Rails Around Helper (Images of America) ROAD TRIP that tell the story of

that tell the story of the railroad and of the people who kept it running

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Rails Around Helper (Images of America) ROAD TRIP that tell the story ofBy: SueAnn Martell and the Western Mining and Railroad Museum In 1880, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad was hard pressed to find a suitable rail route from Grand Junction to Salt Lake City. With the coal deposits of eastern Utah luring them on, railroad officials chose a difficult route over Soldier Summit. The railroad established the town where "helper" engines were attached to the heavy trains, and Helper grew into a division point with branch