Carving Through Stone: How The Transcontinental Railroad Conquered Echo and Weber Canyons
When you drive down Interstate 84 today, the towering red sandstone of Echo Canyon and the tight, gray quartzite choke-points of Weber Canyon offer a spectacular scenic drive. But in the winter of 1868 and the spring of 1869, this same geography was the Union Pacific Railroad’s worst nightmare. As the race to complete the…
