In the spring of 1986, Southern Pacific's causeway west of Ogden was out of service due to the rising waters of the Great Salt Lake. The SP struck a deal with UP to detour traffic via Salt Lake Ci... (more)

After three years of above average precipitation, by 1986 Utah's Great Salt Lake was at a record high level. With SP's causeway out of service, the UP granted the SP trackage rights to detour trai... (more)