Museums

Union Station is home to three museums.

The museums are open Monday through Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm.

Utah State Railroad Museum

  • Eccles Rail Center

  • Wattis-Dumke Model Railroad

John M Browning Firearms Museum

Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum

 

Transcontinental Railroad Map

Utah State Railroad Museum

  Visitors to the Utah State Railroad Museum at Union Station are treated to a variety of interactive and pictoral displays and artifacts illustrating the construction of the transcontinental railroad. As visitors enter the Railroad Museum they pass under timbers used to construct the historic Lucin Cutoff across the Great Salt Lake.  In the museum theater …

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John M. Browning Firearms Museum

Original models of firearms designed by John M. Browning are displayed in the museum. These include rifles, shotguns, pistols, machine guns, and cannons. Most familiar firearms, both sporting and military, are included in these inventions. The basic mechanisms of many modern firearms were first invented by John M. Browning, America’s Gunmaker. Contribution of the Browning Family …

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Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum

The automobiles on display are examples of the Golden Age of motorcar history. Vehicles range from a 1901 single cylinder Oldsmobile to a 1930 16 cylinder Cadillac. Running boards, huge fenders, oversize matchlit headlights and rumble seats are reminders of an extravagant era. 2013 Special Exhibits History of the collection In 1971 Matt and Barbara …

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Tickets | Tours

(801) 393-9886 Prices include admission to all three museums. Purchase tickets in the Gift Shop Utah State Railroad Museum John M. Browning Firearms Museum Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum  CHILD 3-12        $3 STUDENT 13-17  $4 ADULT 18-61      $5 SENIOR 62+        $4 Family Day Pass $15 Admits up to …

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Conductor’s

The Union Station Conductors Association are the volunteers that man the museums and gift shop.  Thanks to their generous sharing of time and talents the Museums and Gift Shop run like clockwork.  To volunteer contact Becky at 801-510-3294 or email her at  becky@theunionstation.org MEET THE CONDUCTORS Frances Gibson Frances Gibson was born in Junction, Texas, …

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Membership

2013 Union Station Membership Levels   $35 Individual / Student Membership  (valid for one adult) • All Basic Membership benefits  $40 Double Membership (valid for 2 people) • All Basic Membership benefits  $45 Single Family Membership (valid for 1 parent and his/her dependent children age 17 and under) • All Basic Membership benefits  $50 Grandparents Membership  …

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