FrontRunner
Locale	Pleasant View to Salt Lake City, Utah
Transit type	Commuter rail
Began operation	April 26, 2008[1]
System length	44 mi (70.8 km)
No. of lines	1
No. of stations	8 (9 at completion of Airport TRAX line)
Daily ridership	5,830 to 9,037 (projected) [2] 30,000 on first weekday[3]
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)

A FrontRunner passenger car

Legend Brigham City (later phase) Pleasant View (Fall 2008) Ogden Union Station Roy Clearfield Layton Farmington Woods Cross North Temple Street (later phase) Sandy/University TRAX Line Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub Payson (later phase)

FrontRunner is a commuter rail line recently completed by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to serve the Wasatch Front area of Utah, United States. It is in its initial phase, and runs from Ogden in Weber County in the north, through Davis County, and into Salt Lake City in the south, a total length of 38 miles (61 km). Work started on this section of the line in 2005. Seven of the planned eight stations opened to riders on April 26, 2008.^[1] Improvements to a six mile stretch of shared Union Pacific Railroad track to an eighth station located in Pleasant View north of Ogden have been postponed due to Union Pacific resources being diverted to repair tracks damaged by a landslide near Oakridge, Oregon.^[4] Consequently, the full 44 mile northern leg of FrontRunner is not expected to be completed until late 2008; however, bus service is available to shuttle commuters from the Pleasant View station to FrontRunner in Ogden.^[5] Included with this initial phase of FrontRunner are plans for a ninth station to be located at North Temple Street in Salt Lake City. No work is expected on this station until construction of the proposed Airport Trax line begins.^[6] Pleasant View is a city located in Weber County, Utah. ... For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see USS Salt Lake City. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... 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The second phase will extend the line from Salt Lake City to Provo and is expected to be completed by 2013. Funds were appropriated to accommodate this project in 2006 via a sales tax increase referendum, and the remaining funding was obtained through a letter of intent signed with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on September 24, 2007. The route uses rights-of-way from the historic Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad. Interstate 15 parallels these routes. The line is expected to have headways of 30 minutes during the day and 60 minutes during evenings and Saturdays.^[7] Provo is a city in Utah and the county seat of Utah County, located about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. ... 2013 (MMXIII) will be a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) within the U.S. Department of Transportation provides financial and technical assistance to the local transit systems. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (AAR reporting mark DRG and DRGW) generally referred to as the Rio Grande, became the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1920, and is today a fallen flag (a railroad that has been absorbed into a larger system -- Union Pacific -- as the result... Union Pacific redirects here. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 15 “I-15” redirects here. ... The headway between vehicles in public transit systems is the amount of time (usually in minutes) that elapses between two vehicles passing the same point traveling in the same direction on a given route. ...

Future extensions are envisioned that would eventually encompass over 80 miles (130 km) of the Wasatch Front, providing service as far north as Brigham City and as far south as Payson. FrontRunner will be integrated with UTA's bus and TRAX light rail system. The construction of FrontRunner has spurred plans for extensive transit-oriented development around several of the stations, including Layton and Farmington. The Wasatch Front is an urban area in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Brigham City is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. ... Payson is a city in Utah County, Utah, in the United States. ... TRAX Sandy train at the Gallivan Plaza stop in Downtown Salt Lake City TRAX is a two-line light rail system in Utahs Salt Lake Valley, serving Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, Murray, Midvale and Sandy. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Aerial view of growth patterns in Arlington County, Virginia. ... Layton is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. ... Farmington is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. ...

Fares

A one-way regular base fare costs $2.50, with an additional $0.50 per station. Thus, the fare for a round trip from one end of the line to the other runs $10.00. Monthly passes are available for $145 that reduce the overall daily commuting cost. UTA offers discounts for students, families, and seniors, and offers discounted premium passes good for an entire day. All fares are transferable to UTA bus and TRAX services.^[8] TRAX Sandy train at the Gallivan Plaza stop in Downtown Salt Lake City TRAX is a two-line light rail system in Utahs Salt Lake Valley, serving Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, Murray, Midvale and Sandy. ...

Equipment

FrontRunner will utilize 21 MPXpress (MP36PH-3S) locomotives from Motive Power International of Boise, Idaho, 15 refurbished ex-New Jersey Transit Comet Is, and 22 new bi-level Bombardier cars. Thirty ex-Metra gallery cars may be refurbished.^[9] The Motive Power, Inc. ... Boise redirects here. ... The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit or NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... A BiLevel coach in service with Torontos GO Transit. ... A Metra Train in Ogilvie Transportation Center Metra (officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States and surrounding cities, many of them Chicago suburbs. ... Double-deck rail car operated by GO Transit, Ontario, Canada Bilevel car is a clever design to solve the problem of increasing passenger capacity on railcars, without squeezing more (smaller) seats into the same space and/or decreasing the pitch (distance between seats). ...

Station locations

From north to south stations will be located at:

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} UTA Announces FrontRunner Grand Opening Date! (2008-03-26).
2. ^ Farver, Shane. "FrontRunner announces rates", Standard Examiner, 2007-03-01. Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 
3. ^ "UTA's FrontRunner Service A Hit So Far, Crowds Show", KUTV, 2008-04-28. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 
4. ^ FrontRunner forced to delay Pleasant View terminal for months.
5. ^ FrontRunner Fact Sheet.
6. ^ North Temple Station Quick Facts.
7. ^ http://www.rideuta.com/files/FrontRunnerApr08schedule.pdf
8. ^ How To Ride FrontRunner.
9. ^ "Utah Transit Authority", Utah Rails, 2008-04. Retrieved on 2008-04-25. 

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External links

• FrontRunner home page
• UTA home page
• Development history, milestones, event summary, status