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Storrs in the region of Utah is a place located in United States - some 1,802 mi or ( 2899 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .

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Local time in Storrs is now 03:58 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Denver " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Grand Junction, Carbonville, Castle Dale, Coal City, and Colton. When in this area, you might want to check out Grand Junction . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Storrs ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Cleaning Up A Derailed Train In Utah

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Cleaning Up A Derailed Train In Utah ..

MRONY Helper UT

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Manifest, Roper Yard (Salt Lake City Utah) to North Yard (Denver Colorado) making a stop in Helper Utah to make a crew change. A patched SP AC4400 is the last unit in the consist. I was traveling at t ..


Railroad Action on Soldier Summit - April 2011 (Part 5)

0:30 min by D7629
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Pacing a UTAH Railway ex-MK5000C up out of Helper. As always, the Utah Crew were up for the chase! Action in Utah (Soldier Summit) - April 30 2011 ..

Utah Railway Railroad Action on Soldier Summit - April 2011 (Part 4)

0:54 min by D7629
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UTAH RAILWAY Action in Utah (Soldier Summit) - April 30 2011. UTAH Rly had put a lashup of power on a relatively short tank train. True to form, worth chasing, but the lashup was hustling!! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Carbon Power Plant

Carbon Power Plant, also known as Castle Gate Power Plant is a small, 190-MWe coal-fired power station in Utah, USA operated by PacifiCorp. Its units 1 and 2, rated at 75 and 113.6 MWe, were launched into service in 1954 and 1957. The plant is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|43|38|N|110|51|51|W| |primary |name= }}, about 3 km north of Helper, Utah, on the east bank of Price River.

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Located at 39.73 -110.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Carbon County, Utah, Coal-fired power stations in Utah, Energy infrastructure completed in 1954, Energy infrastructure completed in 1957

Royal, Utah

Royal is a ghost town that existed in the early 1900s as a small coal mining town in Carbon County, Utah, United States. Originally called Bear Canyon, the town was renamed Cameron, Rolapp, and finally Royal, changing names each time a new owner took over. All that remains of Royal today are some stone walls, a couple of the mines, and a miner's dwelling. These remnants can be seen in Price Canyon. The historian and author Helen Z. Papanikolas was born here in 1917.

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Located at 39.75 -110.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Company towns in Utah, Ghost towns in Carbon County, Utah, Mining communities in Utah

Western Mining and Railroad Museum

The Western Mining and Railroad Museum is a railroad museum and mining museum located in Helper, Utah, 120 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. The museum is housed in the Old Helper Hotel building, built in 1913–1914.

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Located at 39.69 -110.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: History museums in Utah, Mining museums in Utah, Museums in Carbon County, Utah, Railroad museums in Utah, Railway hotels in the United States

Helper (Amtrak station)

The Helper Amtrak station is a train station in Helper, Utah, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is served daily by the California Zephyr. The station was originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1881, and is currently owned by the Union Pacific Railroad.

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Located at 39.68 -110.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Amtrak stations in Utah, Buildings and structures in Carbon County, Utah, Stations along Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad lines, Transportation in Carbon County, Utah

Castle Gate Mine disaster

The Castle Gate mine disaster occurred on March 8, 1924, in a coal mine near the town of Castle Gate, Utah (now dismantled), located approximately 90 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. All of the 171 men working in the mine were killed in the series of three violent explosions. One worker, the leader of the rescue crew, died from carbon monoxide inhalation while attempting to reach the victims shortly after the explosion.

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Located at 39.73 -110.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1924 disasters, 1924 in Utah, Carbon County, Utah, Coal mining disasters in Utah, Geology of Utah

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