Pleasant View station

Pleasant View is a former commuter rail station in Pleasant View, Utah, United States formerly served by the FrontRunner, Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) commuter rail train that operates along the Wasatch Front with service from Ogden in central Weber County through Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo in central Utah County.

This article is about the FrontRunner commuter rail station in northern Utah. For the former station in Virginia, see Washington and Old Dominion Railroad and Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park.
Pleasant View
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
FrontRunner commuter rail station
A Frontrunner train at Pleasant View station
Location2700 North US Highway 89
Pleasant View, Utah[1]
Coordinates41°18′27″N 112°00′38″W
Owned byUTA
Line(s)Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
  FrontRunner
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsUTA local and intra-county bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingAbout 300
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedSeptember 29, 2008
ClosedAugust 12, 2018
Services
Preceding station   Utah Transit Authority   Following station
  Former services  
TerminusFrontRunner
toward Provo

UTA had announced that FrontRunner service to and from the Pleasant View station was to be suspended indefinitely on August 12, 2018. This is because of the cost of implementing federally mandated positive train control for the section of track north of Ogden, which UTA shares with the Union Pacific Railroad.[2]

Description

The station is located at 2700 North US Highway 89 (US-89) and can be easily accessed from either 2700 North or US-89. There are about 300 parking spaces in its free Park and Ride lot. The station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.[3]

Prior to truncation, the FrontRunner provided limited service to and from Pleasant View Station. While nearly all trains originated or terminated in Ogden each weekday there was service to Pleasant View with two trains picking up passengers in the morning and two more dropping off and picking up passengers in the evening for the commute.[4][5]

To supplement this service there is also a UTA bus route that provides more frequent service to Ogden Intermodal Transit Center. The UTA bus connection runs hourly for the morning and evening commute, with no mid-day service.[6]

One major reason for limited operation at this station is that the FrontRunner trains must share trackage with Union Pacific Railroad freights. Between Ogden and Provo, the FrontRunner has its own dedicated trackage separate from (but parallel to) the Union Pacific tracks.[7] UTA originally planned to open the station along with the rest of the original start of the FrontRunner service in April 2008, but necessary improvements to the shared stretch of track owned by Union Pacific were delayed when railroad workers were diverted to repair tracks damaged by a landslide near Oakridge, Oregon.[8] The station finally opened for service on September 29, 2008. Originally, only two trains serviced each weekday for the morning and evening commutes. However, service was eventually increased to six trains daily before was the FrontRunner service was temporarily discontinued on September 6, 2011.[9] Limited service was restored on December 10, 2012 and cancelled in 2018.

Future extension

Service on the FrontRunner is planned to extend further north to Brigham City, possibly returning service to this station.[10]

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References
  1. TRAX & FrontRunner Map (PDF) (Map). Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original (JPEG) on October 20, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  2. "UTA Implements Positive Train Control". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. March 14, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  3. "Front Runner South FAQs". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  4. "FrontRunner" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. December 8, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  5. "FrontRunner will increase its service to Pleasant View". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Associated Press. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  6. "North Weber FrontRunner Shuttle 616" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  7. Clifford, Doug; Allegra, Michael (July 28, 2011). "Planning for the future: FrontRunner to Pleasant View". Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah: Sandusky Newspapers. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  8. "FrontRunner forced to delay Pleasant View terminal for months". Salt Lake City: KSL.com. Associated Press. April 13, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  9. Shaw, Mitch (September 29, 2011). "UTA: More bus riders in Pleasant View after FrontRunner service cuts". Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah: Sandusky Newspapers. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  10. Stryker, Ace (January 14, 2009). "Utah County FrontRunner expansion on track". Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
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