Editing Murray, Utah (section)

=== Rail ===
[[File:Historic Downtown Murray.jpg|thumb|right|Murray's historic downtown with Trolley Tracks, circa 1920]]
Historically, the railroad was vital to the development of Murray. In 1870 the railroad line was extended southward through Murray and was called the [[Lynndyl Subdivision|Utah Southern]]. The [[Utah Division (D&RGW)|Rio Grande Western (RGW) railway]] came in the fall of 1881 and purchased the [[Alta, Utah|Alta lines]] which had been built earlier. RGW merged to form the [[Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad]] which later created a depot in Murray.<ref>R.R. Rasmussen. History of Murray. ''Murray Eagle'', August 20, 1936</ref>  The [[Oregon Short Line Railroad#Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway|Utah Northern Railway]] developed a key terminus in the late 19th century that connected mining operations from [[Park City, Utah|Park City]] and [[Bingham, Utah|Bingham]], and Murray's industrial complex developed along that rail line. Utah Northern Railway and [[Oregon Short Line Railroad]] merged and were later acquired by [[Union Pacific Railroad]].<ref>Strack, Don (2005). ''Ogden Rails''. Union Pacific Historical Society. {{ISBN|1-932704-04-3}}. http://utahrails.net/ogden/ogden-oslun.php</ref>

Downtown Murray was accessible by trolley car, operated by the Utah Light and Railway, at the beginning of the 20th century. The trolley ran along State Street from downtown Salt Lake City to Murray. [[E.H. Harriman]], president of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, purchased Utah Light and Railway and continued its operation until the 1920s.<ref>Razavi, Zacharia ''Trolley Square- A Salt Lake City Icon Utah Stories'' November 6, 2008 http://www.utahstories.com/trolley_square/trolley_sqaure_past_present_future.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430090723/http://www.utahstories.com/trolley_square/trolley_sqaure_past_present_future.htm |date=April 30, 2011 }}</ref>