Ogden: Junction City of the West (DVD)

On May 10, 1869 the United States was linked by the first transcontinental railroad. A trip across the continent was cut from four months to just seven days, and a new era of overland transportation began. Weeks after the joining of the rails at Promontory, the transfer point between the Union Pacific and Central Pacific was moved to Ogden, Utah. Overnight, the small farming community became the two companies’ official Junction City, and no traveling passenger would cross the country by rail without stopping in Ogden. This spectacular evolution in transportation ushered in a period of remarkable growth, and the cultural diversity and commerce that endlessly streamed through Ogden’s Union Station and legendary 25th street forever changed its place in history. Comprising of rare photos and film, Ogden: Junction City of the West tells the story of the remarkable influence the railroad and its millions of traveling passengers had on the culture and commerce of Ogden, Utah.