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The idea for a cog railway serving a busy Utah recreation destination came into sharper focus this week when proponents unveiled possible alignments and cost estimates that suggest rail could help solve the growing transportation quagmire in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
A nine-mile rail line to Alta is the latest high-capacity transit option under consideration for the canyon that sees up to 3 million visitors a year coming to enjoy two world-renowned ski areas and year-round recreation in an alpine setting just outside Salt Lake City.
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SALT LAKE CITY More snow is expected across mostly central Utah Wednesday night into early Thursday morning as a result of a storm that moved into Utah Wednesday morning.
In addition, more snow is now forecast for the Wasatch Front and northern Utah Friday.
Wednesday s storm brought a mixture of snow and rain to northern Utah and Wasatch Front valleys Wednesday morning, which made for a messy commute for some Utahns. Most valley locations topped out at about an inch of snow, according to a data update by the National Weather Sevices shortly after 4:30 p.m.
Of the mountain areas that have reported back so far, Snowbasin Resort near Ogden received the most snow with 6 inches. Canyons Village and Snowbird reported 5 inches at that time.
Drivers on State Route 190 in Big Cottonwood Canyon were trapped in their cars for hours on Sunday afternoon after a crash shut down traffic in both directions. After getting complaints about the road shutdown, the Unified Police Department announced Tuesday that in the future, traffic won’t be stopped to remove vehicles after a crash unless gasoline or oil is leaking into the watershed.