Rozel

  • Established: 1869, by Central Pacific Railroad, during construction of original transcontinental railroad
  • Origin of Name: Originally christened “Camp Victory” when Superintendent Strobridge’s Central Pacific workers rested for lunch after laying six miles of track during their world record “ten-mile race;” in one twelve-hour workday, eight Irish rail workers laid every single rail, picking up and laying down over two million pounds of rail on April 28, 1869
  • Miles from San Francisco: 686.4
  • Used by Railroad: 1899- 1906
  • Railroad Function: Rail siding was built in 1869, a spur whose installation is unknown, was removed in January 1893; an important stop for trains bound for Promontory Summit, located eight miles to the east; “helper” engines stationed at Rozel, assisted freight-laded trains up the Promontory Mountains; features included a section house, train car body, bunkhouse, cookhouse and water tank; a hotel reportedly existed there, but its existence is  unsubstantiated
  • Historic Overview: Water was obtained from an artesian well near Antelope Springs via a pipeline of about eight miles; a redwood tank 18 ‘ in diameter and 14’ high held water, which was still used in 1917; facilities existing then included only the water tank a freight platform, a tent platform and bake oven
  • Location: Six miles east of Lake on the Central Pacific route, south of the Great Salt Lake
  • No Population estimates for this isolated northern Utah rail siding