News

Standard-Examiner5d
Revered railcar: Western Pacific caboose joins museum collection at Ogden Union Station
A long-sought piece of local railroad history has finally made its way into the Utah State Railroad Museum’s collection. Last ...
KSL1y
Utah railroad museum gets Western Pacific engine; Merci boxcar getting rehabbed
An old Moon Glow train car sits on the grounds of Business Depot Ogden on Friday, May 10, 2024. It's part of the collection of the Utah State Railroad Museum.
Standard-Examiner1y
Newly repainted Western Pacific locomotive to fill gap at Utah State Railroad Museum
OGDEN — The Utah State Railroad Museum is gearing up to receive a piece for its collection that will help to tell a fuller story of railroading in the state. Earlier this month, the Union ...
c-span11y
Utah State Railroad Museum - C-SPAN.org
Lee Witten toured Utah State Railroad Museum and talked about several artifacts related to the state's rail history, including equipment that helped early trains navigate through the state, and ...
The Salt Lake Tribune6y
The centennial of the transcontinental railroad all but excluded the Chinese workers who helped build it. As Utah marks the 150th anniversary, their ... - The Salt Lake Tribune
[ Editor’s note: As of May 3, 2019, the spikes have moved from the Utah Museum of Fine Arts to the Utah State Capitol Gold Room, where they will be on display</a> through June 24, 2019.] ...
KUTV1y
Golden Spike Monument arrives in Utah to honor transcontinental railroad workers
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A 43-foot-tall Golden Spike that was brought to Utah on Monday will honor tens of thousands of workers who built the transcontinental railroad. The nearly 8,000-pound ...