(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carlton Christensen speaks as UTA celebrates its 50th birthday with a news conference at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Gary Herbert speaks as UTA celebrates its 50th birthday with a news conference at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. At left is Carolyn Gonot, executive director of UTA.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Harrison Carr takes a close look at the interior of a GM "Old Look" transit bus from the Salt Lake city line on display to mark the 50th birthday of UTA at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Buses of this type were produced between 1940 and 1959.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Gary Herbert speaks as UTA celebrates its 50th birthday with a news conference at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A trolley car seen through the window of a GM "Old Look" transit bus from the Salt Lake city line. The vehicles were on display to mark the 50th birthday of UTA at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carlton Christensen speaks as UTA celebrates its 50th birthday with a news conference at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
The Utah Transit Authority celebrated its 50th birthday with speeches by officials at “Transit Day” at the Utah Legislature on Tuesday.
Gov. Gary Herbert noted that In that 50 years, UTA has grown from a few buses to now include a fleet of more than 700 of them, 117 light rail vehicles, 52 commuter rail passenger cars, 18 commuter rail locomotives and 471 vanpool vehicles and more than 2,600 employees.
Riders take more than 44 million trips annually across six counties. Herbert also proclaimed Tuesday as “Utah Transit Authority Day.”
