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SALT LAKE CITY — The upcoming "Warriors Over the Wasatch" air show is expected to be a huge draw and a traffic nightmare. So the Utah Transit Authority is doing something it's never done before: offering FrontRunner service on a Sunday.

The two-day air show will include the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, 85 aircraft and 18 hours of fun for the whole family. Hill Air Force Base has two entrances for the expected 500,000 people.

"We're expecting up to 250,000 people each day," said 1st Lt. Christopher Keranen, the air show security coordinator. "Right now on Hill Air Force Base, we've got a little less than 8,000 parking spots."

So, UTA has a plan.

"In 2014 we carried over 7,000 people to and from the air show," said Eddy Cumins, a regional manager for UTA. For years, trains and buses have helped shuttle show-goers, but this year UTA will offer FrontRunner service on Sunday, June 26.

Never in its eight-year history has the high-speed train run the rails on a Sunday, but Cumins said calling in conductors for this event just makes sense.

"It's really a stress-free way for people to visit the air show and not have to deal with all the congestion and parking challenges on base," he explained.

FrontRunner will stop at the Clearfield Station, where busses will take people straight to the show.

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"UTA's going to be able to bring you right up to the front," Cumins said. "It's going to have a huge impact if people use it."

UTA is offering special air show passes at $5 for a round trip, or $15 for a family of four. Passes must be purchased before Monday to get the special rate.

For more information go to www.rideuta.com/Fares-And-Passes/Buy-A-Pass.

The Warriors Over the Wasatch air show, which is free to the public, is June 25 and 26, with the gates opening at 8 a.m.

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