Soldier Summit route in Utah

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mountain railroad corridor railway line

The Soldier Summit route in Utah is a high-elevation, mountain railroad corridor crossing the Wasatch Plateau, long known for its steep grades, dramatic scenery, and importance as a key east–west rail link.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Soldier Summit route	0

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain railroad corridor ⓘ railway line ⓘ
connects	Price River Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Wasatch Front NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ
crosses	Wasatch Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerlyOperatedBy	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Pacific Railroad (as owner of D&RGW) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClimateChallenges	avalanches risk in winter ⓘ heavy winter snowfall ⓘ
hasEconomicRole	general merchandise freight corridor ⓘ transport of coal from central and eastern Utah ⓘ
hasFeature	double-track segments ⓘ helper locomotive operations (historically significant) ⓘ high-altitude summit crossing ⓘ numerous curves and tunnels ⓘ snow fences and winter protection structures ⓘ
hasMaximumElevation	approximately 7477 feet above sea level ⓘ
hasRailroadGrade	approximately 2.0 percent on current main line approaches ⓘ approximately 2.4 percent on west side (historically) ⓘ
historicallyUsedBy	California Zephyr (original D&RGW segment) NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Grande Zephyr passenger train NERFINISHED ⓘ
isImportantFor	regional connectivity between northern and eastern Utah ⓘ
isKeyLinkIn	east–west transcontinental rail traffic across Utah ⓘ
isPartOfCorridor	Salt Lake City–Grand Junction rail corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPopularFor	railfan photography ⓘ
knownFor	challenging railroad operations ⓘ dramatic scenery ⓘ heavy freight traffic ⓘ high elevation ⓘ steep grades ⓘ
locatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Utah ⓘ
openedForRailTraffic	late 19th century ⓘ
operatedBy	Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad main line NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad network NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesNear	Helper, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Price, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Soldier Summit, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Thistle, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough	Price River Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Fork Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ
traverses	Soldier Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy	Amtrak California Zephyr NERFINISHED ⓘ BNSF Railway trackage-rights trains ⓘ Union Pacific freight trains NERFINISHED ⓘ freight trains ⓘ

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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad → operatedLine → Soldier Summit route in Utah ⓘ