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    Great signage throughout makes self-guided tour easy and convenient.
    William C.

    Discover how how the west was won at the historic Ogden Union Station. So much to see at this location but I came for the trains. Large selection of engines and railcars that are very well maintained. These are not new show pieces, but retired work horses from the past that really let's you walk through a different aspect of American history. You can see and the smell the history of these cars. Engines are well documented and a docent (Norm) is on site to answer questions. It's really self guided friendly which allowed us to go at our own pace. So much more to see on other visits from cowboy and classic car museums. All contained in a beautifully maintained Ogden Union Station. I would recommend that this museum work on an audio tour so you can hear the sounds of the past as well.

    You can take your time and really get a good feel of just how the RR was started. Very cool displays and working play trains on tracks designed of the actual routes.

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    Bert G.

    This repurposed train station is the home of several interesting museums, each deserving its own review. We visited the Railroad Museum, the John Moses Browning Museum and the Browning Kimball Car Museum. Normally, admission is charged for each museum, but we happened to visit on 'Free Day'. The Railroad Museum contains so many artifacts of a bygone era, wooden trestles and steam locomotives. There is a display of the different types of railroad ties, not neckwear, the generally wooden timbers holding up the tracks. Some were concrete and even some exotic experimental materials. Many classic photos and nostalgic displays, as well, including a wonderful display of pocket watches, and an explanation of how important and meaningful they were to the development of the railroads. Some model trains are running inside, and the real ones are on display outside. The John Moses Browning Museum is not for everybody. It's all about his firearms. Virtually every handheld firearm in WW2 was developed or invented by John M. Browning. Several prototypes, one of a kind, are on display, including the classic 1911 and Hi-Power pistols. Yes, there is a room devoted to machine guns. His machine guns currently adorn modern American war vehicles, and almost all the aircraft of WW2 and Korea had Browning M2 machine guns tucked in their noses or wings. The man was a genius. The Browning-Kimball Car Museum is a collection of breathtaking cars from a very bygone era. The colors, the size, and the proportions of these vehicles are mind-boggling. Their condition is pristine and a sight to behold. The way they are displayed is no doubt due to the size and shape of the available space. Don't miss these museums at Ogden Union Station when you are in the SLC/Ogden area.

    Alan H.

    Union Station is an amazing location in downtown Ogden and has history on top of history as the hub of early train transportation for the country. They have a number of small museums, displays, and full-sized trains on display outside to look at and walk around on. This review is specifically for their hosting of our Christmas luncheon this year and they did a fantastic job! The tables looked festive and beautiful and they set us up with everything we needed from a large screen and projector to a microphone and speakers for our presentations. We ran into a slight problem with getting audio from our presentation laptop to the speaker system and they were able to quickly iron out the issue before everyone arrived for our luncheon. Great location, great staff, and a great travel destination. Overall a fantastic place to visit!

    Janelle W.

    In town for my nephews Weber State graduation, my dad is retired SP/UP so this was a must see. The desk clerk was very friendly and so were the rest of the people. Lots to look at and enjoy!

    SP Locomotive
    Kirk M.

    This museum has lots of potential but it fails to deliver. Its split into two sections, indoors and outdoors. The indoor section gives a good history of Ogden and the development of the railway system. There are some model trains exhibits towards the end but most weren't working. The ones that were, only on train was running. The Outside section has potential but its disappointing. You can walk next to the trains but you can't enter. We've been to other train museums that have exhibits setup in the trains so you get a feel for different generations of trains.

    Chris C.

    I always enjoy this place. Has an awesome history of the Utah and American railroad and how important it was to establishing the west and America. There is also a huge browning gun museum here as Browning was founded just north of here. I recommend it as a place to get out the sun and relax and read up on history if you're in to that sort of thing.

    Didi R.

    A wonderfully kept place to learn the history of Ogden right along Wall Ave and 25th St. It has a railroad museum, firearms museum, restaurant, vintage automobile display, Jazz nights on Wednesdays, and monthly art gallery events. Nothing like seeing those red Union Station neon lights glowing in the distance reminding you of the famous transit center of the US that it used to be in many years past.

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    Angela H.

    If you love trains you'll love this place! The building in itself is gorgeous. The museum is decent sized (for a train specific museum) and has enough stuff to keep you and your kids entertained for a day of learning. The trains outside are free to the public and very neat to see! They even sometimes have trains come through that are not permanently stationed here. If you like pressed pennies they have machines too. Nice little gift shop. Nice train store inside (where you get and make model trains, toys, etc). I haven't eaten at the restaurant but it seems busy every time I've been.

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    Zo D.

    Great Place Visit If your in town. Museum is very cool to see. The Museums are very interesting to see. So are the Train exhibits. So if your from out of town I recommend their stop to check out. Plus the ice cold Aircondition for summer times ;) .

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    12 years ago

    This is a fun historic place to go as a family. One of the coolest wedding receptions I have seen was here.

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    12 years ago

    Interesting museum and great price for 4 or 5 different ones. It's less about the local area and more about trains and guns though.

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    full to the brim with ghosts! and trains and junk i guess. if you like that stuff.

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