![]() From this station the Blue Line heads north, with Porter Rockwell Trail (Sandy Rail Trail) once again on the east side of the tracks. Upon crossing East 11400 South it leaves Draper and enters Sandy and immediately reaches Crescent View. Continuing northwest (with the Porter Rockwell Trail running along the southwest side) it runs between residential neighborhoods until it crosses East 11400 South. Immediately after crossing South 700 East it reaches Kimballs Lane. From this station, the Blue Line heads west-northwest to cross Draper Parkway (East 12300 South) and then northwest along the southwest side of the Porter Rockwell Trail to cross East 12000 South and then South 700 East ( SR-71). This station is northwest of the Draper City buildings, northwest of the Draper City Park, and immediately north of East Pioneer Road (East 12400 South). The Blue Line starts at Draper Town Center in northern Draper. The Salt Lake City Southern Railroad was formed to serve these customers and manages the freight traffic over the Blue Line. Since that time the line is not used for through freight traffic, however, there are freight customers that have a direct connection to the Blue Line, due to its origins as a freight railway. The former Union Pacific line was sold to the Utah Transit Authority in 1993 to eventually become the Blue Line's right of way. Both companies operated parallel lines in the area and the D&RGW line became the primary freight line between Provo and Salt Lake City. The line became largely unused after a 1985 track-sharing agreement between the Union Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande Western. It was first built by the Utah Southern Railroad in 1871, which was acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad and became their Salt Lake to Provo line. The right of way used by the Blue Line is one of the oldest in the state of Utah. The TRAX Blue Line is designated as UTA Route 701. Īs of 2019, The Utah Transport Authority has begun restoring the Siemens SD 100 and 160s that run on the line, the first restored unit placed into service on April 8, 2019. An extension of the line to Draper began service on August 18, 2013. The line was known as the North/South Line or the Sandy/Salt Lake Line until color names were adopted for each TRAX line in August 2011. In addition to Salt Lake City, it also serves the communities of South Salt Lake, Murray, Midvale, Sandy and Draper. ![]() ![]() The line opened on December 4, 1999, one year ahead of schedule after two years of construction. It is the first line of the TRAX system completed. The Blue Line is a light rail line on the TRAX system in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah, in the United States, operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA).
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