| Title |
Ogden Union Station Rail Cars |
| Creator |
Ogden Union Station |
| Contributors |
Railroad Companies |
| Description |
Rail car collection of the Utah State Railroad Museum located at the Ogden Union Station, Ogden, Utah |
| Subject |
Railroad cars--Utah |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Original |
1885-1996 |
| Date |
1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996 |
| Date Digital |
2014 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1936-2000 |
| Medium |
Photogrphay |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5779206, 41.223, -111.97383 |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Ogden Union Station Collection |
| Source |
Image provided by Lee Witten, archivist, Ogden Union Station |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65t7fjn |
| Setname |
wsu_vhm |
| ID |
98411 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s65t7fjn |
| Title |
French Merci Box Car |
| Contributors |
40 et 8 Grande Du Utah |
| Image Captions |
This car was built in 1885 in Lyon, France. During World War I & II army troops were transported around France in trains. Troops were frequently loaded in boxcars which were boldly stenciled with their carrying capacity: Hommes 50 - Cheveau 8 (40 men or 8 horses). The Merci boxcar was a gensture of gratitude from the people of France to the people of the United States for aid given to France after World War II. 49 of these boxcars, one for each of the 48 states and one shared by Disctrict of Columbia and the Territory of Hawaii. |
| Description |
Rail box car, collection of the Utah State Railroad Museum located at the Ogden Union Station, Ogden, Utah |
| Subject |
Railroad freight cars--Utah |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Original |
1885 |
| Date |
1885 |
| Date Digital |
2014 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5779206, 41.223, -111.97383 |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Ogden Union Station Collection |
| Source |
Image provided by Lee Witten, archivist, Ogden Union Station |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Setname |
wsu_vhm |
| ID |
98489 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s65t7fjn/98489 |
