Salt Lake Transit News Thread

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Originally Posted by bob rulz

I do like the idea of mass timber, if this is the direction this ends up going. But it's aggravating that UTA won't support the Rio Grande Plan when they would stand to benefit more than anybody from it.

Somebody has to convince them it's their idea. Then they'll support it (and say they *always* supported it).

The drawback is that they may take the idea in a direction the original designers hadn't intended (e.g., "Let's ELEVATE the tracks instead!" )

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The new South Jordan Downtown station on the red line is starting to take shape! First couple trackside concrete pours are done, utilities going in, the whole nine yards.

[Paniolo Man]

During a few UDOT/UTA meetings this year it has been mentioned that UTA/UDOT are in negotiations to purchase the Intermountain Power Project's Railcar Service Facility to serve as a light maintenance facility for Frontrunner when it is extended south to Payson. This facility is currently used to service IPP's massive fleet of coal hopper railcars that will no longer be needed when the Coal Plant closes and is replaced with natural gas/hydrogen next year.

I stopped by for a few pictures today. It'll be interesting to snap a few "after" photos in a few years.









It'll be interesting to see what they do with the track layout. Presently the facility is laid out to accommodate comically long cuts of coal cars, the sidings adjacent to the facility are ~2.5 miles long. IPP coal trains stretch to around 110 cars. I assume there will be some reconfiguration to make the facility more accommodating to passenger trains.

[Paniolo Man]

If you weren't already aware, there is a Rio Grande Plan event this Thursday:

[Paniolo Man]

UTA has chosen Stadler to replace their SD100 and SD160 Light rail vehicles.

[Paniolo Man]

Another great video by Hatman.

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Originally Posted by Paniolo Man

UTA has chosen Stadler to replace their SD100 and SD160 Light rail vehicles.

This seems pretty big if true. The link is no longer working for me.

What Stadler vehicles would be likely UTA likely replace them with? It will be cool to see something different

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UTA enters $129M deal to phase out aging TRAX trains

Here is an article on the subject with photos. 20 new Stadler Citylink trains coming in 2028, with the option to purchase 60 more. This is the first large order of these trains outside of Europe so it is cool that Salt Lake will be probably the first/only place in the US with Stadler for light rail. I hope they are chosen for new frontrunner trains as well