Tooele in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Working on the Railway
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 12, 2026
1. Working on the Railway Marker
This small building was one of the repair shops. Keeping the tracks and signals in good order was vital to safely operating the train. Railroad tracks led up into the building. The museum has a huge collection of tools and repair equipment. Some pieces of railway repair equipment were used to shuttle people and equipment around on the tracks.
Tooele Valley Railway Car Types
Passenger Cars
Tooele Valley Railroad had passenger service until 1946. The train took passengers to Warner Station west of town. Workers also took the train to and from the smelter.
Hopper Cars
Hopper cars are used to transport bulky freight materials, such as ore, coal, and grains. They have doors on the bottom to quickly dump their contents.
Snow Plow
The museum also has a train snowplow on display. Smelter workers assembled the snow plow from a plow blade and the body of the tender of locomotive 12 after it was scrapped in 1956.
Jobs on the Tooele Valley Railway
Engineers
Drove the train and monitored the engine. Kept engines in good repair. Worked on the train.
Firemen
Kept the fire burning in steam
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Foreman
Managed a team of workers for a specific job. A Section Foreman lived at the Tooele Depot in the house to be on site at all times. His jobs included: keeping track of time books, making sure the depot clock was correct, working in the station, and monitoring the tracks, trestles, signals, and telegraph wires daily.
Hostlers
Took care of engines in the station or round house. Made sure locomotives were supplied with coal, water, and sand. Worked in a station.
Telegraph Operators
Sent and received messages. Reported the state of weather. Maintained telegraph equipment. Worked in a station.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.
Location. 40° 31.85′ N, 112° 17.327′ W. Marker is in Tooele, Utah, in Tooele County. It can be reached from North Broadway Street near E Vine Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker located in the the Tooele Valley Museum Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 12, 2026
2. Working on the Railway Marker
Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front, in the West Desert, and in Greater Salt Lake. It is also in the American Mountain West and on the 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: The Caboose (within shouting distance of this marker); Tooele Valley Railroad Complex (within shouting distance of this marker); The Military in Tooele (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroads in Tooele County (within shouting distance of this marker); The Powerhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Mining in Tooele (within shouting distance of this marker); Tooele Valley Railway Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Tooele Carnegie Free Public Library (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 12, 2026
3. Snowplow on Display
As mentioned in the marker.
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 12, 2026
4. Snowplow plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 16, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
