Deer Valley in Park City in Summit County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Union Pacific Depot

"One of the finest in the Park"

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025

1. Union Pacific Depot Marker

Inscription. As ore started rolling out of the mines in Park City in 1869, the Union Pacific Railroad was completing its section of the transcontinental railroad in northem Utah. The UP seized the opportunity to build a spur line to Park City in 1880, which was used to take out the ore and bring coal to fuel the mine operations.

The building in front of you was once the Union Pacific Depot. It contained freight and ticket offices, baggage and waiting rooms, and quarters for the station master upstairs. When work was completed in October 1886, the Park Record newspaper lauded the results by asserting. The building is one of the finest in the Park, the design is modern and tasteful and brilliant yellow paint adorns it on all sides."

The depot ceased functioning as a railroad station in 1976-77, and the last trains ran on the "Echo and Park City" spur line in 1986. The rail bed remains today as the Union Pacific Rail Trail.

Erected by Park City.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1886.

Location. 40° 38.784′ N, 111° 29.836′ W. Marker

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is in Park City, Utah, in Summit County. It is in Deer Valley. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Heber Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 741 Main Street, Kamas UT 84036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Mountains,

in the Wasatch Front,

and in Greater Provo.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rodney W. Schreurs Centennial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mortuary (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Claimjumper Hotel (about 400 feet away); Masonic Hall (about 600 feet away); Washington School (about 600 feet away); City Hall Park City (about 700 feet away); City Hall (about 700 feet away); "Ten O'Clock Whistle" and Old Public Library

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025

2. Union Pacific Depot Marker

(about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Park City.

Union Pacific Depot Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025

3. Union Pacific Depot Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.