Union Station train depot and museum in downtown Ogden, Utah
We spent two nights in Ogden, UT in order to have plenty of time to visit Golden Spike National Monument. Ogden is just north of Salt Lake City, a good-sized town but not as huge as Salt Lake City. Ogden has a rich railroad heritage, once known as a major passenger railroad junction due to its location along major east–west and north–south routes, prompting the local chamber of commerce to adopt the motto, “You can’t get anywhere without coming to Ogden.”
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Ogden’s Union Station houses a large collection of historical locomotives in an outdoor display area, plus a museum full of historical artifacts in a space inside the museum. Located within the museum is one of the original “Golden Spikes” complete with its own Diebold vault.
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I wasn’t tired of trains yet. But Kathy….? 🙂
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5 thoughts on “More Trains? Union Station in Ogden, Utah”
You are near a magnificent herd of 150 mustangs that hang out near Dugway Chemical Proving Grounds. I will look for gps coordinates when I get home. They are truly magnificent and one of 3 large wild horse herds in Utah!!
Hi Don – we were in Ogden in September. Not sure we’d want to be out there now…too cold!
Sorry about that Kathy!
Great series of images. Told a great story. I would probably need the two days also. Lots of subjects to photograph. I find that model interesting to look at. Massive station.
We got there about an hour before closing time so we didn’t have a chance to linger much. In addition to the railroad exhibits there is a John M. Browning Firearms Museum, Cowboy Museum, Western Heritage Museum and two indoor art galleries, all of which were closed while we were there. But it is quite a museum!
You are near a magnificent herd of 150 mustangs that hang out near Dugway Chemical Proving Grounds. I will look for gps coordinates when I get home. They are truly magnificent and one of 3 large wild horse herds in Utah!!
Hi Don – we were in Ogden in September. Not sure we’d want to be out there now…too cold!
Next time for the mustangs! 🙂
http://wildhorses.org/onaqui/
This will get you there, if interested!
Sorry about that Kathy!
Great series of images. Told a great story. I would probably need the two days also. Lots of subjects to photograph. I find that model interesting to look at. Massive station.
We got there about an hour before closing time so we didn’t have a chance to linger much. In addition to the railroad exhibits there is a John M. Browning Firearms Museum, Cowboy Museum, Western Heritage Museum and two indoor art galleries, all of which were closed while we were there. But it is quite a museum!