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Photos of Frontrunner and TRAX Construction in Salt Lake Area
Showing Roadbed Design and Acquired Shop Facilities
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TRAX Northwest Extension Update 6/21/2012
TRAX Northwest Extension Progress November 2010 - March 2011
Frontrunner South South End As Of 3/17/2011
Mid-Jordan TRAX Branch is Being Rushed to Completion 10/23/2010
Progress on TRAX West Valley Branch As of 7/2/2010
D-DAY-MOST COMPLEX FRONTRUNNER-TRAX INTERFACE BEGINS 4/18/2010
Complex Frontrunner North - Airport TRAX Interface Begins to Take Shape 3/31/2010
West Valley TRAX Branch Construction Action - 3/24/2010
West Valley TRAX Branch Construction As Of 2/10/2010
Utah's Interurban Heritage
UTA Proposes to Rebuild Much of Bamberger Southend! 3/2/2010
New West Valley TRAX Branch Bridge Over Jordan River and New Additional TRAX Shop Complex 2/8/2010
Possible Future Problems With TRAX ACCESS to SLCC Jordan Campus 1/30/2010
TRAX Airport Expansion As Of 1/21/2010
Frontrunner South As Of Thanksgiving 2009
Special - West Valley TRAX Branch Construction Action - 11/11/2009
More Mid-Jordan TRAX Branch - Daybreak North Station 10/15/2009
TRAX Airport Branch Construction is Underway 10/11/2009
More Mid-Jordan TRAX Branch Construction Progress 9/27/2009
Exclusive - Frontrunner South - South End Provo 9/20/2009
Frontrunner Train Numbering 9/13/2009
Standard Frontrunner North Consist - Photo on 9/5/2009
Notes From Underground (Underground Mid-Jordan TRAX branch that is) 8/22/2009
Progress in Jordan Narrows - Frontrunner South 8/16/2009
New Power - Frontrunner - 8/7/2009
Hockey TRAX - 7/30/2009
U P Begins Partial Operation on UTA Frontrunner South 7/14/2009!
Monday Evening 7/6/2009 Demostrates Future UTA - Amtrak Interface
Frontrunner Met - What?! 6/11/2009
Mid-Jordan TRAX Branch Update - Including New South Station 5/30/2009
Frontrunner South Update - Jordan River Narrows 5/27/2009
West Valley TRAX Branch Update 5/21/2009
Disposition of METRA Equipment 5/2/2009
Mid_Jordan TRAX Expansion to Receive Expidited Stimulus Funds 5/10/2009
Easter Sunday Morning Coming Down - UP 844 to Frontrunner 4/12/2009
Some Frontrunner NJT Comet Rebuilds Heading for So Cal 3/21/2009
West Valley TRAX Branch Construction Extensive In Jordan River Bottoms 3/20/2009
Frontrunner South Construction Progress (including spectacular Jordan River Narrows Area) 2/26/2009
Beginning Construction of the Mid-Jordan TRAX Branch (1/17/2009) - Updated 3/15/2009
Frontrunner North VS The Blizzard of 12/19/2008!
Frontrunner South Construction Begins With Flyover Construction 11/28/2008
West Valley TRAX Extension Map (from UTA)
Frontrunner South Construction Activity - UTA Link
September 2008 Ridership From UTA - 10/14/2008
We ride a Comet to Ogden 10/3/2008
UTA Press Release on NJT Comets
First NJT Comet Containing Frontrunner Consist 9/7/2008
More Traffic Stats Courtesy UTA - 8/24/2008
Frontrunner and TRAX Post Substantial Traffic Gains - Data Courtesy UTA - 8/11/2008
Work Continues on NJT Comets - 8/4/2008
An Evening at Frontrunner Farmington Station - 7/30/2008 or BWI in the Desert
First Comet - Containing Frontrunner Consist - 7/20/2008
NJT Comet Rebuild Progress - 7/18/2008
A Frontrunner Trip To See The Rebuilt NJT Comet Cars 7/11/2008
We Take A Ride on TRAX's Scenic University of Utah Branch 7/1/2008
Brief Summary of Legislative UTA Performance Audit January 2008
May 2008 UTA Statistics Including First Month of Frontrunner
Photos of TRAX/Frontrunner Interface - 5/31/2008
Some ex-New Jersey Transit Cars Receiving Heavy Work - 5/23/2008
First Passenger Carrying Frontrunner Movements - 4/26/2008!!!!!
Three Trax Trainsets Test Intermodal Hub Trax Extension - 4/22/2008
Frontunner Test Runs Meet Today (4/16/2008) At 1800 North in SLC
The Frontrunner Fleet Awaits April 26, 2008 First Runs
First Two of Several Ex-NJT Comet Cars Are Prepped For Repaint - 3/19/2008
Hostlers' Frontrunner Open House - 3/2/2008
Watch This Link For TRAX Catenary Stringing - Intermodal Hub Extension
Contemplating Catenary - Last Week of January 2008
Frontrunner Metra Cars All Being Scrapped!
Trax and the Blizzard of December 8th
Trax Snowscape - Martin Luther King Day - 2008
Some Really Nice UTA Provided Warm Springs Shop Photos
Used NJT Cars Are Tested 1/10/2008
A Closer Look At NJT Cars Tested Above
Frontrunner Switch Heaters Activated in SLC - 12/29/2007
New Trax Street Construction - 12/29/2007
Big West and Frontrunner as Bamberger Redux
Flash - Salt Lake County Rail Is Back On Track!!
Frontrunner/Trax -Built to Last
Construction Progress Toward Intermodal Hub - November 3rd, 2007
New - Frontrunner Equipment Up Close and Personal
New - Aerial Photos of Intermodal Hub in SLC
Salt Lake Council of Governments Puts Off Vote on Mode Choices For Another Two Weeks
How They Install Concrete Ties On New Frontrunner Roadbed
Frontrunner Push/Pulls Lashed Up 9/27/07
Trax Street Construction Techniques
In Ballast Train Service Near Intermodal Hub - Last Unmodified D&RGW Unit - 5371
Frontrunner #'s Seven and Five
UTA's Deal of the Century With UP
First Runs!
Link to Intermodal Hub Convergence
Exclusive! New Ogden Flyover In Two Segments
As Promised, NJT Cars + General Shop Environment
Frontrunner Signaling
Fancy Ballast Train
The Business of Transit in Utah
Salt Lake City Downtown Transportation Master Plan
Would Either of these Great Stations Been a Better Choice for the Intermodal (Frontrunner-Trax) Hub?
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North Salt Lake, looking north. |
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North Salt Lake, looking south. |
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In Salt Lake City, Frontrunner roadbed closest, UP yard tracks at right. |
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Another view inside of UP North Yard, Salt Lake City. |
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In Salt Lake City, UP North Yard, looking north to former UP shops, now UTA shops. Note extremely deep roadbed construction. Former Metra cars in distance, and light rail vehicles awaiting work . |
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