Soldier Summit route in Utah

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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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Soldier Summit route in Utah canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain railroad corridor ⓘ
railway line ⓘ
connects Price River Canyon ⓘ
Wasatch Front ⓘ
eastern Utah ⓘ
crosses Wasatch Plateau ⓘ
formerlyOperatedBy Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Southern Pacific Railroad (as owner of D&RGW) ⓘ
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) ⓘ
linked to: California Zephyr

Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Rio Grande Zephyr passenger train ⓘ
isImportantFor regional connectivity between northern and eastern Utah ⓘ
isKeyLinkIn east–west transcontinental rail traffic across Utah ⓘ
isPartOfCorridor Salt Lake City–Grand Junction rail corridor ⓘ
isPopularFor railfan photography ⓘ
knownFor challenging railroad operations ⓘ
dramatic scenery ⓘ
heavy freight traffic ⓘ
high elevation ⓘ
steep grades ⓘ
locatedIn United States ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
openedForRailTraffic late 19th century ⓘ
operatedBy Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
partOf Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad main line ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad network ⓘ
passesNear Helper, Utah ⓘ
Price, Utah ⓘ
Soldier Summit, Utah ⓘ
Thistle, Utah ⓘ
passesThrough Price River Canyon ⓘ
Spanish Fork Canyon ⓘ
traverses Soldier Summit ⓘ
usedBy Amtrak California Zephyr ⓘ
linked to: California Zephyr

BNSF Railway trackage-rights trains ⓘ
Union Pacific freight trains ⓘ
freight trains ⓘ

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