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The Salt Lake, Garfield & Western Railway, also known as the ''Saltair Route'', is a short line railroad based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Originally incorporated as a resort railroad, it now provides switching services to industries in the Salt Lake City area. ==History== The Saltair Railway was incorporated on September 6, 1891, with the express purpose of tapping the tourist market found in the resorts on the shores of the Great Salt Lake. It was purchased by the Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railroad in April 1892, and later reorganized as the Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railway on June 4 of the same year. Grading to the Saltair Beach was completed three days earlier on June 1. For the first few years of its existence the SL&LA used the Rio Grande Western Salt Lake City depot until its own facilities were completed in 1895. On June 8, 1893, the Saltair Resort was officially opened. Saltair was owned by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, but was later transferred to the railroad.〔 For many years was the line's biggest source of revenue. The railroad set aside $300,000 in bonds to electrify operations in 1916, a project that was completed in 1919. By 1918 the railroad was reorganized again, this time as the Salt Lake, Garfield & Western, with the intent to build to the copper smelters at that city, and provide faster freight and commuter services to that industry. Unfortunately, the Utah PSC denied the line from building a diamond across the tracks of the Western Pacific, Bingham & Garfield, and Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroads at Garfield, which prevented it from building west to Garfield itself. The Garfield Station was then built approximately one mile from the town itself. The expected freight revenues never emerged, and operations on the Garfield branch ended in 1930.〔 In addition to the freight generated from the Garfield Smelters, the SLG&W also hauled salt from its connection with the Inland Railway (a stub-line owning a single 0-6-0 locomotive and no cars). On June 19, 1900, two freight cars burned at the salt ponds on account of salt workers leaving a lit candle in the wooden cars after they quit for the day.〔 The railroad's profits were derived mostly from the tourist traffic, with 12-16 car trains leaving to Saltair ever 45 minutes, and likewise Saltair depended on the Great Salt Lake for patronage. in 1933, the lake reached its lowest recorded levels, stranding the resort from the waterline. To make up for the loss of patronage due to the low water levels, a roller coaster was constructed, as well as a short railroad from the pavilion to the water using gasoline-powered speeders to carry patrons across the brine flat. in 1955, a fire consumed the bath houses; in 1957 the roller coaster burned as well. The resort finally closed in 1959, and the Salt Lake, Garfield & Western ceased passenger operations.〔 The first diesel on the line was purchased in 1951, and was a GE 44-tonner.〔 In July 1954 a head-on collision caused the railroad to lease a GE centercab diesel from U.S. Steel, marking the final end of electric operations on the Salt Lake, Garfield & Western.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Salt Lake, Garfield & Western Railway )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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