MSC and Utah, pt. 1

As a major mining and transportation hub, Salt Lake City and Ogden are two of the crossroads of the west, and maintain much of the western feel and style. Many of the railroad constructions around Utah have been there for hundreds of years, and are still being maintained and repaired to this day. Our own story with Utah is long and expansive, and today we are going to start a new series covering our relationship with the Beehive State, and our history operating within it.

Years of Railroad Contracting

Utah acts much like a second home to many of our crews here at Mountain States Contracting. With the southwest being one of most widely traveled and covered regions, Utah acts as a major connection between states like Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Colorado and more. Because of its close proximity to many industrial sites and mining hubs, we constructed our first field office outside of Arizona in Ogden, UT. There, our crews can equip and prepare themselves for journeys to our more remote sites in the Northwest and Western states.

Competition as a Railroad Contractor

However, we are not the only contractors to realize Utah as an ideal expansion point. Many companies have used Salt Lake City and Ogden as major avenues for their work. For ourselves, our long history of operating out of the area has earned us strong relationships with our partners and industrial sites in the area. For these reasons, we are proud to be known as one of Utah’s top railroad contractors.

Be sure to keep up with us as we continue to update this series, going further into our history as a railroad contractor in Utah. Thank you for reading, and stay posted.