FrontRunner

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FrontRunner
A FrontRunner locomotive
Info
Type	Commuter rail
Status	operating
Locale	Wasatch Front
Terminals	Central Station Pleasant View
No. of stations	8 (9 with opening of UTA TRAX Airport line)
Daily ridership	5,000 as of 2008-05-01[1] 5,830 to 9,037 (projected) [2] 30,000 on opening free days[3]
Operation
Opened	April 26, 2008
Operator(s)	Utah Transit Authority
Technical
Line length	44 miles (71 km)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) standard gauge
Line map Brigham City Opening at a later date Pleasant View (Fall 08) 0:58 Ogden Union Station 0:50 Roy 0:42 Clearfield 0:35 Layton 0:25 Farmington 0:12 Woods Cross UP / UTA depot Salt Lake Int'l Airport N Temple St (later phase) Sandy/University TRAX 0:00 Salt Lake Central Station Opening 2013-2015 Provo Opening at a later date Payson

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.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[8]

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.

Contents 1 Fares 2 Equipment 3 Station locations 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Fares

A one-way regular adult base fare costs $2.50^[9] with an additional charge of $0.50 per station. Level A fuel surcharges begin July 1, 2008^[10], which raises the price of the base fare by $0.50^[11] to $3.00.

An all day pass that can be purchased at any FrontRunner ticket machine currently costs $12.50, with a fuel surcharge of $1.00. Monthly passes currently are $145, with a fuel surcharge of $15.00.

FrontRunner passes can not be purchased from TRAX ticket machines, or retail outlets, but can be used as a credit towards a FrontRunner pass at the FrontRunner ticket machine.

[edit] Equipment

FrontRunner utilizes 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.^[12]

[edit] Station locations

From north to south stations will be located at:

City	Location	Station information
Pleasant View	2700 North & U.S. 89	station information
Ogden	Union Station	station information
Roy	2400 W. 4000 South	station information
Clearfield	1200 S. State Street	station information
Layton	Gentile & Main Streets	station information
Farmington	I-15 & U.S. 89	station information
Woods Cross	500 S. 800 West	station information
Salt Lake City	Central Station	station information

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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