93 steam-engine, in pulling eight-car trains full of passengers, to the Soldier Hollow depot where they disembarked and continued to the venue entrance on a horse-drawn sleigh. 618 and 75 steam engines, were joined by the Nevada Northern Railway Museum's No. The railroad operates as a non-profit 50 organization.ĭuring the 2002 Winter Olympics the railroad was part of the Olympic Steam Team, carrying spectators to the Soldier Hollow Olympic venue. Since this time the railroad has seen considerable growth. Late 1980s this railroad went out of business.Ĭitizens in the Heber area successfully petitioned the State of Utah to help save the railroad, leading to creation of the Heber Valley Historic RailroadĪuthority in the early 1990s. During the 1970s and 1980s the railroad operated as the "Heber Creeper". The track between ProvoĪnd Vivian Park was later removed and converted into a recreational trail. 618 and other equipment was brought up the line from Provo. The line was saved for tourist use and was reopened in 1970 when No. Theīranch line was completed in 1899 and operated freight (and passenger) service until the line's abandonment in 1967. The line operated by the HVRX was formerly part of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad branch line that connected Heber City to Provo, Utah. With the arrival of the GP9s, the Heber Valley's former U.S. Recently in 2018, the railroad purchased 3 GP9's which are numbers 52, 72, and 77 from New England's Pan Am Railway. 1218, which is very similar to a GE 44-ton switcher. It also has a former United States Army Davenport 44-ton diesel-electric locomotive No. 1813, as well as Ex-United States Army Transportation Corps Baldwin (rebuilt with a Caterpillar prime mover) RS4TC-1Ĥ028. The HVRX is home to four EMD diesel-electric locomotives: Ex-Union Pacific EMD NW2 No. Also on display is former Columbia Steel Company 0-6-0 No. 75, although they are both out of service pending completion of their 1,472 day inspections and service. The Heber Valley Railroad has two 1907 Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation-type steam locomotives: former Union Pacific No. A variety of wildlife including deer, eagles, fox, moose, turkeys, hawks, mountain lions (cougars) and beavers have all been seen from the train as well. Notable landmarks seen from the train include Mount Timpanogos, Cascade Mountain, Deer Creek Dam and Reservoir, Provo River, Sundance Ski Resort, Tate Barn and Soldier Hollow. There are a total of four passing sidings A typical round trip ride on the train takes about 3 hours. The railroad line is approximately 16 miles long. Vivian Park, which is located in Provo Canyon, carrying over 94,000 passengers a year. It operates passenger excursion trains along a line between Heber City and The Heber Valley Railroad is a heritage railroad based in Heber City, Utah. I returned to the room and wrote this before Robin and I left and drove over to Heber City for breakfastĪt MacDonald's, then we drove over to the railroad. Pictures from my hike this beautiful morning. No, I don't count this as rail miles! I had a nice walk and the pictures are below. I then dressed and decided to hike the Union Pacific Hiking and Bicycle trail. I awoke early in Park City and finished yesterday's story.
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