About

The Pony Express. The Mormon Trail. The Hastings Cutoff. The Overland Trail. The Transcontinental Telegraph. The Transcontinental Railroad. All meet where the Rocky Mountains give way to the Great Basin in Utah. It is no wonder that the state is known as “The Crossroads of the West,” and from this crucial junction sprouted a network of railroads stretching from Northern Oregon to Southern California and Colorado to Nebraska, reaching into isolated mining camps and shuttling commuters from the suburbs to the cities.

Based on this rich heritage, the Western Crossroads Railway Museum is established to develop a working hands-on transportation museum and curate a world-class archive of documents and photographs relating to the railroad industry in Utah.

Goals

While starting from humble beginnings, we intend to

  • Collect railroad artifacts, documents and photographs for preservation.
  • Create a free, online digital archive to make these materials accessible to the general public.
  • Purchase land to restore and display historic railroad equipment.
  • Construct a modern building to house indoor museum exhibits, an archive and associated research space, and event space.
  • Preserve historic buildings to assist in interpreting the milieu of Utah’s railroading past.
  • Collaborate with other museums and historic sites in furthering education and engagement in history.

Board of Directors

Joshua Bernhard – President

Jacob Lyman – Vice President

Jacob Morgan – Secretary

Schon Norris – Treasurer

Donors

The following people made this possible! We appreciate their support.

Organizations and Individuals

–Rocky Mountain Railroad Historical Foundation

-Mark W. Hemphill

-Cindy Lund (Utah Railroad Sightseeing)

-Spencer Peterson (UCRail.com), website development and support

-Don Strack

-Jaeden Rohde

-Matt Liverani