Open Wed - Sat 11:30-6:00 | Newgate Mall | Free
FOR THE LOVE OF MODEL TRAINS
Our Story
Opened in March 2021. The idea to start a museum was started by a group of Model Railroad enthusiasts with a mission to preserve the history of American railroading in Utah through model railroad landscapes and HO scale model trains.
Supported by the Hostlers Model Railroad Club, the
Development of this new model train museum located in the Ogden Newgate Mall. The museum has selected a board of officers to develop and manage the museum. A permanent themed HO layout is currently being constructed . Hostler club members have been taking shifts running trains and answering questions for the entertainment of mall shoppers, visitors….and themselves of course. Admission is free.
We are a Non Profit 501(c)3. With a mission to provide please, recreational, educational, meet, share in the history history of railroading in the state of Utah.d participate in the hobby of model railroading and those interested in the
"That's a great idea! I'm in."
Envisioning a brand new model railroad museum in a mall is one thing; convincing others to help and then build a 36' x 16' main exhibit is quite another.
Board of Directors
Executive Director
Executive Director
Executive Director
Mike Murphy
Director
Executive Director
Executive Director
Mathew Schwenk
Museum Curator
Executive Director
Secretary / Treasurer
Lee Witten
Secretary / Treasurer
Railroad Superintendent
Secretary / Treasurer
Tracy Ehrig
Railroad Superintendent
Railroad Superintendent
Railroad Superintendent
James Gronwald