Moab lost its train station several decades ago. The Utah Department of Transportation is interested in the concept, a spokesperson said, but there are no immediate plans to pursue passenger rail to Moab.
An Amtrak train cruises through Thompson Springs in April 2022. The town lost its train station several decades ago; now, the nearest one to both Thompson and Moab is in Green River.Mike Christensen of the Utah Rail Passengers Association hopes so.
Eventually, Christensen hopes Utah will implement a rail network that connects the whole state, including lines from Moab to the state capital and Grand Junction, Colorado. He said the connections would help Moab’s residents better access resources while facilitating sustainable tourism. Right now, the Utah Department of Transportation has only conceptually studied the Moab-Salt Lake City connection, according to spokesperson Kevin Kitchen.
Christensen contended, however, that the study artificially deflated expected demand for the system by assuming there would be no shuttle bus between Moab and the modeled drop-off point by the intersection of highways 191 and 313.But Kitchen said the department is still very open to extending passenger rail across Utah.For Christensen, extending train travel to Moab would help residents get out and about while facilitating visitation.
“At least a single-digit percentage of people would take the train down and then use shuttles and tour companies,” he said. Christensen encouraged anyone interested in bringing train transit to Moab to contact him and local government officials. He said local governments can submit their own rail proposals to federal funding opportunities — they don’t need to go through the state. One such opportunity is the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Corridor Identification and Development Program.
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