Tooele Valley Railway

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The Tooele Valley Railway was founded in 1908, by the Utah Consolidated Mining Company<ref>{{cite web|last=Strack|first=Don|title=International Smelter at Tooele|url=http://utahrails.net/mining/smelters-tooele.php|publisher=Utah Rails.Net|accessdate=5 November 2012}}</ref> to connect the International Smelter to the [[Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] (later bought out by the Union Pacific Railroad). In 1917 the Western Pacific Railroad built a branch line to connect with the Tooele Valley Railway <ref>{{cite web| title=Western Pacific Utah Branchlines | url=http://utahrails.net/wp/wp-in-ut-branches.php|accessdate=8 April 2016|last=Strack|first=Don|date=December 5, 2023|publisher=UtahRails}}</ref> The line ran from a connection with the mainline on the west end of [[Tooele, Utah]], to the smelter located on the bench of the [[Oquirrh Mountains]].	The Tooele Valley Railway was founded in 1908, by the Utah Consolidated Mining Company<ref>{{cite web|last=Strack|first=Don|title=International Smelter at Tooele|url=http://utahrails.net/mining/smelters-tooele.php|publisher=Utah Rails.Net|accessdate=5 November 2012}}</ref> to connect the International Smelter to the [[Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] (later bought out by the Union Pacific Railroad). In 1917 the Western Pacific Railroad built a branch line to connect with the Tooele Valley Railway <ref>{{cite web| title=Western Pacific Utah Branchlines | url=http://utahrails.net/wp/wp-in-ut-branches.php|accessdate=8 April 2016|last=Strack|first=Don|date=December 5, 2023|publisher=UtahRails}}</ref> The line ran from a connection with the mainline on the west end of [[Tooele, Utah]], to the smelter located on the bench of the [[Oquirrh Mountains]].
A large portion of the Tooele Valley Railway was a [[street running]] railroad, traveling through Vine Street until reaching Tooele Station. The grade traveled out of the city until crossing a wooden trestle at the mouth of Middle Canyon. In later years the trestle was filled in with rock overburden to stabilize it. The grade continued along the mountain bench until reaching the smelter. At it's steepest point the railroad reached a 2.4% grade.<ref name="Crossroads">{{cite book |last1=Kooistra |first1=Blair |last2=Belmont|first2=James|last3=Gayer|first3=Dave|date= 1998|title=Crossroads of the West |url= |location=Pasadena, California |publisher=Pentrex |page= |isbn=1-56342-008-2}}</ref> In 1937 a [[branch line]] was built connecting the line to the Elton Tunnel.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=March 29, 1937 |title=Work is Launched on Tunnel to Link Bingham and Tooele |url=https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=18675825&page=5&q="tooele+valley+railroad"&sort=rel |work=Salt Lake Telegram |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date=March 3, 2024}}</ref>	A large portion of the Tooele Valley Railway was a [[street running]] railroad, traveling through Vine Street until reaching Tooele Station. The grade traveled out of the city until crossing a wooden trestle at the mouth of Middle Canyon. In later years the trestle was filled in with rock overburden to stabilize it. The grade continued along the mountain bench until reaching the smelter. At its steepest point the railroad reached a 2.4% grade.<ref name="Crossroads">{{cite book |last1=Kooistra |first1=Blair |last2=Belmont|first2=James|last3=Gayer|first3=Dave|date= 1998|title=Crossroads of the West |url= |location=Pasadena, California |publisher=Pentrex |page= |isbn=1-56342-008-2}}</ref> In 1937 a [[branch line]] was built connecting the line to the Elton Tunnel.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=March 29, 1937 |title=Work is Launched on Tunnel to Link Bingham and Tooele |url=https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=18675825&page=5&q="tooele+valley+railroad"&sort=rel |work=Salt Lake Telegram |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date=March 3, 2024}}</ref>
Due to the steep grades to the smelter, followed by the street running on Vine Street downgrade, the railroad normally operated with the caboose facing uphill and the locomotive shoving from the rear to prevent runaway railcars.<ref name="Deppe"/> A crew member riding the front of the caboose would protect the shove uphill, and several of the railroad's cabooses were outfitted with airhorns the railroad could use to warn oncoming traffic.	Due to the steep grades to the smelter, followed by the street running on Vine Street downgrade, the railroad normally operated with the caboose facing uphill and the locomotive shoving from the rear to prevent runaway railcars.<ref name="Deppe"/> A crew member riding the front of the caboose would protect the shove uphill, and several of the railroad's cabooses were outfitted with airhorns the railroad could use to warn oncoming traffic.

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