West Jordan City Park Salt Lake and Utah Railroad

Long before TRAX, an electric railway ran down the west side of the valley. The Salt Lake and Utah, better known as the 'Orem Line,' opened in 1914, big red interurban cars humming south under a 1,500-volt wire from Salt Lake City through West Jordan and on to Provo and Payson, sixty-seven miles. For a decade it was how the valley moved. Then the automobile arrived, and the same paved roads Governor Bamberger championed drained its riders away. The line died in 1946, its rails torn up — the very corridor light rail would one day reclaim.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• International Peace Gardens — 7.9 mi
  A hidden garden where 28 countries are represented in miniature
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 10 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood
• Liberty Park — 10 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882
• Temple Square — 12 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City

More markers nearby

• Utah Idaho Sugar Company Factory — steps away
• Salt Lake & Utah RR/Utah Idaho Sugar Factory — steps away
• Air Pirates Memorial — steps away
• Broom Factory and Wagon Train terminal — 0.3 mi