FrontRunner

NORTH SALT LAKE — Police are awaiting toxicology results to pinpoint the cause of death of a man whose nude body was found Sunday next to FrontRunner tracks.

The man has been identified as Brandon J. Taylor, 27, of Salt Lake City.

An autopsy was inconclusive in determining the cause of death, and toxicology tests has been ordered, North Salt Lake Police Sgt. Mitch Gwilliam said Friday.

NORTH SALT LAKE — North Salt Lake police have identified the man whose nude body was found near FrontRunner tracks early Sunday morning as 27-year-old Brandon J. Taylor, of Salt Lake City.

Taylor, who has a minor criminal history, was identified through law enforcement records, North Salt Lake Police Sgt. Mitch Gwilliam said Monday morning.

NORTH SALT LAKE- Police are investigating the discovery of the nude body of man found Sunday morning next to FrontRunner tracks in North Salt Lake as a suspicious death.

LAYTON — A woman was hit by a FrontRunner train while trying to cross the tracks on Friday morning.

OGDEN -- The likelihood of securing federal funding remains one of the biggest issues in bringing a streetcar system to Ogden.

At a special work session held after Tuesday night's Ogden City Council meeting, an independent consultant hired by the city said while the federal funding landscape is unpredictable, the Ogden project would stack up well against other projects around the nation competing for the same funding.

LAYTON -- The Utah Transit Authority is getting serious about its proposal to move to a distance-based fare system.

The agency's board has announced it will begin to hold several public meetings in 2012 to meet with UTA riders and stakeholders to discuss the ramifications of charging transit users based on how far they travel instead of one flat rate.

"Basically, we are getting ready to start a yearlong public discussion to think about distance-based fares," UTA spokesman Brandon Bott said. "The board approved moving forward on that, so that's what we will do."

FARMINGTON -- Thursday's wind storm in the Top of Utah not only caused delays on Interstate 15, it completely shut down FrontRunner service through Farmington.

As overturned semitrailers and uprooted trees caused major traffic delays for motorists on I-15 and other Davis County roads, a pile of debris landed on the Utah Transit Authority's rail track in Farmington, making it impossible for the train to pass through the area.