The Layton Oregon Short Line Railroad Station is a historic railroad depot in Layton, Utah, United States. The depot was opened in 1912 alongside the tracks of the Oregon Short Line Railroad, which at that time was a subsidiary of (and later merged into) the Union Pacific Railroad. The depot was used for both freight and passenger traffic until the 1960s.
Layton Oregon Short Line Railroad Station | |
 East side of the depot | |
   | |
| Location | 200 S Main Street, Layton, Utah |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°3′24.71″N 111°57′52.49″W / 41.0568639°N 111.9645806°W |
| Built | 1912 |
| Restored | 2016–2017 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001979 |
| Added to NRHP | January 18, 2018 |
Description
edit
March 2013
In 1972 the depot building was sold with the stipulation it be removed from the original site.[1] The new owner moved the building approximately 1,200 feet to the southeast, flipping the original trackside of the building around to the east, but keeping the depot alongside the railroad tracks. The original site of the depot is just southeast of Layton's Veterans Park on Gentile Street.[2] Following the move, the building housed a number of different businesses until 2010, when the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) purchased the building as part of the construction of a neighboring intersection. UDOT initially planned to demolish the building, but at the request of Layton City, it was decided to rehabilitate it instead. The building was sold and then restored in the years 2016–2017. It currently houses a Mexican food restaurant called Cafe Sabor.[3]
The Layton Station of the Utah Transit Authority's FrontRunner commuter rail system is located next to the historic building. FrontRunner uses the same rail corridor in the area as the Oregon Short Line Railroad did when the depot was constructed in 1912.
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Layton Depot being renovated; will re-open next summer". laytoncity.org. December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Shaw, Mitch (August 17, 2016). "104-year-old Layton Train Station has new life with rehab, open of Cafe Sabor". Standard-Examiner. Layton, Utah. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
External links
edit
| Preceding station | Union Pacific Railroad | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearfield toward Butte
|
Butte – Salt Lake City | Kaysville toward Salt Lake City
| ||
 | This article about a property in Utah on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This Utah train station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |