Railfan Guides ⇒ Sharp Subdivision

Updated: 12/23/2019

The Sharp Subdivision runs from Provo,UT to Lynndyl,UT and the total milage of the sub is roughly 88 miles. Trains departing from Provo and headed towards Lynndyl are classified as running Westbound and trains deparrting Lynndyl and headed towards Provo are classified as Eastbound trains.

The Utah Southern Railroad started on January 17, 1871 with plans to run from Salt Lake City into Southern Utah. When all was said and done the Utah Southern Railroad ran from Salt Lake City to Juab. From Juab to Frisco, UT the Utah Southern Railroad Extension was the one to build out the line.


Brief Historical Timeline

  • November 25, 1873 - Tracks completed to Provo
  • December 23, 1874 - Tracks completed to Spanish Fork
  • January 23, 1875 - Tracks completed to Payson
  • February 7, 1875 - Tracks completed to York
  • June 1875 - Union Pacific purchases controlling interest of the Utah Southern Railroad
  • May 9, 1879 - Tracks completed to Nephi
  • June 13, 1879 - Tracks completed to Chicken Creek (Juab)

Radio Frequency

ARR Channel

Frequency

Channel ID

Notes

4242

160.740

UP Omaha Dispatcher 5

Used from Provo to Lynndyl.

0909

160.245

UP Switching

Provo Yard. LUL44R uses it the most.

1212

160.290

UP Yard Master/Switching

Provo Yard

5454

160.920

UP Switching

LUL578/58 use this channel.

Estimated Travel Times

While a lot of factors play into when a train might show up at a certain location and it is really hard to tell when they should show up. Here is the estimated times between stations.

Starting Station

Milepost

Ending Station

Milepost

Avg Time Between

Provo Yard

752.4

Provo

749

About 20-30 Minutes

Provo

749

Spanish Fork

744.4

About 7-15 Minutes

Spanish Fork

744.4

Payson

737.1

About 10 Minutes

Payson

737.1

Barry Curve

733.5

About 5-7 Minutes

Barry Curve

733.5

York Summit

727

About 10-15 Minutes

York Summit

727

Starr

722.9

About 7-10 Minutes

Starr

722.9

Nephi

710.9

About 10-20 Minutes

Nephi

710.9

Sharp

701.7

About 10-20 Minutes

Sharp

701.7

Juab

696.7

About 5-7 Minutes

Juab

696.7

Parley

681.2

Parley

681.2

Martmar

676.1

About 5-10 Minutes

Martmar

676.1

Lemington

668.8

About 7-11 Minutes

Lemington

668.8

Lynndyl

665.7

About 5 Minutes