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113-743: Union Station , also known as Ogden Union Station , is a train station in Ogden , Utah , United States, at the west end of Historic 25th Street , just south of the Ogden Central Station (previously known as the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center). Formerly the junction of the Union Pacific (UP) and Central Pacific (CP) railroads, its name reflects the common appellation of train stations whose tracks and facilities are shared by railway companies. No longer

226-454: A 100 by 180 feet (30 m × 55 m) brick building for the express purpose of washing laundry; prior to this time excess laundry that was not able to be handled in the commissary building was sent out to commercial facilities. The building was constructed to centralize the UP's laundry operations and to cut costs by an estimated fifty percent. It was the only laundry facility constructed by

339-465: A 180-day feasibility study underway to make sure Ogden City is willing to undertake the cost and labor of environmental cleanup in the station area before they could begin developing it. Ogden, Utah Ogden is a principal city of the Ogden– Clearfield , Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes all of Weber, Morgan , Davis , and Box Elder counties. The 2010 Census placed

452-781: A commercial and industrial park called the Business Depot Ogden , colloquially known as "BDO". Ogden is located at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains . This is at about the same latitude as Benevent in Campania in southern Italy. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 26.6 square miles (69 km ), all land. Elevations in the city range from about 4,300 to 5,000 feet (1,300 to 1,500 m) above sea level. The Ogden and Weber Rivers , which originate in

565-459: A commissary that provided food and supplies to long-distance trains, a laundry building that washed linens for most of UP's rail network, a large United States Postal Service (USPS) annex that served mail trains, and serviced more than 60 passenger trains each day. It was around this time that the name "Crossroads of the West" began appearing in publications as a way to describe Ogden's significance to

678-798: A company and building their own railroad because existing railroad companies showed no interest in building such a railroad. The northern half of the Cache Valley is in Idaho and, due to claims and disputes by the Shoshone and Bannock Indians, was not settled by the Mormons until after the Bear River Massacre and subsequent Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 that forced the Shoshone and Bannock onto reservations. The original Mormon plan for

791-490: A few days per year reaching 100 °F (38 °C). Rain is provided in the form of infrequent thunderstorms during summer, usually between late July and mid-September during the height of monsoon season. The Pacific storm season usually lasts from about October through May, with precipitation reaching its peak in spring. Snow usually first occurs in late October or early November, with the last occurring sometime in April. As of

904-422: A fire that began in a hotel room destroyed the station's interior and left the walls and clock tower in a fragile state. A telephone operator continued to work in the building while it was aflame to warn as many people as possible to evacuate the building. Due to her efforts, no deaths or injuries occurred, and work continued inside the first floor to some extent, but construction on a new building did not start until

1017-741: A hub for frequent trains going northwest to Portland, Oregon , and Seattle, Washington , and east to Chicago. Amtrak ended the Pioneer in 1997. In the same year, Amtrak ended the Los Angeles to Chicago Desert Wind . Ogden–Hinckley Airport , Utah's busiest municipal airport, is in the southwest portion of the city. The only commercial service is operated by Breeze Airways with nonstop service to Orange County, California. Allegiant Air offered commercial service from Ogden to Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona , Avelo Airlines served Burbank, California , while Utah Airways offers charter service to many of

1130-706: A lecture tour in the United States. In 1972, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints completed construction of and dedicated the Ogden Utah Temple in Ogden. The temple was built to serve the area's large LDS population. In 2010, the LDS Church announced they would renovate the Ogden Temple and the adjacent Tabernacle. The work which began in 2011 includes an update to the exterior,

1243-552: A longer road on a direct route through the Cache Valley, then north across eastern Idaho and north across western Montana to Butte, Montana. In the first year of construction, they reached Eagle Rock (now Idaho Falls, Idaho ), 120 miles (190 km) north of the Utah/Idaho border, where they built a bridge across the Snake River in early 1879. In the second year, they added another 90 miles (140 km) of track and crossed

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1356-532: A mile west of where downtown Ogden sits today. In November 1847, Captain James Brown purchased all the land now comprising Weber County together with some livestock and Fort Buenaventura for $ 3,000 (equivalent to $ 98000 in 2023). The land was conveyed to Captain Brown in a Mexican Land Grant, this area being at that time a part of Mexico. The settlement was then called Brownsville , after Captain James Brown, but

1469-864: A railway hub, the building remains a cultural hub: it houses the Utah State Railroad Museum , the Spencer S. Eccles Rail Center, the John M. Browning Firearms Museum, Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and the Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum, and an art gallery for local and regional artists every month. The Myra Powell Gallery features traveling exhibits and the Station's permanent art collection. Union Station Research Library has an extensive collection of historic Ogden photographs and documents available to

1582-509: A redevelopment agency (RDA), with the city council acting as the RDA governing board and the mayor as its executive director. The RDA's activity has increased since its establishment in 1969, with tax increment revenues at about $ 10 million per year and an outstanding debt of over $ 50 million. Designated redevelopment districts now cover nearly all of Ogden's central business districts, as are Business Depot Ogden and several other industrial areas in

1695-477: A servicing point for long-distance passenger trains. The station building was now empty for most of the day except for what was described as a handful of OUR&D employees handling daily operations. The final agreement between the OUR&;D and a privately-owned passenger train service for use of the station was signed in 1971. On May 1, 1971, most passenger train operations in the United States were taken over by

1808-650: A stone from the clock tower fell and struck a railroad clerk. He was severely injured, and died on the way to a nearby hospital. Originally, the OUR&D planned to rebuild the station to its original design, but the accident reversed this decision and a new design was proposed by John and Donald Parkinson, architects of the Caliente Depot in Nevada and the Kelso Depot in California . The construction of

1921-401: A variety of rock climbing routes. An extensive boulder field in the foothills is one of the most popular bouldering sites in the state. On the mountains east of Ogden are three downhill ski areas: Snowbasin , Powder Mountain , and Nordic Valley . Popular sites for cross-country skiing include Snowbasin and Weber County's North Fork Park. Kayaking is a popular sport on portions of

2034-500: Is 23 feet (7.0 m) wide. During the peak of passenger train travel in 1927, a tunnel was built under the eleven tracks with stairways to the surface at each platform. Called the passenger subway, this tunnel allowed pedestrians to access all eleven tracks from the Grand Lobby, bypassing those tracks that were occupied by trains. When passenger service ended the entries to the tunnel were filled in for safety purposes, although when

2147-579: Is a DDA40X "Centennial" diesel-electric locomotive that GM's Electro-Motive Division (EMD) built in 1969, one of only 47 built. Retired in 1985 and donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum in 1986. Steam Powered Rotary snowplow, originally built for the Oregon, Washington Railroad & Navigation Company. Union Pacific X-26 is one of the Union Pacific gas turbine-electric locomotives (GTELs) that General Electric built in 1961. It

2260-636: Is a 44-ton General Electric diesel-electric switcher, originally built for the U.S. Air Force with the same number in 1953. It was donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum, and subsequently leased to the Utah Central Railway where it got its current paint scheme. It has since been returned to the Museum. Union Pacific 833 is an FEF-2 class steam locomotive, built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1939. It

2373-699: Is an EMD GP35 built in 1963 and worked for the WP, Union Pacific, Kyle Railroad , Arkansas Midland Railroad (1992) and eventually the Genesee & Wyoming before being retired in early 2023. It was then transported to the FrontRunner 's Shops in Salt Lake City where it was restored to its as-delivered appearance and donated to the museum in May 2024. This specially designed flatcar was used by UP to transport

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2486-492: Is currently disassembled, with most of the pieces still locked inside the trainmen's building, except for the boiler which sits outside near the passenger platform. The passenger shelter along tracks 1 and 2 is the only remaining canopy of a series of five. The other four canopies were demolished in April 1969. It was built in 1928 to SP plans and is similar to canopies at the Sacramento Station in California , and

2599-592: Is governed under the mayor-council form of government , in which the full-time mayor serves as an executive while the seven-member part-time council serves as the legislative branch. All these elected officials serve four-year terms, with elections occurring in odd-numbered years and terms beginning in January of even-numbered years. The mayor is Ben Nadolski, who took office on January 2, 2024. The city council members are Bart Blair, Angela Choberka, Dave Graf, Richard Hyer, Shaun Myers, Ken Richey, and Marcia White. Four of

2712-553: Is still on display inside the Union Station to this day. The absolute peak of rail traffic in Ogden came during both World War I (WWI)and World War II (WWII). The city and depot became an important stopover point for soldiers and materials being moved across the country for the war effort, and many new businesses popped up on nearby 25th Street to entertain and support the huge influx of travelers. Rail traffic began to decline sharply after WWII ended in 1945, owing mainly to

2825-551: Is the closest sizable city to the Golden Spike location at Promontory Summit, Utah , where the First transcontinental railroad was joined in 1869. It was known as a major passenger railroad junction owing 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." Railroad passengers traveling west to San Francisco from

2938-599: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) initially numbered the locomotive as 213, but subsequently changed the number to 8413. Leased by the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad (W&OD) in 1968, it was one of the last locomotives to operate on the W&;OD before the railroad closed during the same year. After several transfers of ownership, the locomotive was acquired by Cargill, becoming Cargill No. 6751. Cargill moved

3051-666: The Cache Valley led to the bankruptcy and foreclosure sale of the Utah Northern only a few years later in 1878. Robber baron Jay Gould transformed the Utah Northern. He and Union Pacific acquired the Utah Northern Railroad, changing the name to the Utah & Northern Railway and infused the railroad with capital. Big business knew that an electrical age was coming and that the demand for copper products

3164-553: The Ogden Union Railway & Depot Co. (OUR&D), to oversee the construction and operation of a new Union Station. Completed in 1889, this new structure was designed in the Romanesque Revival style , with a large clock tower in the center. Considerably larger than the original station and constructed of brick, it held 33 hotel rooms, a restaurant, barbershop, and other conveniences for travelers. In 1923,

3277-551: The Olympic flame as part of the 2002 Winter Olympics torch relay is displayed at the museum. UP donated the car to the museum after the conclusion of the 2002 Winter Olympics . This was one of at least 100 special passenger coaches that were retrofitted by the US Army for use as a hospital car to transport wounded soldiers during WWII. The car was acquired by the museum in 2001 and was restored to its original condition. In 2003,

3390-678: The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation where it was painted as a Nickel Plate Road locomotive. Repatriated to Utah in September 2022 with plans to restore it to its Utah Railway colors. A former ATSF ALCO RSD-15 built in 1959, it served on the Santa Fe railway until being sold to the Utah Railway in 1977, it was retired and donated to the museum in 1989. Western Pacific #3002 Western Pacific #3002

3503-614: The United States Premier Hockey League . Ogden Stadium houses the annual "Hot Rocking 4th", a motorsports event. There are several golf courses in the city of Ogden. Weber State University fields several intercollegiate athletic teams that attract spectators from among residents. The university is especially known for its basketball team. Ogden is a satellite venue of the Sundance Film Festival . A local film festival, now called

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3616-514: The census of 2010, there were 82,825 people living in the city. The population density was 2,899.2 people per square mile (1,119.4 people/km ). There were 29,763 housing units at an average density of 1,117.4 units per square mile (431.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 75.02% White , 2.24% African American , 1.40% Native American , 1.20% Asian , 0.3% Pacific Islander , 3.7% from other races , and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.64% of

3729-467: The continental divide at the Idaho/Montana border. After three and a half years of construction, before the close of 1881, they completed the additional 120 miles (190 km) of road to Butte, Montana. Butte became the largest copper producing city in the world and Butte's population, by some estimates, grew to nearly 100,000. This made Butte, with its " Copper Kings ," the second largest city in

3842-661: The Arts is an elementary and secondary charter school system. Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind 's boarding facility is in the city. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City operates and/or sponsors Catholic schools including Saint Joseph Catholic High School . Ogden is home to the Ogden Botanical Gardens , which serve as an extension location and distance education center for Utah State University . As

3955-495: The Best Places for Business and Careers. The western parts of the city have several industrial areas. The largest is Business Depot Ogden , a former Army depot that was restructured to be a 1,000-plus acre business park. Interstates 15 and 84 serve the city. I-84 runs east–west through the southern suburbs, merging with I-15 near Riverdale . I-15 runs north–south near the city's western edge and provides connections to

4068-735: The City of Ogden; the first, USS  Ogden  (PF-39) , in 1943, and the second, USS  Ogden  (LPD-5) , in 1964. Utah and Northern Railway The Utah & Northern Railway is a defunct railroad that was operated in the Utah Territory and later in the Idaho Territory and Montana Territory in the western United States during the 1870s and 1880s. It was the first railroad in Idaho and in Montana . The line

4181-795: The Foursite Film Festival, has been held annually since 2004. Other events of interest include a downtown farmer's market, the Ogden Arts Festival, the Harvest Moon Festival, Ogden Winterfest, and the Ogden Marathon. Ogden has had two shopping malls . Newgate Mall was built in 1981, and Ogden City Mall a year prior. The latter was torn down and redeveloped as The Junction. Two ships in the United States Navy have been named after

4294-457: The Idaho border, in May 1874 where construction was halted. Investors had become hesitant after the panic of 1873 and the railroad was now moving into the northern half of the Cache Valley where there were fewer Mormon volunteers due to this area only recently having been relinquished by the Bannock and Shoshone. Poor decisions by the planners and the lack of business from the frugal residents of

4407-593: The Metro population at 597,159. In 2010, Forbes rated the Ogden-Clearfield MSA as the 6th best place to raise a family. Ogden has had a sister city relationship to Hof in Bavaria , Germany , since 1954. Originally named Fort Buenaventura , Ogden was the first permanent settlement by people of European descent in what is now Utah . It was established by the trapper Miles Goodyear in 1846 about

4520-575: The North End, including West Ogden, Downtown and East Central; in the East, including East Bench and Shadow Valley. According to the Köppen climate classification , Ogden experiences either a Mediterranean climate ( Csa ) or a humid continental climate ( Dsa ) depending on which variant of the system is used. Summers are hot and relatively dry, with highs frequently reaching 95 °F (35 °C), with

4633-489: The Ogden City Council sent a formal letter to the UP asking that the station building be donated to them for conversion to a museum and convention center. Over the next few years, the city began holding events such as art exhibitions inside the building to demonstrate this new planned use. Ownership of the station building was turned over to Ogden City in 1977, as well as a 50-year lease on the land under and around

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4746-608: The Ogden City schools. Ogden is located in Utah's 1st congressional district . In the 118th United States Congress , Ogden is represented by Blake Moore . Ogden City School District is the public school district in the city, with its boundaries mirroring the city limits. It operates Ogden High School and Ben Lomond High School . Weber School District serves areas outside of the city limits, even if they have "Ogden, Utah" postal addresses. DaVinci Academy of Science and

4859-706: The Ogden Intermodal Transit Center (now known as the Ogden Central Station). There is currently no direct access for passengers between the FrontRunner station and Union Station. The 50-year lease on the land under and around the station building is set to expire in 2027. In anticipation of this, UP offered to sell the land outright to Ogden, and in December 2022 the city entered into a purchase agreement with UP for $ 5.5 million (equivalent to $ 6.48 million in 2023). If

4972-406: The Ogden and Weber Rivers. A developed kayak park lies on the Weber River in the western portion of the city. The reservoirs near Ogden are used for a wide variety of water sports. Ogden is also home to the minor league baseball team Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League , the Women's Flat Track Derby Association league Junction City Roller Dolls , and the junior hockey team Ogden Mustangs of

5085-405: The RPO (used for sorting mail) until 1929 when the Mail Terminal Annex was constructed to the south, then was used as a crew locker room for the OUR&D. Space in the building was taken up with lockers, a changing room, and a lunchroom. In 2006, Ogden City installed fluorescent lighting and an alarm system to the building, which up to that time had been vacant. For a time it was used as a shop for

5198-495: The State of Utah, and the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Golden Spike Chapter regarding building usage and ownership of the locomotive. Denver & Rio Grande Western 5371 is the last GM Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 "Tunnel Motor" to be in its original Rio Grande paint colors. It was retired in 2009 and moved into the Rail Center in 2010. Southern Pacific 3769 is a GM Electro-Motive Division GP-9 diesel-electric switcher locomotive, built in February 1957 as 5733. In

5311-504: The UP and was expected to pay for itself within three years. Laundry was sent to Ogden from all ends of the UP Lines, and even took in laundry from Sun Valley , Idaho; West Yellowstone Lodge; Bryce Canyon National Park ; Zion National Park ; and Grand Canyon National Park , as well as other resorts and hotels. The use of the latest equipment, such as nine Troy Electromatic washers; 42 individual pressers; and seven diesel-powered Vapor-Clarkson steam generators, as well as 105 employees, gave

5424-456: The Union Station as the Utah State Railroad Museum to handle the railroad artifacts. This spurred a series of donations by the UP through the years, leading to an extensive collection of locomotives and rolling stock being displayed on the station grounds. In 1995, UP and SP received permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission to merge their companies, and the OUR&D was finally dissolved sometime shortly after this date. This left UP as

5537-448: The Union Station. Ogden officials cited safety concerns about the handling of materials as their reason for locking out the volunteers, and also sent a request to the State asking that ownership of the locomotive be transferred to them. The State government has not yet responded to this request, saying instead that they intend to move the locomotive to a new museum in Salt Lake City where the restoration work could be completed. The locomotive

5650-407: The Utah Northern was to build a railroad to the communities in the Cache Valley and about 60 miles (97 km) into Idaho to Soda Springs, Idaho , that lies in a valley beyond called the Bear River Valley. This was by dictate of Brigham Young as he owned land in Soda Springs and believed that the Bear River Valley had potential for further Mormon settlement. The Mormons also believed they could break

5763-476: The West with more influence than Salt Lake City, Denver, Sacramento, Seattle, or Portland. Only San Francisco remained larger and more important. Butte, with its large-scale mining and smelting operations, was dubbed the Pittsburg of the West. The Utah & Northern was switched from 3 ft ( 914 mm ) narrow gauge to 4 ft  8 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ( 1,435 mm ) standard gauge on July 25, 1887 only six years after completing

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5876-456: The West's national parks. As of May 2022, both Allegiant and Avelo ceased service, citing rising costs and dropping ticket sales, in addition to expanded availability of air carriers at Salt Lake International airport just 35 minutes south. The mountains and rivers near Ogden offer many opportunities for outdoor recreation. An extensive trail system, immediately adjacent to the city's eastern edge, gives residents and visitors immediate access to

5989-399: The annual Hostlers Model Railroad Festival, weddings, Ogden Marathon Expo, craft and bridal fairs. Of special note are the two drinking fountains on either end of the Grand Lobby. These fountains, surrounded by colored mosaics, were the favorite resting spot of OUR&D Superintendent Hubert Lloyd Bell. At Bell's passing in 1927 the OUR&D placed a bronze plaque, bearing his likeness, over

6102-404: The area around the station into a downtown business and tourist hub, as well as potentially bring rail service back to the station itself. On March 8, 1869, the UP laid tracks through Ogden on its way to Promontory Summit , where it would meet the CP and complete the First transcontinental railroad across the United States. Despite the famous Golden spike ceremony that marked the completion of

6215-408: The average family size was 3.32. In the city 28.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 14.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 34,047, and

6328-406: The banks of the Weber River . After the deal to make Ogden the junction city was struck in 1874, this building was selected for use as a common terminal between the two railroads. In addition to the UP and CP, this station also became the terminal for the Utah Central Railroad that connected with the territorial capital of Salt Lake City to the south, the Utah and Northern Railway which ran into

6441-425: The building a capacity to process 110,000 individual pieces of laundry during an eight-hour shift, or about 13,333 individual pieces per hour. The laundry facility was closed in 1970 and donated to the City of Ogden in 1986. It is currently vacant. The Spencer S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Rail Center (also known as the Spencer S. Eccles Rail Center ) is a collection of prototype equipment from various railroads in

6554-431: The building itself. Renovations were begun to house the planned museums. Amtrak continued to maintain a ticket agency inside the building and use the station as a stop for their Pioneer trains as well. There was a brief period of time where Amtrak also tried running its California Zephyr and Desert Wind trains through Ogden as well, but they didn't see enough traffic and dropped Ogden from their timetables in 1983 At

6667-404: The center of economic activity in the city. Ogden had been highly reliant on the railroad industry for almost all of its existence, and the sharp declines in traffic were having major economic impacts on local businesses and residents. Plans to turn the station into a museum were first brought forward during the centennial celebration of the driving of the golden spike in 1969. On December 7, 1971,

6780-429: The central point is made clear. In the center of the city, the blocks from Union Station along 25th Street, the north-to-south oriented cross streets are named after former U.S. presidents such as Lincoln Avenue, Grant Avenue, Washington Boulevard, Adams Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, and Madison Avenue. The central connecting street in north–south orientation is Harrison Boulevard. The city area is divided into six districts: in

6893-415: The council members represent the city's four municipal districts, while the other three (Blair, Myers, and White) are elected at-large by voters from the entire city. The Ogden City government operates on a budget of $ 267 million per year and employs over 600 full-time workers. In addition to providing the usual municipal services, the government promotes business and economic development. The city operates

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7006-453: The current building was completed in 1924 in the Spanish Colonial Revival (also known as Early Christian/Byzantine) style and is built on the foundation of the earlier building. It was dedicated on November 22 of that year, with a series of publicity shots being taken. One of these shots, showing 13 young women pulling the first train to arrive at the station by ribbons, made its way into the La Domenica del Corriere , an Italian newspaper, with

7119-416: The dedication ceremony in 1978, UP ran their famous UP 844 (then number 8444) at the head of a special passenger train from Cheyenne , Wyoming , to the new museum. They also donated a steam derrick (built by Industrial Works) and a steam rotary snow plow (built by ALCO in 1912), which were the last pieces of steam-powered equipment in use on the Union Pacific System. In 1988, the State of Utah designated

7232-407: The discontinuation of mail trains by 1967. The OUR&D tore out passenger tracks 6-13, leaving just 5 tracks and three platforms at the once massive station complex. UP and SP decided to begin curtailing the operations of the OUR&D and re-absorbed much (but not all) of its infrastructure and employees back into their own operations. The commissary was torn down in 1969, marking the end of Ogden as

7345-442: The east and was used to sort mail. RPO service and mail trains were discontinued in the 1960s, but the USPS continued to use the annex for regular mail service and sorting until the mid-1970's when UP donated the station building to Ogden City. Following the conversion of the station complex to a museum, an addition was constructed in between the station and the annex, connecting the two buildings and allowing year-round indoor access to

7458-416: The eastern United States typically passed through Ogden (and not through the larger Salt Lake City to the south). However, Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, no longer serves Ogden. Passengers who want to travel to and from Ogden by rail must travel via FrontRunner commuter rail to Salt Lake City and Provo . Renowned Danish impressionistic writer Herman Bang died in Ogden in 1912 during

7571-438: The facilities in the annex. Currently the Mail Terminal Annex houses the Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum and the Browning Theatre, which is often rented out for events such as craft fairs, the Ogden Farmers Market, and weddings. The Trainmen's Building is the northernmost structure on the Union Station grounds. It was constructed of red brick sometime between 1903 and 1923 and predates the current station building. It served as

7684-404: The facilities that they knew would serve as a major transit hub for cross-country travelers, who would have to transfer trains between the two different railroads. Corinne emerged as an early frontrunner for the junction, but The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - whose members made up much of Utah's settler population at this time - did not want their territory to be represented by what

7797-416: The foothills of the Wasatch Range. The foothill trails are used for hiking, running, mountain biking, and sometimes snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Steeper trails climb eastward into the mountains, and many other mountain trails originate within a few miles of the city. A system of paved urban trails runs along the banks of the Ogden and Weber Rivers. The quartzite cliffs above Ogden's foothills provide

7910-409: The fountain on the north end. The plaque reads "In Memory of Hubert Lloyd Bell SUPT. O.U.RY. AND D. Co., 1918–1927, A Just Man, A Friend Who Will Be Remembered". This building was constructed in 1929 to serve the needs of the USPS, which once ran an extensive Railway Post Office (RPO) service. It is located directly north of the Union Station building. In 1950 a flat-roofed addition was constructed on

8023-429: The government-funded National Railroad Passenger Corporation ( Amtrak ), leaving Ogden with one through passenger train in each direction daily. After the Amtrak takeover, it became clear that UP and SP no longer had much interest in the station and could look to sell or demolish it, as they were doing with other defunct stations that they no longer served. The City of Ogden was keen to save the building, as it had long been

8136-494: The headline "Curious American Custom". The ceiling of the Grand Lobby, taking up the center portion of the building, has a height of 56 feet (17 m) and extends to the roof. The trusses were originally painted in bright colors with geometric designs, but have since been painted over with a faux wood grain. Murals of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad were painted on the north and south end of

8249-612: The lobby. The second floors of the north and south wing were occupied by Southern Pacific (SP), OUR&D, and UP Telegraph Department offices. (The SP had purchased the CP in 1885.) By the 1920's, Ogden's Union Station was serving both the UP and SP, as well as the successor to the RGW (the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad [D&RGW]), and a number of regional and interurban railroads. At its height, it had 13 passenger tracks with platforms,

8362-476: The locomotive to Ogden in 1993 for use in the company's Globe Mill. Following Cargill's donation of the locomotive in 2010, the Utah Central Railway and the UP delivered it to the museum on May 21, 2011. Denver & Rio Grande Western 223 is a class C-16 Consolidation type steam locomotive built in 1881 by the Grant Locomotive Works . Restoration on hold due to dispute between Ogden City,

8475-411: The mayor and many others pushed unsuccessfully for construction of a luxury residential development on public land in Ogden's foothills and a new ski resort in the mountains above the city, to be accessed by a pair of aerial gondolas. Other local political concerns include Ogden's relatively high tax and utility rates, efforts to fight crime, allegations of government corruption, and challenges facing

8588-399: The median income for a family was $ 38,950. Males had a median income of $ 29,006 versus $ 22,132 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,632. About 12.6% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over. As of 2017 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Ogden, Utah were Ogden

8701-573: The mid 1970's it was rebuilt as a GP9R, and renumbered to 3769. Southern Pacific 7457 is the first GM Electro-Motive Division SD45 diesel-electric switcher locomotive to be built for the Southern Pacific railroad in August 1966, originally numbered 8800. It was rebuilt as an SD45R in September 1982, and renumbered to 7457. It last saw service on Donner Pass . It was donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum in 2002. Utah Central Railway 1237

8814-612: The monopoly that the anti-Mormon town of Corinne, Utah , had on the wagon freight business on the Montana Trail by extending the railroad into Idaho. There were tentative plans to eventually extend the Utah Northern to Montana. The road was constructed northward from the Union Pacific line at Ogden commencing construction on August 24, 1871. In three years, the largely volunteer railroad company had built 75 miles (121 km) of road. It reached Franklin, Idaho , across

8927-479: The mountain and ski resort town of Huntsville . The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) operates four bus routes directly between Salt Lake City and Ogden, as well as numerous others that serve Weber and northern Davis counties that connect into either the Ogden Intermodal Hub on the west edge of town or to Weber State University . Ogden is also the source of the two routes that serve Brigham City ,

9040-488: The mountains to the east, flow through the city and meet at a confluence just west of the city limits. Pineview Dam is in the Ogden River Canyon 7 miles (11 km) east of Ogden. The reservoir behind the dam provides over 110,000 acre⋅ft (140 million m ) of water storage and water recreation for the area. Prominent mountain peaks near Ogden include Mount Ogden to the east and Ben Lomond to

9153-449: The museums out of the station and into a new museum building right next door, which would include the current Eccles Rail Center. They also want to work with the UTA to potentially move the station platforms for their FrontRunner commuter rail service to the station itself, which would bring rail service back to the station and allow rail commuters to use the station's Grand Lobby. There is now

9266-413: The national transportation infrastructure. There was also a memorial plaque commissioned by the Ogden City Council that had Ogden in the center with railroad tracks radiating out from it in all directions (each bearing the name of a railroad company that served the station). It bears the words, "You can't get anywhere without coming to OGDEN," which also served as the city slogan for some time. This memorial

9379-461: The need for a junction point was clear, the need for a common   — or "union"   — station shared by both railroads did not emerge until several years later, meaning that each railroad maintained separate station buildings for a time. The first permanent station building in Ogden had been previously completed in November 1869 by the UP. It was a two-story wooden frame building on a mud flat on

9492-590: The newfound popularity of both the airline industry and increasing accessibility of automobiles for the average traveler and commuter. By 1950, the number of daily passenger trains was down to 20. The construction of the Interstate Highway System continued to pull traffic from both freight and passenger trains into the 1960s. By the late 1960's passenger train traffic to Ogden had been reduced to just two trains in each direction daily. The USPS had ended its Railway post office service, leading to

9605-471: The north end, which is connected to the Ogden City water line, allows the steam locomotives to be serviced conveniently. The laundry operations at Union Station date to 1906, when they were carried out in the commissary building (now demolished, on the site of the current Spencer S. & Dolores Dore' Eccles Rail Center). Soiled linens and cloth from sleeper and diner cars were removed from the trains and washed during their stop in Ogden. In 1951, UP constructed

9718-517: The north. From south to west to north, Ogden's neighboring towns are South Ogden, Roy, West Haven, Marriott-Slaterville, Farr West, Pleasant View and North Ogden. The city is - like many others in the US - characterized by a spacious, street grid with many blocks. The streets are numbered from north to south, which is expressed in the corresponding street names. By extending the numbers with directions ("E" for east and "W" for west) their relative relation to

9831-489: The northern regions of the territory (present-day Idaho ), and the Rio Grande Western (RGW) railroad which ran farther to the south before connecting across the mountains to Colorado . This quickly established Ogden as the major transit hub for all of the intermountain west , as travelers coming from the east or west coast could now transfer to trains that would take them to most other populated areas throughout

9944-593: The northernmost extension of UTA's bus system. It also has a Greyhound bus stop along a line that runs north–south along I-15. The FrontRunner commuter rail runs between Salt Lake City and the Ogden Intermodal Hub in downtown Ogden. Amtrak service is provided with a bus connection running to/from Salt Lake City, where there are daily California Zephyr trains west to the Oakland, California , area and east to Chicago, Illinois . Amtrak trains do not serve Ogden directly. Historically, Ogden Union Station served as

10057-468: The platform was repaved in 2008 a portion of the tunnel was uncovered. Plans are to place a glass over the uncovered portion for visitors to see. Similar canopies are used at the adjacent Ogden Central Station as a reference to Ogden's railroading past. The Butterfly Canopy and platforms are host to UP's Steam Team during their east–west trips over the Transcontinental Railroad route and the former Rio Grande Soldier Summit route. The operating water column at

10170-592: The population. As of the census of 2000, there were 77,226 people, 27,384 households, and 18,402 families living in the city. The population density was 2,899.2 people per square mile (1,119.4 people/km ). There were 29,763 housing units at an average density of 1,117.4 units per square mile (431.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 79.01% White , 2.31% African American , 1.20% Native American , 1.43% Asian , 0.17% Pacific Islander , 12.95% from other races , and 2.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 23.64% of

10283-409: The population. There were 27,384 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and

10396-565: The principal city of the 2nd largest MSA in Utah, Ogden serves as an economic hub for the northern part of the state. Much of the central city is occupied by offices of federal, state, county, and municipal government entities. The Internal Revenue Service has a large regional facility in Ogden and is the city's largest employer with over 5,000 employees. Other large employers include McKay Dee Hospital , Weber State University , Ogden City School District , Autoliv , Fresenius , and Convergys . In 2013, Ogden ranked No. 16 on Forbes' list of

10509-568: The public. The last long-distance passenger train to use Union Station was Amtrak 's Pioneer in May 1997. The adjacent Ogden Central Station serves the Utah Transit Authority 's (UTA) FrontRunner commuter rail line and Ogden Express bus rapid transit line. In December 2022, Ogden City entered into a purchase agreement with UP to buy the land under and around the station for $ 5.5 million (equivalent to $ 6.48 million in 2023). They plan to pursue development of

10622-415: The rail line, both railroad companies knew that Promontory was too remote of a location to house the important junction point between their respective operations, and the decision was made to build the depot farther east down the line towards the larger populated cities of north-central Utah. Three cities near this location - Corinne , Uintah , and Ogden - competed with each other for the opportunity to house

10735-431: The region. Ogden - and Utah in general - would eventually earn the nickname "Crossroads of the West" for this very reason. This original depot location proved not to be very well-suited for a passenger rail hub. Local newspapers complained about, among other things, the need to walk a quarter-mile of wood boardwalk over swampy ground to reach the station. So the UP and CP launched a jointly-owned terminal railroad company,

10848-635: The removal of the Tabernacle's steeple to make the Temple's steeple a main focus, and a new underground parking garage and gardens. The Temple was rededicated in 2014. Because Ogden had historically been Utah's second-largest city, it is home to a large number of historic buildings. However, by the 1980s, several Salt Lake City suburbs and Provo had surpassed Ogden in population. The Defense Depot Ogden Utah operated in Ogden from 1941 to 1997. Some of its 1,128 acres (456 ha) have been converted into

10961-490: The rest of the Wasatch Front and beyond. Ogden is served directly by exits 341, 342, 343, and 344. US-89 enters the city from the south, running through the city as Washington Boulevard, which serves as the main street of Ogden. It then continues north to Brigham City . State Route 39 runs east–west through the city as 12th Street, and continues eastward through Ogden Canyon providing access to Pineview Reservoir and

11074-617: The restoration of D&RGW 223 , a narrow gauge steam locomotive owned by the State of Utah, by volunteers from the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society (RLHS). However, in 2019 disputes about the locomotive's ownership and restoration practices arose between the volunteers, the State of Utah, and the Ogden City Council, who proceeded to lock out the RLHS from the facility and informed them that they were no longer welcome to continue working at

11187-506: The restoration of some previously discontinued routes, including the Pioneer through Ogden. However, Ogden and the Pioneer were not included in Amtrak's "Connects US" plan, which details how the corporation wishes to expand their rail service between 2020 and 2035. On December 8, 2022, Ogden City entered into a purchase agreement with Union Pacific Railroad to buy the land under and around

11300-468: The restored interior of the car was opened to the public and is now open for tours and visitors. This is a former passenger coach that was specially painted by the UP for use as a display car in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike in May 1969. The car currently sits on static display with badly faded paint. Amtrak has been involved in feasibility studies regarding

11413-476: The sale is completed, Ogden City will fully own both the station and the land that it sits on, and has plans to develop the area. The station building currently houses the Utah State Railroad Museum, John M. Browning Firearms Museum, The Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum, the Western Heritage and Utah Cowboy Museum, and a library and archives. It plays host to various conventions and events, including

11526-448: The sole operator of the remaining rail facilities that served the station, and owner of the land around the station building. On May 11, 1997, the final Amtrak Pioneer train departed eastbound from Union Station at 7:38 AM. The route was discontinued after this date, and along with it ended all passenger rail service at Ogden's Union Station. While it has been visited by the occasional excursion train, no revenue passenger service has used

11639-400: The station building for $ 5.5 million (equivalent to $ 6.48 million in 2023). They did this to avoid potentially losing the station if UP decided to sell the land privately after the end of their initial lease agreement. As part of the purchase, Ogden City presented extensive plans to redevelop the area around the station into a downtown business and tourist hub. This would include moving

11752-408: The station building or platforms since this date. When the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) constructed their FrontRunner commuter rail service between Ogden and Salt Lake City in 2008, suitable plans to bring rail service back to the station building could not be worked out between the city, UP, and UTA. The decision was made to build a new commuter rail station just to the north of Union Station at

11865-455: The west, most notably UP. It occupies the spot where the OUR&D Commissary Building once stood. It houses several locomotives , as well as passenger cars, freight cars, cabooses, and railroad maintenance equipment. Cargill 6751 is a General Motors (GM) Electro-Motive Corporation SW1 diesel-electric switcher locomotive built in 1940 with construction number 1111, was one of the first SW1s that Electro-Motive built. After acquisition,

11978-666: The western parts of the city. Much of the recent political discourse in Ogden has focused on controversial government-sponsored development projects in the downtown area, including the Ogden Eccles Conference Center, Lindquist Field , The Junction , the Ogden River Project, and other proposals that have not moved forward. A proposed streetcar connecting downtown to Weber State University has attracted considerable attention but only limited support. A major controversy flared up in 2005–07 when

12091-782: Was acquired by a Union Pacific Railroad subsidiary, the Oregon Short Line , and is today operated by the Union Pacific Railroad as the Ogden Subdivision (Ogden to McCammon, Idaho ), part of the Pocatello Subdivision (McCammon to Pocatello, Idaho ), and the Montana Subdivision (Pocatello to Butte, Montana ). The original 75 miles (121 km) of the Utah Northern Railroad (later named Utah & Northern Railway)

12204-691: Was advertised as the "most powerful locomotive in the world". Popularly known as "Big Blows", it is one of only two that survived. The other one being displayed at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union , Illinois . USAX 1216 is a 44-ton Davenport Locomotive Works switcher that was originally used at the Tooele Army Depot in Tooele , Utah. ALCO RSD-5 original to the Utah Railway . Owned previously by Doyle McCormack and kept at

12317-457: Was conceived and built by the Mormons. It was a 3 ft ( 914 mm ) narrow gauge spur off the Union Pacific portion of the transcontinental railroad . The labor for this railroad was largely volunteer Mormon labor as the intent of the railroad was to serve the Mormon communities in the Cache Valley that had been settled almost entirely by the Mormons. It was a case of Mormons forming

12430-517: Was later named Ogden for a brigade leader of the Hudson's Bay Company , Peter Skene Ogden , who had trapped in the Weber Valley a generation earlier. There is some confusion about which "Ogden" was the first to set foot in the area. A Samuel Ogden traveled through the western United States on an exploration trip in 1818. The site of the original Fort Buenaventura is now a Weber County park. Ogden

12543-581: Was originally donated to Salt Lake City in 1972, and when transferred to Ogden in 1999 it obtained the distinction of being the largest locomotive in the United States to be moved by truck. Union Pacific 4436 is an 0-6-0 steam switcher built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1918. It was last used in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It was donated to the City of Ogden in 1958 and moved to the Utah State Railroad Museum upon its establishment. Union Pacific 6916

12656-404: Was putting pressure on copper prices. They knew that there were rich copper deposits at the mines near Butte, Montana . Union Pacific quickly resumed construction on the Utah & Northern Railway after purchase in April 1878. Jay Gould invested personal money to get construction started just beyond Franklin in the fall of 1877. The new plan was not to build the road to Soda Springs, but to build

12769-529: Was then a Hell on Wheels railroad town full of bars and brothels. In 1874 Brigham Young , the President of the Church, encouraged members to donate or sell parcels of land to him, which he then donated to the railroads on the condition that they build their facilities in west Ogden. This strategy worked, and Ogden became the official junction point between the two halves of the transcontinental railroad. While

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