A plan to bury train tracks in Salt Lake City loses key transportation vote

A Salt Lake City-led study is looking for ways to bridge the east-west divide, but the lofty Rio Grande Plan isn’t in the cards.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Railroad tracks cut through Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

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