)
Utah Railway -- A Google Map of Utah Railway, including its major junctions and spurs to the mines that it served. (Read more about Utah Railway)
Utah Southern Extension, York to Frisco -- A Google Map of the Utah Southern Railroad Extension of 1881, from York Creek to Frisco. (Read a timeline for the construction of the Utah Southern Railroad Extension) (Read more about the location of Chicken Creek [Juab])
Utah Western Ry. (1889-1890) -- John W. Young's unfinished railroad west and north of Salt Lake City. (Read more about Utah Western Railway)
UtahRails Industrials -- A Google map with locations in Utah with locomotives. (Read more about industrial locomotives in Utah)
Wasatch & Jordan Valley Railway -- The narrow gauge line between Sandy and Alta, portions of which later became D&RGW's Little Cottonwood Branch. (Read more about the Wasatch & Jordan Valley Railway)
West of Milford -- A Google Map of the railroads and mines in the area west of Milford, Utah. (Read more about the railroads and mines west of Milford)
West Side Rapid Transit -- A Google Map developed by Ed Senior and Don Strack, showing the street railroad that operated on Salt Lake City's west side, and west of the Jordan River. (Read more about the West Side Rapid Transit Co.)
WP Arnold Loop west of Wendover -- A Google Map that compares the 3 percent cutoff from the initial construction in 1907, to the later Arnold Loop, with a maximum of 1 percent, that was completed in May 1914.
WP Ellerbeck Branch -- A Google Map of Western Pacific's Ellerbeck Branch in western Tooele Valley.
WP Marblehead Branch -- A Google Map of WP's Marblehead Branch.
WP Rowley Branch -- A Google Map of Western Pacific's Rowley Branch, located west of Great Salt Lake.
WP Tooele-Warner Branch -- A Google Map of Western Pacific's Warner Branch between Burmester and Tooele.
Other Maps
Parker Wilson's map of the D&RGW Provo Canyon Branch
Utah History Research Center Map -- A Google map of railroads in Utah, compiled in 2016 by a volunteer at the Utah History Research Center.
ICC Valuation Maps at Utah History Research Center -- Digital files of ICC valuation maps held by the Utah Historical Society; includes coverage of D&RGW, SLG&W, B&G, LA&SL, OSL (no coverage of UP or SP lines)
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