Salt Lake County, Utah Utah Territory after traveling what settlers later called Emigration Canyon. Brigham Young, their leader, declared "This is the place" after seeing the valley. Compared to eastern regions, it seemed arid and unpromising to some of the migrants. Settlers used extensive irrigation to develop agriculture and the flourishing, self-sufficient city, known then as Great Salt Lake City. Thousands of Mormons joined them in the next several decades. The county was officially organized on January 31, 1850, with slightly more than 11,000 residents recorded. Mormon settlements were scattered across the valley and beyond. They relocated the territorial capital to Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. As of July 15, 2013, Amtrak's "California Zephyr" stops daily at the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub. Westbound trains (to Emeryville, California) arrive at 11:05 pm and depart at 11:30 pm. Eastbound trains (to Chicago, Illinois) arrive at 3:05 am and depart at 3:30 am. Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub The Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub (also known as Salt Lake Central on Utah Transit Authority [UTA] routes and SLC by Amtrak) is a multi-modal transportation hub in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States served by the Blue Line