Deseret News | Reader comments: Rails north much needed

Reader comments
Rails north much needed

Anonymous | 7:35 a.m. Oct. 25, 2007

I'm afraid that this is another road lobby wolf in sheep's clothing, just as the transportation tax in Salt Lake county is turning out to be. Their plan all along seems to have been to promote a road/transit bill with a fuzzy description of who gets what, and then use the very road friendly legislature to go after the bulk of the funds. But they promote it as an almost exclusively transit tax, because they know that's what we really want and will vote for.

Lew Jeppson | 8:23 a.m. Oct. 25, 2007

Pardon my pedantry, but the Bamberger did not run to Cache County. Bamberger WAS the center piece of the old electric interurban rail network, but was confined to the 37 miles between SLC and Ogden. The Utah Idaho Central ran from Ogden to Cache County. Bamberger was a real performer, being able to cover it's 37 miles in one hour with up to 16 stops. Try that, Frontrunner! That said, you are right in asking for a restoration of these rail routes. Also, since North Salt Lake will get little benefit from Frontrunner, it would be great if Trax could restore rail service into south Davis, using much of the old Bamberger route which still exists under various ownerships.

Marjorie Sanchez | 10:53 a.m. Oct. 25, 2007

The Bamberger was from Salt Lake to Ogden but I would like it to run from Cache County to Nephi for now. My vision is for there now but in the future I like it to run even further.

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Anonymous | 1:54 p.m. Oct. 25, 2007

Anonymous you are totally correct. I am steamed I voted for Salt Lake County's transit tax only to have those redneck clowns on the hill try and redirect that money for roads.

Davis county resident | 2:24 p.m. Oct. 25, 2007

The Morning News again wants to be our nanny. However, we should not listen. Davis voted for a transportation tax a few years ago. Utah County did not vote for it. Now in a move for even more money the chamber of commerce wants us to vote for a undefined tax increase. No way!

BP | 4:15 p.m. Oct. 28, 2007

I think some people on here better check their facts. The Bamburger railroad ran all the way to Logan and all through Cache valley.

Anonymous | 5:53 p.m. Oct. 29, 2007

The Bamberger Railroad ran all the way to Preston,Idaho. Maybe it was called "Utah Idaho Central"

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