The Promontory Branch of the Central Pacific Railroad is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. It is being managed by the Salt Lake
District of the Bureau of Land Management. For your convenience and enjoyment,
interpretive signs have been placed at sites along the grade of the abandoned
Promontory Branch from the western end of this grade at Umbria Junction to
Golden Spike National Historic Site. As you travel the grade, remember that
this country is little changed in the last 150 years, or even in the last 10,000
years. The next 90 miles is largely uninhabited. Take plenty of water with you.
Tell someone where you are headed and when you plan to return--there
are no services. Four-wheel drive vehicles are recommended. So that future
visitores may enjoy the area as much as you do, please do not distrub any of
the historic features on or surrounding the grade. Remember too that you
will be on private and public lands. Destruction or removal of property is a
discourtesy and a violation of the law.
Please report any problems or vandalism to:
Box Elder County Sheriff (801) 734-9441, or
Bureau of Land Management (801) 977-4300
