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| [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] || [[Union Station (Ogden)|Union Station]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 470, 472, 473, 474 (northbound only), 476 (northbound only), 603, 604, 613, 630, 632, 685 || ||
| rowspan=2 | [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]] || [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] || [[Union Station (Ogden)|Union Station]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 455, 456, 470, 473, 603, 604, 613, 616, F618, 630 || ||
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| [[Roy, Utah|Roy]] || [[Roy (UTA station)|Roy]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 604 || ||
| [[Roy, Utah|Roy]] || [[Roy (UTA station)|Roy]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 604, F628 || ||
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| [[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]] || [[Clearfield (UTA station)|Clearfield]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 470, 640 || ||
| rowspan=4 | [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]] || [[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]] || [[Clearfield (UTA station)|Clearfield]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 470, 640, F628 || ||
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| [[Layton, Utah|Layton]] || [[Layton (UTA station)|Layton]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 470 || ||
| [[Layton, Utah|Layton]] || [[Layton (UTA station)|Layton]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 470 || ||
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| [[Farmington, Utah|Farmington]] || [[Farmington (UTA station)|Farmington]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 455, 456, 473, 667 || ||
| [[Farmington, Utah|Farmington]] || [[Farmington (UTA station)|Farmington]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 455, 456, 473, 667 || ||
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| [[Woods Cross, Utah|Woods Cross]] || [[Woods Cross (UTA station)|Woods Cross]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 460, 461, 463 || ||
| [[Woods Cross, Utah|Woods Cross]] || [[Woods Cross (UTA station)|Woods Cross]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 461, 462, 463 || ||
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| rowspan=2 | [[Salt Lake City]] || bgcolor=silver | [[North Temple Street (UTA station)|North Temple Street]] || bgcolor=silver | || bgcolor=silver | {{color box|#{{UTA color|Green}}|<small>'''704'''</small>}} [[Green Line (UTA TRAX)|Green Line]] || bgcolor=silver | Will open upon completion of the [[Green Line (UTA TRAX)#Airport extension|Airport extension]] of the Green Line
| rowspan=5 | [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]] || rowspan=2 | [[Salt Lake City]] || bgcolor=silver | North Temple Bridge / Guadalupe [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || bgcolor=silver | 6, 209, 500, 506, 510, 512 ''(after December 2012)'' || bgcolor=silver | {{color box|#{{UTA color|Green}}|<small>'''704'''</small>}} [[Green Line (UTA TRAX)|Green Line]] ''(after April 2013)'' || bgcolor=silver | Will open in December 2012; Green Line will connect to this station in April 2013
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| [[Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub|Central Station]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 2, 3, 11, 200, 205, 227, 240, 500, 520, 522, 550 || nowrap | {{color box|#{{UTA color|Blue}}|<small>'''701'''</small>|white}} [[Blue Line (UTA TRAX)|Blue Line]]<br>{{color box|#{{UTA color|Green}}|<small>'''704'''</small>}} [[Green Line (UTA TRAX)|Green Line]] || nowrap | Connection with [[Amtrak]] [[California Zephyr]]
| [[Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub|Central Station]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || 2, 2X, 3, 11, 200, 205, 218, 220, 500, 509, 513, 517, 523, 550, 902 || nowrap | {{color box|#{{UTA color|Blue}}|<small>'''701'''</small>|white}} [[Blue Line (UTA TRAX)|Blue Line]]<br>{{color box|#{{UTA color|Green}}|<small>'''704'''</small>}} [[Green Line (UTA TRAX)|Green Line]] || nowrap | Connection with [[Amtrak]] [[California Zephyr]]
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| [[Murray, Utah|Murray]] || bgcolor=silver | [[Murray Central (UTA station)|Murray Central]] [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || bgcolor=silver | 54, 200, 201 || bgcolor=silver | {{color box|#{{UTA color|Blue}}|<small>'''701'''</small>|white}} [[Blue Line (UTA TRAX)|Blue Line]]<br>{{color box|#{{UTA color|Red}}|<small>'''703'''</small>}} [[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]] || bgcolor=silver | Will open in December 2012; adjacent to current Murray Central TRAX station
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| [[South Jordan, Utah|South Jordan]] || bgcolor=silver | South Jordan [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || bgcolor=silver | 218, F514, 534 || bgcolor=silver | || bgcolor=silver | Will open in December 2012; routes 218 and F514 will facilitate connection between this station and [[Sandy Civic Center (UTA station)|Sandy Civic Center]] station on the [[Blue Line (TRAX)|Blue Line]]
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| [[Draper, Utah|Draper]] || bgcolor=silver | Draper [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || bgcolor=silver | || bgcolor=silver | || bgcolor=silver | Will open in December 2012
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| rowspan=4 | [[Utah County, Utah|Utah]] || [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]] || bgcolor=silver | Lehi [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || bgcolor=silver | 806, 807, 811, 853 || bgcolor=silver | || bgcolor=silver | Will open in December 2012
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| [[American Fork, Utah|American Fork]] || bgcolor=silver | American Fork [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || bgcolor=silver | 809, F868 || bgcolor=silver | || bgcolor=silver | Will open in December 2012
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| [[Orem, Utah|Orem]] || bgcolor=silver | Orem [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || bgcolor=silver | 830, 831, 833, 842 || bgcolor=silver | || bgcolor=silver | Will open in December 2012
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| [[Provo, Utah|Provo]] || bgcolor=silver | Provo Central [[File:Wheelchair symbol.svg|10px]] || bgcolor=silver | 805, 821, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 836, 850 || bgcolor=silver | || bgcolor=silver | Will open in December 2012
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FrontRunner
A FrontRunner train heading toward Davis County
A FrontRunner train heading toward Davis County
Overview
OwnerUtah Transit Authority
LocaleWasatch Front
Transit typeCommuter Rail
Number of lines1 (UTA route 750)
Number of stations7
Daily ridership5,900 (Q4 2011)[1]
WebsiteRideUTA.com
Operation
Began operationApril 26, 2008[2]
Operator(s)UTA
Reporting marksUTAX
Technical
System length44 miles (71 km) total[3]
29.5 mi (47.5 km) single track
8.5 mi (13.7 km) double track[4]
No. of tracks1-2
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Top speed79 mph (127 km/h)
System map


A map of the entire UTA rail system by the end of 2013; the purple line represents FrontRunner after 10 December 2012

The FrontRunner (reporting mark UTAX) is a commuter rail system operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), serving the northern portion of the Wasatch Front from Salt Lake Central Station to Ogden Union Station. The system opened 26 April 2008. A future expansion—set to open 10 December 2012—will provide access south from Salt Lake City to Provo, via many Salt Lake and Provo suburbs, extending the line to a total of 88 miles (142 km).

Route

FrontRunner runs south from Ogden, through Davis County, and into Salt Lake City in the south, a total length of 44 miles (71 km). Work started on this section of the line in 2005. Seven of the planned eight stations opened to riders on April 26, 2008.[2]

The route uses a portion of the right-of-way of the historic Utah Central Railroad, built in 1869 to connect the First Transcontinental Railroad with Salt Lake City and acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1878.[21] UTA-owned track parallels UP track until Ogden, where UP and UTA share the final 6 mi (9.7 km) of track to Pleasant View.

There are about 35 round trips on weekdays between Salt Lake City and Ogden. Most of the FrontRunner line is single-tracked (though it runs parallel to UP tracks), with double track at stations and several other points along the line to allow trains to pass each other. FrontRunner parallels Interstate 15 for most of the route.

Pleasant View

The station in Pleasant View was supposed to open along with the rest of the line in April 2008, but improvements to the shared stretch of track owned by Union Pacific were delayed when railroad workers were diverted to repair tracks damaged by a landslide near Oakridge, Oregon.[22] Bus service was used between Odgen and Pleasant View until September 29, 2008, when the track improvements were complete.[3][23]

Union Pacific limited FrontRunner to one southbound train in the morning and one northbound in the evening after the Pleasant View station opened to rail traffic. Riders were required to transfer from one train to another in Ogden. In January, 2009 this was increased to three trains for each morning and evening, with one running straight through in each direction, though the other two still require transfers between trains.[24]

Service to Pleasant View ended 6 September 2011. FrontRunner trains were able to run only four times daily to Pleasant View due to the sharing of track with Union Pacific; low ridership exacerbated the problem. The UTA plans to reopen the station in the future.[25]

Southern extension

44 miles (71 km) will be added to FrontRunner with the opening of the southern extension, which will expand the current southern terminus from the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub to Provo. Eight new stations will be constructed in Murray, South Jordan, Draper/Bluffdale, Lehi, American Fork, Vineyard, Orem, and Provo.[26] The Utah Transit Authority began work on the line after a ground breaking ceremony on August 12, 2008, and expects to have the new section complete by December 10, 2012.[27][28] Funds were appropriated to accommodate this project in 2006 via a sales tax increase referendum,[29] and the remaining funding was obtained through a letter of intent signed with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on September 24, 2007.

The city of Lehi is investigating options to build overpasses or underpasses to separate the rail traffic from the downtown vehicle traffic, though the status of this is uncertain as the cost of the project is in the tens of millions of dollars.[30]

Brigham City to Nephi

Future extensions are envisioned that would eventually encompass over 80 miles (130 km) of the Wasatch Front, providing service as far north as Brigham City and as far south as Nephi.[31] As with existing FrontRunner stations, all future extensions of FrontRunner lines will be integrated with UTA's bus and TRAX light rail system.

Equipment

File:FrontRunner Bombardier interior 1.jpg
Interior of a bi-level Bombardier coach
Upper level of a bi-level Bombardier coach

FrontRunner runs 11 MPXpress (MP36PH-3C)[32] locomotives from Motive Power International of Boise, Idaho, 22 new bi-level Bombardier cars, and has recently repainted 25 refurbished ex-New Jersey Transit Comet Is[33] which entered service on September 17, 2008.[34] Thirty ex-Metra gallery cars were given to UTA free of charge, but they were determined to be in too poor condition to refurbish, and are being scrapped and used for spare parts for the Comet trains.[35][36]

Two months into service Utah Transit Authority has been receiving complaints about the number of bicycles on the trains. The Bombardier cars are designed to hold two bicycles near the rear doors of each train, but up to 15 bicycles per car are being reported by some riders.[37] UTA is investigating options to increase capacity for bicycles, including more lockers at the stations.

FrontRunner North is served by 20 Bombardier bi-level cars, and will soon be joined by 15 Comet Is, while FrontRunner South will start with eighteen Bombardier bi-level cars on order at a cost of $2.2 million each, and the remaining 10 refurbished Comets.[36]

Wireless internet, provided by Nomad Digital,[38] is available on all the FrontRunner cars, including the refurbished Comet trains[36] free of charge.[39]

FrontRunner Fleet[40]
Model Image Manufactured Road Numbers Number in Fleet Notes
MPXpress MP36PH-3C locomotives 2007 1-11 11 Another locomotive, #12, was leased to Minnesota's Northstar Commuter Rail, and subsequently acquired by Northstar in June 2010.[41] MBTA Commuter Rail is plans to buy or lease up to nine of the locomotives.[42]
Bi-level Bombardier cabs 2006 101-112 12  
Bi-level Bombardier coaches 2007 201-208 8  
Comet I coaches 1971–1973 301-325 25 Refurbished by Bombardier Transportation before entering service. At least five coaches are in service with Metrolink[43] (coaches 302,[44] 309,[45] 315,[46] 317[47] & 320[48]).
Former FrontRunner Fleet
Model Image Manufactured Road Numbers Number in Fleet Notes
Pullman bi-level gallery coaches 1960–1968 (Metra) 8749[49] & others 30 Acquired from Metra at no charge, deemed to be in too poor shape to refurbish, being scrapped for parts for the Comet cars.[35]

Stations

County Location Station[3] Connections[3] Notes
UTA Bus UTA TRAX
Weber Ogden Union Station 455, 456, 470, 473, 603, 604, 613, 616, F618, 630
Roy Roy 604, F628
Davis Clearfield Clearfield 470, 640, F628
Layton Layton 470
Farmington Farmington 455, 456, 473, 667
Woods Cross Woods Cross 461, 462, 463
Salt Lake Salt Lake City North Temple Bridge / Guadalupe 6, 209, 500, 506, 510, 512 (after December 2012)  704  Green Line (after April 2013) Will open in December 2012; Green Line will connect to this station in April 2013
Central Station 2, 2X, 3, 11, 200, 205, 218, 220, 500, 509, 513, 517, 523, 550, 902  701  Blue Line
 704  Green Line		 Connection with Amtrak California Zephyr
Murray Murray Central 54, 200, 201  701  Blue Line
 703  Red Line		 Will open in December 2012; adjacent to current Murray Central TRAX station
South Jordan South Jordan 218, F514, 534 Will open in December 2012; routes 218 and F514 will facilitate connection between this station and Sandy Civic Center station on the Blue Line
Draper Draper Will open in December 2012
Utah Lehi Lehi 806, 807, 811, 853 Will open in December 2012
American Fork American Fork 809, F868 Will open in December 2012
Orem Orem 830, 831, 833, 842 Will open in December 2012
Provo Provo Central 805, 821, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 836, 850 Will open in December 2012

References

  1. ^ a b "Transit Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2011" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "UTA Announces FrontRunner Grand Opening Date!" (ASP) (Press release). Utah Transit Authority. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  3. ^ a b c d "FrontRunner Fact Sheet" (PDF) (Press release). Utah Transit Authority. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  4. ^ Petersen, Marty D. (2007-02-01). "FrontRunner on the front burner: Utah's new commuter rail system is expected to be a leading transportation option for the Salt Lake City region". FindArticles. Railway Age. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  5. ^ Farver, Shane (2007-03-01). "FrontRunner announces rates". Ogden Standard-Examiner. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  6. ^ "UTA's FrontRunner Service A Hit So Far, Crowds Show". KUTV. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2009-08-03. [dead link]
  7. ^ Giauque, Marc (2008-06-17). "UTA sees increase in ridership". KSL.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  8. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, Third Quarter 2008" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. December 4, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  9. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2008" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 5, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  10. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, First Quarter 2009" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. June 8, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  11. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, Second Quarter 2009" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. August 21, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  12. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, Third Quarter 2009" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 23, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  13. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2009" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  14. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, First Quarter 2010" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. June 1, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  15. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, Second Quarter 2010" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  16. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, Third Quarter 2010" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  17. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2010" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  18. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, First Quarter 2011" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  19. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, Second Quarter 2011" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  20. ^ "Transit Ridership Report, Third Quarter 2011" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  21. ^ Don Strack, Ogden Rails (Union Pacific Historical Society), 2005, ISBN 1-932704-04-3
  22. ^ "FrontRunner forced to delay Pleasant View terminal for months". KSL.com via AP. 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  23. ^ "FrontRunner begins hauling commuters from Pleasant View". via the AP. KSL.com. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  24. ^ "FrontRunner will increase its service to Pleasant View". Associated Press via Desert News. January 24, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ "More bus riders in Pleasant View after FrontRunner service cuts". Standard-Examiner. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  26. ^ UTA - FrontLines 2015: FrontRunner South
  27. ^ "UTA to Break Ground on FrontRunner South". Utah Transit Authority. 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  28. ^ UTA FrontRunner South Project Update." November 2, 2011.
  29. ^ Choate-Nielsen, Amy (2007-04-20). "FrontRunner is outpacing plans for I-15". FindArticles. Deseret Morning News. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  30. ^ Allred, Cathy (2008-07-10). "Lehi looks into changes for railroad crossings". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  31. ^ Stryker, Ace (2009-01-14). "Utah County FrontRunner expansion on track". Daily Herald. Provo. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  32. ^ Petersen, Marty D. (2007-02). "FrontRunner on the front burner: Utah's new commuter rail system is expected to be a leading transportation option for the Salt Lake City region". via FindArticles.com. Railway Age. Retrieved 2008-07-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  33. ^ Richards, Mary (2008-07-01). "FrontRunner getting '70s-era rail cars". KSL.com. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  34. ^ Park, Shara (2008-09-17). "Comet cars added to FrontRunner". KSL.com. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  35. ^ a b Fattah, Geoffrey (2004-06-30). "UTA gets 30 rail cars from Chicago — free". FindArticles. Deseret Morning News. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  36. ^ a b c Loomis, Brandon. "UTA buys East Coast rail cars". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  37. ^ Callan, Tom (2008-06-26). "Bicycles crowd out riders on commuter rail cars". KSL.com. Retrieved 2008-07-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  38. ^ "Utah". FindArticles. Railway Age. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  39. ^ "Internet to be available on public transportation". KSL.com. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  40. ^ "FrontRunner Vehicles". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  41. ^ "Northstar to buy MP36 from Utah Transit Authority". Trains Magazine. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  42. ^ "MBTA to acquire new locomotives". Trains Magazine. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  43. ^ jim61773 (2009-07-10). "Metrolink train in Utah colors, Union Station". Flickr. Retrieved 2009-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  44. ^ Ruaat, Sam (2009-06-22). "Metrolink 879". Flickr. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  45. ^ SP8254 (2009-06-12). "Front Runner in So Cal". Flickr. Retrieved 2009-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  46. ^ ksd73 (2009-06-05). "Utah Frontrunner on Metrolink". Flickr. Retrieved 2009-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  47. ^ Non Paratus (2009-05-15). "That's a Long Commute from Utah!". Flickr. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  48. ^ Vance, Steve (2009-05-09). "Donated Metra gallery cars in UTA's yard". flickr. Retrieved 2009-08-06.

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