Utah has approximately 1,700 miles of railroad track stretching from Iron County in the southwest, Grand County in the southeast, Tooele County in the west and Box Elder and Cache counties in the north, see map. These rail lines converge in the Salt Lake-Ogden metropolitan area.

Utah's location advantages make the state an excellent interline switching route for shipments to the West Coast, as well as to Eastern and Midwestern main terminals, without having to back haul shipments.  Union Pacific is the major freight service in and throughout Utah.

Amtrak provides passenger service to major United States destinations.