Lucin Cutoff Trestle photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0970
Scope and Contents
Folder 1 contains loose black scrapbook pages containing black-and-white images documenting damage, perhaps from a train accident, and re-construction of the Lucin Cutoff railroad trestle over the Great Salt Lake circa 1944-1950. The pages were removed from their originating scrapbook prior to purchase by the Marriott Library. Folder 2 contains aerials dating from approximately 1945-1955 taken by Collins and Morris studio in Ogden, Utah.
Dates
- circa 1944-1955
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical / Historical
The Lucin Cutoff, also known as the Ogden-Lucin Cut-Off, is a 102-mile railroad line running from Ogden to Lucin, Utah. It was originally built by the Southern Pacific Railroad to shorten the transcontinentral route. It was taken over by the Union Pacific Railroad, which operates it as part of the Lakeside Subdivision of the Overland Route. The Cutoff was known for its 12 mile railroad trestle that crossed the Great Salt Lake. It was in use from 1904 until the late 1950s. In 1944, the Lucin Cutoff trestle was the site of a train wreck during which 48 people were killed. In the late 1950s, an earthen causeway was constructed parallel to the trestle, replacing most of its use; the trestle saw limited use until 1975, and in the 1990s deconstruction of the trestle began. The trestle was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1972 and removed on October 23, 2018.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 archives box) : 33 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Lucin Cutoff trestle photograph collection contains 33 black-and-white photographs of the Lucin Cutoff trestle, a 12-mile railroad trestle that crossed the Great Salt Lake and was used from 1904 until the late 1950s. It was used in a limited function until the 1970s and was removed in the 1990s.
Arrangement
Original order maintained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
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- Title
- Lucin Cutoff Trestle photograph collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid written by Special Collections staff.
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The finding aid was written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu