Starting in the 1920s, the Union Pacific Railroad and its subsidiary, the Utah Parks Company, played a key role in the development and popularization of Bryce Canyon and many other western national parks by providing first-class train and bus transportation, lodging, and tours. Between 1923 and 1929, they built the Bryce Canyon Lodge along with 15 deluxe and 67 standard cabins in the National Park Service rustic style. In 1972, challenges such as reduced passenger traffic led Union Pacific to donate the cabins, lodge, service station, and general store to the park. Standard and economy cabins with two single beds offered more affordable, rustic accommodations, and all but six near the lodge were removed by 1989.