Union Station

The museums here are a bit lackluster but the lovely architecture and history of the railroad in Ogden absolutely make Union Station a must see Ogden attraction.
They have a small kids area that my young children enjoy. We have an annual pass to the Dinosaur Park and we get free admission on weekdays. For locals — Its a nice place to visit for an hour with small children.

Such a beautiful place. the historic building alone was awe inspiring. my boyfriend and I went to all of the museums. I loved it and I still want to donate tiny tardis for the varied museums! I will if you’ll put it in there for me!

This is a GREAT place for a family outing! I’ve lived in Utah all my life, just outside of Ogden, and I’d never been here before yesterday. It was only $ 15 for a family pass to the museum, and we had a couple of hours worth of fun for that. There are tons of interactive exhibits and what kid doesn’t like trains? The Browning and Classic Car exhibits were also very interesting. The building itself is just lovely.
Next time we will be sure to ask for a tour of the train cars outside, as you do have to ask before you go out there.

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

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.

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.

We were here for Zombie prom 2013 and for a couple before that and the building is really pretty from the outside, if you look at it as an architectural find. Inside is dated but beautiful. It would be a great place to host events because there is a large room that can be used as a dance hall and then some other rooms that you could use for other purposes.

somewhat old and run down but the locomotives are cool

Nice historical building in the heart of Ogden, UT. The fountain was not on when we were there so it was not as photogenic without it. The museums inside the building seemed pretty cool, but we did not have time to explore them.
The various locomotive trains that were parked outside the Union Station building were very cool. There were signs which gave information on each train. Interesting, informative, and worth seeing for yourself.

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

great ambiance and food … the curry chicken bowl was amazing. friends had great meals including steak sandwiches, turkey wraps and flat iron steak. A great spot in Ogden for a good meal. The museums are an added nearby feature. Hit them before or after your meal.

Interesting museum that’s worth a visit if you have a Saturday afternoon to spend in Ogden. Support local commerce and learn something!

This is very nice historic site and a msut to visit if you are in Ogden area. I took some visitors from overseas and absolutely enjoyed it. They loved it so much they actually refuse to drive back to SLC and took a commute train instead.

This has to be one of my favorite places in Ogden. The history and memories are as thick in here as the air in Utah County. The Union Station represents a time that has almost left us but is still young enough that most of us remember pieces of it. I think you would be surprised that when you pry the kids off the Xbox or out of the home theater, they will actually enjoy this place.
The museums inside are fantastic and the best part is they are generally staffed by someone with firsthand knowledge of the exhibits and from that era. If you ever long for a good visit with a passed grandfather or grandmother, this is the place to get it. T
There is a good restaurant in the Station that is reviewed elsewhere (Union Grill) and several shops, boutiques, and even a couple of art galleries.
The Union Station is from another era. It is fun to visit and I often long to go hear the stories, see the trains, and get back in to a piece of history that is slowly fading away.

My kids absolutely loved this place. We could have stayed all day if I had the time. There is a cute gift shop and great diner on the premises as well. The train museum was captivating. I learned a great deal of railroad history from the exhibits and the kids loved seeing the artifacts and model railroads. The Browning museum was also enriching and enjoyable. The train cars outside the museum were perfect for my two kids with boundless energy. They climbed and looked around and marveled at the huge train cars. We will definitely return when we are back in town.

I dropped by to view both the station and the Eccles Rail Center (roliing stock outside). For those of you wondering if you should visit, here is a list of the railroad equipment
Luckily for the railfan, the most significant pieces are under a protective structure. I have had the good fortune to see UP 844 operate out of Cheyenne, Wy; here is UP 833 with her tender (centipede wheel design). In addition, there are no signs which keep the interested from climbing on the locomotive. Another show stopper is the UP DDA40X #6916; her livery is certainly stunning. Finally, saving the best for last is the UP gas turbine GE GTE 8500 #26 (Big Blow) which is one of two remaining with us today.
As for the Utah State Railroad Museum, there are many interesting exhibits and displays concerning the history of railroading in this part of the state.

This is one of those wonderful old train stations that houses a train museum as well as a gun museum while still fulfilling its original function, although now that’s more of a sideline. The museums were, and probably still are, amazing. In the very early 80s Alan and I took the train to visit my brother and his family. Having seen «Silver Streak I had lustful/​romantic visions of the stateroom, but it was an upper and lower berth which filled one side and the side-​to-​side motion of the train hurt my back. No snuggling for us! A year or two later when Tam and I traveled to see them we had seats that were akin to the most comfortable airplane seats of the time. We took sleeping bags to serve as comforters and the ride was much more comfortable. There was a posse of children on the train, the older ones looking after the younger ones and Tam, at 10 or 11, was one of the older group. They were able to wander the train largely unsupervised.
Going home, our train arrived at Union Station around midnight, which seemed very cool. A few years later the train began stopping in Salt Lake City rather than Ogden. We decided it made more sense to start flying again and that was the end of the train rides to Utah.
More recently the station has become home to the Union Grill, a very good restaurant if memory serves, galleries and concerts. Last night’s jazz concert was held in the Grand Lobby. The newspaper had listed it as starting at 7:30 so when we arrived at 7:20 we were late for the 7:00 start. Rows of surprisingly comfortable folding plastic chairs were laid out and more were set up as latecomers arrived. The audience was large and attentive w/​people of all ages, some students taking notes and a large number of well behaved little ones dancing to the music while parents and grandparents watched them fondly. The acoustics for the music were stellar. The group started out as a quartet or quintet and gradually added members. Outstanding were Don Keipp on drums and vibes and the bass player, also a psychologist, whose name escapes me, both professors at Weber State. Other musicians on electric bass, trumpet and sax delivered performances that varied. The announcements from the stage were almost completely unintelligible, the words lost to rapid speech and the high ceilings. The program consisted of jazz standards and we enjoyed it. It was a terrific use of a civic resource and I’m glad Jim saw the announcement and put the article on the refrigerator so we didn’t miss it.