CP-23 Centre Construction Camp

  • Established: In 1869, by Central Pacific Railroad as a construction camp, during construction of original  transcontinental railroad
  • Miles from San Francisco: 762.7
  • Used by Railroad: Seems to have been used between1879- 1890
  • Railroad Function: Very little is known or verified about this railroad siding, apparently uninhabited, it provided freighting facilities to local sheep ranchers; note that locations of Matataurus and Centre were transposed on “The Promontory Branch of the First Transcontinental Railroad in Utah 1869-1904” map, from Rails East to Promontory- The Utah Stations
  • Location: 2.4 miles north and west of Rozel  on the Central Pacific route, south of the Great Salt Lake
    No Population estimates for this isolated Northern Utah rail siding