Passengers boarded the Bamberger Railroad's southbound trains here at Farmington Station, where the station building, formerly a pioneer schoolhouse, stood across the street to the east and was later remodeled into a private residence. The tracks ran north and south up the middle of the street now known as 200 West. Simon Bamberger built the railway in 1891 to transport coal from his mine and to serve local business travelers, and the line reached Farmington in 1895. Steam-powered engines carried passengers to Lagoon amusement park, which Bamberger built to generate rail business. The line quickly became an important passenger and freight route with stops at Salt Lake, North Salt Lake, Bountiful, Centerville, Farmington, Lagoon, Kaysville, Layton, Clearfield, the Arsenal, Sunset, Roy, and Ogden. In 1910 the line was electrified. Trains ran on the hour, with more frequent service at peak times, reached top speeds of about 75 miles per hour, and made the trip between Farmington and Salt Lake in only 26 minutes. By the 1950's, growing reliance on automobiles, improved roads, and better cars drew people away from the trains and onto the freeways. Service ended on September 15, 1952, and in 2008 Front Runner commuter trains began traveling a nearly identical path a few blocks to the west.