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

Conductor Hilight Richard Couturier

Richard Couturier was born in the old Dee hospital in Ogden, Utah  in February of 1938.  Two weeks later his mother took him by train to his home in Montello, Nevada.  His Dad was a Locomotive Engineer  working with the helper engines there.   Richard lived in Montello for six years until his Dad got a job on the main line between Ogden and Carlin, Nevada.

He went to school in Ogden graduating from Ogden High school in 1956 and Weber State in 1959.  Richard hired as a brakeman in 1959.  He was a brakeman for the railroad before the introduction of air brakes.  He was later promoted to Conductor in 1963.  Richard word both freight and passenger trains, he also worked as a TBM (Train Baggage man).  He says that he was lucky enough to work some of the great old Passenger trains, the Overland limited and The City of San Francisco to name a few.

Richard comes from a long line of railroad men.   His grandfather was a Steam Engineer working for 43 years retiring in 1946.  Richard’s father was an Engineer of Steam and Diesel, working for 47 years, retiring in 1964.  Richard work for 41 years and retired in 2000.  We are proud to say he is one of our conductors at Union Station.  His conductor uniform hangs proudly in our Railroad Museum.