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In 1871, the Utah Southern Railroad from Salt Lake was completed and a station was built here. The Wasatch & Jordan Valley Line ran east to Granite Quarry and brought huge rocks to this junction for construction of the S.L. Temple. Later, a narrow-gauge line, completely covered with a snowshed, was extended to the Alta silver mines. Empty cars were drawn up the steep grade by horse teams, and two ore-filled cars were coasted down backwards with the brakes operated by one man from the rear car.
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