Metataurus

  • Established: 1869, by Central Pacific Railroad, during construction of original transcontinental railroad
  • Miles from San Francisco: 760.5
  • Used by Railroad: 1898- 1909
  • Railroad Function: Railroad siding, apparently uninhabited; provided freighting facilities to local sheep ranchers; a point of interest is the parallel grades from both railroads that are still evident;  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: 2.2 miles east of Centre, on the Central Pacific route, south of the Great Salt Lake
  • No Population estimates for this isolated northern Utah rail siding