, ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁served ▁by ▁various ▁Am tra k ▁trains , ▁including ▁the ▁California ▁Ze ph yr , ▁the ▁Des ert ▁Wind , ▁and ▁the ▁P ione er . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁I - 7 0 ▁two ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁Thompson ▁Spr ings ▁drew ▁traffic ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁Old ▁C is co ▁Highway ▁( US ▁ 6 ▁and ▁US - 5 0 ) ▁( now ▁named ▁Front age ▁Road ) ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁used . ▁The ▁later ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁passenger ▁train ▁stop ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁in ▁Green ▁River ▁( Green ▁River ▁station ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁led ▁to ▁further ▁economic ▁hard ship ▁for ▁Thompson ▁Spr ings . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁name ▁for ▁this ▁settlement ▁was ▁" Th om pson ▁Spr ings ", ▁a ▁name ▁that ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁un in hab ited ▁today , ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁still ▁some ▁operating ▁business es ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁vic inity ▁of ▁I - 7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Mo ab ▁U ran ium ▁Mill ▁T ail ings ▁Rem ed ial ▁Action ▁( UM T RA ) ▁Project ▁is ▁a ▁u ran ium ▁tail ings ▁removal ▁and ▁re location ▁project ▁that ▁promises ▁to ▁bring ▁jobs ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁tail ings ▁from ▁the ▁Atlas ▁Min eral ▁Company ' s ▁tail ings ▁p onds ▁outside ▁of ▁Mo ab ▁will ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁C res cent ▁J unction , ▁about ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Thompson