Utah Central Railway Overview
The Utah Central Railway operates over 34 miles of rail line in and around Ogden, Utah. UCRY’s corporate headquarters are located in the Amalgamated Sugar building in Ogden. The railroad provides exclusive rail switching services at Business Depot Ogden, a large industrial park. The company began operations in 1992 as a private switching railroad, and became a common carrier in 1995. It expanded operations in 2001 and 2004, and the Patriot Rail Corporation gained control in January 2008.
For many years, the Business Depot was served by an ex-Air Force Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44. In July 2010, the UCRY repainted their ex-Rarus Railway GP9 black with a large "Utah Central" in gold across the engine compartment, and moved it to BDO to replace the FM locomotive. Reason for this replacement is unknown; according to a Utah Central employee, the H-12-44 had only 100 running hours in 2009.
UCRY interchanges with both UP and BNSF at Ogden and Harrisville.
Utah Central Railway Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| UCRY 201
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GP9
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1957
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Ex-RARW 201/MWRR 201/WM 6419/WM 44.
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Operational. Main locomotive.
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| UCRY 1010
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GP39-2
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1980
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Ex-RARW 1010/KCCX 709.
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KCC raised cab. Plant switcher at Western Zirconium, Little Mountain, Utah.
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| UCRY 1401
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GP15-1
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1979
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Ex-LTEX 1401/NS 1401/CR 1609.
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Operational. Main locomotive.
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| UCRY 1418
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GP15-1
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1979
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Ex-LTEX 1418/NS 1418/CR 1640.
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Operational. Main locomotive.
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| UCRY 1496
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GP15-1
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1979
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Ex-LTEX 1496/BNSF 1496/BN 1396/SLSF 121.
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Operational. Main locomotive.
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| UCRY 1854
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H-12-44
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1953
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Ex-DODX 53205/DLA 53205/USAX 1854.
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Owned by Business Depot Ogden. Occasionally used by UCRY.
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Utah Central Railway Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Amalgamated Sugar
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Ogden
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Sugar Manufacturer
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Boxcars/Covered Hoppers
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| The Andersons
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Ogden
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Railcar Repair
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Various
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| Utility Pole Transload Yard
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Ogden
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Utility Pole Distributor
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Flatcars
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| Staker Parson Materials & Construction
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Ogden
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Asphalt Producer
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Tank Cars
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| BMC
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Ogden
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Building Materials
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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| Metalwest
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Ogden
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Metal Distributor
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Steel Coil Cars
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| Reid Machinery
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Lansing
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Machinery Moving & Storage
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Flatcars
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Rarely gets service.
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| Friedland Industries
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Lansing
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Metal Recycling
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Gondolas
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On the Old Town Spur.
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| Padnos
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Lansing
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Scrapyard
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Gondolas
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| Alro Steel
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Lansing
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Steel Distributor
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Flatcars
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